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. Mystery dates. back decades ena | —

SAL "DECADES: OLD mys: Prince. Rupert al one time.
tery. surrounding ‘the carv- and. so were interested in
ing of a soldiers ‘name“in - northwestern: B.C,
a-cedgr ‘tree: ‘near. Terrace: She's also a Legion. pa: '
has been: ‘solved. a dre. and ‘visits. sick and tn
; yg) “memorial: ‘to: the: : firm, veterans, me
cidental: death of a sol-" One -of. ‘the ‘veterans’ on.
oned in: the'aréa . “her visiting ‘list is:a“man_
during the. Second ‘World ‘called : Harold “Fidler: uwho +

a o ~ had: ‘Deen Stationed in. the
d it took a etter from - area during. the: Second’ F
Salvation.” ‘Amy: Captain “World: War ‘with ‘the Prince
oo of ‘Wales Rangers, es
“He mentioned your: re-"

vhen’ ‘the: lowier “quest in the. Legion maga-. .
cvidai ree: “zine “and: he. ‘showed: it. to,
“coarved © me,” Wrote: Wirachowsky_
Found ‘by --to.:the: McRaeé. “He. told.
herien in‘a waste ame: the: ‘story’ about the tree |
pile: about 14. miles, “Up. the » ‘“you":wereasking about. .
», Copper. River, : “i The: ‘group “he was with”
He then: Approac ed. - -were from Peterborough,”
“BHIEM McRae, a former. lo- -Ohiario." -

awmall owner: : “Fidler told Wirachows-

~ Workers injured

~ TWO. TERRACE Inen. injured-in a blasting. seid a ae
‘ent outside of Kitiniat May: 4 continue to: recover, -
Robert Holmberg. 33,/and Evan ‘Storey. 25, em, oe
ployees: ‘of Alin- Wood, Contiacting’ ol Térrave,’ were fo
"injured ‘after: Arying to dislodge’ a stick: of explosive”.
[ina ‘drill hole, Jin ‘a a 10CK" face ‘while: building: a ‘log: pe:

ging road: mee mo

~~ Holmberg, the more: . seriously. injure of the: pair, af

_was ‘flown-to Vancouver General. Hospital after-he:
and. Storey were taken ‘by ‘dit ambulance to’ Kitinial
General. Hospital from tlie. Kildala:Ar ‘area down.
the Douglas Chanriel froin :Kitimat, 0906 a2?
-. Kitimat:RCMP conducted a: pri
gation. and: chave ‘turned “th lc.
‘ Workers’ ‘Compensation: Board. .°) 0 tie ree
Sat. Bob: Perty* ‘ofthe. Kitimat: ROMP > described ee
“the pair as-experienced blasters:. ‘They have: beet
_ working for Alm-Wood- for several years. 0°: L
fo Ae police” explosive ‘expert was: one of, the: ole: co
" ers sent tar ‘the: ‘scen -

~ Gosnell to retire...
JOE GOSNELL: “Says * ‘he has: ‘decided not: to” Tun
4 “again: for re- election. as president: of the. Nisga’ alin |
~ sims Government:... .
_ He made-the: ‘aiinouncement at a Nise a. special
"assembly i in Greenville’ last.inonth,, os a
‘He said he will turn 68th. June: and Won't’ be aap
candidate in ‘Nisga’ a “government elections, ‘slated a
-for this fall: a am
Ts time to step. aside ‘and. jet someone’ ‘alge a.
“Jo take-over,” he: said: “T> think. mide y-contribir- 7
tion to our: people:” ae ; .
Gosnell became® ihe: public: facé and: spokesman :
“for the Nisga’a. on their: Way {0 the: “treaty. and. has *
toured widely. since. the: signing: : rn re
His: name:‘has: ‘recently © come up-as-a “possible ©
- shori:list: conteider, lo replace. Adriénne Clarkson .
as Canada’ s ‘Governor-General. Stee se

ad “huside of Terrace’ oné- day
Mi Rae’ remembers: of the: ona. “training. exercise.
events 50.4 ‘years, back... . They were. lo’cross the riv-’
“He “got it. cut it out, _ er to an. island’ and: spend Agee
varnished it and. ‘ave it to. the hight. ee :
“The ‘group, cut ‘aitree .
vand: laid’ it across.the river
"to: form a bridge Ao thei is
dand°- ;
wt “20ne. soldier. ‘pécame
- “dizzy. while crossing and :
“fell into ‘the river?
2 The? man, according to
anaes the ‘cedat séc- the: Wirachowsky letter,”
tion’: was: kept’ ina” ‘shed, - Was: able to.hang of to a
“NMoaRascc' . Tope that was: being. used
sto “provide. balance. while:
‘house :in terrace and. walkiig ‘on the log.
‘then to-thé-Royal-Cana- But the crushing’, river
dian: Legion. t's ‘riow- on water caught the '80- -pound

“display. inthe “dancehall pack: onthe. man’s -back,. the distinetin: of being. its ‘only. .
érilage- Park,’ ey ‘causing : ‘him 10 ‘be. carried. 2 , ’

: | femal al.
“Tookéd. for’ years..." away. IT TOOK deGadeés ‘but the mystery of a Soldier's name carved in a: cedar.tree. foc corporal

. |. Lauren Weare: fe ‘com.
“no. one. me any i infor. ns Although te ot eae: has been solved. ‘That’ $ Bill McRae. with the: section of cedar. . munity’ policing. constable in:

. rs a J) Smithers ‘before her, promotion.
river, and his: comrades: out.” of" ihe carved words: means “making: the last ‘name | film. ‘récords of newspas > and tiansfer, ‘She's’ in: charge of”

down, a uree. in: order. tO the Prince. of Wales Rang: “Berger”. or’ pers, came’ dcross’ a’ Dec: |. watch, one of four-groups-of

: ers, |: . “Bergen.” Me ae ‘Ly. 1943 article: headlined .. a general. duty officers at the. de:
on Thee. Q. Co ‘ ‘means. Yo Staff at “the: Peterbor- “Two. Soldiers. Lost: aa S “tachinent: ane
headquarters, company: and. 4

“New corporal arrives _ 2
THE’ TERRACE: RCMP. de-
tachment’ 'S newest’ “arrival has

. away. again. °
os &No.. one.

NO." “ough, Ontario. ‘museurii,.. Lives i in Skeena. River.” Ts: “quite - ae dipnifidait Cat Lauren™ ia
7 ve-been looking. through: . _.. It says. four. men ‘were: | promotion),”.-said.: Sergeant “Weare. ae
: A nan’ attempt. to”: tipped- off’ ofa raft’ at. the : L  Seott: Lovell: of Weare’ S new Boos
ve Three. years passed. ‘with her. ‘by: Fidlet, He. wasn't" ‘the’ date” of: the: soldier s up. with the- last. north end“ of: Ferry Island... “Dstatus, “The first: -ond.is s kind. ‘of

no response - = until: Febru.” sure: of the young: soldier’ s'-drowning..

Of: name’ | bit does: “remember: ». = They: are: still cunceftain :
AcRacs’ received a letter .: he. was'24 or 25-yeats’6ld,. . of the. soldier's ‘full name.
from Salvation Army: Cap. came” ‘from . ee “and mei name - ‘Betge®

“Two ‘were: rescued ‘but-two: “JD. toughito-get,” i nee
Fidler; the. veleran vis- others ‘Were’ ‘drowned. Their. “= We. were’ ‘ooking forward. to getting: 1 het here’
ited by. Wirachowsky, also. | bodies:. Were. ‘later: recov-: A and we're glad ‘she firially’ arrived, "he,said:. io
: remembered. “another, éred,) 0. = ' Weare» hasvabout. -17 years. ‘of Service .as’ an.

gananne. Wikacigwis: oh drowning.. incident, which... “So Mr. Fidler was right }. RCMP. officer.She. Teplaced’ Gpl...Mike-sTivers, ©].
ig in "Hates, Ontario!" mr twas “claimed. the lives: of three © about. that story, although -[ who's now: in | charge of the detachment’ $ plain-.
-Wirachowsky ‘and . ao ered’ as the cedar tree’ grew. “more soldiers,” fo he said- three,” said. Hel- T° clothes unit, ;

7 husband, ‘also: a Salyation “MeRacs: surmised that ee in: over” the. eatved. out Helene “McRae, “in ene > McRae:
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