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Body of Alexander man recovered from Yukon lake - St. Albert Gazette

Coroner's Service reported last week that search and rescue officials recovered the body of Alexander First Nation resident Jason Donald Keith from Drury Lake on Feb. 3. Drury Lake is 170 km north of Whitehorse and 60 km west of Faro in the Yukon. The Yukon RCMP report that Keith, 36, had been travelling by snowmobile with two other men near the narrows on Drury Lake after dark on Jan. 28. While police initially believed that Keith and another man broke through the ice and fell into the lake, they have since determined that the two of them rode into open water. The man escaped the water, but Keith was seen going under and did not come back up. The two other men travelled to a home in Drury Creek and called police just after midnight on Jan. 29. Search and rescue officials commenced their search for Keith later that morning, joined by a B.C. RCMP underwater recovery team on Feb. 2. Officials recovered Keith's body and the two snowmobiles the next day. Keith's Facebook page lists him as a graduate of Morinville Community High and describes him as "an old soul in a modern era that was born a century too late." While the coroner's service reported that Keith was from Morinville, Joe Kootenay, Keith's cousin and a member of Alexander band council, has clarified that he actually lived in Alexander with his grandmother, Lena Keith. Kootenay said he and Keith were like brothers, and grew up surrounded by copies of Field & Stream and Alberta Outdoorsman while hearing tales about the hunting exploits of Keith's great-grandfather, Leo Kootenay. "(Keith) was very well read. The g...
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The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories - Nanaimo News NOW

Marion Buller, the first female First Nations judge in B.C., and four other commissioners. The commission is set to hold its first public hearing May 29 in Whitehorse but other community meetings won't take place until later this fall at the earliest. A spokesperson for the inquiry says the chief commissioner needs to time to carefully consider the contents of the letter before she can respond publicly to the concerns raised in it.———BODY OF CANADIAN KILLED IN SYRIA BACK HOME SOON: The mother of a Canadian man killed while fighting Islamic State militants in Syria says his body will soon be back on Canadian soil. Tina Martino, of Niagara Falls, Ont., says a Kurdish group that fought alongside her son, Nazzareno Tassone, recovered his body and will be arranging to fly it back to Canada in the coming weeks. The 24-year-old died in December while fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa. The leader of a Kurdish community centre in Toronto that's been working with the family says Tassone's body was recovered on Saturday after ISIL fighters abandoned the site where it was being kept. Martino says she spent the past five months hoping her son's body would be recovered so she could give him a proper funeral.———TEEN IN LA LOCHE, SASK., KILLING WAS SHOT 11 TIMES: A sentencing hearing for a teenager convicted in a deadly shooting at a school and a home in northern Saskatchewan has been told that one of the victims was shot 11 times. Dayne Fontaine, who was 17, was killed along with his younger brother at a house in La Loche in January 2016. The hearing in Meadow Lake, Sask., has been told that Dayne said: "Don't shoot me" and "I don't want to die" before he was shot. His 13-year-old brother Drayden was shot twice in the face and the head. The shooter then went to the high school where he killed a teacher and an aide, and wounded seven other people. The teen has pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder. He can't be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act because he was 17 at the time of the shooting. Two weeks have been set aside to determine if the killer should be sentenced as a youth or an adult.———GREENS PLAN 'CHESS MOVES' AFTER B.C. VOTE: While British Columbia's Liberals and New Democrats are gridlocked as they await the final ballot count from last week's tight election, the Green party is setting priorities to use the leverage its three newly elected members achieved. The splintered election result could leave the upstart Greens with the balance of power in a minority government, and leader Andrew Weaver is pondering a series of chess moves that could shake the direction of the province. Green party deputy leader Matt Toner says they are looking for specific proposals from the Liberals and New Democrats on electoral and campaign-finance reforms before supporting either party in the legislature. Tone...
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Gillespie-Evans, Eva Marion, (March 17, 2017) - Lambton Shield

Bridgette Strangway (Mark) of Sarnia Ontario, Tracy Donald (Rob) of Petrolia Ontario, Tyler James Gillespie (Chelsea) of Petrolia Ontario, Tana Einarson of Sarnia Ontario and Bradley Einarson of Whitehorse Yukon Territory. Step grandmother of Darcy Street of Sarnia Ontario, Scott Seys of Wyoming Ontario, Dave Seys (Karine) of Courtright Ontario, Karen Snell (Andy) of Oil Springs Ontario and Will Seys (Trish) of Innerkip Ontario. Great Grandmother to several and Great Great Grandmother of 2. Survived by Sisters Olive Nyberg of Sault Ste Marie Ontario and Edith Pederson (Wes) of Petrolia Ontario, survived by brother Melville Lees of North Bay, Ontario. Many nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. Predeceased by her parents the late Arthur Lees (1986) and Mary Lees (n. Fitzgerald) (1990), her sons, the late Doug Gillespie (1986) and Ernie Gillespie (2003), her grandson the late Michael Gillespie (2004), her daughter in law Fay Gillespie (2011), her siblings Henry Lees, Doug Lees (1944 CAF), Eli Lees (1944 CAF), Robert Lees (1964) (Pat 1996), Boyter Lees 1998 (Barbara 1996), and Randolph Lees (2016), and by her brother in law Eric Nyberg (2009) and her sister in law Fay Lees (2015). Friends will be received at the McCORMACK FUNERAL HOME – Stewart Chapel, 254 George Street, (at College Avenue) on Tuesday March 21st from 7-9 pm. A Funeral Service will be held at High Park United Church, (1081 Brenchley Street) on Wednesday March 22nd at 11 am. Visitation will be held at the church 1 hour prior. Cremation will follow. Remembrances and condolences may be expressed to the family online in “Eva’s Guestbook” at mccormackfuneralhomesarnia.com.Let's block ads! (Why?)...

Montreal, Isabelle - Rapid City Journal

Isabelle was born May 9, 1914, in Velva, ND, to Whitley and Felecia Traversie. She married Martin J. Montreal on August 7, 1932, at the Church of St. Teresa in Whitehorse, SD. Isabelle spent her early years in Velva and was raised in Whitehorse. She attended school at Cheyenne River Boarding School, Stephan Indian School, and St. Joseph Indian School. She was an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and a proud ancestor of Chief War Eagle. She started work in 1956 for the Cheyenne Agency School and retired in 1978 from the Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School. Following her retirement, she resided in Rapid City until her passing. Isabelle was an avid reader, loved to bead, do crossword puzzles and watch her favorite TV shows. Get breaking news sent instantly to your inbox She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; sisters, Thelma, Sylvia, Sybil, Katherine and Rosalee; brothers, William and High Clark; daughter, Joan; and sons, Nino and Terry. She is survived by her son, Gary Montreal Sr.; daughter, Rosalee F. Zephier; special grandsons, Marlin Montreal and Martin W. Montreal; as well as numerous grandchildren, friends and relatives. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior. Interment will be at 1 p.m. at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Let's block ads! ...
http://rapidcityjournal.com/obits/montreal-isabelle/article_85e1c053-6a90-50e5-8bb4-efcfeb512f31.html

Body of Alexander man recovered from Yukon lake - St. Albert Gazette

UPDATEA previous version of this story described Jason Keith as a Morinville resident based on information from the Yukon RCMP and coroner's service. Keith's family members have since clarified that he lived in Alexander. The story has been updated accordingly. The RCMP have recovered the body of an Alexander snowmobiler known to his family as a passionate hunter and outdoorsman. The Yukon Coroner's Service reported last week that search and rescue officials recovered the body of Alexander First Nation resident Jason Donald Keith from Drury Lake on Feb. 3. Drury Lake is 170 km north of Whitehorse and 60 km west of Faro in the Yukon. The Yukon RCMP report that Keith, 36, had been travelling by snowmobile with two other men near the narrows on Drury Lake after dark on Jan. 28. While police initially believed that Keith and another man broke through the ice and fell into the lake, they have since determined that the two of them rode into open water. The man escaped the water, but Keith was seen going under and did not come back up. The two other men travelled to a home in Drury Creek and called police...
https://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/body-of-morinville-man-recovered-from-yukon-lake-20190206

Conservation group says Alberta grizzly, Bear 148, shot dead in BC - CTV News

Calgary this summer to a remote park in northwest Alberta. Stephen Legault of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative said Bear 148 was shot by a hunter on Sunday after wandering into British Columbia from its new home. Legault said the bear was just becoming old enough to have cubs. "What is really sad is that we have lost the potential that this grizzly bear represented for the further recovery of the threatened species in Alberta," he said Wednesday. He noted that grizzly bears are often killed after being struck on highways and by trains. "The fact that this bear was killed by a hunter illustrates the fact that there are many threats to these animals." The B.C. government plans to ban the killing of grizzly bears for trophy, but not until after this hunting season. Parks Canada and the Alberta government later confirmed the death of Bear 148. "This outcome underlines the need for more collaboration across jurisdictions to co-ordinate wildlife and people management at a landscape level," Parks Canada said in an email. Bear 148 was moved in July from its range near Banff and Canmore, Alta., to Kakwa Wildland Park. The bear never hurt anyone but had gotten too close to people dozens of times since it was born in the Banff National Park area six years ago. Over the summer the grizzly strayed onto a rugby field during a practice, ch...

Gillespie-Evans, Eva Marion, (March 17, 2017) - Lambton Shield

Strangway (Mark) of Sarnia Ontario, Tracy Donald (Rob) of Petrolia Ontario, Tyler James Gillespie (Chelsea) of Petrolia Ontario, Tana Einarson of Sarnia Ontario and Bradley Einarson of Whitehorse Yukon Territory. Step grandmother of Darcy Street of Sarnia Ontario, Scott Seys of Wyoming Ontario, Dave Seys (Karine) of Courtright Ontario, Karen Snell (Andy) of Oil Springs Ontario and Will Seys (Trish) of Innerkip Ontario. Great Grandmother to several and Great Great Grandmother of 2. Survived by Sisters Olive Nyberg of Sault Ste Marie Ontario and Edith Pederson (Wes) of Petrolia Ontario, survived by brother Melville Lees of North Bay, Ontario. Many nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. Predeceased by her parents the late Arthur Lees (1986) and Mary Lees (n. Fitzgerald) (1990), her sons, the late Doug Gillespie (1986) and Ernie Gillespie (2003), her grandson the late Michael Gillespie (2004), her daughter in law Fay Gillespie (2011), her siblings Henry Lees, Doug Lees (1944 CAF), Eli Lees (1944 CAF), Robert Lees (1964) (Pat 1996), Boyter Lees 1998 (Barbara 1996), and Randolph Lees (2016), and by her brother in law Eric Nyberg (2009) and her sister in law Fay Lees (2015). Friends will be received at the McCORMACK FUNERAL HOME – Stewart Chapel, 254 George Street, (at College Avenue) on Tuesday March 21st from 7-9 pm. A Funeral Service will be held at High Park United Church, (1081 Brenchley Street) on Wednesday March 22nd at 11 am. Visitation will be held at the church 1 hour prior. Cremation will follow. Remembrances and condolences may be expressed to the family online in “Eva’s Guestbook” at mccormackfuneralhomesarnia.com.Let's block ads! (Why?)...