The Interior News Wednesday,May | EyãzeApril 23, 2014 isã 2014 www.interior-news.com A21 ‘Young animals' month
[email protected] Central Council OUR TOWN In this edition: President’s Message Callison still guiding the way Tahltan Nation and Province Sign Key By Jan Anderson his father to the north end of Atlin Agreements Smithers/For the Interior News Lake. They began raising horses and Event Shares the were soon managing a herd of 76 head. Dempsey, then a young man, caught the Stories of the At a ceremony held in Kelowna eye of George Edzerza, who mentored Sacred Headwaters on March 29, the Guide Outfitters the eager cowboy, and offered him his Hearing your Association of British Columbia first guiding job—hunting saddle-back presented their prestigious Leland rams, moose, mountain goat, caribou Questions on Award to Smithers resident, Dempsey and bear. Red Chris Callison. At the age of 31, Dempsey was This honour recognizes allotted the Liard Plateau, one of the Dempsey Callison: professionalism in the ranks of last available hunting areas in northern award-winning big game hunting guides in British British Columbia and hence earned the Columbia, Yukon, Nunavut and title of Big Game Hunting Outfitter. guide-outfitter Northwest Territories. It was established Years later, he purchased a 6,000 Job opportunity: in 2000, in memory of Leland Bradford, square-mile hunting area, located within Lands & Referrals a talented assistant guide who died in his native Tahltan lands. He moved to 1998, at the age of 22. Dease Lake and operated Golden Bear Coordinator Dempsey was born far from any Outfitting until retiring in 2007.