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ATERTON - GLACIER f Free Summer Newspaper Serving the Waterton - Glacier International Peace Park Region JMTERlUJY PARffJ August 25,1999 Vol 8, issue 12 pi^_. migHBRIDQE ST JlAny ? wcHtuim GtKO_i VS- 'Hitter ^ MACLEOD" RiderS, hOrSeS Step tO the mUSiC. The Fort Riders from the Fort Museum, in Fort Macleod, will be finishing their 27th season of performing this Sunday. The riders, comprised of mostly local high school students, perform four times daily throughout the summer months. Catch them ai 10 and 11:30 a.m. and 2 and3:30 p.m. (Photo: Shari Narine) G0&e* Waterton considers future of heritage buildings What's Inside by David McNeill fPff /r WATERTON - On a recent visit, Parks Canada historians estimated that Waterton THE WAV IT WftS Lakes National Park has the greatest concentration of campground heritage buildings in the country's national park system. Creating Cameron Fails ^?T*Sr It is in the townsite campground where those FHBRO (pronounced fee-bro, stand - Page 5 ing for a designation by the Federal Heritage Building Review Office) buildings are located. They include picnic shelters and comfort stations some of which are closed, some still offering bathroom and shower facilities. Alongside them is the administra IN THE PARKS tion building for the Waterton Natural History Association, and down the road, on the Glacier harvests white bark pine ^RWOO? lakeside, is the large community picnic shelter with its cast iron cooking stoves and stone fireplace. They all date from the 1930s and feature stud built construction, cones-Page 3 pitched rooves, half log siding and pleasing proportions. Waterton plans a^lmin move Part of the collection, located outside cf the campground, •>** in downtown Waterton, is the stone faced RCMP - Page 2 c/^<_t neac rnjjS ' \fj /Mftf *!t-^V lquarters and garage; and just down from the park's relatively new entrance gatehouses is the EAST GLACIER old entrance kiosk - appealing with its steep GPI ojers hotel reno - Page 6 'a"*^ found in all the best places: sloped roof and rock facing, built in 1935 but abandoned in 1993. ^|W^i^i to (Racier r4 Being designated as a FHBRO building ELK VALLEY means it is owned by the federal govern Seniors begin the games ment, that factors such as its age and style, its historical importance and the contextual - Page M importance of the building on its original ^iir^o Canary site are taken into consideration. Other than CARDSTON the title the designation doesn't confer spe Museum's Hatterite photos cial protection or special treatment according Witefish to MedicirtiJHal to Waterton's front country manager Ken -Page 13 Walker. There are other older buildings in Waterton that and more HoritagG continued on page 14 Road reports on page 9, What's Happen page August 25,1999 Waterton Glacier Views 9 Waterton studies combining admin offices Waterti)n § HEMST by Dave McNeill She says the move will the renovations and the take two to three years, and move. And she points out WATERTON - In anticipa assuming approval of the that moving the town-based tion of Ottawa's approval of GMP, could start as early as staff out to the compound BEAR SPIRITS its general management plan, this winter. It's too early to will be cheaper than having the staff of Waterton Lakes say what the cost will be for everybody in town. • cold beer and wine store • National Park have started planning an amalgamation of 111 Waterton Avenue its administrative offices. 859-2211, extension 308 Right now the administra Waterton-Glacier Briefs tion is split between a build Bring us your empties! Renew ing in the Waterton townsite WATERTON - Waterton wardens came to the rescue of two and what's known as the teenaged women early the morning of Aug. 19 after they Bottle Recycling maintenance compound, spent an unplanned night out on the rock face of Crandell V located about a kilometre Mountain. Spokesperson Janice Smith reports that Amanda north of town across from and Sheila Paton, of Okotoks, had hiked to the popular Lower Waterton Lake. Bear's Hump which overlooks the town of Waterton, then The Park's senior man kept climbing. They took a different route down, but got Waterton Natural agers, the financial depart cliffed out late in the evening and decided to spend the night. History Association ment and clerical are located When they were spotted early the next morning, wardens in the town building; the war estimated it would be a six hour rescue on foot, so decided to den and the interpretive ser bring in a helicopter from Canmore, Alta. Within half an SjStS^JA Box 145, Waterton Park, Alberta, TOK 2W0 vices, the ecosystem special hour of its arrival the park's public safety specialist Brent Celebrate Nezv Year's Eve Twice! ists and the maintenance yard Kozachenko had executed a sling rescue. (Both pilot Cathy is located in the compound. Moore and Kozachenko are certified in the technique.) Nei Join us for our New Year's 2000 Theme Annual HERITAGE BALL The town-based staff will ther Paton was hurt, just cold. and welcome the 21st Century in historic and glorious surroundings move out to the compound, Date: Saturday, September 18th Price: $65 plus GST says townsite manager Patri WATERTON - Waterton's knapweed rodeo rounded up way Time: 5:00 pm Cash Bar and Silent Auction cia Benson. The building more bags of the noxious weed than organizing warden Ran 6:00 pm Buffet and Live Auction - itself will continue to be used dall Schwanke hoped for. From Aug. 17 through 19, Water- 9:00 pm Dancing to The Lethbridge Big Band in the summer time to serve ton Park staff volunteered their time and hand-pulled the Place: The Prince of Wales Hotel, Waterton National Park visitors and town property plant, just as it was coming to bloom. Hot spots included the owners. It will also be reno Blakiston River fan and Knight's Hill overlooking Lower Call our office today at 403-859-2624 to order your tickets vated so that the back half of Waterton Lake. Once picked the weed was bagged, then the building (added on in a trucked to a storage shelter. It'll be burned in the winter. hodge podge fashion over the Schwanke says the knapweed is slowly spreading. years) will be removed and ^f^fc Waterton Lakes eventually that area will Golf Course become part of the marina's expanded parking lot. 42hdANNUALOILMBNS With the amalgamation, ••#. GOLFTDURNE/ she says three objectives will August28and29 be achieved. First, all the 0 With approximately 170 plus golfers. staff will be working close to TRAIL ™ . each other; second, with the 27 holes Saturday/18 holes Sunday amalgamation will come ren GREAT BEAR* '{§ ovations of the compound On Main Street • Wrterton fttrk • (403) 859-2009 GOOD LUCK TO ALL GOLFERS buildings and an enlargement For tee times or more information of the working space, a par ticular need for the front Gifts • Books • Travel Information call the Pro Shop at country staff and wardens; third, the buildings will be (403)859-2114 brought up to building codes. \ In the process, she says the operation and maintenance ^ifollkmwam^mmMemory costs will be reduced. - Books and Coffee - Benson says the move is Cruise ^Beautiful ^Waterhm jCake laid out in the general man sfewel of the r\ocki*s agement plan which has been under review for the last year. Waterton It will soon be sent to Parks Canada headquarters in (403) 859-2284 Ottawa for approval, expect ed this fall. Since the spring, "the Waterton staff has been look ing over its needs: who needs ELOQUENCE to be together, how much space is needed for each function," explains Benson. That phase is coming to an end and now the staff is working out the detail plan ning. Sit back and relax in comfort and safety aboard one of our vessels, as expe rienced Interpretive Tour Guides provide you with an informative, enter taining commentary. View spectacular Mountain Scenery and Wildlife as you discover "The Jewel ofthe Rockies". Waterton Park ( United Church Two beautifully matched Trilliant diamonds Cruise ^Departuresfrom \UUerton ^Tonmsite set in 18k gold on handmade 18k gold chain. Regular Handcrafted jewellery in gold, platinum and silver, as of July 1 Summer Services specializing in Canadian Diamonds and Gem Ammonite. Five departures daily: 9 am.: 10 am : 1 p.m.: 4 p.m.: 7 p.m. at All creations made in the Waterton Studio with a half-hour stop at Goat Haunt 11 am - Custom Orders Welcome - Crypt Lake Landing - Departure Daily at 9 am, 10 am, return at 4 pm; 5:30 pm Resident Minister Rev. Dr. Alex Lawson 111 Waterton Avenue 403-859-2490 BOX 126, WATERTON, Phone: (403) 859-2362 859-2242 (Waterton) n ALBERTA TOK 2M0 Fax: (403) 938-5019 328-9277 (Lethbridge) Jf WATERTON PARK Waterton Glacier Views August 25,1999 Park harvests cones to save species by Mary Pat Murphy tion project is designed to cages around the cone clus ery in Coeur d'Alene to be Harvest preserve the park species, ters to protect them from planted and nurtured into Thousands of seeds col-, which are an important squirrels and Clark's nut seedlings, which can one day continued on page 7 lected from Glacier National source of food for grizzly crackers while the seeds Park's remaining healthy bears and other mammals and mature. In September, when white bark pine and limber the Clark's nutcracker. The the seeds are fully developed, WATERTON COMMUNITY pine trees may be the best nutcracker plays an important the crew returns to remove hope for the future of the role in propagation by the cages and collect the Waterton Commmrity REDUCE species.