Winner of the Heritage Tourism Awareness Award 2001 serving the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Printed in Canada VOL 4 NO. 2 Tuesday, May 27.2003 FREE INSIDE Launchtime Parks Canada staff lower Waterton's work boat into the water at the townsite marina last week as part of the preparations for the summer. The boat came to Waterton in 1964 and during that first year of operation was used as a support vessel for a rescue operation off Mt. Cleveland at the south end of Upper Waterton Lake in which seven people were killed in an avalanche. Made of plate steel, the boat's main role is moving crews and materials around to various sites around the Waterton Sun Road clearing Lakes chain. Annual snow removal job a huge undertaking. Page 5 BORDER CROSSING HOURS: Chief Mountain May 15 to May 31 9:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. PHOTO BY STEVEN KENWORTHY June 1 to September 2 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Waterton's Prince holding open house *Note: Visitor permit fees for non- BY STEVEN KENWORTHY newly renovated Windsor Lounge, where try to keep on roughly the same sched­ Canadian or American visitors are the old oval-shaped bar has been re­ ule," explains Prince of Wales general $6 US. Payable by American cash An open house mixer on Friday, June placed. manager Colleen Perrett. or travellers cheques only. 30, will kick off the 76th season of opera­ This season at the Prince of Wales will Three different Grey Monk wines, a tion for Waterton's Prince of Wales Ho­ be a bit shorter than usual as the May 30 red, a white and a blush, with Prince of tel. opening is later than other years while the Wales labelling will be available this sea­ The idea of holding an open house to scheduled closing on September 22 is ear­ son as well as Big Rock beer specially EXCHANGE RATE: start the season began last year and it was lier. made for the hotel. Rates vary at each business such a success it may become an annual The length of the season is determined "The wine went phenomenal last event. Everyone from the community is $100 US = $130.00 CAN in conjunction with the other hotels that year," says Perrett. "We were sold out invited to the open house, which will fea­ Glacier Park, Inc. owns, which include and tried to get more but couldn't." $100 CAN = $72.99 US ture snacks and refreshments in the lobby other historic lodges such as the Glacier High Tea, a Prince of Wales afternoon with the hotel's spectacular view down Park Lodge in East Glacier, Lake Mc­ tradition, will start on June 15 and run ALL INFORMATION AS OF Upper Waterton Lake serving as the Donald Lodge and the-Many Glacier Ho­ until September 14 this summer. MAY22, 2003 backdrop. tel. The final Saturday of operation on The open house will also be a chance "Some of the other places are getting September 20 is also the tentative date for for the Prince of Wales to show off its renovations done and opening later so we the annual Heritage Ball, says Perrett. CAMPING SUPPLIES Waterton's larg< ESSO/EXXON OUTDOOR APPAREL mot UNIQUE shoi GASBAR 0MPLETE CURRENCY SERVICES PACKS idventure! 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It was during his time at Mam­ O'Neal came to Glacier from moth Cave that O'Neal met Glac­ Gifts • Books • Clothing Atlanta, GA where he supervised ier's current superintendent Mick Reservations & Trip Planning 1-800-215-2395 more than 20 National Park Ser­ Holm. vice (NPS) employees for the According to Holm, "Jerry previous three years in his posi­ O'Neal is very qualified for the tion as Southwest Regional Chief deputy assignment in Glacier. of Science and Natural Resource Having worked with him at Management. Mammoth Cave, I can vouch for Both Jerry and his wife Sylvia his breadth of knowledge and fa­ Akamina are avid fly-fishers and love to miliarity with the many facets of CLOTHING • GIFTS • COLLECTIBLES hike in the mountains so Glacier park management decisions we should be a natural fit for the will be tackling at Glacier in the Large Selection of T-Shirts & Sweatshirts couple. coming years. Jerry is a great as­ • "THE BOOK NOOK" • "I am excited at the prospect Photo courtesy National Park Service set to add to the Glacier National - Located on Main Street, Waterton - of working at Glacier National Park staff." Phone: (403) 859-2361 • Fax: (403) 653-4996 Park and since I have a strong Jerry O'Neal O'Neal is also a published E-mail: [email protected] background in natural resources, writer and novelist of historical a premier resource park like Past positions O'Neal has held westerns. Glacier is a really great fit for include 15 years as a research en­ He is presently completing his me. Also, it will be great getting tomologist for the U.S. Forest second novel in the area of envi­ back west again since I have fam­ Service and seven years as a re­ ronmental thrillers. Of his own ily in both Idaho and Colorado," gional toxicologist for the U.S. work, his favourite book, a hard­ O'Neal says. Fish and Wildlife Service. His ca­ cover entitled "Blue Sky/Night 'Willock & Sax ad. O'Neal is a native of Gulfport, reer with the NPS started in 1998 Thunder" is an historical novel Mississippi, and earned a Bache­ when he became Chief of Sci­ about the Ute Nation of Col­ lor of Science degree in Entomol­ ences and Resources Manage­ orado. Gallery ogy in 1970 and a Master of ment at Mammoth Cave National O'Neal has also authored more CAFE FRAN<?AISE Science in Ecology/Advanced Park in Kentucky. In 2000, than 40 research publications. Saturday, June 7-8 Group Exhibition relating to coffee and the French cafe, coinciding with the Waterton International Bears served up spring snack French Film Festival BY KATHY TAYLOR from radio collars. "The main goal of this (the air drops) is to reduce 305 Windflower Avenue - Waterton Lakes National Park 403-859-2274 It might sound a little grisly, but the grizzly bears the incidents where bears are killing domestic cattle www.willockandsaxgallery.com sure seem to appreciate the effort. for food," said Abramenko. As part of the Southwestern Alberta Grizzly Bear Grizzly bears naturally scavenge winter-kill car­ Strategy Conservation Officers dropped road-kill casses and the road-kill reduces the need for them to carcasses into select areas this spring to provide an get food elsewhere which sometimes means preying alternate source of protein for hungry bears coming on calves. freshly out of winter hibernation. The program be­ The program seems to be working. Wilerl on Lakes ^l<_____ gan in the spring of 1999. COUI" COURSI Fish and Wildlife has seen a marked reduction in RSB ^..^^Hp According to Conservation Officer Perry Abra- the number of complaints they have received about menko the air drops of carcasses by helicopters is bears predating on calves since the program was im­ something that is done at the end of March or early plemented. Welcome back for another great season of April each spring to coincide with calving season. "We intercept the bears before they get into trou­ The carcasses, consisting of mostly deer, but also ble," he said. elk and moose, tied together with biodegradable "We know that last year we were feeding eight to FUN, FOOD £ GOLF rope, are dropped in pre-selected locations, said 10 individual bears," he said although that number We are now in full operation and our hours are Abramenko, at Beauvais Lake (north of Waterton), is likely higher. Twin Butte, and in Waterton Lakes National Park. About 50 carcasses were dropped in March and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Waterton drops are done in cooperation with another 50 were dropped in April. Come out and visit Matt, Jessie, Joey, Luke, Bob, Dale, Waterton Park Wardens. The road kill carcasses are collected beginning in Lindie, Angela, Jessa, Katie, Anna, Julie, Sara Where to drop the carcasses is determined by ra­ the fall. They are then stockpiled in certain areas. dio collars attached to some grizzly bears "as well "The collection is more or less just in southern For more information call as information from historical data that we have on Alberta." bear movement," he said. "It's a good way to utilize these carcasses that 1-403-859-2114 Wildlife biologist Carita Bergman monitors bear may end up in the landfill or having to be disposed movements in the area using information received of in other ways," he said. Waterton Natural History Association More flights proposed over Glacier During the 2003 season, Glac­ rience and wildlife.