Death of a Mountie

From the archives of Alberta History Magazine, located on the extremely useful website Peel’s Prairie Provinces: The story of Cst. Francis Walter Davies of the Royal North West Mounted Police, who was shot and killed in the line of duty by Mike Running Wolf near Lathom siding, between Brooks and Bassano, on June 3, 1912. [...]

Bassano CPR Station reaches the end of the line?

It appears the days are numbered for Bassano’s 99 year old Canadian Pacific Railway passenger station. According to the Brooks Bulletin, the Town Of Bassano recently learned the Canadian Pacific Railway planned to demolish the local landmark only after they were informed by an ATCO Gas employee: “I’m a little bit disappointed that the town [...]