Our History

O’-da-wa-ta-be Umbah (Christmas) By John Laurie ‘I left the train at Nordegg. In fact, I practically fell off and, with my blankets, skidded down the icy grade into the arms of my friends. Shouts of “Oh-ha-zthee-skan” came from a dozen throats as the boys took my blankets, my pack sack, and crowded around to shake […] Read more

Mrs. Joseph Hogge By Dallas Banister Wright Mrs. Catherine Matilda (“Cassie”) Hogge of Okotoks, Alberta, who knew this province seventy years ago, recently took me back with her to those early days when as a little girl, she travelled with her parents, the late Maurice and Agnes Stewart, from Clarenceville, Quebec, to the Western Prairies. […] Read more

Rancher-Writer of the Cariboo By Lyn Harrington ‘Richmond P. Hobson, Jr., author of GRASS BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS, says, “Roads keep gumming me up.” Soon as he finds a spot far from town somebody builds a road, and there’s his isolation gone. That actual truth is that Rich Hobson would beat out a trail no matter […] Read more

James C. Alcock of Okotoks, Alberta By Dallas Banister Wright ‘In 1953 Mr. and Mrs. James C. Alcock of Okotoks, Alberta, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They are a grand pioneer couple that yes have not aged, with a keen sense of humour and outstanding personalities that must have carried them over many hardships […] Read more