#edson alberta

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"BOOTLEGGER SENTENCED TO FOUR MONTHS," Edmonton Bulletin. March 4, 1913. Page 5. ---- Fine of $490 Imposed on Frank Henri and Prison Term. ==== AFTERMATH OF A SENSATIONAL RAID === Total of $700 Inflicted in Fines - Great Excitement Prevails at Edson. --- Over $700 was collected in fines on Saturday from persons concerned in the recent raid on bootleggers in Edson, which was carried out by R. S. Stafford, of the Alert Detective Agency and Town Constable Tatham. Inspector Raven, of the mounted police of Edmonton, went west to hear the cases. The principal in the case was Frank Henri, proprietor of Cotton's restaurant, who was fined $490 and costs with the alternative of twelve months imprisonment, for selling of liquor without a license. The fine and costs were paid. For running a house of ill fame Henri was sentenced to four months' imprisonment without the option of a fine.

Mildred Howell for selling liquor without a license was fined $150 and costs, and for keeping, a house of ill fame, she was fined $45, and costs. The fines and costs in both cases were paid. Margaret Clark and Mignor Martin, charged with being inmates, were each fined $25 and costs. A similar charge against Grace Bedford or Bredford, was dismissed, there being insufficient evidence.

Stafford Paid On. Detective Stafford, who is charged with shooting a bystander when effecting the arrests, did not appear on Friday when the case came up before Mr. Bradley, justice of the peace, acting on the advice of his solicitor, Mr McCaffray. Application was made by the solicitor for the prosecution, C. J. Roberts, to have the bail of $1,000 estreated, but this was refused and the case adjourned for eight days.

A remarkable situation exists at Edson in connection with the affair. Stafford, who was acting as temporary chief of police on the instructions of Mayor Lawrence, has been paid off, while town constable Tatham; who was dismissed by the council, has been reinstated by the mayor.

There seems to be a continual war between the council and the mayor, each undoing what's done by the other. An effort is on foot to institute proceedings against the mayor. The town is very much excited over the whole affair and it is freely alleged that some citizens are in league with the bootleggers.

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Outside of Edson, AB.

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Storm in Edson, Alberta.

Taken by Paul Lavoie

[beyondthisdarkhouse]

Well, I just got VERY distracted.

I was researching wholesale sewing supplies companies, and came across one from Eastern Canada that showed their shipping policies and times, which included a map like... this.

I've simplified the colours from the original, but not the positions of anything. And that made me DISTRACTED, because like... if you have also spent time staring at road maps of the prairie provinces, let me ask you: what the entire actual fuck, eh?

Let's superimpose. (Click for better resolution)

This map is sus in so many ways I can't even explain what went wrong here. The northern shore of Lake Athabasca gets faster shipping than Winnipeg? Kindersley is a priority destination, but Regina isn't? Edmonton has been usurped by (*reads smudged writing on hand*) Edson? The best shipping in Alberta is not centrered around Calgary, but, like... Nordegg? It's not on the map, but I swear to god it's fucking Nordegg. Also, who the hell did Saskatchewan have to fuck to get that kind of relative priority? (Come to think about it, though, if I were in charge of Saskatchewan, I'd absolutely sell my honour for some kind of rural logistics boost. What else would I do with it?)

And I wouldn't mind, except that this is the map that tells me how fast my shipping is gonna be! This is the only indicator on their website that lets me know whether my shit will arrive tomorrow, or a week from now!

(Okay, self. Deep breaths. I'm getting a bit upset and overblown here. It's okay. Clearly my shit wouldn't arrive until the next business week whether I lived in the Pembina Valley or not.)

So, in the larger map, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Vancouver, and Victoria are all where they ought to be. But what if, I don't know, these shipping zones were the right size and shape, but just in the wrong place?

I'd still be desperately curious to know what Saskatchewan did. And if I had to accept them, I'd guess they'd be more like...

If I'm right, clearly it's not just one thing wrong with them. They're not off in similar directions or amounts. At which point my only explanation would be that, like... someone started out with a shitty map, compressed the image, and then tried to blow it back up into a regular image again. And then it happened three more times, if not more.

MY FELLOW CANADIANS: DO BETTER

That's it that's my post. I wash my hands of the subject and will focus on suppliers from BC.

Except, just for fun, Saskatchewan's suspiciously spacious shipping corridor (what a great new tongue-twister!) with some European scale for spice.

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Rocky Mountains Visible in the Distance near Edson, Alberta, Canada [OC] [2048x1356]

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CN 2793 (an ex-CITI Rail GE ES44AC) leads train G834 east under a signal bridge near Fallis, Alberta on the Edson subdivision, 09/22/2023. Photo by Trevor Sokolan

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North American Cities Devastated by Fires in 2023

Edson, Alberta

Fox Creek, Alberta

Tantallon and Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia

West Kelowna, British Columbia

Yellowknife, North West Territories

Lahaina, Hawaii

Let me know what I missed. I am sad to say that I am certain there are some.

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Upcoming Performances

See Oskar Zybart live on stage:

2024-12-07 • Pepperland • Edmonton, AB • Bunkers House of Rock • $20

2024-12-20 • Pepperland • St. Albert, AB • Century Casino • Free Admission

2024-12-21 • Pepperland • St. Albert, AB • Century Casino • Free Admission

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Feel free to connect if you'd like to discuss ideas for arranging a performance for your event.

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RECENT CONCERT HISTORY (2019 - present)

2024 SHOWS

2024-01-19 • Pepperland • St. Albert, AB • Century Casino

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2024-04-06 • Pepperland • Edmonton, AB • The Blue Chair

2024-05-31 • Pepperland • Edmonton, AB • Casino Edmonton

2024-06-01 • Pepperland • Edmonton, AB • Casino Edmonton

2024-08-16 • Pepperland • St. Albert, AB • Century Casino

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2024-09-14 • Pepperland • Camrose, AB • The Bailey Theatre

2024-09-28 • Pepperland • Edmonton, AB • The Leaf Bar

2024-12-07 • Pepperland • Edmonton, AB • Bunkers House of Rock

2024-12-20 • Pepperland • St. Albert, AB • Century Casino

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2023 SHOWS

2023-06-24 • Pepperland • Wainwright, AB • private event

2023-07-08 • Pepperland • Edmonton, AB • The Blue Chair

2023-08-25 • Pepperland • St. Albert, AB • Century Casino

2023-08-26 • Pepperland • St. Albert, AB • Century Casino

2023-10-03 • Pepperland • Edmonton, AB • private event 

2023-11-03 • Pepperland • Edmonton, AB • Casino Edmonton

2023-11-04 • Pepperland • Edmonton, AB • Casino Edmonton

2023-11-16 • Pepperland • Edmonton, AB • Nina Awards Gala 2023

2023-12-31 • Pepperland • Edmonton, AB • The Blue Chair

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2020-2022 SHOWS (disrupted by COVID-19 pandemic)

2020-02-29 • Pepperland • Edmonton, AB • The Blue Chair

2020-03-06 • Glove Trio • Edmonton, AB • Art Gallery of Alberta

2021-08-03 • Pepperland • St. Albert, AB • Rock ‘N August (outdoor event)

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2019 SHOWS

2019-03-02 • The Remnants • Edmonton, AB • private event

2019-03-21 • GNUO • Edmonton, AB • Square 1 Cafe

2019-05-12 • Trio • St. Albert, AB • private event

2019-06-16 • Trio • Edmonton, AB • private event

2019-06-19 • GNUO • Edmonton, AB • Two Sergeants Brewing Co.

2019-07-01 • Pepperland • Edson, AB • RCMP Centennial Park

2019-08-16 • Pepperland • St. Albert, AB • Century Casino

2019-08-17 • Pepperland • St. Albert, AB • Century Casino

2019-10-19 • Pepperland • Edmonton, AB • The Blue Chair

2019-12-13 • Pepperland • St. Albert, AB • Century Casino

2019-12-14 • Pepperland • St. Albert, AB • Century Casino

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"THE CHARGE AGAINST STAFFORD DISMISSED," Edmonton Bulletin. March 14, 1913. Page 7. --- Detective Who Conducted Edson Clean-up Is Discharged By Judge Who Tried Charge of Unlawfully Wounding. --- With honors thick upon him, in the shape of a cheque for $300 voted him by the Edson city council for his services in clearing up the city by his recent crusade as temporary chief constable, and with the charge against him of unlawfully wounding M. Nibdock, dismissed yesterday afternoon by Judge Noel Detective Richard Stafford returned to the city this morning. Judge Noel disposed of the case without much delay and after the prosecution had called four witnesses declared that it was needless to call further witnesses, for he must dismiss the charge againt Detective Stafford.

Judge Noel declared that at the time the affair took place Stafford was acting in his official capacity as chief of the Edson police, and that if he had actually shot Henry or Niblock in the execution of his duty he would not have been criminally liable.

The case had been called for 10 in the morning, but on the court opening at that hour the necessary conmittal papers could not be found, and it was learned that J. Bradley, J.P., who issued the warrant and had charge of the papers, was out of town. Judge Noel said he could not try the case, as there was no charge against Stafford. Bradley, it was stated, had left the papers with W. Fulmer, J.J., but Fulmer denied all knowledge of this. So Judge Noel adjourned to 2 p.m.

At 2 o'clock all papers were there, and witnesses present. Mr. M. W. Eagar appeared for the crown to prosecute, L. W. Brown for the defence, Mr. Roberts, of Edson, objected to Stafford's being tried, saying he was not properly before court, as he claimed the only magistrate who could commit was the one who took the preliminary hearing, adding that he was not briefed in the Mr. Eagar wanted to know why Mr. Roberts was speaking if he were not briefed.

Judge Noel ruled that all was in order and that he would proceed with the case. Four witnesses were called for the prosecution.

At the close, L W. Brown, who defended, asked for the accused's discharge, saying that there was no case against him. Judge Noel then said he would like to hear Detective Stafford's version of the case, and after this had been given, Judge Noel said that there was no need to call further witnesses for the defence and that he would be discharged.

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Going over McLeod River near Edson, AB.

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Hiring now: Cleaner

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Rocky Mountains Visible in the Distance near Edson, Alberta, Canada [OC] [2048x1356] https://ift.tt/0AKbZyU

[atlanticcanada]

Foreign firefighters fight flames fatigue and get 'eaten alive' by mosquitoes

Eighteen-year-old Hunter Sousa from Maine celebrated his high school graduation by hopping in a truck and heading to Nova Scotia to fight the biggest forest fire in the province's history.

Sousa works for the Maine forest service as an on-call firefighter, but had never before fought a fire. The call from his superior came on a Thursday.

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"They said they'd be meeting in Bangor Friday night and I had my graduation Friday night, so I graduated and got my diploma, and headed to Bangor and met with the rest of the crew, and then we headed to Nova Scotia," he said in a recent interview.

Sousa is one of the many foreign firefighters who were pressed into service as Canada battles its worst wildfire season in recent memory. Hailing from 10 different countries on five continents, they've been battling flames, fatigue and mosquitoes during stints of 14 consecutive days or more in unfamiliar conditions.

In Sousa's case, his main duty at the Barrington Lake fire, in Nova Scotia's southwest, consisted of mapping the extent of the fire by walking around the edge of the burned sector -- called the "black" -- and marking the perimeter in an app on his phone, as well as putting out the occasional hot spot.

For some other firefighters, their trip to Canada has yielded a front-row view to infernos of a magnitude few of them had ever seen.

Eric Flores, the head of a team of more than 100 French firefighters dispatched to Quebec, says the fires are far larger -- and more challenging -- than what he usually sees at home.

Flores was dispatched to Quebec's Mauricie region, in an area near a First Nations village that can only be accessed by helicopter. During a recent phone interview, Flores said that while the area is wet and swampy, the fire travels through root systems underground, and even underwater.

"Despite the fact that we have our feet in the water, it's burning," he said.

Flores and his team have been tasked with saving the northern Atikamekw village of Obedjiwan from a 150-square-kilometre fire burning out of control. He said the firefighters are focusing on holding the southern line close to the village with fire breaks, hoses and by digging out smouldering embers before they reach surface vegetation.

"Since there are immense trees, the fire takes on inconceivable views very quickly because once the fire starts to come out of the soil, it attacks the trees, it rises to the top and you have trees of 30, 40 metres and that's how you have big fires that start very, very quickly," he said.

As of Wednesday evening, he said the firefighters had been successful at holding back the flames from the community. They've been less successful, however, at holding back the "incredible number" of flies and mosquitoes that he describes as their biggest challenge.

"Sometimes they're getting eaten alive."

As of Thursday, there were 1,477 foreign firefighters in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta deployed through the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, the group said in an email. That number includes firefighters from Mexico, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Costa Rica, Spain and the United States.

One of the largest contingents is made up of 400 people from South Africa, who are deployed to Alberta and working shifts of 14 days straight, followed by four days off.

Vincent Lubisi, a strike team leader, has said the South Africans have had to learn how to fight fires in a country with different vegetation and climates.

In Edson, Alta., where he's been working, he said the focus is on securing the perimeters of the fire and slowly working inward.

"In South Africa, they fight the fire more directly," he said.

The contingent includes coordinators such as Antoinette Jini, who helps organize teams on the ground, making sure the assignments are understood and the proper information gets conveyed.

While South Africans are here to help, she says their experience in Canada is mutually beneficial because it has allowed them to learn about North American resources and techniques, such as those used to map fires.

"We have built the relationship and we've learned many things while we're engaging and collaborating," she said in a recent interview.

While the firefighters are working hard, all of them say they've also enjoyed the experience. Sousa has appreciated the beauty of Nova Scotia and the support from residents, while Lubisi says he has had fun collaborating with his foreign colleagues.

Flores said the French crews were planning Wednesday evening to find time to celebrate the French Fete de la Musique holiday with a little celebration and a few beers. The party would end early, he said, noting the firefighters needed to get up at 5 a.m. the next day for another long day in Quebec's woods.

  This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 23, 2023.

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Near Edson, Alberta, a pair of CN SD40s lead a train of grain empties back out to the prairies for another load, Nov 1984. Photo by David Brook via Railpictures.ca