Militia Engineers Practice Survival Skills at Pinawa Dam
Militia engineers from Winnipeg Flin Flon and Pine Falls completed a one week training camp at the Pinawa Dam site east of Lac du Bonnet. They drilled demolition at the 47 foot high dam and practiced water supply setup, raft building and rope rescue. Brig. Pangman Brig. Maxwell Lt Col Salloum witnessed culminating raft and assault boat races before the camp closed Saturday September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinawa
Lac du Bonnet
Cai Jl D. Satloum
Militia
6Th Field Engineer Regiment
Haroen
Winnipeg
Flin Flon
Pine Falls
Salloum
John Pangman
Manitoba
Herbert Maxwell
Philip Nation
Obituary notices for Billon Bonkoski and Choronzy
Funeral services were held for Nick Billon 65 formerly of Lac du Bonnet in Vancouver where he died last month. Survived by Nettie two daughters Olga Safronick and Eleanor Bruneau two sons Mike and Wally Billon six brothers and two sisters. Graveside rites were held for John Bonkoski 83 who died September 17 at Pine Falls hospital. born in Poland he settled at Lac du Bonnet. Prayers and a Requiem High Mass were conducted for Harry George Choronzy 75 who died September 8 in Whitemouth hospital. he retired from CN Railway in 1950 and left a son Reverend Father H. Choronzy of Saskatoon, predeceased wife Stephania.
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Nick Billon
Vancouver
Lac Duc Bonnet
Vancouver General Hospital
Nettie
Olga Safronick
Eleanor Bruneau
Mike
Wally Billon
Joe
Julian
Lac du Bonnet
Winnipeg
Bill
Stanley
Walter
Portland
Oregon
Annie Sayko
Joyce
John Bonkoski
Pine Falls Hospital
Father Hart
Russell
Beausejour
Poland
Mr. Bonkoski
Canada
Elma
Harry George Choronzy
Whitemouth Hospital
Father S. Szyk
Renshaw
Mr. Choronzy
Hoholin
Sokal
Austria
Whitemouth
Canadian National Railway
H. Choronzy
Saskatoon
Stephania
Hilda Huber Rites Held at St John Church Lydiatt
Funeral services for Mrs. Hilda Huber 45 of Lydiart were conducted September 10 at St. John s Lutheran Church Lydiart with Russell Funeral Home Beausejour in charge. She died September 7 at St. Boniface hospital. Survived by husband Chris three daughters Marlene Brenda and Linda and her parents Mr and Mrs Daniel Reinhardt of Chilliwack BC. Also four sisters and four brothers. A separate notice lists David Klatt 22 of Beausejour with service planned September 13 at Russell Funeral Chapel Beausejour.
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St. John's Lutheran Church
Lydiatt
Hilda Huber
St. Boniface Hospital
Russell Funeral Home
Beausejour
Chris
Marlene
Brenda
Linda
Daniel Reinhardt
Chilliwack, B.C
Russell Funeral Chapel
David Klatt
Bea
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Frank Highfield
Len Roy
Carl Palmquist
Vince Ducalfe
Springfield Leader Ltd
Churchill Seaport
North
Louise Loeb
Irma Arlt
Chilliwack
Wm. Loeb Sr
Lydiart
G. Albright
John
Ernest
Gerhard Reinhardt
Fred
Vernon
Raey On
Hudson Bay
Churchill
China
Europe
Atlantic
John Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Sir Winston Churchill
The
Hudson’s Bay Company
U.S
Fort Churchill
Arctic
Carling Breweries
LTD
Redwood Ave.and
Main St
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