Recent History By Mark Nielsen, PRBN Staff Even as a mechanic, Ed Carlson, now 75 years old, saw his share of action during World War II. Carlson was among the Canadian troops who landed at Juneau beach in the south of France on June 6, 1944 — D-Day. He doesn’t say much about it. “You… Read More

Recent History Mark Nielsen, PRBN Staff writer During the year or so Russ Gilbertson was overseas as a soldier in the Seaforth Highlanders, he saw his share of action. But when it comes to recounting the experiences of himself and his comrades, the 74- year-old Dawson Creek resident limits himself to just two stories, each… Read More

Recent History By Cees Mond, PRBN Staff The Pouce Coupe Laloge family has always been one of few words. Not much time was wasted on pondering. If things had to be done, they had to be done. So, when at age 27, Emile Laloge realized in September 1939 that not all was well in Europe,… Read More

Recent History By Jill Northan, PRBN Staff “The thing is, you know, I’ve thought about this lots of times. You can tell people. You can see shows about war. And you can hear other people talk about it. But you cannot put into words or pictures what you felt. You can’t tell (any)body what you… Read More

Recent History By Alethea Wiesner, PRBN Staff Writer “Do you want me to tell you about the dusty roads, and the fields, and the totally destroyed villages lying like a pile of broken stone and rubble? With the wheat fields with bodies of German and Canadian soldiers lying motionless, like cordwood logs, and the stench… Read More

Recent History By Jill Northan, PRBN Staff “Who would walk when they could fly?” At the age of seventeen and a half years, when Frank Squires enlisted, he knew army life wasn’t for him. He had come to this conclusion by listening to his older brother’s experiences in the earlier years of WW II. Born… Read More

Recent History By Cees Mond, PRBN Staff When Alfred Weigel joined the military in June 1940, he didn’t know what he was getting into, just like all the other people that joined up in those days. But unlike most of his buddies in the army, he had a clear understanding what he was doing it… Read More

Recent History By Mark Nielsen, PRBN Staff Jack Wilson considers himself to be one of the lucky ones. Although Jack joined the Canadian army, he never had to go overseas, and, after an 11-month stint, was discharged in December 1945. While that was the end of his career as a soldier, it was not the… Read More

Recent History Legion Notes by Day Roberts, PRB News 30 July 1999 Dawson Creek Royal Canadian Legoion Branch #141 will pay tribute to the volunteers from Tomslake, B.C. who served in the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War. Branch President Cde. Bud Melin will present a special commemorative scroll to the citizens of… Read More

Recent History Nov. 10, 1999, By Charity Wallace, Daily News Staff Along the walls of the Pouce Coupe Post Office sits a display of war veterans, their pictures, medals and the history of their experience. It’s a project of ex-soldier and post office employee Ray Strand who wants to keep the memories of these brave men… Read More