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July 8th marks the 125th anniversary of the start of the famed March
West of the North
West Mounted Police. To commemorate this great moment in Canadian
history, the
Chinook Country Historical Society cemetery sub-committee is offering
this special tour of
the Mounted Police gravesites at Union and Burnsland cemeteries.

Some of the Original members of the force who took part in the
gruelling, 900 mile trek now
rest in our historic cemeteries such as; Col. James Macleod, a decorated
veteran of the Red
River rebellion who later gave Calgary its name; Col. James Walker, the
eastern farm boy
who was to become Calgary�s �Citizen of the Century�; Sir Cecil Denny,
the British
aristocrat turned mountie, explorer and Indian agent who was highly
critical of the
government�s treatment of the Native People.

Learn more about these and other members of the force whose actions
helped define what it
is to be Canadian.

Meet at the Spiller Road entrance to Union Cemetery at 7:30 PM on July
8th, rain or shine.
This is a walking tour over uneven terrain. Dress for the weather. Note
that dogs are not
allowed in Calgary cemeteries.

This tour is in addition to the society�s regular cemetery tour
schedule.

For Further information, phone
Don Sucha 248-1494 or 220-7234
Patty Shaw 640-4163
or e-mail don at
dsucha@ucalgary.ca