by Carl BR Johnson
June 24, 2013
Photo by Carl BR Johnson — Charlie Parslow holds the ribbon for Doris Cox to cut at the newly acquired trapper’s cabin at the Walter Wright Pioneer Village.
The Walter Wright Pioneer Village kicked off its annual grand re-opening weekend with city officials welcoming a newly acquired and refurbished trapper’s cabin to the grounds.
Charlie Parslow, acting mayor of Dawson Creek, was there on Saturday to thank Doris Cox for donating the cabin to the village.
“It’s an honour to be asked to be here this morning to officially open this cabin,” said Parslow.
The cabin was donated by Doris Cox, in memory of her husband.
Cox was wearing a decorative, old-style dress for the event – the kind a person might see a woman wearing in an old Clint Eastwood, western-style movie.
Parslow acknowledged Cox’s appearance, and asked her to cut the ribbon to officially open the cabin.
The removal of the cabin was approved and paid for by the South Peace Historical Society. For the last several months Stewart and Marg Flinn have been working to restore it.
The authentic trapper’s cabin had been sitting on the quarter section of land north of Dawson Creek when she bought the property in 1994.
Cox said she couldn’t be happier with the end result of the Flinn’s work to restore the cabin.
“It’s fantastic,” said Cox. “The historical group did an excellent job restoring it, they did an awful lot of work to it.”
Cox, a long time resident of Dawson Creek, said she was glad to donate the cabin to the village as a reminder of the “trapper society” – referring to the cadre of men and women who, historically, made their living trapping wildlife.
“Stewart thought he hit gold when he saw the cabin on my property,” she said.
Elsewhere in the park, the Jamboree was attended by hundreds on Saturday and featured local bands who played a wide variety of musical types including classical, country and traditional.
There was a dance platform set up in front of the stage and many retirees took full advantage of its presence.
Bert Goulet, General Manager of Mile 0 Park, said the idea for opening the park with a Jamboree, “seemed like the only way to open the park.”
“We got an RV park, a beautiful stage, with the pioneer village, it was just obvious to me that we should open the park with a celebration of music,” said Goulet.
Valerie Truax was directly coordinating the musical acts and said there were 18 acts scheduled to perform for the Jamboree.
“This is the first year we’ve had a Jamboree and we hope to return next year and open the park this way again,” said Truax.
Walter and Ellen Schoen were volunteering their time at the event, and have been volunteering at the park for more than 18 years.
Walter Schoen, a pillar in the school district for 33 years in Dawson, said the park serves as a valuable reminder of the past.
“We wanted to be a part of the community, and a community is an organism that needs to be constantly maintained,” said Schoen.
“People tend to forget the past you know – you can’t forget your history.”
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