Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 30, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba I Winnipeg free iffy r t 112 Anni 1 j v in v v is v Vav at 1 i s u t f o h w Vij Annie who at 112 could be Canadas oldest Hying still enjoys a Good Joys a joke traditional native Way of life in Northern Manitoba fond memories for one of Canadas oldest residents increase in Wasi programs by Bob Lowery Winnipeg free press Nelson House a joke and a smoke Are two of the things in life Annie Moose most but Best of she likes telling visitors something about her fascinating life in the Northern Manitoba Bush the Greak grandmother Many More times than can born in Early on a Trail leading North from Nelson House to Southern May be the oldest living Canadian at this 1 Haven heard any body said a spokesman for the prime minis ters office in the office routinely out birthday greetings to canadians Over the age of born in Bush Camp around the shortly before con when Annie As she is known in the Nelson House Southern Indian Lake area was her family travelled and trapped from place to one her Mother called halt and Annie was delivered Safe and sound in a typical Bush Annie herself gave birth to 18 Chil Dren including one son who was born in a Teepee during the Middle of a Snow it didst bother he grew up to be a big Strong Young Annie Shes proud All her children survived at least to an age when they could Only five sons and two daughters Are still living a tense moment in the life of the Moose family occurred at a place they called devils about 40 kilo metres South of Southern Indian the family was just setting up Camp and Annie was gathering Spruce suddenly she heard a strange cracking noise As though some huge animal was making its Way through the a huge horrible looking wet ego in the Cree language came out of the Bush and headed for the Annie that was the Only weted t Ever it was bigger than the biggest u had a terrible looking face All hair with it made an groaning kind of escaped wet ego in Canoe Annie Slid she rushed for the Chil Dren and managed to get them away in a Canoe before the wet ego reached i paddled away As hard As i could while my husband stayed to drive the creature she from out in the narrow vie could see the wet ego waving a great big burning Branch and setting fire to our finally it moved but i can Tell you it was very frightening something you dont Annie has watched her people move from a life in their natural surround Ings into Morean Dmore acceptance of the White mans there is much that troubles she Doest appear to have even a scent of bitterness towards others for what happened to her peo ple just it hurts to hear of people freezing to death or drowning themselves because of she in the old times we had no liquor All we had to worry about was i really hate alcohol i never use it she said with another subject that draws her ire is the effect the flooding of Southern in Dian Lake As part of the Churchill River diversion has had on fishing and trap Bob and Charlie Dysart two South Ern Indian Lake trappers and Fisher men Trizil to Stop the Annie they told us what would happen and they were she Lake full of clean water before the flooding we had a Lake full of clean youd pull in a net and it would be full of now you pull in a net and you get an awful lot of weeds and just a few Annie lives with a sense of danger for whats ahead if individual people and societies do not quickly mend their one of these Days there will be nothing she her deeply wrinkled face brightened again As she recalled running on Snow shoes through the Bush checking traps and hauling in fish nets in the dead of y sometimes id find a Lynx there were always lots of foxes and she one Spring t caught enough Musk rats to buy a Brand new that was quite something and 1 was mighty proud As i paddled around the i used to love catching wild things everything was every body had All they needed and they were she Annie said she remembers lakes so full of Caribou swimming across that you could hardly see the nothing but Moose left All we have left Are the she Annie said she has no secret for living to such a Ripe old god has Given me this lifetime to fulfil guess Only he can say Why Ive lived so but she added it May have something to with the Way she has taken hardships in her enjoyed kept away from alcohol and looked after her Hus band and Ive always been a Oneman woman and that Means a my daughters have All been the she said her Joe died about 10 years each visitor entering her room in a granddaughters House receives a Royal Welcome and a special Blessing from this warmhearted mite of a a highlight this week was a visit from 20yearold Brenda Richard of camper speaking of her few hours with Brenda said she May be 112 years old but Ive never met anyone so so outgoing to it makes me want to learn More about my traditional atomic Energy of Canada and representatives of the geological Survey have begun negotiations to step up joint workshops and information sharing on nuclear waste management studies at the White Shell nuclear research establishment at 3 a spokesman for Egon said the discussions were still at the exploratory stage but 1 Are aimed at greater physical and Post sible financial participation the decl environment Canada and geological Survey have cooperated Over the past two years financial one topic of 11 c oct Kcf information on experimental burial of radioactive nuclear wastes in bore notes deep within Rock formations under terms of a formal agree n i h j efforts hampered Freeh said the geological sur Itom would assist its quest for greater Sel Suffi Clency Freeh s trying to determine where we Cam mutually Benefit others he stressing that discus Sions were at a preliminary research facility was assigned responsibility for Canadian House for rent 5 room Bungalow in West of Henderson per Days 6691 230 3343798 for Sale i 1 therodore electric 2 Keating Gas deep fryers 35 Btu 1 Keating Gas deep Fryer 40 Btu double warming table All stainless steel in very Good 2611448 Central Auto a truck parts recycled parts dealer now open saturdays 1 of pm 2224288 Canon photo copies concourse store Portacio a main 319 Donald beside Capitol theatre 639 Portage at Sherbrook vey has been increasingly hampered in its research efforts in this Field due work on the Safe storage of radioactive to Public suspicion in the wastes in its program took off in decl Hasmet some Public oppose 1978 after an agreement with Tiosh in its selection of scientifically Ontario was signed Over the past eligible Sites for waste burial in Ottar 100 persons have been added to the White Shell research foot specialist consultant Polloc podiatrist Abbey foot weather City Calendar Cloudy periods be festival do Voyageur seeks candidates for a new Queen to be crowned in the playhouse the the Queen and her retinue will act As ambassadors for the festival at various social events an should be prepared to travel the deadline for entries is for further information Contact the festival offices at 219 Provencher Shaughnessy Park Community school will present the operetta drum at 5 and 6 in the 1641 Manitoba a town Hall meeting sponsored by the residents advisory group of the Assiniboine Garry Community committee will be held at 8 in Tuxedo Shaftesbury 2240 Grant the meeting will be affording an Opportunity for the residents to meet and hear the candidates and become aware of the Winnipeg residents defence committee will hold a Demon stration at noon tomorrow in memorial Park and a rally at 3 at 469 Magnus organizers say its purpose is to oppose police Richmond Kings Community Centre ladies auxiliary will hold its annual Christmas Craft Sale from 9 to 4 1 at fort Richmond shopping the bargain bin 103 Arthur Street in old Market Square a unique Simm of to Hiu stitch tour Dollar open 7 Days a week plus giant Flea Market every it plywood Sale Anderson optical optometrist Box 2768 Stei Bacri shopping Plaza Manitoba Telephone 3261388 eyes examined 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