When the lights are on for Christmas
It’s a great time to love and to share
Peace on earth, good will to men
Let’s show everyone we truly care

I feel fortunate to have been born and raised in a country where people are free and at peace. I am lucky to have had the opportunity to live in a rural area where I can appreciate the countryside, the animals, birds and wildflowers, and all the benefits of the wide open spaces.

Shockingly, just a few days after the Annual General Meeting, our gathering place burnt down on Halloween night, October 31 , 2001 , and devastated our community. We lost valuable treasures including the 100-year-old piano and precious artworks by local artists.

In the spring of 1928, Mr. and Mrs. Henderson and their two sons, aged two and four years, came to Canada on a Settlement Scheme drawn up by the British and Canadian Governments whereby 3,000 families were allowed to immigrate to Canada with all fares paid.

In 1950 an agreement was made with Mr. W. H. Webb to lease his land upon which the school was located (2.02 acres) for ten years with the rent being $1.00 per year. This carried on until 1960, leased again until 1964, when it was decided to sell the Weedon School and the outbuildings to Heritage Park, Calgary.

Anne heard that the brick house on First Street, known to locals as the ‘Chapman house’, was in jeopardy of being tom down for a small high rise. She approached several people including Lydia and a group of about twelve people met at the CPED (Cochrane Partnership for Economic Development) Boardroom in January of 1999.