Rangers

As I walked to the church yesterday morning morning around 10 am to continue drywalling, several ski-doos passed by. I noticed they were congregating in the church parking lot. Then I remembered Paul had rented the church to the Rangers. There must have been 20 people with their "sleds"(term youth use for a snow machine). As I approached the scene, I was met by Sgt. Bill Budd, pictured in the bela clava. The Sgt. said he was an active member of the Canadian Military and based out of Yellowknife. He was alone in his efforts to train local volunteers from this community in search and rescue missions.

The church was the rendez-vous point prior to leaving for the 3 day, 2 night training exercise "on the land" (term used to describe any area outside of the community). More specifically, this crew of volunteers and their military leader will exchange trade secrets while weathering the elements.
The Sgt. will instruct the volunteers on how to search and locate a missing person(s) as well as health and safety. The citizens of Fort McPherson will show Bill strategies and techniques on how to keep warm, set up shelters and navigate the many lakes and creeks that exist here in the Delta. The Rangers have always played a vital role and are a valuable resource in types of dangerous missions.