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M20 * TORONTO STAR * SATURDAY, NOVEMEBER 1, 2003 White Ri \ ; ue y"',f“‘\ _ > * &( ol TW "?, L p! i. ¢2 M Â¥ f C P 2 % ~ _ Captaln an lnnle e [ OR + *#7> #. ( sn i i: s." bde I B ult Winni n U & innieâ€" â€" time to show me around this oo us He learned that its mother had 1t 4 _ t * w h. eâ€"the I.)OOh community of 1,000 residents. \\;W""e Fwe \_©@ _ been killed by a hunter and that | i t ies as an Ontarlo Frankly, I was impressed. It has = . _ ONTARIO § the];)rphan cub haci‘llbeben pig(};ke'd budht Pal" _ e lcÂ¥ C i its own hospital, fire departâ€" is y â€"â€" _ up by a trapper who brought it _ bÂ¥Wi I |. . eA onnection ment, community centre, f 'Wijdbury to White River, %OIEb?iu:l?’ K';".*' J M ,, | . > $ s school, municipal offices, everyâ€" bnbdinenet) % smitten by the cub, pai e lal f"',." ui h [ ; hillns .2 f Qrphdn cub was thing required to make it a selfâ€" ol ts uP princely sum of $20 for her and _ [IMAMEN® xd .. biils iiâ€"c 9}""1;‘ dlSCOVel‘ed on a sufficient community. And, Bazâ€" A | j named her Winnipeg after his . [WM n sn i# (L" Wl ali ‘A tati zoni is a working mayor in the F" f Tfl'omi‘,!.l" hometown in Manitoba. _ wR 4..'@&-11&‘!”‘ M station ‘platform truest sense. He and wife Chrisâ€" | _ Winnie, as she was sufin Cr‘mI‘_kA ( MR im N BV " M J tine operate the Continental h se _.._._*C _ named, travelled with Colcâ€" â€" fanms iflfi": P ceventititnnme sptrant) 1 ( DMttnte Feaiooimsaromne . Motel and Dining Lounge out l es /:/ bourn‘s regiment to England, 5%%’5’;- *"“ oc w on the Transâ€"Canada (Highway yees f entertaining the soldiers with . [oay "]'f«,j: { {,?> "4‘“)\ | ie \?\ Bd .. i HI1,'E RIVER, ONT.â€" You know _ 17). The coffee shop and Husky her repertoire of tricks. Her anâ€" pfl'{fi] FU j _,'(-A;V.-;{f‘ . _[| sez 1\ \, m s gt:J you‘re in friendly territory station across from the motel â€" Pacific Railway. The region also _ tics endeared her to all who _ [M®Y // e f "Zl‘\:‘»,t ol . Wolk it | when your train arrives four â€" arealso familyâ€"run. gets its share of snow, morethan _ came in contact with her and WMMWY / =>=>% > | L es |. WWe hours late and the mayor is still _ You‘ll see no fancy chain of ofâ€" 300 em annually, making it perâ€" _ she served as the loveable masâ€" _ @@W@®@ / :%%%%45‘5‘1{‘1557'3??35%;"v’ff;-;q ‘.':i""l:":;: Kowstl 7‘{5;"?33?5&;,‘*"1",‘ h. & waiting at the station to greet . fice draped around the neck of . fectforsnowmobilingandother _ cot of the Second Canadian Inâ€" â€" [WMR I nonarinnitiatatisiee"" enR iedA t ies uim s you, Andyour meal, prepared by _ mayor Bazzoni. The morninghe â€" winter activities. fantry Brigade. She would make l loppt t us i. s t]}e senior ladies of the commuâ€" â€" drove me around, he was wearâ€" _ Which brings up some interâ€" â€" her bed under Colebourn‘s ce * â€"" * iekemomnmmmnronre â€"â€">â€"emmmaas m 0C1 .. o o motg p}ty, is still warm, even though ing a jacket with an "Albert and _ esting trivia: When William Van _ bunk each night and was often m s Malh ,]‘ , ' 48 ts m c \ it‘s well past 10 p.m. Sons Towing Service" logo Horne was building the CPR â€" spotted arranging her blanket poerAe . 96e h 3 ie JY b maitPt s ‘We‘re not VIPs. We‘re just 39 _ across the back, at the ready to _ link from coast to coast in the â€" and fluffing up herpillow. t /{ , â€"\B Raiiet c Do t ] ce ‘\ onl tired travellersâ€" an assortment â€" changeaneighbour‘stireifneed 1880s, the community was _ When Captain Colebourn got eA o l e isi oiE ts pank < (os. > oR of rail buffs, leaf peepers and â€" be. And, how often do youfinda called Snow Bank. But Van word that he was to be shipped |/ / / / 4 £ hoAE CY lsr i ‘\ qs K F 3 tagalongs â€" mostly on the seâ€"_ municipal leader delivering a â€" Horne, having a head for marâ€" to France, he made arrangeâ€" s e ks 7 e i : \.~. 4 nior side and mostly from cake for strangers celebrating â€" keting, couldn‘tsee people travâ€" â€" ments with the London Zoo to | h zn ; [ T M cs:ys >.> southern Ontario. We‘re on a â€" their 50th anniversary, which â€" elling to a place named Snow _ look after Winnie until his reâ€" |" / _ / "l M raarant oo rail tour of the Algoma region, _ was the case with the Pickerâ€" â€" Bank, so he renamed it White . turn. Tos~f 1OA m $ > *\ north of Lake Superior, and the â€" ings, a couple from Kingston â€" River. Heck, you might even The Canadian bear immediâ€" |(â€" / // 4.R s { "’L \ ho dedes townsfolk of White River are _ travelling in our group. have heard that White River â€" ately became a novelty at the |C>@ We uon ol 190 4 _._\w.:\x:::‘ .':.\: simply treating us as they would _ Bazzoni is proud of White Rivâ€" once recorded the coldest temâ€" zoo and, owing to her sunny disâ€" . 89e [:’ i eC W * any visitor â€" with a warm and _ er‘s new park and visitor centre . perature in 1:_he country, a bone â€" position, she soon became one â€"|~ ;”/T:'Lz‘â€"‘-iz- 9 \ e genuine welcome. That‘s the on Highway 17, a welcome stop â€" chillingreadingofâ€"72F. of its favourite attractions. Conâ€" i7 hig eg -â€"â€"LI fls way people are in the North. after a long drive. In fact, you _ Butit‘sneitheritshistoricpast _ sidering her completely trustâ€" --4%4.{ lepâ€" j f s 3x White River is an overnight _ may hrve driven right by White . noritsrecordtemperaturesthat â€" worthy, her attendants allowed _ | ~~~_ F__/ tA . stop on a rail tour themed "Suâ€" _ Rive. un previous trips, perhaps _ put this hamlet on the map. Its _ children to ride on her backand [ P ol : \ â€"\ perior Colours of Ontario," a _ passing it off as just another inâ€" â€" biggest claim to fame is that it â€" feed herfrom their hands. """/f > d h h t e fiveâ€"day trip in early October â€" significant northern outpost, â€" was the birthplace of Winnieâ€" â€" Colebourn visited Winnie dn / uie \I h taking passengers by rail from â€" but Bazzoniand communityare â€" theâ€"Pooh. whenever he got leave and ,/. o C d 4 ts * | Toronto to White River and doing everything possible to _ Itwas Aug.24, 1914 when Harâ€" â€" planned on returningto Canada |y M % V es back. Therail journey is another _ change that, making sure that â€" ry Colebourn, ayoung Canadian _ with her in 1919, But when he ;_;'/' b j ue . 3. . story, which we will getto in fuâ€" you make a stop next time â€" Expeditionary Force veterinarâ€" â€" saw how much she wasloved by [ fif', Ts & o. J ; CC ty . ture, but for the moment, we‘ll you‘re in the region. Because _ ian, was travelling from Winniâ€" the children and how she enâ€" 1«3'"# [ o ~ e o en "‘\; \ concentrate on this community _ White River boasts a claim to â€" pegonhiswayto England, toduâ€" â€" joyed being the centre of attenâ€" hn\ ’m& o sls i. t io ies N SQE on the Transâ€"Canada Highway, â€" fame that you may not know _ ty in World War L. His troop _ tion, he had a change of heart â€" LSmamenis io in i ig ol d inX ts . midâ€"way between Sault Ste. Maâ€" _ about. train made a stop at White Rivâ€" _ and decided to leave Winnie at CATHERINE GEORGE PHOTO rie and Thunder Bay For starters, it‘s an historic _ er, where Colebourn spotted a _ the London Zoo. Statue of Winnieâ€"theâ€"Pooh with his honey pot stands in a special First, meet White River‘s mayâ€" _ community, being a major stop _ black bear cub tethered to the place in the gardens at White River‘s visitors centre. The commuâ€" or Angelo Bazzoni, who took the _ on themainlineof the Canadian _ station platform. » Please see Winnie, M21 nity celebrates Winnie at its annual Hometown Festival in August. > oo we on oo l t o matiee o 09h Ne . . 0 1e l o ( enc aaadlp ut n 1 s o i t . \‘\. â€"