FORT ASSINIBOINE – Woodlands County Council was advised at the June 4 Council meeting that the United Church has donated $1,000 to the Klondyke Cemetery for maintenance and improvements.
The Fort Assiniboine United Church is closed and has been sold.
“Their board of trustees determined that they would like to disperse the remaining funds within the local community,” said Woodlands County CAO, Matthew Ferris.
“As such they would like to offer the donation to Woodlands County of $1,000 to support maintenance and improvements specific to the Klondyke Cemetery.”
The United Church sent a letter to Woodlands County announcing their generous gift.
The new owners had applied for re-zoning of the church property in May 2024 prior to developing a residential property development plan.
A public hearing was held, and no one spoke on the matter. No grievances, no letters, and no objections were made from the public, from the utilities, or from any agencies.
Woodlands County Council carried all readings in support of the re-zoning.
The new owners took possession of the property on July 5, 2024.
The Klondyke Cemetery is known for the huge spruce tree.
On June 3, 1924, Elmer Nicole’s wife Mable died in childbirth. Mable and the baby were buried in the corner of the yard of the homestead.
Elmer planted a small spruce tree at the foot of the grave.
There is a plaque at the cemetery that states this was the first grave in the present cemetery.
Another headstone in the cemetery under a bush is for Annie L. Nicols who died in 1908 at 78 years old.
No other information about the Nicols grave is known at this time.
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