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18TuesdayMay72013WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Fluffyisaveryfriendlycreature.Shemakesforgreatcompanyinwonderfultopet.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.ByMEAGANWOHLBERGAfteralifetimeoflivingwithalastnamedifferentfromthatofhisfatherandgrandfatherDonaldBourqueofFortSmithhasnallyre-writtenhistorytocarryonthetruespellingofhisfam-ilyname.Bourqueslastnamewasmisspelledbymissionariesinthe1930swhilehisfam-ilywaslivinginFitzgeraldAlta.andasaresultheandhisbrotherssistersandcous-insgrewupwiththeirnamespelleddifferentlyfromtherestoftheirlineage.Themissionariesdidachangethattheyshouldnthavebutnobodydidorsaidanythingaboutit.Itwasfrus-tratingformeBourquesaid.Ivebeentryingtochangeitforalongtimebecausemygrandfatherandmydadusedthatname.Formeitwastokeepitinthefamilysotonotlosethatnamewasveryimportanttomehesaidaddingthathavinghisnewidenticationwiththeproperspellingiswonderful.Hesaiditwasabitofaghttohavethespellingchangedashehadnodocumentationprovingtheproperspelling.SofourmonthsagohewenttothelibraryinGrandePrairieAlta.wherefamilyrecordsarestored.ThereBourquenotonlyfoundre-cordsprovingtheproperspellingofhisnamebutdiscoveredhisgreat-grand-motherTheresaGladuewasFirstNations.Nowhesaidhewillalsobeapplyingfortreatystatus.IgotsomebackingupthatshelosthertreatyrightswhenshemarriedmygreatgrandpaAlexanderDesjar-lais.SoImgoingtoapplyfortreatyonceIgetallthedoc-umentsapprovedhesaid.Hesaidhisfamilyandotherfamiliesthatwereaf-fectedbysimilarchangesshouldlookintotheirownrecordstoreturntheirnamestotheproperspelling.Idliketoencouragemybrothersandsistersandrel-ativestogointothatdirec-tion.Inthelongrunitcouldhelpthemjustbecauseitstheproperwaytospellithesaid.FortSmithmansquestfornamechangeconcludesSportsRecreationGolfByRENEFRANCOEURGolfseasonmaybeofftoanevenslowerstartinHayRiverthisyear.Golfclubstaffhavebeenwaitinganxiouslyforthesnowtomeltnotjusttogetswingingonthegreensbutalsotoaccesstheclubslarg-eststorageshedwhichhasbeenofflimitsforanumberofmonths.The35by75ft.quonsetstructurecollapsedinmid-Decemberundertheweightofmultipleheavysnowfalls.Ithousesthebulkoftheclubstoolsandequipmentincludingalltherentalcartsfourlawnmowerspressurewashersthewatertruckatractorand2006FordF-250truck.Itsnotsafetoaccessyet.Lookingthroughthewin-dowstheroofisjustsittingonthepickuptruck-itsbasicallycrusheditJasonCoakwellHayRiverGolfClubpresidentsaid.Fromwhatwecantellthatstheworstofthedamageawrit-tenoffpickuptruck.NorthernersFamilyNamesSlowerstartpredictedforHayRivergolfseasonCollapsedquonsetstillunreachableduetosnowTheshedwhichfortu-natelyisinsuredsitsonwhatisprovingtobeanunluckysite.AccordingtoCoakwellthecollapsedstructurewasareplacementaftertheoriginalshedburntdownanumberofyearsago.Theclubdecidedtoleavetheproblemuntilspringcuttingpowertotheshedandmarkingitofflimitssoasnottodisturbtheskiclubsseason.WehavetowaittillthesnowmeltsoffofitandthenwellbemakingsomesortofevacuationplantogetstuffoutandassessthedamagesCoakwellsaid.Wereallydonthaveaplanyet.HayRiverexperiencedanumberofheavysnowsthiswinter.AheavyandstickysnowfallinlateOctobercreatedtheperfectstormforthecollapseCoakwellsaid.Staffdidntthinktheheavysnowwouldsticktotheroundmetalstructuresonoonecleaneditoffheadded.Itsunfortunatebuttheresnothingwecandoaboutit.Ourgolfseasonisshortenoughandwedratherbeworryingaboutimprov-ingthecourseasopposedtorebuildingstoragesheds.Coakwellanticipatesthegroundscrewwilloperateoutoftemporarystructuresthissummerastheydidwhentheoriginalstorageshedburntdownuntilanewoneisbuilt.DonaldBourqueproudlydis-playsthedocumentsthatof-ciatehisnamechange.PhotoMeaganWohlbergPhotoDonJaqueThestorageshedattheHayRiverGolfCoursesagsundertheweightofmeltingsnow.