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16TuesdayJuly92013ASSESSMENTANDTAXATIONNOTICESMAILEDTheImprovementDistrictNo.24WoodBuffaloNationalParkcombinedassessmentandtaxationnoticesweredeliveredtopropertyownersonJune282013.UndertheMunicipalGovernmentActinregardstopropertyassessmentappealspropertyownershave60daystoappealAugust272013.PropertytaxesarestilldueandpayablebyJuly312013.PropertyownershavingquestionsontheassessmentareencouragedtocontacttheImprovementDistrictassessorat780-826-3589.QuestionsonthepropertytaxesshouldbedirectedtoAdministrationat780-422-8876.2013PROPERTYTAXPAYMENTIMPROVEMENTDISTRICTNO.24ByJACKDANYLCHUKWhenBrandyWilsonrstarrivedinFortSmithshewasstruckbythesweetnessoftheairinspringandwon-deredatthesourceofthedel-icatefragrancethatchangedThebachaforestandroadsideinspireartistArtsCultureVisualArtssubtlywiththeseason.ItwasthewildowerssaidWilsonwhostudiedneartsattheSouthernAlbertaInstituteofTechnology.BorninInuvikshewasimmediatelytakenwiththeprocessionofblossomsofthesurroundingwildernessthattransitionfromburstsofcolourinspringandsum-mertothemutedtonesoffallandwinter.Wilsonbegantocollectarrangeandphotographthespecimensladysslip-perorchidsrowscrocusshockingpinkwintergreenpaintbrushvetchasterlushgreenfoliage-richintextureanddetailmanda-lasandtapestries.NowIgetcallsfrompeopletellingmewheresomethinginterestingisinbloomsaidWilsonwhomustmovequicklytocatchtheflowersattheirpeak-andbeforetheyfalltothebladesofthemower.Theresultisaseriesofphotographicprintsonar-chivalpaperthathavebeenshownacrossCanada.Eachisamomentintimeanin-timateportraitoftheland-scapeasseenthroughtheeyesofanartist.Presentingbotanicalsonanoversizedscaleisanopportunitytoexam-inenatureinwaysthatareoftenoverlookedshesaid.Eachimageisrefinedimperfectionsanddistrac-tionsremovedtoallowforintenseexaminationoftheveinsofapetalandtheser-ratededgeofaleaf.AnexhibitionofWilsonsmostrecentworkTheba-chaTrailsandRoadsideDitcheswilldisplayatthePrinceofWalesNorth-ernHeritageCentreuntilSeptember.PhotoJackDanylchukFortSmith-basedartistBrandyWilsonisshowinghercollectionofgiantoralphotographsatthePrinceofWalesNorthernHeritageCentreinYellowknifeuntilSeptember.