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Your hosts for the Pope Lease Pines Bed & Breakfast and RV Resort are Kent and Janice Walker Kent was born and raised 2 miles east of the pines and Janice was born and raised in Okotoks, Alberta. They spent 30 years in Calgary. In December of 1998 they purchased the Pines. January of 1999, they began the development and restoration of the property which had been vacant for 25 years. After 10 months of restoration of the interior, they moved into the house. In January of 2000 they started the development of the R.V. Resort. After much clearing, cutting, digging, raking, etc. they were ready to open for business. July 1, 2000 they opened. Much to their surprise, the Bed and Breakfast and RV Park were fully booked. Since that date they have shared this unique setting (a paradise in the prairies) with hundred's of travelers from all over the world. Take a look around their site.........You'll love it! |
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In
1900
a
grazing
lease
of
37,200
acres
was
obtained
by
Senator
Rufus
Pope
of
Cookshire,
Quebec
from
the
Dominion
of
Canada.
He
paid
3
cents
an
acre
for
his
lease
which
he
called
"The
Westview
Ranch".
However
the
Government
of
Alberta
broke
the
lease
when
the
government
needed
the
land
for
our
soldiers
returning
from
the
First
World
War.
The
soldier's
settlement
board
subdivided
18,000
acres
of
the
lease
into
87
parcels
or
farming
units
which
were
to
be
sold
for
$18.00
per
acre.
In
1920
our
war
weary
veterans
settled
down
to
make
a
new
life
on
their
own
land!
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