NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN BUSH PILOTS Ivan Robertson COLLECTION
	Ivan Robertson of La Ronge was one of the last Bush Pilot/Aircraft Engineers that flew in the 1980's in Northern Saskatchewan. The following is a small part of Ivan's photo and slide collection documenting bush flying in those days. Ivan and his brother Scott are avid canoers and have paddled most of the rivers and lakes which Ivan has flown over. We would like to thank Ivan for sharing his collection with us.- Web builder.
		Stony Rapids with 185 C-FZWQ still on wheel skiis. Even though Stony Rapids airport is muddy there is still lots of snow and ice farther north to land on
		Cathy Wright Beatty in canoe at Stony Rapids with Police buildings in the background
		Spike Ward  (Ed Wards brother) and John Campbel
		Police Point dock at Stony Rapids taken from the air
		FHC on the water at Stony Rapids
		exploration camp Eileen Lake ?
		a trappers canvas shelter probably destroyed by a bear or a wind storm
		caribou haul - note the 30 gallon belly tank for extended range
		Louis Toutsaint cabin at wholdia lake. The smoke means the cabin is toasty warm.
		Ivan doing another 100 hour service outside at Stony Rapids
		just arrived, no smoke from the chimney yet, bedroll still outside.
		Lac Brochet airport
		Ivan with just another load of caribou
		Guy Levesque  Resource Officer from Stony Rapids doing an inspection
		a cariole of caribou meat
		blood
		Ivan removes the door to make it easier to load - this load was 7 caribou
		the anxiously awaited barge arrives at Stony Rapids
		two more caribou to feed the family
		plastic roof covered with moss and dirt to make it water proof unfortunately the window was destroyed. Blue tarps are more widely used throughout the north as they are more durable. The cost of flying in plywood and shingles is prohibitive.
		fish burners
		Pine Channel - an exploration company had a swamp buggy go through the ice into deep water
		Ivan dove in the fridged water to hook on to the buggy so it could be retreived
		Ivan "change room"
		young caribou hunter
		barren ground caribou roast still on the hoof
		John Leban
		a sleigh dogs' home
		trappers cabin  notice the antenna poles for the 2 way radio. Most trappers used the Northern Radio Telephone Service - SBX11A single side band radio rented from Sasktel to call between the trapline and home.
		a slightly damaged tepee
		sleigh dog and trainee
		Ivans own aircraft C-FECK tri-pacer on skiis
		Billy Good from Stony Rapids on a caribou hunt bin the NWT
		a caribou head which was often boiled whole once the hair was removed
		Martin carcasses - at one time the pelts were worth a fortune now days trapping is a hobby
		Diane at Wolaston Lake dock
		JFJ single otter undergoing a float repair
		Joan & Garry McGuffin paddled across canada then wrote a book
		Church at Brochet
		freeze up Wolaston post - Wolaston Air - owner\operator Wayne Woods
		C-GZTU at Phelps lake north of Wolaston Lake
		at Phelps lake north of Wolaston Lake
		Brochet people rebuilding old grave site on an island Lac Brochet
		Brochet people rebuilding old grave site on an island Lac Brochet
		fish drying rack
		Turbo Otter  Athabasca Airways  somewhere north of  Hatchet Lake
		Hatchet Lake Lodge - owner/operator George Flemming
		north of Wolaston somewhere
		otter dogs - some sleigh dogs qualify for frequent flyer miles flying to and from the trap line every year
		Stony Rapids dock
		Obre lake  near Snowbird