On Dec. 12 Jenn Sedor with the Bear Claw Community Development Incorporated presented Ron Paul with a donation of $2,600 to be put towards the refurbishing of the station platform.
The museum first became thought of through the Youth for Employment Grant in 1973. A number of people were involved in interviewing townspeople and collecting artifacts. During the summer of 1973 the museum was located in the Model School building.
In 1976 the CNR building was being sold and the Rusty Relics Museum had won the bid. The building was built in 1910 by the Canadian Northern Railway and the Grand Trunk Pacific. Rusty Relics was then officially opened on July 8, 1980.
During the summer Rusty Relics acts as both a museum and tourist information destination. It is open from the beginning of June until the September long weekend, though tours can be set up during the winter. Currently an exhibit featuring Scotty, the T-Rex discovered near Eastend in the Frenchman River Valley, is housed in the Rusty Relics Museum. To arrange a viewing time it is asked that you contact Dolores Cutler, Lauren Hume, or Ron Paul.
The museum board is pleased to accept the generous donation and will place Bear Claw Community Development Incorporated on a donations plaque recently created to thank their sponsors.
