Barbara (Villy) Cormack
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"I
promise to do my best, to do my duty to God and my king, to help other
people at all times and obey the Guide Law."
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For Barbara Cormack and
the Alix Girl Guides, summer camp marked the apex
of the year.
Loading bedrolls and supplies into the Cormack's
truck, they arrived at the camp at Buffalo Lake (Cruikshank's Beach) and set up camp. They learned about the flora
and fauna around them under Mrs. Cormack's instruction. Picking wild raspberries
for each other, they ate the wormy ones so as not to dampen the enthusiasm
of those who picked them. )
Through the rest of the Guide's year, their captain Barbara Cormack organized activities according to the Guide Law. They travelled to Edmonton for the Royal Visit in 1939 and paraded for Lord Tweedsmuir in Stettler, demonstrating their first aid skills. They met at the Cormack farm, learning animal husbandry and acting in plays written by Captain Cormack.
Barbara Villy Cormack had moved with her husband Eric to a farm north of Alix in 1925. She also wrote novels, poetry and biographies set in Western Canada and developed a song book for children with Down's Syndrome. In 1981, Barbara received the Order of Canada, recognizing her service to people with mental disabilities.
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