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from the outset all will be in place well in advance of the opening in cluding a new 42400 seat main stadium tickets for canadians for the games are being distributed in cana da through the 966 branches of the torontodominion bank in other commonwealth countries there are designated agents and information as to how to obtain tickets can be received by checking with a local carrier or a travel agent also commonwealth games associations in the various countries provide information if you wish to see the games write to commonwealth games po box 1978 edmonton alberta t5j 5j5 or phone 403 4281 978 d how a battle divided canada by john moore the tiny settlement of batoche became the unlikely site of a cana dian military action which launched the rapid development of the west and left deep scars which haunt canadian unity to this day you will find it 100 miles cast of north battleford on the boundary be tween the vast grasscovered plain of southern saskatchewan and the great forest which covers the north ern half of the province batoche began as one of several catholic missions which were found ed to serve the plains indians and reduce the influence of unscrupulous white traders following the failure of the red river rebellion in 1869 10000 metis migrated west and settled around the missions on the banks of the saskatchewan river convinced that the metis would never receive justice from the new- formed govcrnmene in ottawa louis riel persuaded them to raise the standard of rebellion at batoche in 1885 two battles one at duck lake eight miles southeast of here and the other at batoche settled the fate of the metis nation riel was tried and hanged in rcgina french cana dians were convinced that he was the hapless victim of ontario pro testantism and racial hatred how ever the partially completed cpr had moved an army west and kept it supplied proving to developers that they had the ideal means to transport thousands of settlers into the west and ship their agricultural output to eastern and european markets when rumours of the metis up rising reached winnipeg a confident n wmp moved on batochc to arrest riel and his lieutenants the detachment was ambushed and de feated by gabriel dumonts men at duck lake prime minister sir john a macdonald responded by sending general middleton and the militia via the cpr it was an undistinguish ed campaign with the rebels winning a series of skirmishes before the final fourday battle at batoche dumont escaped to the usa where he joined buffalo bill codys wild west show as a trick rider and sharpshooter today the battlefield is a national historic park part of middlctons stockade the rectory and st antoine dc padoue church still stand much as they were nearly 100 years ago the rectorys exterior walls are marked by bullet holes it has been converted into a museum nearby the cemetery contains the graves of several metis heroes including that of gabriel dumont the saskatchewan government has opened a museum at duck lake which displays riel and dumont memorabilia and military equipment used in the shortlived war an 1895style village built by a mont real film company provides the nucleus of a 26building restoration acaxiitoba trading post key to west by john moore twenty miles north of winnipeg on the steep banks of the red river stands the only stone furtrading fort left in north america lower fort garry was a vital link in the fur trade and eventually became the key to the canadian west governor george simpson ordered its construction in 1830 to replace an earlier fort upstream which had been destroyed by floods four years earlier the enterprising traders encouraged early settlers to grow grain and cattle which reduced their depen dence on costly supplies from the cast lower fort garry supplied the needs of important posts such as york factory norway house and portage la roche it remained an active trading post until closed in 1911 in 1951 the hudsons bay company gave it to the canadian government to become a national historic park in 1846 it was garrisoned by british soldiers who completed its fortifications during their twoyear stay the fort was again occupied by the militia when the quebec rifles were stationed there following the red river rebellion in 1869 lower fort garry was the first training centre for the northwest mounted police later it became a penitentiary and then a lunatic asylum these venerable walls had discouraged encroachment by american imperial ism and sheltered the early french and english red river settlers whose dcscendcnts formed the province of manitoba you can sec the big house fur loft store southeast bastion several restored buildings and a red river settlers house on display arc fur trade and 19th century military artifacts o 30