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George Bernier and Christine Parie both moved to Devon in the early 1970s, and each raised their own family of four children within a block of each other. The kids all went to school together but Christine and George didn’t meet each other until 1991 when a friend introduced them. George offered to teach Christine to cross-country ski and she accepted. That was the beginning! George and Christine have now been married for 25 years.
George worked as a machinist in Edmonton, then Nisku, and then back to Edmonton until he retired. He could then devote his time to setting tracks for the Devon Nordic Ski Club, learning from Bert Mockfort and Irvin Servold. He continued track-setting and maintained the grooming equipment for 17 years, until his health demanded his attention. George has had more than 20 blood transfusions during the last twelve months to satisfy his blood cancer but he is still able to ski most days!