2002 William (Bill) Michalsky

(1920 - 1996)

William (Bill) Michalsky injected his strong support for conservation principles into all his work, as a rancher in southwest Alberta or as a trapper throughout Western Canada.  The first interim president of the Alberta Wilderness Association in June, 1968, he had a profound influence on ensuring the continuation of those principles.  Although he died in 1996, his defence against what he called the unjustified shredding of our wildlands by commercial interests remains as valid a rallying cry today as it was then. With a particular fascination for bighorn sheep, his interests encompassed all aspects of the natural world.