Sid Marty

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Sid Marty (born 1944) is a Canadian writer. [1] [2] Marty has written five non-fiction books and five poetry books, and also is a singer. [3] Many of his books reflect the time he spent as a park warden for Parks Canada between 1966 and 1978 in Yoho, Jasper, Prince Albert and Banff national parks. [4] [5] Marty grew up in Medicine Hat and Calgary, and now lives in Pincher Creek. He received an undergraduate degree from Sir George Williams University. [6] His three poetry collections are Headwaters,Nobody Danced with Miss Rodeo and Sky Humour; The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek won the Grand Prize of the Banff Mountain Book Festival in 2008.

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References

  1. ↑ Gloin, Doug (12 January 1997). "Under the spell of the Great Chinook, Sid Marty writes of his passion for Alberta". Toronto Star .
  2. ↑ "Bear tale is a perfect storm of drama". The Gazette (Montreal) . 23 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. ↑ McGoogan, Kenneth (3 February 1983). "Another Side of Sid Marty". The Calgary Herald . Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Loran, Tom (26 April 1978). "Park Warden Turns Writer". The StarPhoenix . Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  5. 1 2 Marty, Sid (28 March 2022). "Requiem for a Mountain Sanctuary". The Tyee. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Bergman, Brian. "Born to Be High and Wild". Maclean's . Retrieved 5 January 2011.


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