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Slide show recounts amazing journey

In 1970, Keith Billington, along with 10 other men, embarked on the nearly 800 kilometre trip by dog team to Dawson City.

In 1970, Keith Billington, along with 10 other men, embarked on the nearly 800 kilometre trip by dog team, from Fort MacPherson to Dawson City.

This was a commemorative journey of the famous “lost patrol.”

In 1910, a crew of Royal Northwest Mounted Police attempted the same trip, but with a much more tragic outcome.

On Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Williams Lake Library, Keith Billington will recount this amazing journey with a slide show of photos, a talk and readings from his new book, The Last Patrol.