Josephat Hamel remembered on LCU Wall of Distinction
Lakeland Credit Union (LCU) honoured Josephat Hamel (1906 – 1978) with a place on their Wall of Distinction June 1. “Joe” Hamel moved to Bonnyville in 1929, opening a slaughterhouse and meat shop. He was the patriarch of the local Hamel family, with subsequent generations operating separate meat shops in Bonnyville and Cold Lake. In […]