New educational bursary honours late Carcross/Tagish First Nation elder Edna Helm

The historic townsite of Bennett, B.C., is generally described by many tourism websites as "abandoned" — but until recently, there was one seasonal resident who ensured that visitors never felt alone when they came there.

Edna Helm was a Carcross/Tagish First Nation elder and a matriarch of the Ishkataan clan who spent much of her life in the Bennett area, where her family has had a home and trapline for many years. And last week, a new educational bursary was named in her memory.