William Lapine
	
William Lepine was employed by the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) on the Liard River as a guide when goods were shipped by this route into the Yukon. In 1887, R. G. McConnell found Lepine in charge of a crew of Hudson's Bay Co. voyageurs. He had news of a lack of provisions in the Mackenzie District and he wanted to turn back due to high water. He had a large and a small birch canoe, and he went back upriver on 28 July with McConnell's men. They arrived safely at the Dease River.((Ferdi Wenger, //Wild Liard Waters: Canoeing Canada's Historic Liard River.// Prince George: Caitlin Press. 1998: 122.)) In 1889, W. Lapine and family and F. Lapine travelled between Winnipeg, Ft., Good Hope and Peel River [Fort McPherson]. In 1889, Francois and William Lapine were on the HBC books as servants settled at LaPierre House. In that year, the Lapines were the only servants with "book debts." In 1891/92, only William is shown on a "statement of Servant's wages" as "Interpreter and man in charge. His contract expired in 1893.((Microfilm IM1443 Hudson's Bay Co. Archives.))
	
Lepine worked and lived on the Fortymile River in 1897-98. Lepine Creek, 10 miles east of Dawson is named for him.((R. C. Coutts, //Yukon: Places & Names.// Sidney, B. C.: Gray’s Publishing Ltd. 1980.))