Everett J. Ward (d. 1934)
Everett Ward joined the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) in 1890.1) Constable Ward was in the first North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) Yukon contingent at Fort Constantine. They left Regina by train and arrived at Forty Mile on 24 July 1895 via the Yukon River.2)
Inspector Constantine allowed his NWMP officers to take time off to stake claims during the early days of the Klondike gold rush and Ward staked Claim 38 Above on Bonanza Creek.3) He recovered enough gold to buy himself out of service.4)
Ward was on the Portland when it docked in Seattle on 17 July 1897 along with other NWMP officers who had staked claims. Ex-Constable Ward had $18,000. Ward had cleaned up on Claim No. 88 on Bonanza Creek and had an interest in No. 50.5) Ward returned to Kentville in 1899 and married Elizabeth Redded and then returned to the Klondike. His three brothers went back with him and they built a cabin on the Klondike River about sixteen miles from Dawson. They worked the claims for about four or five years, and all were successful, especially Everett. They returned to Kentville in 1904 and he became influential in the town's development. Elizabeth Street was named after Ward’s wife and Klondyke was both a street and a section in town. Everett built a store and had a large home on Prospect Street.6)