My name is Arne Wiste and I have been in retirement for a number of years now from the Calgary Fire Dept where I spent 32 years. The last 7 as a Captain, which I enjoyed immensely. The men of the CFD are second to none.

My sister Sonja Cooper (who passed away in Feb 2004 ) and I had worked on getting our family tree together for a number of years .She was the one who spent a lot of time at it and understood the connections better so for the most part I am just trying to keep it online

Thank you to all the people who have helped with our research as it would be impossible without your help and it's very much appreciated. Please let us know though the contact page if you like or don't like our site and if any links are not working. Thanks Arne