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Art Zimmerlee married Lil Horsefall. They had three children: Meda, James (Jody) and Edith. The family lived at Russell Post on the MacMillan River in the winter, where Art trapped, traded furs and operated the Russell Post. In the summer they lived at Fort Selkirk where Art was a partner in the Schofield and Zimmerlee Store. The family moved to Vancouver in 1939. Meda (Zimmerlee) Alcock attended grade school at the old Lambert Street School in Whitehorse. She lived with the Erickson family at the Regina Hotel until the Zimmerlee family moved to BC. She was a member of the Vancovuer Yukoner's Association, and was known for making teddy bears out of old fur coats for door prizes at the Yukoner's Banquet. She passed away in October 2008.

Noach (Norman) Zalmanowitz was born January 23, 1911 in Lachva, a shtetl in what is now Belorussia. One of five siblings, only three survived the war: Noach, Mayer and Feivel. Mayer Zalmanowitz left for Palestine in 1939 and Noach and Feivel Zalmanowitz immigrated to Canada, where all three were later reunited in Edmonton, Alberta in 1953. Mayer Zalmanowitz married Betty. Noach Zalmanowitz married Sara Woodrow and had four children: Barry, Danny, Hal and Deby. He was active in the Beth Israel Synagogue, serving as Gabbai from 1957. He and his brother, Feivel, along with Nate Siegel, ran the Kosher butcher shop in Edmonton for many years. Noach Zalmanowitz and Nate Siegel were honoured at the 85th Anniversary Gala Dinner for the Beth Israel Synagogue in 1991. Noach and Sarah Zalmanowitz died in 1998, Feivel Zalmanowitz died in 1994, Mayer Zalmanowitz died in 1992, and Betty Zalmanowitz died in 1995. Barry Zalmanowitz was born on March 21, 1952 in Edmonton, Alberta to Noach and Sara Zalmanowitz. He attended the University of Alberta and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1973, a Master of Arts (MA) degree in economics in 1975, and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree in 1979. He articled at Milner and Steer, and was made a partner in 1985, with the firm later becoming known as Fraser Milner Casgrain. He was secretary-treasurer and a member of the executive committee of the National Competition Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, taught in the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta, and was appointed Queen's Council in 2002. He married June Ross, who was also appointed Queen's Council in 2002 and later became a judge. Together they had three children, Joel, Hannah, and Rebecca (Becca). Barry Zalmanowitz was also involved in the Edmonton Jewish community as a member of United Jewish Appeal, Beth Israel Synagogue, and the Jewish Archives and Historical Society of Edmonton and Northern Alberta. Danny Zalmanowitz was born on October 7, 1954 in Edmonton, Alberta to Noach and Sara Zalmanowitz. He received his early education in Edmonton and attended the University of Alberta, graduating from there with a Bachelor of Arts and attending the University of Alberta law school. He later graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario. He married Connie Pearlman and together they had a daughter Jana, and son Laurie. Zalmanowitz joined the law firm Witten, Vogel and Lyons in 1981 and served as the chair of the Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee of the Canadian Franchise Association. He was also active in the Edmonton Jewish community and served on the boards of the Beth Israel Synagogue, Edmonton Jewish Federation, Edmonton Talmud Torah School, and Beit Horim. He also served as a director of the Northern Lights Alberta Wheelchair Basketball Society and as a volunteer instructor for the Canadian Association of Disabled Skiers. Hal Zalmanowitz was born on September 10, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta to Noach and Sara Zalmanowitz. He received his early education in Edmonton and attended the University of Alberta, graduating in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. He moved to Toronto, Ontario and completed his graduate studies at York University, returning to Edmonton in 1987. He began working as an economist for the Alberta Government Health and Wellness department, a position he held until 1994 when he began working as an economist for the Alberta Medical Association, eventually becoming director of economics. Zalmanowitz was also involved in the Edmonton Jewish community, serving on the Beth Israel Synagogue board of directors, the shul's Ritual, Programming, Youth, and Education committees, the Beth Israel Rabbi Search Committee, United Jewish Appeal, and the Jewish Federation of Edmonton board.

Christian C. Younge was born in Ringkobing, Jutland, Denmark to Johann Junge, a tanner. In the early 1890s he married Elna Ruder who was born in Laaland, an island in southern Denmark. Christian Younge immigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1910. He secured a homestead near Mannville, Alberta and his family joined him in the fall of 1911. The Younges had at least eight children, Oskar, Eva, Margaret, Agnete, George, Rikard (Rex), Otto, and Johannes. Oskar married Ruby Gates in 1945 and they had a son, Rudy. Oskar died in 1964 and Ruby died in 1980. Margaret married Bill Bailey and they had a son, Phillip. Margaret Bailey died in 1971. Eva Younge was born in Denmark in 1898. She graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Arts degree and then received a Masters degree in Sociology from McGill University in Ontario. She moved to Vancouver in 1965 and died in Mannville, Alberta on June 11, 1977. Otto Younge attended university and moved to the United States working in soil conservation. Otto and his wife, Myrtle, retired to live in Hawaii. Agnete married Bliss Dickson of Innisfree, Alberta and they had three children, Marquis, Rita, and John. Agnete was widowed in 1945 and moved to Edmonton, Alberta. George attended Normal School and taught for several years. He married Marion Swanson and they had three children, Dale, Sherrie and Laraine. They took over the family farm and George died in April 1966. Rex married Jean McCaulay and they had four children, Brian, Derek, Kristi, and Shelly Ann. Rex did his residency at Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton and opened a practice in Ponoka. He died in 1953. Johannes married Doris and they had two children, Gail and Wayne.

Emily Young (Mayes) and William L. Young lived in Edmonton, Alberta at the beginning of the 20th century. William worked for the Revillon Brothers Company. Emily and William had a son, Norman L. Young.

John Jackson Young, 1867-1923, and his brothers, David Jackson Young, 1875-1961, and Edward Jackson Young, 1869-1933, were born in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England and came to Regina, Saskatchewan in 1884. John worked at the Regina Leader until 1892 when he moved to Moosomin, Saskatchewan. In 1894 he purchased the Calgary Herald with C.A. Magrath. He was also active in the British Columbia mining industry. In 1901 he was elected to the Territorial Legislature for East Calgary. He retired to British Columbia. He and his wife, Mary, ?-1951, had five children, Ruby (Laird), Earl, ?-1983, Stanley, Sinclair and Leighton. In 1896 David also came to Calgary, Alberta and established a successful stationery business after a short period at the Herald and a few years in Kaslo, British Columbia. He was involved in sports and the Calgary Stampede as well as the petroleum industry. He and his wife, Lillian J., had four children, Jackson, Mrs. Bagnall, Frances (Allan), and Helen (Firmstone). Edward lived in Regina from 1884 to 1900 and then settled in Calgary. He operated Young Plumbing company for forty years. He and his wife, Louise, had three children, Mrs. Burwash, Harold and Herbert.

Following the example of his father and grandfather, Jesse William Wyatt, or Bill, apprenticed as a potter in Bristol, England at the age of 12 years. By the time he immigrated to Canada as a young man in 1912, he was skilled in designing, mould-making, kiln construction, jiggering, glaze formulation and burning. He spent his first seven years in Canada working for Davisville Pottery in Ontario before making a few unsuccessful attempts at running his own business. In late 1924, he moved to Medicine Hat at the request of Charles Pratt who wanted him to be the Medalta plant superintendent. His sons, Bert and William, also came to work with him. After Medalta changed ownership in 1930, Bill and his sons started the Alberta Potteries in Redcliff and operated it from 1931-1938 until Wyatt had to declare bankruptcy because of the hard economic times. Bill went east and took a job with Smith and Stone Potteries in Ontario. The Wyatt men carried on the family tradition in Eastern Canada; the younger Wyatts working in potteries in Ontario and their father doing ceramic research for industries on Government contracts during World War II. Bert and Bill later started small potteries separately in Ontario with their own sons. In 1975, both were heads of small art ceramic ware enterprises of long standing. Upon his retirement, Jesse William Wyatt returned to retire in Medicine Hat, died in 1976 and is buried at Hillside Cemetery.