Edmonton family seeks return of heirloom canoe

For more than a decade, the Mueller family’s handmade, cedar strip canoe ferried them through waters rough and calm, equal parts cherished gift, family heirloom, and vehicle for adventure. And so, when Kurt Mueller walked outside his south Edmonton house on Sunday morning and found the canoe’s blue straps discarded on the boulevard — and the racks where it had been sitting empty — it took him a moment to fully realize the beloved boat was really gone.