abigmountie................when I lived in northern Alberta I never did find a gunsmith I liked (not saying there isn't one there) and used one in Ft. St. John. He has now moved to Cranbrook, BC, and his name is Ralf Martini.......he learned the trade in Germany before immigrating to Canada.
No big deal shipping your rifle in the mail. Check out:
www.martiniandhagngunmakers.com
In the olden days I was in K Division as well, followed by E.