FRIDAY OCT 5 2012 VOL. 39, NO. 22
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Up for auction
Islanders help to lovingly restore pieces to be sold for Snug Cove House
Dead Man’s Cell Phone
TOTI cast puts humerous spin on the issues of death and cell phone theft
Latching on
Bowen moms and babies participate in breastfeeding challenge
A string of crimes Const. Mulrooney thinks three different calls are linked SUSANNE MARTIN EDITOR
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phone call to the police in the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 2, prompted a quick response by Bowen Island RCMP and led to the apprehension of two men who were charged with breaking and entering and possession of stolen property. Const. Bryan Mulrooney was called out in the middle of the night by a Bowen resident who reported her car stolen. “She called me at 3:30 a.m. and said that her car was gone from her driveway,” he said. Mulrooney went to the Tunstall Bay area and located the car not far from the property by the side of the road with a damaged ignition. “Obviously, someone had tried to steal it,” he said. On his way to the site, Mulrooney saw a white pickup truck on the road. “I thought it was suspicious to see the vehicle at this hour but I didn’t stop it as I was looking for a different car,” Mulrooney recalled. “As I was leaving [the area where the car was reported stolen], I got the call that the alarm at the General Store had been set off.” Mulrooney explained that, when the alarm is activated, the alarm company contacts the owner of the property to verify the situation. At the Snug Cove General Store, the owner had arrived and realized that the store had been broken into. On his way back to Snug Cove, Mulrooney encountered the same pick-up truck and pulled it over. He suspected that it was stolen and also discovered two bottles of whiskey. “I apprehended the two men and charges of breaking and entering and possession of stolen property have been laid,” he said, adding that the perpetrators had been caught on the store’s video surveillance tape - they had kicked in the windows and taken a couple of bottles of whiskey. continued PAGE 2
This Monday, islanders found a baby bird that was attacked by crows and mounted a rescue that included a helicopter ride to the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society. Story on page 3. Debra Stringfellow photo
Ferry fares set to rise about four per cent a year SUSANNE MARTIN EDITOR
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n Monday, the B.C. Ferry Commission announced the numbers for the price cap for the three remaining years of the third performance term for BC Ferries. Fare hikes go into effect April 1 and B.C. Ferry
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Commissioner Gord Macatee approved increases of 4.1 per cent for 2013, 4 per cent for 2014 and 3.9 per cent for 2015 for major as well as minor routes. The Ferry Commission has given BC Ferries the efficiency target of $54.2 million over four years; service level cuts are expected to yield $30 million in savings. In a press release, the Ferry Advisory
Committee Chairs (FACC) expressed concern that fare hikes over three years are double the inflation rate. “Fares will continue to grow much faster than people’s incomes unless government faces the causes of the affordability crisis,” says Tony Law of Hornby-Denman FAC. Councillor and member of the Bowen continued PAGE 3
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