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Young mother killed by rock through window Sally MacDonald Townsman Staff
A mother of two young children died Friday in Canal Flats after a rock flew off a passing truck and came through the front windshield of her vehicle. The Calgary woman, who has not yet been named, was travelling in the passenger seat of a Subaru Legacy while on vacation with her husband and children when she was struck and killed by an airborne rock, according to East Kootenay Traffic Services. An RCMP news release issued Saturday said the young family was driving north on Highway 93/95 about 11 a.m. on Friday, October 5, across the Kootenay River bridge. A large rock,
approximately 12 inches by five inches in diameter, came loose from a passing commercial vehicle’s dual wheels and struck the Subaru. The rock went through the front windshield into the passenger compartment, killing the 37-year-old female passenger. RCMP said the commercial vehicle was southbound, towing an unloaded lowbed trailer. The suspect vehicle was stopped some time later and seized. The investigation shows that the rock appears to have been lodged between the dual tires on the trailer. The driver of the commercial vehicle has been been released with no charges at this time, but the investigation is continuing.
Carjacking suspect has other charges The man charged in last week’s alleged carjacking is facing other offences in the Lower Mainland Sally MacDonald Townsman Staff
The Port Coquitlam man charged in last week’s alleged carjacking and shooting incidents in Kitchener and Cranbrook is facing other charges in the Lower Mainland. Nicholas John Bullock, 26, is charged with robbery and possession of stolen property for allegedly stealing a vehicle by force on Tuesday, October 2 on Highway 3 between Creston and Yahk. Bullock was arrested in Cranbrook later Tuesday night in an incident where the RCMP officer discharged his weapon. Bullock was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. But before the incidents here in the East Kootenay, there was a bench war-
rant on Bullock from Port Coquitlam Provincial Court. He is facing charges there from September 13 of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession of a prohibited weapon without a license, possession of a firearm contrary to order, and breach of a probation order. There are also outstanding charges from December 2011 in New Westminster of uttering threats. Bullock will have a bail hearing in Cranbrook on Tuesday, October 9 at 1:30 p.m. Meanwhile, an investigation by B.C.’s civilian police watchdog has finished its preliminary stages.
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THE EYES HAVE IT: Cranbrook is sending 120 pairs of sunglasses to Honduras with the Unite For Sight charity, courtesy of Sundog Eyewear. Local university graduate Nicole Butler is in the middle of a six-week stint in Honduras as a Global Impact Fellow for the charity, which provides high quality, cost effective eye care to the world’s poorest people. Nicole approached the Cranbrook Rotary Club to support the efforts. Rotary president Max Dressler (left) approached St. Eugene assistant golf pro Doug Schneider (right), who asked Sundog to contribute, which they generously did. Nicole’s mom Lori Bleaney (centre) accepted the glasses on behalf of her daughter.
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