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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014
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SCHOOL DISTRICT SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT
Parents have a chance to weigh in on calendar options being considered
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HOPE POISED FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH Location continues to push expanding markets east towards community
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TRUCK CRASH SHUTS DOWN HIGHWAY 1
Collision between two semis left cargo scattered across highway
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Hoopfest in Hope
BARRY STEWART / THE STANDARD
Hope Mustang guard Brendan Sullivan tries to evade the tenacious forecheck of Mt. Sentinel’s Johnny Johnson, who bagged 30 points in leading the visitors to a 63-51 win over the Mustangs in Hope’s first game of their Hoopfest tournament, last Friday. Sullivan went on to win tournament MVP honours. For more on the tournament, see page 15.
Police nab thieves in Kawkawa Lake
Kerrie-Ann Schoenit Hope Standard
Two Hope residents are facing several charges in connection with a series of break-ins in the Kawkawa Lake area this week. Hope RCMP was notified of a triggered house alarm in 21000 block of Lakeview Crescent at about 1:50 a.m. on Monday morning. Three officers attended and found the screen from the lower bathroom window on the ground, as well as the basement slid-
ing door ajar and wet footprints near the patio door. While conducting a perimeter check later that morning, two other officers on duty were called to a break and enter in progress in the 66000 block of Kawkawa Lake Road. A witness called police to advise them that he heard his neighbour’s recreational house alarm go off. He had gone over to investigate and noticed that the bedroom window was open and there were several chairs stacked up near the window. The window screen for
the basement bathroom window had also been removed and placed behind the air conditioning unit. The witness reported hearing the voices of a man and woman coming from the dock. According to police, he pointed his flashlight in the direction of the voices and saw two people in dark clothing in the homeowner’s boat trying to paddle away. The witness could not see their faces, however, he could hear them arguing as they were going in circles in the boat. He watched them for about 10 minutes before they man-
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aged to steer the boat toward a dock located at the north side of the lake. When police arrived on scene, the witness agreed to take one of the officers on his boat to search for the suspects. They found the stolen boat abandoned on the shore, taking in water. Inside the boat was a flat screen television, food and alcohol. The RCMP Police Dog Service was called in to assist in locating the suspects. Continued on 5