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Bakery owner makes strange discovery Police investigate discovery of apparent human remains below Kimberley business C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
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Tim Bozon was greeted by 4,500 people at Western Financial Place Saturday, March 29.
Tim Bozon rejoices in Ice victory Kootenay forward reflects on meningitis episode, his recovery and his last visit to Cranbrook TRE VOR CR AWLEY
One day after being discharged from hospital, Tim Bozon was exactly where he wanted to be. The Kootenay Ice forward stepped back into his home arena and took part in gameday preparations with his team before dropping the puck in a ceremonial face off to a thunderous standing ovation. His team went on to beat the Calgary Hitmen 5-3, clinching their first playoff round win in over two years. “It was huge, obviously, it meant a lot,” said Bozon, a signed
prospect with the Montreal Canadiens. “It’s probably my last time here so to see the boys one more time—I had such a great time with them, such great people and for sure, to get to see the rink one more time—I had lots of fun. “It was such an emotional night and it feels good too, mentally, after all I went through, so it was really good.” His voice is a little raspy, and he’s lost weight, but the Ice forward seems in good spirits.
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Police in Kimberley were called to the Kimberley City Bakery Tuesday, April 1 after owner Eric Forbes discovered what he believes are human remains in the business’s basement. Forbes told the Bulletin that he and wife Michelle are beginning renovations on the 93-year old building, The Forbes bought the business last summer and to their knowledge no major renovations of the building have ever been done. They are currently installing some new machinery from Europe and had to check out the building’s basement. It was there they made their discovery. “We know there are tunnels that ran beneath the Platzl,” Forbes said. “When the bar next door was renovated, a still was found in the basement. It could all be connected to the prohibition era. We know the bakery has been in the same spot for 93 years. We also know it has absorbed two other buildings, one next door, which was built 92 years ago, and has been everything from a grocery store to a women’s clothing store, and the back, built 91 years ago, which was originally a lumber yard/ hardware store. Of these three, the back does not seem to have a basement, but the front two halves of the building both seem to have a sub-basement
Police cordoned off Kimberley City Bakery this morning to investigate the basement. of some sort. The floor sounds hollow.” It is there that Forbes discovered what appears to be a hatch leading down an old staircase. Descending the stairs with a flashlight, Eric says he entered a space the same size as the floor above. “A couple of old chairs were scattered around the room. To one side was an old still and a small barrel. And to the
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other was an old trunk. Towards the back corner of the room was the beginning of an old passageway which lead towards the Platzl. An old hurricane lantern was set on the old trunk. The tunnel had crumbled and was impassable a few feet in, so I turned back. I stumbled across something. Thinking it was some sort of stick, I ERIC FORBES PHOTO picked it up. See Page 3 The still found in the basement of City Bakery.