Mission City Record, July 04, 2014

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TEAM CANADA LEADERSHIP

RETIRING TO SUPERHERO

MAGICAL MARKET

Gaucher reflects on career

Top Mountie leaving

Special events July 12

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Friday, July 4, 2014

SERVING MISSION SINCE 1908

Happy B-day, Canada! Stefanie and Natashia with kids Landyn, Brooklyn and baby McKenzie get framed at the Canada Day photo booth. The annual Canada Day celebrations in Mission were held at Fraser River Heritage Park. See more photos and story on page 5. BOB FRIESEN PHOTO

Efforts underway to save Grind Carol Aun MISSION RECORD

The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) is taking a popular hiking trail in Dewdney under its wing to try to protect it from potential logging operations. The Dewdney Grind, accessed off Norrish Creek Forest Service Road east of Mission, is part of

a network of unofficial trails built on Crown land by local residents. At the first summit, there is a memorial cabin dedicated to Ben von Hardenberg, a pilot who lost his life trying to put out a forest fire in 2003 when his helicopter crashed near Bonaparte Lake in B.C.’s interior. There is

an unobstructed view of the valley from the peak of the mountain, about another 45 minutes from the cabin. Because it is not a designated trail, logging companies are not required to respect the path and its alignment, according to a report by Christina Vugteveen, manager of parks for FVRD.

“For it to be a designated recreation site, the province has to designate it,” Vugteveen explained. “They know it exists, but there are a lot of trails they want to do this with.” The Dewdney trail and the cabin mean a lot to the von Hardenberg family, said Fred, Ben’s older brother.

“The trail was built for everybody,” explained Fred, who noted the man who initiated the construction of the trail two years after Ben’s accident likes to keep to himself, spending a lot of time in the woods. Wulf is about 75 years old now, according to Fred. “There are

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