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WEDNESDAY, November 19, 2014
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ELECTION RESULTS 2014: Birdi, Gouglas, Nielsen and Miller JESSE COLE Caledonia Courier
Of the four municipal councillors that sat on Fort St. James council for the last three years, only one will return to council this month after the municipal election ushered in three new councillors to the chamber. The election was held on Saturday, Nov. 15 in Fort St. James with voting available from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. at the Fort St. James District office. Results gathered from civicinfo.bc.ca showed that councillor Dave Birdi had managed to hold on to his position receiving the most support with a total vote count of 255. Following suit were former and now present councillors Brenda Gouglas, with 208 votes and Kris Nielsen with 200 votes. Continued on P. 2
BEARING THE FLAG: RCMP, Veterans and Legion officials led the remembrance day parade on Nov. 11 bearing the flags of Canada and the United Kingdom. Photo by Jesse Cole.
Remembrance Day 2014
Fort St. James remembers veterans with huge gathering at Spirit Square cenotaph JESSE COLE Caledonia Courier
It was a beautiful, albeit chilly, day to remember in Fort St. James as more than 100 people braved the cold to show their support and appreciation for Canada’s veterans. Ceremonies started at 9:45 a.m. at the Fort St. James Legion where addresses were made by the Legion president and a Nak’azdli First Nation elder. After the ceremony a parade including currently serving military members from Fort St. James as well as veterans, Canadian Rangers, RCMP, Fort St. James fire services, 4-H, Girl Guides and Pathfinders
took to the streets to march to spirit square. The parade was spearheaded by Sergeant-at-arms Anthony Hanson and marched from the Legion to Spirit Square accompanied by a police escort. The parade was greeted by hundreds of residents already gathered at Spirit Square in anticipation of the ceremony. Speeches and poems were recited by those gathered at the cenotaph before silence came over the crowd for the two minutes of silence. The laying of the wreaths was an emotional moment as veterans having served in Afghanistan and the United Nations as well as currently serving members lay wreaths at the cenotaph in honour of fallen soldiers that served Canada’s military. Photos from the event can be seen on P. 6
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