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NOVEMBER 27, 2014
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Meritorious service wins local officer B.C. honours
B.C. Police Honours Night notes acts of valour and meritorious service in the line of duty A R N E P E T RYS H E N
A Cranbrook police officer was among those honoured for valour and meritorious service by the province on Nov. 20. Corporal Phillip Sullivan is a member of the Southeast District Police Dog Service in Cranbrook. Sullivan tracked and rescued a traveller lost in the wilderness and at risk of hypothermia. The 34th annual B.C. Police Honours Night are held for police officers who braved armed suspects, flames and icy waters to save others, and whose remarkable work enhanced safety in their communities at Government House. The event was held at Government House.
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On Tuesday, November 25th, Aspire Dance Academy had 15 dancers take a Master Ballet class with guest teacher TJ Milne. TJ is a performer from Wednesday’s show “Max and Ruby in the Nutcracker” held at the Key City Theatre. TJ was accompanied by her pianist Julia Sunay also a performer in Wednesday’s show. The dancers had a wonderful ballet class and were thrilled to have this experience. We thank Koba Entertainment Inc. for making this workshop possible.
CHEYENNE LEARN RE-TRIAL
Defence cross-examines witness T R E V O R C R AW L E Y
Defence counsel had the opportunity to cross-examine an ex-girlfriend of Cheyenne Learn on Wednesday as the trial resumed in Cranbrook Supreme Court. In front of Justice Dev Dley, the ex-girlfriend,
whose identity is protected by a publication ban, answered questions from Brent Bagnall, who is representing Learn. Learn is on trial for second degree murder in the shooting death of Tammy Ellis on Monday, Dec. 17th, 2007. He was convicted in
2009 in the first trial, but won an appeal which overturned the decision in 2013. Uttering his only words so far in the trial, Learn pleaded not guilty on Tuesday morning. After Tuesday’s testimony from the witness, which was gathered from ques-
tioning by crown counsel Lianna Swanson, Bagnall began and completed his cross-examination on Wednesday. Bagnall opened by referring to statements the witness made to police and during the first trial. He questioned her time-
line of events, as the witness claimed she brought Learn dinner an hour — which would have been 10 p.m. — before the shooting occurred in her first statement to police on Dec. 18, 2007.
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