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Public rallies for murder victim’s family Communty mourns loss of woman killed in trailer park arson fire Kevin Mills MISSION RECORD
There has been a huge outpouring of sympathy and support for the children and family of Mission’s Eleanor Anthonysz who died in a suspected arson fire. The tragic incident occurred early last Friday. Residents at the Green Acres Mobile Home Park on Shook Road by Hatzic Lake woke up to see one of the mobile homes fully engulfed. Witnesses
saw Anthonysz’s two children escaped the blaze, their hands reportedly bound with plastic straps. They were both taken to hospital. Once fire crews extinguished the blaze, Anthonysz’s body was discovered inside. She was 33 years old. An investigation by Mission RCMP and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team quickly identified and arrested a suspect.
Walter Joseph Ramsay, 42, was arrested April 18 and charged with one count of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of arson. The children, an 11-year-old girl and eight-year-old boy, have now been released from hospital. A memorial service will be held April 25 at 11 a.m. in Matsqui, at 5799 Riverside Rd. As the family tries to deal with the trauma, the community has begun orga-
nizing fundraisers to help lessen the burden. Dewdney Elementary School (37151 Hawkins Pickle Rd.) is accepting donations, and two GoFundMe accounts called Help Victims of Fatal Mission Fire and Help Ele’s Kids’ Future, have been established. As of Wednesday, both accounts have raised more than $13,600. CONTINUED ON 4
Admiring the view
Hundreds of people walked across the new suspension bridge at Cascade Falls Regional Park for the first time this past weekend. The bridge, only the third its kind in the Lower Mainland, officially opened Saturday. The bridge is about 35 metres in length and is suspended 20 metres above Cascade Creek. See more at missioncityrecord.com. BOB FRIESEN PHOTO
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