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Hunt for Campbell River man ends with his arrest A Campbell River man wanted in connection with the discovery of human remains outside Grande Prairie, Alberta was arrested in Nanaimo Wednesday. An arrest warrant was issued May 5 by Grande Pr ai r i e RCMP for Tommy Vernon Paul, 30, of Campbell River. Paul was wanted Tommy Vernon in connection with Paul t h e d e at h of Adrian Snider and police were asking for the public’s assistance in locating him. Paul has two previous convictions for assault and police were cautioning people that he could be violent and should not be approached. But at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, plainclothes members of the Nanaimo RCMP spotted Paul as he rode a bicycle along Haliburton Street and arrested him without
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World War II veterans, from left, Carl Kolonsky, Ted Lavender, Bob Lewis and Ted Turner occupy front-row seats during the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of The Netherlands at Spirit Square Tuesday.
70 years later, Canada and the Netherlands still united by liberation C
anadian forces were recognized for their role in the liberation of the Netherlands from Nazi occupation 70 years ago in a ceremony that drew more than 200 spectators and dozens of uniformed service members and dignitaries to Campbell River’s Spirit Square. The flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands flew alongside the Canadian Maple Leaf as a parade of speakers extolled the courage
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and sacrifice of the troops who swept through the Dutch countryside in the final year of World War II in 1944-45. Four of those veterans — Carl Kolonsky, Ted Lavender, Bob Lewis and Ted Turner — occupied seats of honour in the front row of the one-hour service at the cenotaph. Attending with them were many family members, from children and grandchildren to great-grand-
children. Following the singing of O Canada, organizer Pieter Koehleman led the crowd in the Dutch national anthem, Wilhelmus van Nassouwe. Speakers included Paul van Rhijn, consul of The Netherlands in Vancouver, North Island MLA Claire Trevena and Campbell River Mayor Andy Adams, along with representatives of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 137, the Salvation Army and the Dutch
community in Campbell River. In addition to members of Canadian Forces from the Comox base, the event was attended by RCMP and the Campbell River Legion Pipes and Drums, as well as several member of Campbell River council. The commemoration has taken place every five years in Campbell River since 1990. See more pictures of the event on Page 3.
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