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Camping trip turns violent RCMP seek witnesses to Sunday incident RCMP are asking for the public’s help as they investigate an alleged stabbing that happened Sunday morning. Around 11 a.m. police responded to reports of an incident in the 11400 block of Gill Road. At the scene they found a 38 year old Mission man who’d been seriously injured during an altercation between two groups of campers. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Another man was arrested and later released. Officers stayed at the scene to gather evidence and their investigation determined that the two groups of campers did not previously know one another. However, police believe the victim was targeted. “The region is a popular off road camping destination and police feel there are still many witnesses with further accounts to what happened,” said RCMP Cpl. Mike Rail. Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact the Chilliwack RCMP at 604792-4611 or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
RCMP investigative units were still on-scene Monday morning. CHRIS GADSDEN PHOTO
Jim Morford and Judy McCormick are proud of Karver’s Trail, the legacy left by their son who was killed in 2010. JENNIFER FEINBERG/ PROGRESS
Karver’s Trail the best part of a sad story Jennifer Feinberg The Progress Karver Morford would have turned 40 last Sunday. His parents are taking some comfort from a newly built recreational trail, Karver’s Trail, named in memory of their murdered son. Kar ver’s mom, Judy McCormick, said he would’ve been “very proud and happy” to see his name emblazoned on trail markers as part of the network of trails in Mt. Thom Park. “Most people don’t get that kind of legacy,” she said. There are still many locals who have not had the chance to try the new trail out yet with its stunning
views along a ridge trail. “People have seen the signs. But many don’t know why the trail is there, or where it goes,” McCormick told The Progress. The people who donated the land for Karver’s Trail in the hills of Ryder Lake asked for complete anonymity, so the opening with city reps was a rather low-key affair. “They’re very generous and kind-hearted people who liked him and felt bad about what happened,” Karver’s mom said. “They wanted to give something to the community that would be a lasting legacy, to make up somehow for what happened.” Karver Morford was killed in
his Ryder Lake home in November 2010 by unknown assailants under mysterious circumstances. He lived alone and unfortunately, his cold-blooded murder has never been solved. His mom posts a memorial message in the paper every year for Karver, and his obituary describes him as the “innocent victim of a senseless act of violence.” Karver was remembered as an outgoing and mischievous youth, who later felt stigmatized by his epilepsy, which was diagnosed at 14. He lived for a time on Prairie Central Road. He loved nature and gardening, and tinkering with vehicles. Over the years
he worked at a dairy farm, on a ranch, as a handlogger and later as a landscaper. Karver was taken from his loved ones at the age of 35, and they still don’t know what happened. “Someone out there knows something,” his mom said. “Every year, I remind them that I know that.” McCormick said she was thrilled by the land donation that made Karver’s Trail possible. “It just proves there are still good people in the world, which is good to know when you feel overwhelmed by all the bad people out there.” Continued: MORFORD/ p6
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