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Legion places flags in advance of Nov. 11 TRE VOR CR AWLEY
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Local veterans, accompanied by a bag piper, laid Canadian flags at the headstones of fallen comrades in the Royal Canadian Legion section of the cemetery on Monday afternoon. Pictured above: Back row, left to right: Duncan McGillivray, Henry Ford, Bill Cnossen, Wes Holmes, Clive Brown. Front row, left to right: Les Radcliffe, Bob Muir, Tammy Templeton, Larry Miller, Clayton Miller.
Halloween a tame affair for RCMP TRE VOR CR AWLEY
While Halloween is traditionally considered a night where evil spirits come out, it also has a tendency to bring out criminal elements as well. However, it was a relatively quiet affair for the Cranbrook RCMP this past weekend, with 50 calls for service, according to Staff Sgt. Hector Lee. “For me, being that it’s my first Halloween [in Cranbrook], I thought it
was pretty tame,” he said. “I’m coming from the Lower Mainland where it sounds like there’s a war going on outside, as soon as darkness hits on Halloween, you hear firecrackers, fireworks and there’s smoke everywhere.” However, while there wasn’t a lot of serious incidents, the RCMP were out on the streets answering calls both on the night of Halloween and the aftermath the next day.
Some of those responses on Saturday and Sunday included: • Oct 31: At around noon, RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision at 11th Street South and 7th Avenue South. A vehicle ran the stop sign and struck another vehicle. There were minor injuries to two occupants in the vehicle that was hit, while the driver who ran the stop sign was charged for disobeying the stop sign.
• Oct. 31: Also at around noon, RCMP had a report of identity theft, as someone had their ID utilized from an unknown person who was trying to secure a loan in Calgary. RCMP remind the public to secure their identification and be aware of who they’re giving their personal identification details and credit card information to. • Oct. 31: At around 2:30 p.m., a hit-and-run was reported in the Save-On-
Foods parking lot. The suspect vehicle is an older white pickup truck of an undetermined make and model but no license plate was reported. An unoccupied vehicle was hit. • Oct. 31: RCMP responded to a mental health call, which resulted in an apprehension by police and the person was taken to the East Kootenay Regional Hospital.
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Local members of the Royal Canadian Legion—Cranbrook Branch 24 honoured fallen comrades at the veterans section of the cemetery on Monday afternoon. Located just off Cobham Avenue, local veterans gathered at 1 p.m. and marked the headstones with Canadian flags as a local piper played the bagpipes. Remembrance Day is just over a week away on Nov. 11. Many businesses in Cranbrook have already begun to support the Legion with the annual Poppy Campaign, with money going to supporting veterans causes across the country. “We’re right in the middle of the poppy and wreath campaign. All our wreaths are out to our businesses and, once again, if it wasn’t for their support to our poppy campaign, our veterans, our poppy fund, would certainly be down,” said Clive Brown, the president of the Cranbrook Legion Branch 24. Members and volunteers will go around town on Nov. 6 to collect the wreaths in advance o the Remembrance Day ceremony, which will begin at 10:30 a.m. as the veterans parade marches into Rotary Park and ends at the Cenotaph. Local dignitaries, such as the mayor, MLA and MP, will be on hand by the bandstand to lay the wreaths at the appropriate time. The Air and Army cadets will rotate as a member of each organization will accompany a dignitary up to the Cenotaph, hand off a wreath to be laid down, and salute for the dignitary if he or she is not in uniform. Any dignitary who is marching in the parade and is laying a wreath will break ranks once the first announcement is made for the local MP come forward with the first wreath. After the ceremony, any and all veterans are invited to come down to the Legion at the Heritage Inn for a barbecue. After 1 p.m., the general public is invited to join them. Youth who participate in the parade are also invited to the Army Cadet Hall at 1st St. and 13th Ave. after the ceremony for hot dogs and pop. If any veterans need a ride to get down to the Legion, call the office at 489-6745.