The Tofield Mercury November 3, 2021

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Your Independent Local Newspaper Established in 1918 VOLUME 104: ISSUE 10

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DEB DUECK TOFIELD MAYOR FOR 4 MORE YEARS.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2021

TOFIELD’S TY YODER ‘STAR OF THE GAME’.

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TOFIELD MINOR HOCKEY REPORT

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What’s Inside

100th Poppy Campaign kicks off MOUSH JOHN Editor

Every year, The Royal Canadian Legion conducts the Poppy Campaign, along with thousands of their members who volunteer across the country, and this year was no different, as Tofield Legion President, Barb Ferguson, and Secretary Bonnie Ferguson launched the 100th anniversary of the Poppy Campaign this year last Friday, Oct. 29. “Tofield Legion started their Annual Poppy Campaign on both a high and a low note on Friday,” said Legion Secretary Bonnie Ferguson. “The kickoff was marred by the discovery that someone had recently removed the honour plaque from the Cenotaph itself. We are shocked and dismayed that this would happen just as our campaign Continued on Page 7

Tofield RCMP attend to multiple assault complaints PAGE 4

Loose Ends: Messy, Messy PAGE 5

Tofield Legion President Barb Ferguson and Secretary Bonnie Ferguson kicks off the poppy campaign with Town of Tofield, Beaver County, Tofield Lions Club, and Tofield Legion representatives in front of the Cenotaph on Friday morning, Oct. 29. Seen from left, Beaver County Councillor Lionel Williams, Town of Tofield Mayor Deb Dueck, Legion President Barb Ferguson, Legion Secretary Bonnie Ferguson, Beaver County Reeve Kevin Smook, Legion representative Paul Shaw, and Lions Club President Jim Warren. MOUSH JOHN PHOTO

Editorial: A Strong Message to Ottawa by MLA Lovely PAGE 6

The Tofield Mercur y will be closed on Remembrance Day - Thursday, November 11. We will reopen on Friday, November 12. Please turn to pages 18, 19, and 20 for

We thank all those who

Remembrance Day service times and

participated in the Remembrance Day

Words of Remembrance from local businesses.

tribute to our veterans.


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