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BY IAN GRAHAM
EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
THOMPSON CELEBRATES NATIONAL INDIGENOUS STUDENTS MARCHING PEOPLES DAY AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE NEWS NEWS -PAGE PAGE 22
It took a couple of close games and even a bit of overtime magic, but R.D. Graduating R.D. Parker Collegiate students gathParker Collegiate's senior ered on the front lawn of the school June 14 for girls' basketball beat of the number 18 to a group photo inteam the shape all challengers at the AAA represent the year they completed high school. high school provincials in Thompson Citizen photo Winnipeg March 15-17courtesy to of Kelly Scallion claim the title as the top team in Manitoba for the third time in the past four years. The Trojans beat the University of Winnipeg Collegiate Wesmen 58-50 in overtime on St. Patrick's Day to claim the provincial championship. The teams were close through most of the game, tied at the end of the first and second quarters and RDPC BY IAN GRAHAM behind by two to start the only types of crimes which both up about 35 per cent, ges is due to increased and vandalism committed by youth, though Lewis EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET fourth, though they were were down from January to and assaults up about 20 enforcement. May compared to the preper cent. The biggest per“More enforcement cautions break and enter Crime in Thompson is down by as many as nine vious year were domestic centage drop from January means we will find more stats aren’t always what up in 10 of 14 categories points in the third quarter. this year compared to last, assaults, other Criminal to May 2017 to the same impaired drivers,” he said. they seem. The Trojans tied the score Code (mischief) offences, period this year was for “We have an increase in “Most break-and-enters the Thompson municipal 44-44 four policingwith reportabout provided by liquor offences and pub- domestic assaults, which members to the detach- are linked to ex-tenants, minutestoleft thenpublic built lic disorder complaints, dropped from 120 to 66. ment which provides more old roommates, ex-spouses, RCMP theand city’s up a ficommittee ve-point lead, but which include intoxicated For the 2017-18 fiscal opportunity to proactive and other people known to safety at its June themeeting Wesmen battled back people and people creating year, which ended March enforcement, resulting in the owner,” Lewis said. 19 shows. 31, impaired operation of higher statistics. This is acThe higher number of asThrough the first send five disturbances. to tie the game and Missing persons reports motor vehicle charges rose tually a good thing, as we saults is mainly due to more months of 2018, there it to overtime. The team are up the most in percent20 per cent from 2016-17 are able to find more people people from other communwere more sexual assaults, didn't let the late comeage terms, from 698 in 2017 and moving traffic oper- committing offences and ities in Thompson’s downassaults, break and enters, back by their opponents thefts, drug offences, Crim- to 1,096 in the same period ations were also up 20 per deterring the behaviour and town core, according to the affect them though, and this year, while sexual as- cent. holding them accountable inspector. inal Code traffic violations, outscored the violations, Wesmen saults rose from 11 in the Thompson RCMP de- for their actions.” “Many of our assaults are provincial traffic 9-1 in overtime to homiclaim first five months of last tachment officer-in-charge Other factors include related to intoxicated indivehicle collisions, the championship title. year to 28 this year. Drug Insp. Kevin Lewis said the increases in crimes such viduals in the downtown cides and missing persons "It was tied reports than in for the most same charges are up 41 per cent, rise in drug crimes and as break and enters, mis- where both parties are inperiod of last said year.coach The thefts and break and enters impaired driving char- chief, thefts from vehicles toxicated,” said Lewis. of the game," Christine Sim. "We were Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of RDPC Athletics down for most of the R.D. Parker Collegiate's senior girls' basketball team poses with their provincial championship banner and trophy after game but then we came beating the University of Winnipeg Collegiate Wesmen 58-50 in overtime to claim the school's third senior girls’ basketball back usually and always championship in four years March 17. tied it by the end of the team last year, said it other," said Sim, adding best games, that for sure," out." quarter. Then we went Ashley Williams was helped to have players that the team went into Sim said about the opener, into overtime for five minwho had been to this the tournament with the ascribing the closeness to named the tournament utes and buckled down." mentality that they could nerves on the part of her MVP, while Hannah stage before. RDPC had never won a Murdy was selected as "I took four of the Grade win it all. "I think that players. senior provincial basketThe Trojans then cruised a tournament all-star. 10s for that reason too be- it helped that they had ball title until 2105 when cause they've been there, played together before to a berth in the final with Murdy and teammate they finally claimed the they understand what as well and a lot of them an 81-39 victory over the Casey Singh are the only crown after having lost in they have to do," she said. had been in the situa- Westgate Mennonite Col- members of this year's the finals the two previteam to have been on "They're all good players, tion before at provincials legiate Wings. ous years. They repeated "That one was much the roster for the 2016 they all know each other, whether it was the chamas champions in 2016. championship. they've played together, pionship finals before that better." R.D. Parker Collegiate Grade 12 students The senior girls lost both After claimingcommitted the title, to the The Trojan most of them, for a couple some of the seniors had “fun in theboys sun”opened theme their games at provincials "ecstatic," provincials with a despite 76-58 of years so they knew won a couple years ago the players were during their June 25 grad parade, last year after most of the that were still on the team said Sim. loss had to the second-ranked each other really well." the fact that they to suffer through a members of the cham"They're a pretty excitNeelin High School SparThe players who moved and then all the jayvees torrential downpour all afternoon. pionship squads gradued group of girls, that's Citizen tans, photo who went to capup to the senior squad this that had won last year." Thompson by KyleonDarbyson ated, but the junior girls The girls had a tough for sure," the coach said. ture the championship. year also meshed well team won RDPC's secondwith the players who were opening game at this "Definitely lots of emo- Their tournament ended ever junior varsity AAA year's tournament, beat- tions, especially for the with a 70-67 loss to the already there. girls' championship. "They just ended up ing the Lorette Collegiate Grade 12s with it being St. John's-Ravenscourt Sim, who was the coach their last year, it was a Eagles in the first round of working together and Scorpions 64-61. of the champion junior "It wasn't one of our good way for them to go the consolation playoffs. got comfortable with each
More enforcement and more youth offences factors in higher crime numbers than first five months of last year
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