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Stony Plain lines 53 Street with hockey sticks for Broncos' Parker Tobin funeral - Edmonton Journal

Tobin sewed by the grandmother of a friend was draped over it partway through the service, which was attended by hundreds of people.Tobin grew up in Stony Plain and played in nearby Spruce Grove and Drayton Valley before being traded to the Broncos. Throughout the week, tributes have been pouring in for a young man who loved hockey, supported his teammates and had a great sense of humour. Homes along 53 Avenue in Stony Plain were adorned with hockey sticks and ribbons near the Centennial Arena where a funeral was held for Humboldt Broncos goalie Parker Tobin. Shaughn Butts / Postmedia Tobin attended Forest Green School, Stony Plain Central School and was in the 2017 graduating class at Memorial Composite High School, which he attended school for parts of the year while pursuing his competitive hockey career, the Parkland School Division said on its website.While he excelled in athletics and was known for his sense of humour, his dedication and drive was equally apparent in his academic life through his advanced placement courses.Helping out with homework was something Tobin did frequently both in school and with teammates. It earned him a nickname on the bus with his fellow hockey players as "Teacher Tobin," Brandon Ewanchyshyn, Tobin's goalie partner, told the funeral Sunday.Ewanchyshyn - who played hockey, floor ball and other sports with Tobin - said his friend knew how to make light out of dark situations and was famous for his "one-line chirps.""I love you forever, Parker," he said while speaking at the funeral.While many players would listen to music, Tobin would listen to financial podcasts and was considering a career either in business or medicine.Tobin was originally thought to have survived the Broncos' bus collision last week, which killed 16 people. But a Saskatchewan coroner later confirmed he had been misidentified.estolte@postmedia.comtwitter.com/estoltecgriwkowsky@postmedia.comTwitter.com/CGriwkowsky Today's Top Three: Speed limits on residential roads; super-sized jail questioned;... Nick Lees: Gala guests pledge $120,000 for hospital cutting-edge 3D printer Let's...
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/funeral-for-humboldt-broncos-parker-tobin-set-for-sunday-afternoon

Ryder and Radek see the world - CBC.ca

The boys were 13 and 11 years old, and had been living temporarily with their father, Corry MacDougall, in Spruce Grove so they could play hockey there. Tracy Stark, the boys' mother, was the one who discovered their bodies. She and her husband, Brent Stark, were supposed to pick up Ryder and Radek at their dad's home for the holidays. Instead, they found "a nightmare," she said. Since that day, Stark has been determined to build a legacy for Ryder and Radek that would make them proud. "I'm their voice now and it gives me a mission to spread awareness, so this doesn't keep happening." ‘Give them wings' The people who post R&R stickers give the boys a chance to live on in places they'll never get to visit, Stark said. "They just take these two boys ... and give them a life, give them wings, take them somewhere. It makes you feel like they're there with you at that moment." An Arizona band called Promise to Myself is taking the stickers on tour with them to give to fans. Photos of the stickers from around the world are posted in a Facebook group, Ryder and Radek's Picture Place, and on Instagram with the hashtag #rnrseetheworld. Sharon Wheeler helped create the R&R stickers that are posted around the world. (Emily Rendell-Watson/CBC) Sharon Wheeler helped create the R&R stickers that are posted around the world. (Emily Rendell-Watson/CBC) Sharon Wheeler, a family friend, helped create the R&R stickers for the boys' funeral. She said it fills her heart when she ...
https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/ryder-and-radek-see-the-world

Stony Plain lines 53 Street with hockey sticks for Broncos' Parker Tobin funeral - Edmonton Journal

Tobin sewed by the grandmother of a friend was draped over it partway through the service, which was attended by hundreds of people.Tobin grew up in Stony Plain and played in nearby Spruce Grove and Drayton Valley before being traded to the Broncos. Throughout the week, tributes have been pouring in for a young man who loved hockey, supported his teammates and had a great sense of humour. Homes along 53 Avenue in Stony Plain were adorned with hockey sticks and ribbons near the Centennial Arena where a funeral was held for Humboldt Broncos goalie Parker Tobin. Shaughn Butts / Postmedia Tobin attended Forest Green School, Stony Plain Central School and was in the 2017 graduating class at Memorial Composite High School, which he attended school for parts of the year while pursuing his competitive hockey career, the Parkland School Division said on its website.While he excelled in athletics and was known for his sense of humour, his dedication and drive was equally apparent in his academic life through his advanced placement courses.Helping out with homework was something Tobin did frequently both in school and with teammates. It earned him a nickname on the bus with his fellow hockey players as "Teacher Tobin," Brandon Ewanchyshyn, Tobin's goalie partner, told the funeral Sunday.Ewanchyshyn - who played hockey, floor ball and other sports with Tobin - said his friend knew how to make light out of dark situations and was famous for his "one-line chirps.""I love you forever, Parker," he said while speaking at the funeral.While many players would listen to music, Tobin would listen to financial podcasts and was considering a career either in business or medicine.Tobin was originally thought to have survived the Broncos' bus collision last week, which killed 16 people. But a Saskatchewan coroner later confirmed he had been misidentified.estolte@postmedia.comtwitter.com/estoltecgriwkowsky@postmedia.comTwitter.com/CGriwkowsky Today's Top Three: Speed limits on residential roads; super-sized jail questioned;... Nick Lees: Gala guests pledge $120,000 for hospital cutting-edge 3D printer Let's block ads! (Why?)...
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/funeral-for-humboldt-broncos-parker-tobin-set-for-sunday-afternoon

Edmonton firefighters mourn off-duty death of 29-year-old colleague - Edmonton Journal

Firefighters will perform a "last alarm" ceremony following a service at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 200 Boundary Rd., in Spruce Grove. The service begins at 11 a.m.An obituary said Renaud leaves behind his parents, a sister, a brother, grandmother and numerous aunts, uncles and friends. No cause of death was released.Donations to the Edmonton Fire Fighters Burn Treatment Society are being collected in his memory.jwakefield@postmedia.comtwitter.com/jonnywakefield Two found dead inside mobile home on Frog Lake First Nation Edmonton weather: It's the unofficial last day of summer. Hold me. Let's block ads! (Why?)...
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-firefighters-mourn-off-duty-death-of-29-year-old-colleague

Edmonton mourns Humboldt Broncos lost in crash, while rooting for those still in hospital - Toronto Star

It sounds cliché, but it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Just a genuinely awesome human being.”Connor Lukan, a Broncos forward from Slave Lake, played with the midget St. Albert Raiders and Spruce Grove Saints in the Alberta Junior Hockey League before the Broncos.Tyson Chizma wrote on Twitter Lukan was “one of the best hockey players and an even greater guy off the ice.”Lukan’s former Spruce Grove Saints teammate Logan Hunter, from St. Albert, was also killed, as was Parker Tobin, from Stony Plain. Hunter was described as someone who “always had a smile on his face” by St. Albert Raiders president Kevin Porte...

Joan Elnora Mahovlic - Alberni Valley News

Morse, all from Nova Scotia; and sons Shawn Coffill, Nanoose Bay, B.C., and Mark Coffill, Port Alberni, B.C.; step-daughter Trish (Rick) McCrate, Coquitlam; step-son Jim (Lori) Mahovlic, Calgary, Alberta; step-daughter Meg (John) Belanger, Campbell River, B.C.; step-son Paul Mahovlic, New Westminster, B.C. and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is also survived by brother Gerald (Janet) Salsman, Coldbrook, N.S.; brother Ronald (Jeanette) Salsman, Port Alberni, B.C.; sister Madelyn Wiles, Morristown, N.S.; brother Leo (Adele) Salsman, Trail, B.C.; sister Marilyn (Allan) Teal, Trenton, Ontario; and sister Freda Salsman, Waterville, N.S. as well as numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank all the caring staff at Echo Village for everything, also to Pastor Platz for his spiritual support. There will be a funeral service for Joan at Grace Lutheran Church, 4408 Redford Street, Port Alberni, B.C. on Monday, March 25, 2019, at 1:30 pm with a tea to follow. Flowers are gratefully declined but if you wish to do so, donations to Grace Lutheran Church Memorial Fund would be greatly appreciated. Let's block ads! (Why?)...
https://www.albernivalleynews.com/obituaries/joan-elnora-mahovlic/

Charles Hartman - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Charlie " Hartman, 75, of Collison went to be with the Lord on Thursday (March 21, 2019) at home surrounded by his wife and daughters. He was bornon Nov. 5, 1943, in Champaign, the son of Ernest and Alberta (Grove) Hartman. He was united in marriage to Ruth Troxell on Nov. 26, 1994. She survives. Also surviving are his daughters, Jessica (Rick) Breitenfeldt, Kristin (Mitch) Allen, Kate (Leon) Jess and Teresa (Steve) Evans. Papa's grandchildren loved him to the moon and back. He was always full of life's loving stories for them. He believed children are the heritage of the Lord. He loved Cameron Ackerson, Kaitlyn Breitenfeldt, Colton Breitenfeldt, Lillian Jess, Khloe Jess, Brinley Allen, Steele Allen, Jacob Evans and Joshua Evans. His surviving siblings are Mary Hafner, Patty Wakefield, Diana Thrush, Rob Hartman, Sue Hartman and Judy Lynn. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandsons, Cody Breitenfeldt and Zachery Evans. Charlie loved Jesus with his whole heart. He was a steadfast man of God. As a boy he worked tirelessly alongside his dad. He worked as a carpenter before going on to manage the horse farm at the University of Illinois until retirement in 2002. Charlie was a gifted horseman and cowboy. His entire life was spent pulling ponies, t...
http://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/2019-03-26/charles-hartman.html

Convoy evokes Canadian pride in North Bay - Vermilion Standard

Monday afternoon.Caron, of North Bay, was waiting in the parking lot at Motion Canada on Gormanville Road for almost 100 vehicles, from small cars to big rigs, to pull in on their journey from Alberta to Parliament Hill with a message for federal politicians. Alexandre Caron "This is about more than pipelines," Caron says. "This is about government. This is about all the provinces having different issues. It's about getting back the political process."The United We Roll Convoy for Canada, a caravan of transports, work vehicles and personal automobiles, left Red Deer, Alta., last Thursday bound for Ottawa and a protest on Parliament Hill Tuesday."The media and the government have divided the provinces," Caron says. "We want to fight for our freedoms and our rights. We want fair government.""We are watching Justin Trudeau slowly strip away every right we had," Sarah Zaldinger, of Timmins, said as about two dozen supporters waited for the convoy to arrive, sharing updates on when the parade would roll into town."He is stripping the future of my children and their children and their children," Zaldinger said. "They are being set up for failure. Their rights, their future, will all be destroyed if we don't stand up now."Although she was not part of the convoy to North Bay, Zaldinger was going to join it Tuesday morning for the rally in Ottawa as part of her own objective of "direct democracy."And direct democracy is possible, she said.Zaldinger pointed to a recent Amber Alert sent to cellphone users across the province ...
https://www.vermilionstandard.com/news/national/convoy-evokes-canadian-pride-in-north-bay-2