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Next story Retired Abbotsford Police sergeant dies in head-on crash - Aldergrove Star

A retired Abbotsford Police sergeant and former media spokesperson has been identified as the vicim of a fatal head-on crash Saturday in Nanaimo. Shinder Kirk was the driver of a Chevy pickup truck that was involved in a collision with a Ford pickup at about 1:50 p.m. on Cedar Road near Cedar Bridge. Nanaimo RCMP said two passengers from the Chevy were airlifted to hospital, with one taken to Vancouver and the other to Victoria. Their injuries were serious but not life-threatening, according to police. The 22-year-old male driver of the Ford and his adult female passenger suffered minor injuries that did not require hospitalization. RCMP said no causes for the crash have yet been determined, but the investigation will continue, including mechanical inspections of the vehicles involved. Investigators said they do not believe that alcohol or speed were contributing factors, but weather and road conditions have not been ruled out. Kirk began his policing career with the Vancouver Police Department...
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Minister's response to Pickton victim family complaint against Coroner penned by service itself - Alaska Highway News

They were told they had been cremated. Two funeral directors later told them the remains had received minimal heat. Coroner Owen Court had handled the disposition of the remains, taking them to Abbotsford funeral director Lawrence Little, who maintains all remains were handled with reverence. Little said the remains were so small that he applied some heat in a cremator to make them brittle after which they were put in an envelope, wrapped in a towel and broken up with a mallet. The Freys rejected this, saying Marnie's remains were mutilated. They filed numerous complaints, including one to Consumer Protection BC, which investigated the case. Other investigations were also done, including one by the RCMP. Crown prosecutors approved no charges. Unsatisfied with the findings, the family reached out to Eby. That correspondence was passed to Farnworth's office. After saying the Freys could bury their child, Farnworth said, "there are no further actions available." @font-face { font-family: "ＭＳ 明朝"; }@font-face { font-family: Cambria; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { } Let's block ads! (Why?)...
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Celebration of life to be held for retired Abbotsford cop who died in Nanaimo crash - Vancouver Sun

Kirk died on Dec. 22, 2018 in a two-vehicle crash in Nanaimo. A celebration of life will be held for retired Abbotsford officer Shinder Kirk later this month, while a traditional South Asian service will be held this Saturday. Arlen Redekop / PROVINCE A celebration of life will be held for retired Abbotsford police officer Shinder Kirk later this month, while a traditional South Asian service will be held this Saturday.Kirk died on Dec. 22, 2018, in a two-vehicle crash in Nanaimo.He first served with the Vancouver Police Department before joining the Abbotsford police in 1990. During his time working in law enforcement, he also served with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit and was a media spokesman, frequently speaking to the public on the topic of gang activity in the Lower Mainland.Related A celebration of life for family, friends and co-workers will be hosted on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 1 p.m. at Abbotsford's Central Heights Church (1661 McCallum Rd.). A reception will follow. The dress code is business casual for civilian mem...
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/celebration-of-life-to-be-held-for-retired-abbotsford-cop-who-died-in-nanaimo-crash

Touching photo of dog at Langley funeral goes viral - Abbotsford News

Jeremy May, president of Elements Creation and Pre-planning & Burial in Willoughby. When staff from Elements attended the family home in Abbotsford, Sadie was there. "She sat with us as we made arrangements," said Jeremy May, Elements' president. That's when the family told of Sadie's deep connection to Andy and asked if the dog could attend the funeral which took place late last year in Langley. They adopted her at about eight weeks old. "She calmly walked in [to the funeral]. She did not have to be forced," May said. "She spent a few moments there and then she calmly walked out." When Sadie put her front feet up on Andy's casket, May took a photo for his widow. "She'll need this as part of her journey," he thought. He said the energy in the room was "amazing" when Sadie came in so calmly and said her farewell to her human. It's not the first time Elements has had pet requests, so far all for dogs. It's one of the few funeral firms that allows pets at services. "It's very clear that dogs do register our emotions and their own," he said. Recently the funeral home asked the family if it could put the picture on its social media because the staff found it so touching and was told yes. May said his widow has found comfort in having the keepsake photo. But then the image went viral. The funeral home has had calls from media around the world. "Literally wi...
https://www.abbynews.com/community/touching-photo-of-dog-at-langley-funeral-goes-viral/

Online fundraiser to cover funeral costs of motorcyclist killed in collision - Abbotsford News

An online fundraising campaign has been started to help cover the costs of the funeral for a motorcyclist who died in a collision in Abbotsford last week. Larry Nizio – whose nickname was "Lazer" – died in hospital after a crash with a pickup truck on Friday, Oct. 12. The collision took place just after 4:30 p.m. Police say both Nizio and the driver of the pickup were travelling south on Sumas Way and making a left turn onto Marshall Road when the crash took place in the intersection. Nizio, 37, was taken to hospital, but died of his injuries the following day. The 42-year-old driver of the pickup was not injured and remained on scene. The crash is still under investigation, and police say it will take some time to sort out all the circumstances, as they have received conflicting reports about what occurred. Nizio was the manager of the Abbotsford Central location of Craftsman Collision on South Fraser Way and the father of a five-year-old daughter and seven-year-old son. A GoFundMe account created by his friends is raising money for funeral costs, with any leftover funds going to his mom and kids. The...
https://www.abbynews.com/news/online-fundraiser-to-cover-funeral-costs-of-motorcyclist-killed-in-collision/

Nanaimo remembers educator, activist and elder 'Auntie Ellen' - Nanaimo News Bulletin

Auntie Ellen.' Ellen White, Kwulasulwut, died Tuesday at age 95, and her funeral was held Saturday morning at the Beban Park Social Centre. White was a member of the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia and her obituary remembers her as an "educator, cultural knowledge keeper, author, linguist, herbalist, healer, traditional midwife, and political activist and advocate." She was one of the founders of the Tillicum Haus Aboriginal Friendship Centre and was an elder-in-residence in Vancouver Island University's First Nations studies program. "She possessed a pure, kind and radiant heart," said Les Malbon, who described himself as one of White's adopted grandchildren as he delivered her eulogy Saturday. White's name, Kwulasulwut, translates to ‘many stars' and Malbon alluded to that as he addressed the people gathered in the social centre. "I look out now and I see the many stars," he said. "I see how she impacted the community. I see how much she loved her family and I appreciated, personally, how much that love changed me and how it's changed all of us to be better people and behoove us to be kind to one another and to work towards a world of unity." Malbon said the White home was always filled with visitors, and Ellen White also travelled to meet people and sh...
https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/nanaimo-remembers-educator-activist-and-elder-auntie-ellen/

Dozens of bikers attend funeral for Hells Angels member gunned down in Peel - Yahoo News Canada

Saturday afternoon for the funeral of a Hells Angels motorcycle gang member shot to death in Mississauga earlier this month.Motorcycle club members from across Ontario and as far away as Quebec and British Columbia attended a service for Michael Deabaitua-Schulde at the Vescio Funeral Home in Woodbridge.Deabaitua-Schulde, 32, was described by police as a "well-entrenched" member of the notorious motorcycle gang's Niagara chapter. He was gunned down in the parking lot of HUF Boxing Gym on March 11, in what investigators called a targeted hit.Police have arrested four men from Montreal in connection with the daylight slaying.View photosPaul Smith/CBCMoreMany Hells Angels, along with members of allied outlaw motorcycle clubs - commonly called "support clubs" - were seen milling about outside the funeral home before the service began. There was also a heavy police presence, with officers from the OPP and York keeping a close eye on those in attendance.Funerals for club members often offer police a rare opportunity to keep tabs on the who's who of the biker underworld.The Hells Angels have hundreds of members in Canada. The gang first moved into Ontario in 2000, after they emerged victorious in a bloody biker war ...
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/dozens-bikers-attend-funeral-hells-213937721.html

J. Vincent (Vince) Burg - thesuntimesnews.com

Chelsea to work at the Chelsea Pharmacy, and also part-time at the Mercywood Sanitarium in Ann Arbor. It was at Mercywood where Vince met his wife to be, Shirley Ann Tuckey, from Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. She was a registered nurse and was in charge of the pharmacy. They wed on August 18, 1956 and raised six children.During his lifetime, Vince was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 3092, where he was a 3rd and 4th Degree Knight, the Chelsea Junior Chamber of Commerce, the American Legion, the Chelsea Village Council, and the Jackson County Pharmacy Association, being name Pharmacist of the Year in 1971. Vince was also a Charter Board Member and Lifetime member of the Waterloo National History Association.Vince retired from Weatherwax Pharmacy in Jackson, MI in 1996 after 32 years of employment. He then worked as a part time pharmacist for 14 more years for Chelsea Pharmacy and Dan Murphy, who interned under Vince in the mid-1950s.Vince, with his wife Shirley, enjoyed traveling by camper and R.V. throughout the United States and Canada with his family as they were growing up, and bicycling with Shirley and friends, Jeannie and Andy Ford, through Austria, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands in retirement. Vince was a lifelong deer hunter and lover of the outdoors, relishing the days spent at the family hunting camp in Northern Michigan. He was an avid reader in later years and was a frequent participant in local history events at the Chelsea District Library. Vince also enjoyed working out weekly at the Chelsea Wellness Center. Vince was preceded in death by his parents and sisters Mary Jane Lanning-Morey, Lou Guirey, Angeline Foster, Gretchen Spaulding, Virginia Rowe.Vince is survived by his wife, Shirley; his children Gregg (Laurie) Burg, Diane (Fernando) Nieves, David Burg, Brian Burg, Kristi (Gary) Ragland, and Rob Burg; grandchildren, Arielle and Jacob Bur...
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