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Well over 1,000 people gathered at the Cross of Sacrifice in the shadow of Murney Tower to commemorate Remembrance Day in Kingston on Saturday, Nov. 11. The Civic Service of Remembrance Ceremony officially began at 10:45 a.m., but hundreds of military members and members of the public amassed in City Park and in Macdonald Memorial Park prior to the parade down Barrie Street, along King Street East, and up to the Cross of Sacrifice cenotaph where four sentries stood guard. A number of Kingston dignitaries laid wreaths following the moment of silence, adding to the 50+ wreaths laid by local community, veteran and military groups beforehand. Tori Stafford/Metroland
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her alarm company, her employees and her husband. Over the next few hours, Barker tstaff ord@metroland.com learned that it wasn’t just the front After a day of travel and time door of her business that was hit. change, Kristine Barker was turn- Whoever had broken the window ing in for the night, the first three did so in order to break into the on a much-needed weekend vaca- business, where they stole a nothtion… which, unfortunately, in- ing but the cash box before fleeing the scene. The incident appears to volved very little relaxation. Barker, the owner and opera- have been targeted, according to tor of Perfetta Skin Therapy and both Barker and Kingston Police, Medispa, was in California, tak- as it seems the person(s) responing some time to herself away sible for the theft and break and from work and day-to-day stress. enter knew exactly where the cash She’d hardly taken time off since box was stored. It’s that part of opening Perfetta – in fact, before the whole ordeal that hit Barker departing, Barker had been plan- harder than anything, including ning Perfetta’s annual open house, the over $2,000 the incident will which marks the anniversary of end up costing her. “It’s just really disappointing the business opening. This year’s event will mark the five years Per- and sad, especially because it’s someone who has been in here, fetta has been in business. But as Barker was getting some as a customer or someone who sleep on her fi rst night away, her knows one of us... It’s somebody vacation was abruptly derailed we’ve probably talked to,” Barker when she received a phone call at said, noting that the thief specifi 5 a.m. local time. Here in Kings- cally targeted the hidden cashbox, ton, it was about 8 a.m., and so they had to have known where Barker’s landlord was calling to it was kept. A variety of other let her know the front door of valuables and the business’ prodher business had been smashed ucts were seemingly untouched. in two spots. Thus began the rest of Barker’s non-vacation, as she spent hours on the phone with Continued on page 3 the landlord, Kingston Police, BY TORI STAFFORD
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