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RCMP LAY CHARGES IN DOUBLE MURDER Guthrie McKay and Lisa Dudley were killed in 2008
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011
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Rally protesters cheer on councillor Too many in-camera meetings held, says rally organizer BY CAROL AUN Mission Record
If Coun. Jenny Stevens was nervous about facing her council colleagues Monday night, she didn’t show it in front of the nearly 50-person strong crowd that had gathered in front of municipal hall just before the weekly meeting to protest actions of the district’s Public Safety Inspection Team (PSIT), and the controversial bylaw
under which it operates. The group moved inside council chambers as soon as the doors opened and applauded and cheered on Stevens as she made her way to the council table. The vocal group refused to let council begin dealing with the business of the evening and chanted, “We will remember in November” until Stevens spoke. You are exercising your democratic right by being here, she stated, and explained questions can be asked at the end during question period, but first, “tonight the seven of us here have a job to do. Will you exercise some patience and let us do our job?” Slowly, the crowd dissipated
aand the council m meeting proceeded. The rally was put ttogether by a group oof citizens unhapppy with council’s aactions in dealing Stevens with complaints about the PSIT, but what propelled the rally was when police seized Stevens’ computer and three from former councillor Ron Taylor last week, said Larry Nundal, one of the organizers. “Nobody else [on council] had their computers taken,” he said. “They seem to be playing See TAYLOR’S Page 3
Rally organizer Larry Nundal (right) speaks with one of the dozens of protesters who stood outside council chambers Monday evening. CAROL AUN PHOTO
Road racing returns to Mission Bicycle road racing was absent from the district for over two decades, until last Sunday when the Mission Sports Park Kermesse took place. The 5.5 km circuit featured the 14 per cent grade climb up Wren Street off Tyler, which challenged competitors all day, said organizer Bruce Wenting. See missioncityrecord.com for more details and category winners.
STAY SAFE Mission Mounties are keeping an eye out for high-risk driving habits. PAGE 10
DRAFT PLAN JASON ROESSLE PHOTOS
The Fraser Valley Regional District is unveiling its draft solid waste management plan May 30 at Mission library. PAGE 8
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