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OH, CANADA DAY
The first-ever Abbotsford-Mission Times Great Canada Day Photo Contest was a huge success and the decisions were not easy, but here are your two grand prize winners. Kelly Kitsch submitted the photo on the left, of German exchange student Lisa, with her German flag-painted nails, showing how much she loves Canada by making a heart with two Canadian flags handed out at Mission’s Canada Day festivities at Fraser River Heritage Park. The photo on the right is a stunning capture of the fireworks at Heritage Park, taken by 10-year-old Brooklin Croutch. Congratulations to both winners, who will receive a pair of Cultus Lake Waterpark day passes for their entries. To see the judges’ Top 10 picks, visit our website at www.abbotsfordtimes.com.
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Politicians undaunted by bomb scare ROCHELLE BAKER AND KIM BOLAN RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com
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bbotsford West MLA and Minister of Finance Mike de Jong said news of the Canada Day terrorist plot to plant bombs at the B.C. Legislature only highlights the resilience of democracy. RCMP announced Tuesday that a Surrey couple arrested in Abbotsford was subsequently charged after investigators recovered explosive devices from outside the legislature
Terror plot won’t diminish the resilience of democracy says Finance Minister Mike de Jong
in Victoria on Monday. The explosive devices were set in pressure cookers, similar to the type of bombs used in the Boston Marathon bombings. De Jong said the foiled domestic terrorist plot demonstrates both the effectiveness of national and provincial law enforcement to
prevent threats to the public and the strength of democratic institutions. Despite the announcement, business got underway at the legislature on Tuesday and continued on as usual, unaffected by fears or concerns about security, he noted. “Yesterday, my focus was entirely
on the budget debate that’s going on, and the question period process . . .,” said de Jong. “All [MLAs] were at their stations and working yesterday, and the people’s work continued unabated.” Premier Christy Clark said Tuesday the “heart of the democratic process” in the province was tar-
geted as were citizens celebrating Canada Day, but parliament stood strong and was back at work “undeterred and undaunted.” The plot would not succeed in damaging democratic institutions and that society and the public would not be “governed by fear and suspicion,” she said. Heightened security measures are unlikely to be put in place at the legislature as a result of the plot, said de Jong. See BOMBS, page A4
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