BATTERY CAUSE OF SHOP FIRE Owner saves puppies from burning building
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MISSING PERSON Mission RCMP seek public’s help
FOOTBALL ON THE PRAIRIES Mission teen part of Team BC’s win
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‘Idyllic’ weekend
The Zhambai Trio presented the music of Zimbabwe during the Mission Folk Music Festival last weekend, which featured regional and international performers. Thousands of people took in the event held at Fraser River Heritage Park. More photos and story on page 3. BOB FRIESEN PHOTO
Sasquatch video viewed around the world
YouTube post by company that created ‘augmented reality’ app Alex BUTLER MISSION RECORD
Video footage of an alleged sasquatch shot in Mission has gone viral, and has been reported in media
around the world. The YouTube clip was posted by a B.C.-based software company that creates smartphone games, and claims the footage was shot by a
couple who had been hiking along a logging road above a lake in Mission, when they spotted something moving in the distance. They captured a hairy
figure in the distance on film, and the video was placed online. The Sun, a U.K.based tabloid, picked up the video and put a story on their
website, running it with the headline, “Is this mystery figure Bigfoot?” Fox News, the Huffington Post and other media outlets around the world have
since posted the video on their websites. The video, posted on YouTube on July 24 by the user LegendTracker, an app for iPhone and Android launched
by the company PlayMobility, had already received over 70,000 views on Monday. By Tuesday, it had reached CONTINUED ON 3
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