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Proudly serving kimberley and area since 1932 | Vol. 80, Issue 151 | www.dailybulletin.ca
Edmund Aunger talks to the gathered crowd in Baker Park on Friday, August 2, during a stop in Cranbrook as part of the “Ride the trail for Elizabeth” campaign.
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Ride for Elizabeth promotes trail safety Arne Petryshen Townsman Staff
Last July, Edmund Aunger’s wife Elizabeth was tragically killed when a vehicle hit her while they were cycling a highway portion of the Prince Edward Island Trans Canada Trail.
Edmund said that had they known the trail went on the highway, they never would have started the journey there. Elizabeth had always been safety conscious and a big supporter of the Trans Canada Trail being a safe place to ride, so Edmund is taking
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up Elizabeth’s cause and riding across Canada. On Friday, he rode through Cranbrook, stopping to talk about his journey and the inspiration for it in Baker Park. He is riding with relatives and a number of locals joined in for the Cranbrook por-
tion. Edmund said that losing his wife last year was a shock – they were only on the first day of their journey – and that this ride is helping him to heal. The B.C. portion of the trail, mostly on old rail beds, is an amaz-
ing experience, Edmund added. “So much has been invested into this transportation corridor,” he said. “The B.C. government had the insight to buy the Kettle Valley portion.”
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