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WHO’S T theBOSS?
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BY GREG LAYCHAK glaychak@chilliwacktimes.com
his summer when bystanders look to the skies of Chilliwack during the annual airshow all eyes will be on the soaring planes pulling off amazing aerial feats. Most spectators will be thinking about the brave pilots who guide the nimble aircraft through the air. But few people know about the air
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boss, a behind-the-scenes co-ordinator on the ground, who is just as important to the success of the event. Part air-traffic controller and part show director, air bosses hold an incredible amount of responsibility. “You need to have your ducks in a row, you really need to be on,” says local air boss Donna Flynn. “Just like the pilots, you need your rest you need to { See BOSS, page A18 }
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Used a one-year-old child in one of his ‘distraction thefts’ BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com
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he man arrested for allegedly committing more than a dozen confidence scams in Chilliwack before Christmas has an extensive record for similar crimes dating back to the 1990s. Donald Robert Quinnell was arrested on Jan. 2 and faces numerous charges in connection with the door-to-door frauds and thefts that targeted senior citizens. Last June, the 48-yearold was arrested in Deroche along with a young female accomplice for EB IRST a series of what Mission RCMP called “distraction First reported on thefts” that included the chilliwacktimes.com use of one-year-old baby. And in 2008, Quinnell was sentenced to six years in prison in Calgary after he was convicted of going to seniors complexes on the pretence of selling fresh fish, alcohol, cigarettes and other items. He would take cash deposits, then take off. In some cases he would steal money, wallets or credit cards. At the 2008 sentencing hearing in Calgary into the crimes where he stole more than $15,000, his lawyer said Quinnell had a { See CON MAN, page A3 }
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Air boss Donna Flynn stands in front of her inherited Cessna 185 bush plane at the Firkus aircraft hangar in Chilliwack.
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