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New RCMP head relishes a small town posting ALEX KURIAL Editor
WITHOUT HESITATION Vaughn, Avery, Tavish and Owen rushed to the rescue earlier this month when a water main broke open on Lenora Road. While on a Sunday morning bike ride the four boys saw the gushing water and subsequent flooding of properties. They quickly knocked on doors to alert neighbours and then helped shovel gravel to help redirect the water. According to fellow Loop resident Judi Gedye (middle) - the boys worked “the whole time with humour and great energy”. A big thank you from the neighbours and the whole island to these boys for all of their help! / Submitted photo
Brad Savage feels right at home in a town Bowen’s size in fact the island’s population of just 4,200 is much larger than some of his former posts. Savage is the new corporal at the Bowen Island RCMP Detachment, taking over from departing Cpl. Robert Notari. He began in the position at the start of September after arriving from his previous post in Fort Nelson. A friend helped sell him on moving to the other end of the province. “I had a whole bunch of postings that I was willing to come to. A friend of mine said Bowen was a really nice spot and really community based,” says Savage. “Community based policing is a really big and important thing for me, so when I got offered the job I jumped right in.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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