The Deuville's Rink in Salmon River celebrated its 50th anniversary on the Saturday with a great celebration of community spirit. You would expect nothing less from Hockeyville and the fantastic Deuville family that has made the rink such a pivotal part of the community for the past 50 years, and the party did not disappoint.
I had the chance to meet up with Mr. Deuville, who is 90 and still going strong. He has literally given the last 50 years of his life to the community so they would have a place to skate and play hockey.
In another show of community pride, the official flag raising for International Peace Day was held at the Veterans Memorial Park in Bass River on the weekend. The group of residents and veterans that have worked on this project have done an amazing job. The park features a re-creation of a trench from World War I and the memorial has 98 flags representing each of the Canadian Forces members killed overseas in the past few years. The ceremony was very moving and the community should be proud of themselves for putting together such a touching monument to veterans.
I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the great job the Honourable Karen Casey did in securing funding for the park.
Now that it is Monday it is back to another week of door-knocking and meeting as many people as I can. Today I was at a lunch at the Wesleyen Church in Springhill and then I did some visiting with patients and staff at the All Saints Hospital and several Seniors' residences.
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Good Luck Ms. Casey getting federal funding next time around
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