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National Post
18 minutes ago
- General
- National Post
Wedding rings lost — and found! — in 'stinky, gross, wet' compost pile at Mission landfill
There are things worse than a needle in a haystack. Try two precious wedding rings, lost somewhere in a slimy heap of compost — about three dump trucks' worth. Article content That's the impossible situation Steve Van Ysseldyk found himself in last week when his wife, Jeannine, misplaced her rings while cleaning up a bag of movie theatre popcorn that had spilled onto their lawn. Article content Article content Article content They scoured the lawn but nothing turned up. Garbage day had come and gone, which meant the popcorn bag — and perhaps the rings — would have been loaded onto a truck and shipped to the landfill on Dewdney Trunk Road operated by the City of Mission. Article content Determined to do his best to retrieve the irreplaceable keepsakes, Van Ysseldyk showed up at the dump the next morning — which just happened to be an unseasonably wet, drizzly summer Friday. Article content Enter our hero, Denny Webster, a subcontractor who manages the organics coming into the dump for the City of Mission. Article content Article content Article content Undeterred, Webster 'scooped it up a scoop at a time, swung it around and thinned it out. I had a shovel I'd brought with me, and I started picking through it all,' said Van Ysseldyk. Article content After more than half an hour of this, 'I came across part of it, with some popcorn, and within 30 seconds, I was like, 'OK, there's one ring.'' Article content It was the anniversary ring, but the solitaire was still missing. Van Ysseldyk asked Webster where he'd found that lucky batch of trash. He pointed to an area around back, and the intrepid hunter resumed his search. Article content 'Sure enough, there was the other half of my compost, with more popcorn and part of the bag. I started gingerly sifting through it, not to disturb it too much. Literally, I probably found the two rings within just over an hour.'
CBC
5 days ago
- CBC
Homicide team sent to Maple Ridge after man found dead in vehicle in apparent shooting
Social Sharing Police in Maple Ridge are investigating two crime scenes kilometres apart after a man was found unresponsive with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle at a local gas station. Denise Harrington, who lives across the street, said she heard a succession of gunshots shortly after midnight Tuesday near the intersection of 240 Street and Dewdney Trunk Road. "Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop … it was really quick, one right after the other," she said Wednesday morning as police worked at the crime scene. "It's just sirens or whoop-whooping up over here," said Harrington's husband Philip about the emergency response to the violence. "And they came one right after the other, and it was just, it's just insanity." Ridge Meadows RCMP say the shooting took place in the area of 246 Street and 124 Avenue, and the victim, who police have not identified, was discovered inside a vehicle at the gas station. Police said they administered first aid, but the victim did not survive. Ridge Meadows RCMP say the shooting occurred in the area of 246th Street and 124th Avenue. The victim, who has not been identified, was later found inside a vehicle at the gas station. Police said officers administered first aid, but the victim did not survive. Both locations were cordoned off Wednesday as the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team took over the case in partnership with Ridge Meadows RCMP. The violence comes three weeks after an unrelated homicide in Maple Ridge that made headlines. A neighbourhood dispute ended with a husband and wife killed, and their neighbour dead from a self-inflicted injury. Denise Harrington said the latest incident, near where she lives, is upsetting. "I feel angry for my community… I feel scared for my children." No arrests have been made or suspects identified. Police are seeking tips from the public and dash-camera video from the time of the incident. Const. Tisha Parsons with Ridge Meadows RCMP said she understands the community's concern over the violence. "We certainly understand people's concerns following this incident," she said. "We share their concerns and are committed to finding those responsible and bringing them to justice."
