Thursday, April 21, 2011
The prison issue has dominated discussion in Lumby for some time, so the turnout for an advance poll was not surprising. The one day poll Wednesday on the idea of pursuing a corrections facility in the village had 242 Lumby residents casting a ballot along with 194 from Electoral Area D. The main voting day is Saturday April 30. About 1,700 people live in Lumby.
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Article below posted on the CTV website. Go to the CTV website to see see an aerial photo of the ominous-looking "Ferndale" MINUMUM security facility. The prison is in a rural setting, not unlike Lumby. A facility on Lumby's door-step doesn't bear thinking about.
Sunday Apr. 17, 2011 4:11 PM PT
An inmate serving a life sentence for a 1984 murder has escaped from the Ferndale Institution in Mission, B.C.
Prison staff noticed James Edward Rogers, 58, was missing during a head count Sunday morning, and Mounties have issued a warrant for his arrest.
Rogers is described as a balding Caucasian male, 5-4 tall, 144 lbs. with brown eyes.
The Ferndale Institution is a minimum-security federal facility that houses 129 male offenders.
According to the Correctional Services of Canada, only inmates assessed as having a low risk to public safety are placed there.
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