A2 THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2024 STRATFORD BEACON HERALD CONTACT THE Dee HERAL stratfordbeaconherald.com Phone: 519-271-2222 Toll-free: 1-800-265-8577 Address: P.0. Box 430, Stratford, Ont., NSA 6T6 Managing ca Bruce Urquh brutes com 519-280: Sports: Fas? Smith See On Facebool faceboo! sata toesconherald On Twitter: @thebeaconherald Letters to the Editor: Send us a letter at burquhart@ postmedia.com or at stratfordbeaconherald.com Advertise with Us: Digital/Print/Inserts: i i com, Couple shot riding horses in Huron County QUESTIONS FROM AZ “If your husband was taken from you, how would you feel?” she said to Barnes. “And your life put up- side-down.Andhere we are 10 years later. How would you feel?” Panovski, 80, of Scarborough has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in Frigo’s death, and not guilty to the attempted murder of Willer Frigo. The couple was shot while riding their horses and train- inga field dog at the Huron County conservation area north of Clinton almost adecade ago after the annual field dog tri: Panovskihas already had onetrial witha jury in Goderich in 2018 and a successful appeal for a retrial in 2021. The case was ordered moved to St. Thomas last year and Supe- rior Court Justice Marc Garson is hearingthe evidence without ajury. He has already heard the Crown’s theory that Panovski had along-standing grudge against Fri- go, afield dogenthusiast and owner of a construction company, over a by the doo "Tlost ee before: Ap I was shot. He was shot again. So I had no answers. I wasn’t allowed to have answers, I wasn’t allowed ‘This was a very personal journey’ COMMUNITY FROM AZ “These kinds of grants... to local Pay ores (helped) them trans- form the: ir operations. It is so im- portant as funders that we find the best way for due diligence with the grants we issue and, more impor- tantly, that we give some! bandwidth non-profits. Robertson also spoke about the help he received in his childhood as the youngest of 10 children and how that impacted his ownsupport forthe foundation. journey becat who needed a hand up, and I got to have answers. I wasn’t allowed | that we trust to e er hat they need to talk aboutit in therapy. The only people I could talk to were the po- lice,” Willer Frigo said. to do,” Culliton Since its elses the founda- tion has grown to more than $9.5 Barnes asked Willer Frigo, who | million in endowed assets and has married Frigo in 2011, if she knew | distributed more than $3 millionin of “any bad blood” between her hus- | ant to local charities. However, band and Panovski. it good work would not have been Willer Frigo paused. “I don’t | eae without the people who know. I know that Boris lived at | the farm prior (in 1996),” she said. | | before it began, “Obviously something must have happened for ‘him not to be with Don anymore. In the days following the shoot- had the vision ers the foundation that neighbours, from some: ess of my family and from friends, and it was veryhelpfulin thelong run. Be- cause what I learned was that you really do need people around you to help you all the time, especially. when you're youngand when you're getting your start in life,” he said. Robertson and his wife Nancy, who established the | foundation’s Ye “It can take up a ee of effort - lot of energy - to starta shariiehs foundation. That’s where we give al pf our acknowledgement and ing, Willer Frigo, in the face with buckshot, sat down with a police sketch artist and gave her best description from those frantic moments of the suspect and his car. Barnes showed Willer Frigo a photo of a random 1998 Toyota contact Classified Advertising: stratfordbeaconherald.com/ sifieds aries: 1-877-750-5054 com champion field dog that Frigo re- Corollaand asked it looked like the named Belfield Silver, afterPanovs- sketch of what seemed to appear as kiwasarrestedin Waynesboro,Ga., a boxy car. ‘ iol ld dostrialsi “ Giew. Wasitacei- 2005. rate? I don’t know. What's the date Before, dPanovs- of that? Three days after my hus- ki Silver. Panovski, who proudly band waskilled. Four days? I’m go- boasted that he won two national ingto ask yousomething. You have championships with dogshetrained for wine magnate Gabe Magnotta, had sold the dog to Frigo before the incident in Georgia. remmbering Subscriptions and Delivery: 1-800-265-8577 Distribution Supervisor: Amanda Petrie, years earlier. After Georgia, Panovs- ki was shunned by the close-knit field dog community. Garson has heard that within two days of the shooting, Panovs- ki cancelled his car insurance and gym membership, bought luggage, com 519-275-0826 The Beacon Herald is a member of the National NewsMedia Council, which isani thical tohisnative Macedonia and left zh same day. However, the case also leans heav- ily on identification and Willer Fri- go was the only eye- “witness to the been looking at me for two days. What am I wearing on my neck?” she asked Barnes. Garson told Willer Frigo he appre- ciated how difficult testifying was, but rhetorical Sree wouldn’t help him decide the c: “Idon’tknowwhatI ea thal day,” Willer Frigo told Barnes when she was asked again about the car and said she had been awake since the early hours of the day thinking about how much chrome was on the vehicle. Barnes said Willer Frigo got a good lookatthe man but the widow said, “I mean, I had seconds.” shooting. She kne' she was younger and training dogs buthadn’tseenhim organization ¢ alee to inyears at the time of the shooting. gowants “justice for your husband” but noted in the early stages of the investigation she told the police “that you didn’t think the dogs or # ile a complaint, goto www.mediacouncil.ca or call toll-free 1-844-877-1163. INDEX EATHS A4 CLASSIFIEDS B6 COMIC: BS OPINION AS SPORTS Bl, B2, B3 CANADA Canada Local Journalism Initiative Reporters are funded by the Government of Canada TODAY IN HISTORY In 1299, in his encyclical “Scimus fili” Pope Boniface Vill claimed that Scotland owed allegiance to the Catholic Church. 1n 1759, British Gen. James Wolfe landed his army near Quebec City and blocked the St. Lawrence River to French shipping. After a siege lasting 75 days, the 33-year-old Wolfe led his troops up the cliff behind Quebec City to the Plains of Abraham, where they defeated Montcalm’s garrison and captured the city. Both commanders died in battle. In 1844, Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormons, and his brother Hyrum were lynched by a mob in Carthage, Ill., resulting in part from the community's moral outrage at Smith's authorization of polygamous Mormon marriages. In 1847, the New York-Boston telegraph was completed. In 1860, the inaugural Queen's Plate was run near Toronto and was won by “Don Juan.” The Queen's Plate is the oldest uninterrupted stakes race in North America. 1n 1880, author and lecturer Helen Keller — who was blind, deaf and mute from the age of two - was born in Alabama. In 1896, Canada’s first public film screening took place at the Paris Theatre in Montreal. to do with this. run in the bushes to a then watched the car pull up to her wounded husband and a person inside it shoot her husband again. The lingering trauma from the events was obvious. Willer ee “And over time, iayanS nner to that group of individuals. And since then, we have had these board membersand volunteers who have helped guide the organization to where we are today,” she told the Beacon Herald. One of the city’s most well-known residents, former CTV News an- chor Lloyd Robertson, was also on hand to lead a panel discussion Fundin 2015, have n “incredil iblesupporters” ofthe ania Culliton said in an in- lade you can imagine we’re com- pletely honoured ... but to have them participate int ‘times in the past as a host, as an and as aspeaker and, aay in facilitating this incredible conversation wit four extraordinary local leaders of non-profits, (has) been incredible. It’s ajoy for us.” ing forward tonext 20 years, Culliton’s hope is to simply build Itcan take upa lot of effort -a lot of energy - to start a charita- ble foundation. HEIDI CULLITON off what pee ise forthe past two decades. uuld want tobe able topro- side even more funding and more support to organizations that are vital to this region and our county specifically. So forus, (it’s) whatever wecan do to buildendowmentsthat will allow for the sustainability of evenmore grants and more funding into the community organizations that support the priorities of our community she said. Next public meeting Thursday. MEETINGS FROM AZ “That information was shared in private with those individuals. Iha- ven’tput myselfinto that space that | was private, confidential informa- that Willer Fri- | tion that was shared between those three residents and I haven’t em- bedded myself in that. That’s con- fidential information,” the mayor Itwasin the “mayor’spurview” to allow her to speak at the meeting, ous and many the police, you're convinced che arrested the right sige Barnes “He chose to to ignore me and to closedown cone That is Ce, it,andcertainlyit’simportantforme to ensure that there is decorum in that council chamber,” the mayor said. “I also remember at one point her standing up and starting to just speakveryloudly.Idon’tknowwhat she was saying, but that’s not how council chambers operate, where, if you have a concern, you stand up and just throw it out there. Maybe other locations, they do do that, but that’s never been the scenario for me.” Ritsma did acknowledge the can- celled meetings have had an impact said. Willer Fri “Your concern now and even hadhersupport her testimony and broke down in tears several times. Duringoneline of questioning, she agreed she and her husband had called the police before over trespassers at their Caledon farm. She told Barnes she couldn't re- member ifher husband kept abase- ball bat for their: protestion at their back theni: recognize that person to be Boris, pate sure je works Broek and he didn’t do that,” she said. Shaughnessy, though, suggested that’s a reason why be found guilty. Is that your state of mind?” Barnes asked. saree said the oan didn’t dhad ings lies with all of council, not just e mayor. However, Ritsma_ said permitting Barnes move on. The trial continues on Wednes- ay. m4 the meeting would have ignored the proper process. eB that | the right thing to do? So it “Thave one POLICE BRIEFS with city workers that need to be and a public meeting to dis- ye cs the potential development he former Krug factory site. Ther ’s a public meeting about that development scheduled for Thurs- day at 7 p.m. Ritsma also hinted at the possi- bility of a future town hall meeting to discuss the respectful workplace policy but did not provide a date of when that might pare The pedestrian from Waterloo was pronounced dead at the y Highlands m: fafire- scene. (a arm, two. counts of Possession ofa Perth County OPP, with the help charged with theft of over $600K in prohibited device for the m« of the West Region traffic incident magazines, tv unts of careless id property storage ofa firearm, and three (TIME) team, continues to inves- AGrey Highlands resident faces Itiple charges after police sounts of altering, Temoving or vehicle recovered more than $600,000 in property that was reportedly sto- len from multiple jurisdictions. On June 17, following an ongoing investigation, a 32-year-old man was arrested by members of the Huron-Perth OPP community street crime unit, with help from Huron Regional Police. On June 18, the OPP executed asearch warrant at a storage location in West Perth, where stolen property was reportedly recovered. On June 19, another search warrant was executed, this time by the Huron-Perth commu- nity street crime unit, with the assistance of the Perth County OPP major crimes unit and the Grey-Bruce community street crime unit, at a rural property on number. Police investigating stolen Pride Flag The Perth County OPP are inves- tigating the theft of a Pride flag. Some time between 8 p.m.on June 21 and7 a.m, on June 22, an unknown suspect or stole a Canadian flag and a Pride flag from the front lawn ofa business on Mill Street East in Milverton. The flagshad been flying at half- say whether the incident is being investigated as a hate crime. Anyone with information about this investigation, including video bead in Srey eae surveillance, is asked to contact sd pisehnet Senate eae the Perth County OPP at 1-888- iGricks inultipletrailers @Bobéat 310-1122 or *677 via cell phone. stand-on mini loader, a snowmo- 3 i : oe me” Pedestrian killed bile anda four-wheeler, police A fey cgareneg Oh aaa tas on highway north of The man, whoisbeingheldin Milverton custody pending a bail hearing, A47. E -year-old from Waterloo was was charged with 10 counts of killed after being hit by a car ona property obtained by crime with highway north of Milverton late avalue more than $5,000, 12 Tuesday night. counts of possession of property —_ perth County Ontario Provincial obtained by crime with a value Police, paramedics and the Perth less than $5,000, three counts of East fire department responded hibited di it llision involving a vehicle of fraudulent Perth Road 131 He has also been ee with Fr parties at 10:59 p.m. \ tigate the collision. Perth Road 131 between Line 67 and Line 72 was closed for several hours to eee Hoe, pendence The road pened. Anyone with inperesh about this investigation, including video surveillance, is asked to contact the Perth County OPP at 1-888- 310-1122 or *677 via cell phone. Should you wield on Wallace Avenue North, in Listowel. They were arrested on ene. On June 18, just before 8 a.m., acitizen reported an alarm at a business on Inkerman Street ‘West, in Listowel. Police arrived moments later and arrested a person found inside. On June 19, Perth County OPP. were once again notified that an individual had allegedly threat- ened a local business and caused damage to asi A3l-year-old Fergus man has been charged with unlawfully ina dwelling, break and wis! intent to me , utter- at -800- 222-8477 aaa orleave an anonymous online message at P3tips.com where you maybe eligible to receive a cas! of up to $2,000. Three investigations, one suspect Perth County OPP charged one person after three separate inves- tigations in North Perth. Just before 1 a.m. on June 16, police began investigating afte: a person unknown to the Hie: owner reportedly entered a home dune 9 ($50.) Murray Schlebhaler, Stratford : June 10 ($50.) Al Strathdee, St. Mary's June 11 ($50.) Don & Laureen Hillman, Shallow Lake sn 12 ($50) Wayne & Karen Enes ye a threats mischief, resisting a peace officer and assaulting a peace officer. The man was held in custody pending a bail hearing. with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Perth County OPP oh a Se 310-1122 or *677 via cell Eien you wish to remain anony- mous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at P3tips.com where you maybe eligible to receive a cash reward o} up to $2,000. ae 13 ($50.) Sam Corriveau, Mary's dune 14 ($50.) 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