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Cattlemen award for tip led to rustler conviction in 1980
An interior B C observer received 600 for information aiding cattle theft case in Houston. Thomas and Douglas Rushton pled guilty in Prince George court to cattle theft, receiving one day in jail or $1,000 fine plus two months in default. The informer helped recover a butchered calf from an apartment. The BC Cattlemen's Association notes $3,100 total rewards in three years. The article also covers a search and rescue seminar at Northern Lights College with 22 volunteers and demonstrations on survival, gear, spotting, and mountain versus defensive flying.
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George Hartley
Northern Lights College
B.C
Prince George
Thomas
Douglas Rushton
R.C.M.P
Province Emergency Program