Pallbearer booted

A pallbearer at a funeral wants an apology and his money back after his car was booted at a funeral.

Jeff Burns told the Times and Transcript his car was immobilized in a private parking lot across the street from the church on Botsford Street. His wife parked there because there were a lot of elderly mourners and he didn’t want them to have to walk far…didn’t notice the no parking signs. His car was clearly marked with signs that it was part of the funeral procession,

An employee of the company Traffic Solutions put the boot on Burns’s car after double-checking with the company since there was a funeral..

Riverview man finalist to become astronaut

A Riverview man is on the short-list to become Canada’s next astronaut.

The Times and Transcript reports Alex Delorey was named by the Canadian Space Agency as one of 32 remaining candidates after they cut the list from almost 3,800 applications.

The 33 year old Delorey lives now in Milton, Ontario where he helps design and refurbish nuclear power plants.