A Sussex skating coach is getting a national award. The Record reports Stacey Charlton is getting the Skate Canada Club and Recreational Coach Award of Excellence. She helped develop a program for disabled kids to use sledges to skate with able-bodied skaters, and create a sledge hockey league. The Sussex Skating Club head coach will be flown to Ontario in June to be honoured.
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Sussex Vimy ceremony
This Sunday is the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
The 8th Hussars Regimental Museum will mark that defining event in Canadian World War I history with a painting of the battle.
Artist Fred Harrison, known for many of the murals in Sussex; did the painting.
It will officially be unveiled during the anniversary ceremonies with a special presentation at the Sussex Legion starting at 1:30 in the afternoon on April 9th.