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Vol. 127 No.34 Friday, October 30, 2009

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When in doubt... run!

RCMP bust another local drug house See Page 9 Photo by Darryl Holyk

By AMANDA BOYD

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t was a ghoulish night last Saturday as hordes of the living dead descended upon Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP). Friends of Riding Mountain National Park staged a mock Halloween scenario in which the town of Wasagaming was ‘under attack’ by ‘zombies’. The event was organized by a group of volunteers and several dressed up as zombies and hid themselves around town to later jump out at people taking ‘zombie tours’. The premise of the event is that re-

cent zombie activity is a continuation of a mock outbreak that began seven years ago and experiences a surge in infection each October at Ha l l ow e e n . Last year, the entire town of Wasagaming was ‘quarantined’ in response to the outbreak and several residents went missing. This year another outbreak occurred Saturday evening and a ‘safe house’ was

Zombies infest the Wasagaming town site during the seventh annual Fright Night leading up to Halloween. no cure for infection and were told that, “when in doubt... run!” Between Photo by Amanda Boyd 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. the once again established in the Park’s Visitor Centre safe house provided Halfor those not yet infected. loween games, movies, Pamphlets and warning tricks and treats for young posters on how to survive children, and guided zomzombie attacks were post- bie tours through the quared at each exit, individuals antined town were offered were warned that there is to those seeking chills and

thrills. Several groups of young and old braved the dark streets in search of missing family members and friends, but more often than not were greeted instead by the low moans and cold embrace of a lurking zombie. The night was drawn to a close with a thriller street dance at 9:00 p.m. and anyone who was lucky enough to escape uninfected was welcomed to come back next year.