Honouring late captain, baggage cart cancels Flair flight, K-W businesses close: Top stories of the week
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A new tradition in honour of a late junior hockey captain, a baggage cart that cancelled a Flair flight, and a Guelph councillor's tiny home rental round out the top stories of the week.
On Aug. 30, Ayr Centennials captain Eli Palfreyman collapsed in the dressing room during the second intermission of a preseason game. The 20-year-old junior hockey player later died in hospital, leaving his team, the small community of Ayr, and the hockey world stunned.
Through the grief and devastation, Eli's mother Tammy Palfreyman says she couldn’t turn her back on her son’s team.
"Me and his dad felt like we should be at these games and we have to carry that on for him and we should support the team," she explains.
Now after every home game win, they have a unique tradition. Eli’s former teammates find Palfreyman, sitting in her usual spot and bring the celebration to her, banging on the boards and high-fiving through the glass.
"To have the boys come over, I feel like Eli’s here," Palfreyman says. "They’re supporting him, they’re supporting us and we’re all together celebrating."
A Flair Airlines flight from the Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) to Cancun was cancelled after ground equipment made contact with an aircraft Sunday.
"We can confirm that on Sunday morning, Jan. 1, ground service equipment came into contact with an aircraft at YKF resulting in some cancellations that day," Sherry Morley, a corporate communications specialist with the Region of Waterloo, said in an email.
