MP lends a helping hand

MP David Wilks ( center right( helps Rory Luxmore set up a PowerPoint presentation at Begbie View Elementary School on Friday morning. Wilks, a former Mountie, has a son — Matthew — who served in Afghanistan as a combat engineer in 2010. Wilks talked to the school’s assembled students about Remembrance Day and his son’s experiences in Afghanistan. The kids were riveted by his talk. David F. Rooney photo