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In Windsor, celebrations continue to mark the town's 250th anniversary. On Sunday, the town’s Fall Festival runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be held rain or shine
Article content When Fred Hume passed away on Feb. 17, 1967, The Vancouver Sun hailed him as a real-life Horatio Alger story — “a poor and ambitious boy” who worked his way up “through hard work and initiative.” The New Westminster native was co-founder of Hume and Rumble, at one point the biggest electrical contractor in western Canada. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or This Week in History: 1967: Friendly Fred Hume dies at 74 Back to video He was also big on sports, initially as a player (he played lacrosse for the New Westminster S...