Northeast Calgary hockey rink honours fallen Calgary officer

By Josh Ritchie

Posted Sep 1, 2021 6:26 pm.

CALGARY — A community hockey rink is getting a new name in remembrance of a fallen police officer.

The Falconridge/Castleridge Community Association, along with Mayor Naheed Nenshi and the Calgary Police Service, has renamed its rink to the Sgt. Andrew Harnett Memorial Rink.

Sgt. Harnett was killed in the line of duty on New Year’s Eve while conducting a traffic stop.

Calgary Police officer killed during traffic stop

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