Country Thunder wrapped up on Sunday night, now highway will be filled with people making their way home from the jamboree.
Police were busy on the campground during the festival with 145 calls during the event with Saturday being the busiest day for police.
From Thursday to Sunday police held 39 people in custody. On Saturday police had 39 calls. This included one impaired driver on the grounds, five assaults including one domestic assault, one possession of a controlled substance, two missing people who were located, plus several mischief complaints and liquor act files.
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Police were also busy patrolling the highways around Craven. They stopped 380 vehicles and laid 93 charges under the Traffic Safety Act, they also suspended two licenses for alcohol consumption and impounded four vehicles.
Country Thunder also announced on Friday that Chris Stapleton would be the Sunday headliner act. Country Thunder will be the only Western Canadian stop for Stapleton in 2019.
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