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No sign of human remains in bear Officials confident right bruin killed blond in colour, which is what was seen by the hunters,” he said. tim@kamloopsthisweek.com According to Wasylik, the bear had to be killed out of concerns for future There was no sign of human remains inside a black bear killed by conservation public safety. “We’re playing the odds here,” he officials on the weekend, but investigators are confident it was the bruin responsible said, noting the area in which the bear for dismembering and eating the remains was trapped is close to residences, of convicted murderer Rory Wagner, who campsites and a lake frequented by recreational users. “We just can’t take a had apparently committed suicide days chance that a bear has identified humans before the bear came across his body. as a food source.” “There was no evidence of human Investigators believe Wagner sat remains in the digestive tract,” said B.C. dead in his 1986 Conservation Sgt. Volkswagen Jetta — Steve Wasylik. parked just off Long WHO WAS RORY WAGNER? PAGE A6 “But, given the Lake Road south of amount of time that Knutsford — for a passed, it’s not surprismatter of days, likely as a result of suicide, ing.” before a bear happened upon the scene. Wasylik said the canine spacing on The bear pulled the corpse from the the animal killed over the weekend is a perfect match with the bite marks found vehicle through an open window, then on Wagner’s corpse, as is the description buried it underneath a pile of dirt and undergrowth. of the bear given by the hunters who Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Grant initially happened upon the scene on Learned said the body was “dismemMay 30. bered and partially eaten” when hunters “The bear was a three- to four-yearcame across the scene on May 30. old healthy male and it was brown-
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Overpass repairs begin this week By Andrea Klassen STAFF REPORTER andrea@kamloopsthisweek.com
Construction is expected to begin today (June 5) or tomorrow as the city has moved up the date it expects the Tranquille Overpass to re-open. Jim McNeely, city streets manager, is now predicting a June 12 opening for the overpass, which has been
The Tranquille Road overpass has been closed since May 11, when a truck carrying an excavator crashed into the span.
shut to traffic since May 11, when a truck towing an excavator clipped it and cracked the concrete.
The new re-opening date is five days earlier than the city’s last projection because the Surrey-based firm hired for the job is hoping to minimize its time in the city. McNeely said the firm has permission from the city to work on the overpass past midnight.
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Lucille Jordan (front) and Amber Plant, members of Turban Girls, show how to belly-dance at the Interior Wellness Festival, which was held on the weekend in the Campus Activity Centre at Thompson Rivers University. For more photos from the popular festival, view our gallery online at kamloopsthisweek.com by clicking on the Community tab. Melissa Welsh/KTW
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