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Great food and wine at the Grist Mill See pages 8, 13
A place to clean your canine See page 5
BASEBALL SCHOLARSHIP Hannah Vesper is off to Mississippi See page 17
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Vol.15 Number 29
Thursday, July 19, 2012
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New regulation to protect sensitive alpine areas road enthusiasts. The regulation will protect sensitive natural areas from the negative impacts caused by off-road vehicles. Localized elevaMinistry of Forests, tion-based motor veLands and Natural Re- hicle prohibitions are sources currently in place Sensitive alpine ar- in portions of the eas in the Okanagan Thompson, KooteRegion will benefit nay, Cariboo, Skeena, from more protection Omineca and Peace starting July 1, when regions and have a new regulation un- proven to be effective der the Wildlife Act in protecting alpine comes into effect pro- ecosystems. hibiting the use of The regulation remotor vehicles above ceived support from 1,700 metres, except stakeholders includon existing roads and ing the BC Wildlife trails. Federation, the Guide The new regula- Outfitters Association, known as the tion of BC, the BC Okanagan alpine mo- Trappers Association, tor vehicle prohibi- the BC Cattlemen’s tion, excludes snow- Association and BC mobiles and applies to Parks. 11 per cent, or 3,265 The regulation square kilometres, of can be viewed online the Okanagan’s al- through the 2012pine areas not already 2014 Hunting and protected under other Trapping Regulations legislation. Synopsis at: The Okanagan’s http://www.env. alpine areas are used gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/ frequently by off- hunting/regulations/
Use of ATV’s prohibited at higher elevations
Photo by Steve Arstad
Bound for the B.C. Games:Keremeos is sending eight athletes to the B.C. Games in Surrey later this week. From left: triathletes Vannessa Harris, Kassidy Todd, Mackenzie Lawrence and Noah Beglaw, Savannah Yammamoto (soccer) and Alana Leask, Sidney Crow, Bailey Vesper and (baseball). See pages 9, 11 and 12 for more photos, details.
RCMP find body of overdue traveller Motorcyclist bound for Keremeos reported missing last week By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com RCMP detachments in both the North and Southeast District areas of the province were seeking the public’s assistance last week in locating missing person Den-
nis Gordon Gudmundson, 61 years old. Dennis Gordon Gudmundson had apparently been riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle from Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. Gudmundson was reported overdue when he failed to arrive in Keremeos to the RCMP on July 8, around 6 p.m. by a close friend, after he failed to arrive in Keremeos as planned. On July 14, the Valemount RCMP were able to confirm that missing person, Dennis Gordon Gudmundson had been located. The body of Mr Gudmundson
and his motorcycle were located down an embankment on Highway 5, south of Valemount B.C. Valemount RCMP are currently investigating the incident. The RCMP offers their condolences to his family. Family and close friends have asked the RCMP to convey their deep appreciation for the efforts by the BC SAR professional volunteers and all others who helped in the search for Mr. Gudmundson.