100 Mile House
Local SAR group trains for swift water rescue
Area motocross riders having a good season
Dick Munro has been a high flyer for many years
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
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Council rejects town square Ken Alexander Free Press
At their Sept. 11 meeting, the District of 100 Mile House councillors unanimously rejected the Rotary Club of 100 Mile House’s proposal to build a town square on Third Street between Birch Avenue and the alley. Coun. Ralph Fossum left the council chambers due to conflict of interest, both as a Rotarian and a neighbouring property owner. Noting council liked the town-square concept, the resolution stated it was not prepared to close a portion of Third Street, as it would negatively impact or cause undue hardship to nearby businesses. Councillors were also concerned that creating a two-way street on the remaining portion of Third Street would compromise parking requirements for some adjacent businesses. In its press release, council noted it wasn’t See SQUARE… page A3
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Run for the Cure... The Terry Fox Run in 100 Mile House on Sept. 16 was a resounding success with at least 139 participants and $2,419.68 raised, with more online donations to be tabulated. Wade Balbirnie, left, was first to cross the finish line in the five-kilometre distance and his 13-year-old son, Brandon Balbirnie, finished close behind in third.
Deer shot near house angers resident Carole Rooney Free Press
Residents on Katchmar Road near Horse Lake were shocked when a deer was shot close to their homes on Sept. 11. Dinah Cunningham says her dogs alerted her when a truck slowed across from her home, and then she saw a man with a rifle get out while another drove it further along. The 15-acre parcel of treed, bare land opposite her home is owned by a resident of Alberta, she says, adding it’s adjacent to houses on Horse Lake-Lone Butte Road. When she called to the man who was standing on the road to ask what he was doing with a gun in a residential area, Cunningham explains a confrontation ensued. “I said ‘what do you think you’re doing?’ and he said ‘huh’ and he shot the gun ... and shouted at me ‘I can do what I like, I live around here’ and then went into the trees.”
After rushing inside for a pencil and paper, Cunningham ran onto her balcony to record the licence plate number of the vehicle. She adds it had stopped a short way along the road and was picking up the hunter. “The man laughed at me, the one who shot, and said ‘ha, ha I missed anyway’ and then they drove off.” Cunningham immediately called authorities to report the incident, while her husband went outside to take pictures and found a deer shot dead close to the road. “I was so disgusted with what this man had done, [and] that he could turn it into a joke, when it’s not a joke.” A conservation officer returned her call shortly after and instructed her to go into the 100 Mile House office to record a statement, she says, adding he indicated he would talk to her neighbours in the meantime. By the time she returned that same afternoon, the deer was gutted and gone, Cunningham
adds. CO James Zucchelli was involved in the investigation and says a suspect turned himself in the same day for shooting a deer out of season. “The complainant explained she had a confrontation with the individual [who] left the scene after shooting the deer. “Then we got a call from the suspect who self-reported accidentally shooting a threepoint deer instead of a four-point deer.” He adds prompt self-reporting is the law for accidental shooting of closed season game, but there was a three-hour delay between the actual incident and the subsequent report. “The suspect drove around for three hours, I guess wondering ‘what am I going to do’. The suspect did not immediately and promptly report the accidental killing of wildlife.” Zucchelli says he instructed the suspect See DEER… page A5