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A group of young mothers and children gathered in Rotary Park, Saturday, Sept. 29, for the Breastfeeding Challenge, an event that launched the official Breastfeeding week in Cranbrook. See more, Page 2.
Carjacking suspects to Court challenge launched over Species at Risk inaction appear in court Friday Pair from Port Coquitlam to face court Friday over Creston carjacking that led to Cranbrook shooting S a l ly M ac D o n a l d Townsman Staff
Twenty-six-year-old Nickolas John Bullock and a 17-year-old girl, both from Port Coquitlam, have been charged over Tuesday’s carjacking outside Creston and the later shootout with RCMP in Cranbrook.
According to an RCMP press release Thursday, Bullock is facing charges of robbery and possession of stolen property. The girl, who cannot be named because she is under 18 years old, is facing one charge of possession of stolen property.
See SUSPECTS, Page 3
Annalee Grant Townsman Staff
Wildsight has announced it will take the federal government to court over its failure to meet its legal obligations under the Species at Risk Act. “We strongly believe the government must act for species, and believe that the court challenge is the best means to get action as the government’s failure is longstanding,” said John Bergenske, executive director of Wildsight. “We sincerely hope
that this will spur action.” The lawsuit states that 188 recovery plans for species are well overdue, and as many as 87 are more than five years over their due date. “The Species at Risk Act (SARA) requires that recovery strategies for endangered and threatened species be created within certain timeframes, to ensure timely action towards their recovery,” Bergenske said. Wildsight has partnered with the Sierra Club BC, the David
Suzuki Foundation, Greenpeace and the Wilderness Committee to bring the issue to the courts. The groups have selected four species – Southern mountain caribou, the Pacific humpback whale, the Nechako sturgeon and marbled murrelet – to base the lawsuit on. Those species were selected due to their potential endangerment from the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline.
See WILDSIGHT, Page 4
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