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Seniors give a nod to Cranbrook
City recognized for hosting B.C. Seniors Games in 1993 as event celebrates 25th anniversary SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
Back in 1993, Cranbrook hosted 1,500 athletes for the B.C. Seniors Games. Today, the city is being recognized with a special commemorative banner, handed out to each host community on the 25th anniversary of the Games. “The B.C. Seniors Games Society is a provincial body for promoting seniors awareness and seniors in sports,” explained Hugh Hambleton, secretary treasurer of Zone 7 for the
Games at a special presentation to Cranbrook council on Wednesday, October 31. These days, around 4,000 athletes aged 55 and older take part in the B.C. Seniors Games in sports including soccer, swimming, tennis, hockey, curling, darts, bridge and lawn bowling. “As part of the 25th anniversary, each city that has hosted is given a banner for taking part,” said Hambleton.
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COs to go after Marysville cougar CAROLYN GRANT
A Conservation Officer with hounds is going after a cougar that has now been seen three times in Marysville in the last week. The big cat has been seen twice on 310th Avenue and once on Main Street. It has also been seen taking a household pet. Conservation Officer Joe Carravetta says it’s important that people call in sightings like that because in order to send a CO with cougar hounds out to get a cougar, they need a history on the cat.
“They are difficult to trap. They are there to hunt to kill. Generally in town they are going after house pets, and deer as well.” Joe Caravetta “If we get a call that’s fresh, we’ll send out the officer with cougar hounds,” Carravetta said. “If there’s that many sightings, we’ll send him out today.”
He says they don’t trap cougars for transport elsewhere. If they are hunting in town, they will be put down. “They are difficult to trap. They are there to hunt to kill. Generally in town they are going after house pets, and deer as well. There are lots of deer in Kimberley.” Carravetta says that actually spotting a cougar that many times in unusual. “Seeing them during the day is not common. They generally hunt at night. If they are being seen taking a pet, that cat has got to go.”
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I AM LION, HEAR ME ROAR!: Landon got in the Halloween spirit at the Tamarack Centre on October 31. The eight-month-old trick-or-treated with his parents dressed like a lion. The mall welcomed kids to enjoy some indoor trick-or-treating and activities on a rainy Halloween afternoon. There was face painting and story time, and of course treats to be had at each business within the centre.
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