Kimberley Daily Bulletin, November 28, 2012

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Couple saved themselves rescuer says

Sally MacDonald Townsman Staff

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Coun. Jack Ratcliffe accepted his Diamond Jubilee medal Monday evening, in front of a Council Chamber packed with friends and family. Above Rose and Jack Ratcliffe, and Jack’s brother Jim.

Jack Ratcliffe honoured Councillor’s life of duty and service recognized CAROLYN GRANT bulletin@cyberlink.ca

A standing room only crowd of friends and family packed Council chambers on Monday evening as long-time City Councillor Jack Ratcliffe received a Diamond Jubilee medal recognizing his years of service in the City of Kimberley. Columbia River Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald presented the medal to Ratcliffe, along with Mayor Ron McRae.

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The medal was presented by Mayor Ron McRae and MLA Norm Macdonald.

The neighbour who found a badly injured Kimberley couple after they were attacked by a grizzly bear Sunday says the pair saved themselves. Well-known conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts Peter Moody and Susan Bond are in stable condition in a Calgary hospital after a grizzly sow mauled them in defence on November 25. The couple was walking along Cherry Creek off LD Ranch Road east of Kimberley on Sunday afternoon when they stumbled upon a grizzly sow and cubs feeding on a deer, according to conservation officers. The COs told the Kimberley Daily Bulletin on Monday that Susan yelled at the bears and began to run. Startled, the sow attacked Susan. Peter began beating the bear with a walking stick, which caused the bear to attack him. Eventually the bears moved away, and the couple were able to get up and started walking to get help. Randy Harvey, his wife Bonnie and friend Allan Hunter were sitting down to watch the Grey Cup about 2:20 p.m. on Sun-

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Randy Harvey indicates the field off LD Ranch Road where he saw the victims of Sunday’s bear attack. day when Allan saw a figure in a field about half a mile from the house. “I got my binoculars and I’m looking and I saw it was an old man. I said, what’s he doing out there stumbling around? He kept falling down so we said we better go look,” said Randy. Allan ran along LD Ranch Road toward Peter, while Randy drove.

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“By the time I got up to him he’d made it to the fence and climbed over the fence,” said Randy. While Allan called 911, Randy offered to drive Peter to town. “He was saying, ‘No, no, Susie, Susie,’ and pointing to the field. That’s when I realized there was somebody else out there,” said Randy.

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