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community Choir
Join the choir for Christmas favourites. See LOCAL NEWS page 3
MonDAY
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Ktunaxa nation
December 3, 2012
While some marched in Cranbrook, others took the Jumbo fight to Victoria. See LOCAL NEWS page 4
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Ktunaxa say no to Jumbo Resort Annalee Gr ant Townsman Staff
Hundreds of Jumbo Glacier Resort opponents led by the Ktunaxa Nation paraded down the streets of Cranbrook on Friday afternoon, vowing to keep the controversial project from happening. It was an atmosphere filled with singing, laughter and celebration of a community coming together for a common cause – saving the area the Ktunaxa calls Qat’muk from development. Estimates put the crowd at between 300 and 400 people. The rally was the second of two events related to
Jumbo happening in the province on Friday. In Vancouver, a group of Ktunaxa Nation members including chair Kathryn Teneese and elders filed an application for judicial review. For Ktunaxa, Qat’muk is where the Grizzly Bear Spirit was born, goes to heal itself, and returns to the spirit world. Ktunaxa rely on the continuation of traditional spiritual and religious practices, and the Grizzly Bear Spirit is a unique and indispensable source of collective as well as individual guidance, strength, and protection.
See KTUNAXA , Page 3
Thanks from Friends of Burma New volunteers always welcome C AROLYN GR ANT bulletin@cyberlink.ca
It has been the best of years in many ways for the Friends of Burma, even while changes in Canada’s refugee policy cause worries. The group, which sponsors refugees from Burma (Myanmar) and the refugee camps along the Thailand Burma border to Canada, had the joy of seeing a family reunited this year. In July, Thaw Thi, who settled in Kimberley with wife August Paw and daughter Hser Dri Htoo five years ago, saw his extended family arrive in Kimberley.
See FRIENDS , Page 5
ACROSS FROM THE NEW MARK CREEK WATER FEATURE!
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WON’T BACK DOWN: Ktunaxa Nation Council member Margaret Teneese marches with between 300 and
400 people down 10th Ave S in Cranbrook on November 30. The Ktunaxa Nation made their voice loud and clear that they will continue to protect Qat’muk, the home of the Grizzly Bear Spirit. The nation was joined by hundreds who marched from Ktunaxa Nation government headquarters to Rotary Park to say they will stand their ground in opposition to Jumbo.
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