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CANDLELIGHT VIGIL: A solumn crowd gathered at the Cranbrook Women’s Resource Centre Thursday, Dec. 6, to mark the 13th anniversary of the École Polytechnique Massacre, also known as the Montreal Massacre, at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. On that date, Marc Lépine, shot 28 people before killing himself. Fourteen women were killed in the attack. The anniversary of the massacre has since been commemorated as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The names of the 14 victims were read out, and various attendees talked of their own feelings and connections with the issue of violence against women.
RDEK to buy carbon offsets ANNALEE GR ANT Townsman Staff
The Regional District of East Kootenay board grudgingly passed a motion to purchase carbon offsets after debate at Friday’s regular meeting on December 7. The motion stated that the RDEK would purchase carbon offsets from the Nature Conser-
vancy of Canada’s Darkwoods project for 2012. The board pledged in 2007 to be carbon neutral by 2013, but at the board’s last meeting in November, they admitted they had not yet reached that goal. At that time, the board decided to put off the vote to allow more discussion. The motion came before the board at the December 7 meeting
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and it passed, although several directors voiced their concerns. Electoral Area A director Mike Sosnowski said he would vote in favour, however admitted that he was doing so because of the commitment the board entered into when they signed the Regional Climate Action Charter.
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Police warn against speeding after Thursday accident C AROLYN GR ANT Daily Bulletin
For the second time in less than a week, police are at least partially blaming speeding on less than perfect roads for an accident. Last Wednesday, a woman from Creston was killed when the mini-van she was riding in struck a dump truck on icy roads near Moyie. And last Friday, a
single vehicle collision near the Premier Lake turnoff sent three people to hospital, fortunately with non-life threatening injuries. Cpl. Chris Newel of the Kimberley RCMP says the collision took place just before 7 a.m. approximately eight km north of the Premier Lake turnoff.
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