funds needed
WednesDAY February 6, 2013
see the signs
icu
IH and local hospital board will unite to seek ICU rebuild. See LOCAL NEWS page 3
bylaw discussion
Cranbrook’s sign bylaw will get some revisions. See LOCAL NEWS page 5
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Couple recall “horrifying” grizzly encounter
Susan Bond and Peter Moody talk about their experience last November C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
It was a beautiful, sunny late November day when Susan Bond and Peter Moody decided to go for a walk after a long drive home from the coast the day before. The couple, who live just off LD Ranch Road north of Kimberley, decided to walk one of their favourite neighbourhood routes, on the benchlands above Mather Creek. They had no inkling the walk would result in an encounter with a grizzly sow and her cubs only 40 minutes from their front door — an event that has left them recovering from serious injury and trying to come to terms with how such a horrifying thing
could happen in what they consider their own backyard. Bond and Moody are both avid outdoors people and they have hiked the grasslands and forests around their home for 20 years and more. They had never seen a bear on the route they chose on November 25, 2012. Susan and Peter sat down with the Daily Bulletin last week to talk about what happened and how they are dealing with it. “It was a beautiful day, sunny and warm,” Susan said. “I said let’s go for a walk. “We decided to do one of our usual routes off LD Ranch Road on an old track — we call it the Dam Road. We walked along the road, then dropped down to the creek at the spot where we usually drop down. Normally, we go down to the creek then go right back up to the bench.
Peter Moody and Susan Bond continue to recover at home from injuries sustained in a grizzly attack.
Carolyn Grant photo
See GRIZZLY, page 4
A Diamond Jubilee Medal for the Mayor C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
Mayor Ron McRae became Kimberley’s latest recipient of a Diamond Jubilee Medal. McRae was notified that he was awarded the medal this week, and it arrived on Monday. Rather than a ceremony,
the medal was sent directly to McRae from the Governor General of Canada. McRae was informed of the honour by Karen Leibovici, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. “It is my pleasure to inform you that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
(FCM) has selected you to receive a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal in honour of the contributions you have made to your community and to all of Canada,” Lei-
bovici wrote. “Your peers in local government across the country admire your accomplishments as a community leader, and congratulate you on earning this prestigious award. “FCM chose you to receive this dis-
tinction for your exemplary efforts to make your community a great place to live. It recognizes the important role municipalities – and their elected leaders – play in ensuring our prosperity and high quality of life. “We sincerely appreciate your municipality’s affiliation with FCM, and its sup-
port of strong communities and good government. In partnership with other local leaders, and with federal, provincial and territorial governments, your municipality is helping to build a safer, stronger and more prosperous future for your community and all Canadians.”
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