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SHINNY SEASON: The entire Kootenay team joined a delighted crowd of youngsters on Monday at the Baker Park outdoor rink, hitting the ice for a rousing game of shinny.
Locals express displeasure with land claims process Treaty negotiation land offer maps previously described as ‘fake’ not so fake after all, property owners say BARRY CO ULTER
The lack of information being made public concerning local treaty and land claims has proved frustrating for some local residents, especially those whose property is near or adjoins areas in the proposed land package. About 1,700 hectares of Crown land to the north, west and south of Cranbrook could become Ktunaxa Land if the Treaty is finalized. At a public meeting held last Octo-
ber, the lands in question were revealed to the public. The land offer was accepted conditionally by the Ktunaxa First Nation last year. However, John Nesbitt, who owns property near a proposed area, expressed concerns with the process. “The whole problem is that they are not being open and transparent, that it’s being done behind closed doors,” Nesbitt said.
See ‘FAKE’, Page 4
The bear down by the creek Injured after an encounter with a grizzly sow and cubs, Susan and Peter talk about how they made it to safety Part II of an interview with Susan Bond and Peter Moody. C A R O LYN G R A N T
After encountering a grizzly sow with her two cubs beside Mather Creek not far from their LD Ranch Road home, Susan and Peter were left injured and lying on the ground, about eight feet apart. It was late afternoon, Sunday, November 25, 2012. Susan was conscious, though hurt badly, and thinking about how they would both get away from
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Mather Creek, near the spot where Susan and Peter made their crossing. On the far side of the creek is the general area of the attack. the attack site and find help. “Peter looked at me and said, ‘are you okay?’ I said, ‘yeah’. Then we both stood up. How we did that, I don’t know.” Peter says that while he had seen the cubs when the
sow went after Susan, neither of them had known about the deer carcass nearby. It was a four-point whitetail buck that the sow had taken down and the bear family had been feeding on. The trio didn’t move far from
their kill after the attack. “I didn’t know about that until much later,” Susan said. “At the time I was just scared and wanted to get away.
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