Cranbrook Daily Townsman, February 08, 2013

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CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER

Criminal-turned-agent to testify at trial C AM FORTEMS Kamloops Daily News

A man with a criminal past who signed on to become a police agent is expected to be a key witness in a murder conspiracy trial in B.C. Supreme Court. Crown prosecutor Ann Katrine Saettler outlined for a 14-person Kamloops jury Wednesday a conspiracy by

Prosecutor outlines alleged plot by rivals to kill Cranbrook drug dealer

rivals to kill Cranbrook drug dealer Douglas Mahon. The planned killing of Mahon, for $10,000, was allegedly a bid to settle a score and control the drug trade in the Kootenay region of B.C. Lonnie Adams, Lorne Carry and Colin Correia are

charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Carry is also charged with possession and attempt to transfer an AK-47-like automatic rifle, while Correia is charged with possessing and attempting to transfer a restricted handgun. The trial is

scheduled to span more than three months. In her opening statement to the jury, Saettler said the police agent who agreed to work closely with RCMP is John Garry Shank, a man with a heroin habit who spent time in federal jail.

Shank was arrested by RCMP in November 2009, after he walked away from a halfway house while on parole. Police found him with a loaded machine gun in his trailer. Saettler said his parole was revoked and he was sent

back to Kent Institution. While in jail, “something astounding happened,” Saettler said — Shank agreed to work with police as an agent. The prosecutor said at various times Carry, Adams and Correia conspired with the police agent to kill Mahon. Shank wore a recording device — a wire — in a number of meetings.

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The bear down by the creek: Part III After attack, couple face the reality of the healing process C AROLYN GR ANT Kimberley Daily Bulletin

SALLY MACDONALD PHOTO

Students at Mount Baker Secondary School were recognized on Thursday, February 7, with prizes of up to $125 for their entries in the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24 Remembrance Day poster contest. President Clive Brown, Past President Bob Muir and Third Vice President Les Radcliffe presented the awards to the following students. Poems category: Michelle Tadey (1st); Cayenne McIntosh (2nd); Yvonna-Beverley Leboeuf (3rd). Black and White Poster category: Darynn Bednurczyk (1st); Cayenne McIntosh (2nd); Haley McKinnon (3rd); Shayleigh Rea (Honourable Mention). Essay category: Catherine Cameron (1st); Candace Bishop (2nd). Colour Poster category: Caitie Hebditch (1st); Sierra Dawn McAllister (2nd); Emma Schraepel (3rd); Anika Stefansson (Honourable Mention).

It has now been 11 weeks since Peter Moody and Susan Bond encountered a grizzly sow and her cubs about 40 minutes from their home on LD Ranch Road, north of Kimberley. The attack left Peter and Susan with multiple lacerations, bites and puncture wounds on their heads, arms, legs and torsos. The injuries put them in hospital in Cranbrook and Calgary for a total of 12 days. They have been at home since early December.

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