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The grizzly bears are up and about C AROLYN GR ANT
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Spring Honda, represented by Corey and David Spring (pictured above) took two awards at Saturday night’s ‘Evening of Excellence,’ the Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce business awards gala, held at St. Eugene Mission Resort. Spring Honda won for Customer Service Excellence and for Business Person of the Year. See Tuesday’s Daily Townsman for a special photo feature.
One of the things Susan Bond had hoped for, after recovering from a grizzly attack last fall, was that people would let others know when they saw bear tracks, especially around popular hiking areas. She received just such a heads up last Thursday from hiker Lyle Grisedale of Kimberley. Bond and her husband, Peter Moody, were both badly injured when they surprised a grizzly sow and her two cubs last November while walking near their home on LD Ranch Road. Grisedale was hiking on the Wycliffe prairie last Thursday — as the crow flies not all that far from where Bond and Moody were
LYLE GRISEDALE PHOTO
Above is a photo of the bear track Lyle Grisedale found last Thursday near Wycliffe. The water bottle pictured is ten inches long. attacked. Grisedale says he accessed the hiking area off Porteous Road and walked through the gate
toward the second butte when he saw the tracks. He says he’s hiked this particular area for years and never seen grizzly
sign, but that doesn’t mean the bears aren’t there.
See GRIZZLIES , Page 4
Leader charged in conspiracy didn’t know, lawyer says CAM FORTEMS Kamloops Daily News
One of three men accused of plotting to kill a Cranbrook drug rival was instead concerned with running his “Mr. Frosty” business of supplying after-hours booze and cocaine and had no knowledge of any murder plan, his lawyer said Thursday.
Lonnie Adams was too busy running ‘Mr. Frosty’ business, court told
Don Campbell, who represents Lonnie Adams, began his closing submissions to the jury Thursday afternoon in the murder-conspiracy trial. The Crown has alleged Adams was part of a criminal organization, a rung higher than co-accused Lorne Carry and Colin Correia.
Campbell said evidence heard in court from recordings made by RCMP show Adams wasn’t conspiring to kill a drug rival. Instead, Campbell said those conversations show he was concerned with running an illegal booze and drug operation he called Mr. Frosty.
Prosecutor Ann Katrine Saettler told the jury earlier in the day to “look at Mr. Adams’ part and role in the organization.” She also noted that evidence introduced in court showed Adams told key Crown witness Gary Shank that Shank was being brought
in for “heavy work.” That heavy work was murder of drug rival Doug Mahon. “That’s a code,” Saettler said. “Words are not used on the phone like ‘murder’ and ‘killing’ when you’re talking about doing this things.” Adams, Lorne Carry and Colin Correia are charged
with conspiracy to commit murder in the trial that began Feb. 6. 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.
WHAT CHOICE WILL WE MAKE? High Taxes or Low Taxes? * New Jobs or Lost Jobs? * A Strong Economy or the Worst Economy in Canada? Access to Our Backcountry or More Road Closures & Parks? * A Strong Proven MLA or a Rookie MLA?
Our choice has consequences. To keep Kootenay East strong, our choice on May 14th is Bill Bennett AUTHORIZED BY BILL BROCK, FINANCIAL AGENT FOR BILL BENNETT 250-426-3404
See TRIAL , Page 4