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US suggest fee for Canadians to drive south of the border ANGEL A TREHARNE Fernie Free Press
PHOTO COURTESY JOHN MANDRYK
It was a beautiful day on Thursday, April 25 – just ask this couple, who were married on that day last week. The couple chose the North Star Rails to Trails bridge over the St. Mary’s River for their picturesque nuptials, according to trail society member John Mandryk, who happened upon the happy ceremony. The story goes that he’s from Cranbrook and she’s from Kimberley; they were married halfway between the two cities at the spot where he proposed. Do you know this couple? The Townsman and Bulletin would love to talk to them: please call 250-426-5201 extension 219.
If officials in the United States get their way, a day trip to Montana could become more expensive. The Department of Homeland Security wants Congress to authorize the study of a fee that could be collected from everyone who enters the U.S. at land crossings bordering Canada and Mexico. But Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade thinks a fee to simply enter the U.S. would be bad for business between the two countries and said it will fight the proposal. The 2014 Depart-
ment of Homeland Security budget proposal seeks increases in existing fees charged for services, including fees that air and sea travellers must pay when they enter the country. But the agency also wants to study the feasibility of collecting a land border crossing fee for pedestrians and passenger vehicles along the northern and southwest borders of the United States. No fees have previously been imposed on those who enter by car, bus or train. The budget doesn’t suggest how much the fee would be. The study is to be completed within nine months.
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Spring means fawning season; learn what’s normal for East Kootenay wildlife
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Little baby deer, elk and moose are being born all around the East Kootenay, and provincial biologists are explaining what to do if you encounter a newborn animal this spring in a government release. Newborn deer, elk and moose are often left alone temporarily by their mother, who will return. But many peo-
ple who see the newborns alone think they have been abandoned. It’s important not to get involved if you see a baby animal left alone, according to biologists. “Intervening in these situations by ‘rescuing’ the fawn or calf is rarely necessary and will usually do more harm than good,” said the government release Friday.
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Fawning season is at hand. Exercise caution around the wildlife.
Premier Christy Clark will be making a stop in Cranbrook this week, at the halfway mark of the 2013 provincial election campaign. The leader of the B.C. LIberal party will be in town tomorrow, Tuesday, April 30. She will be speaking at the Heritage Inn at 5 p.m. Liberal candidate Bill Bennett is encouraging
MEET THE PREMIER Premier Christy Clark
Will be at the Heritage Inn Tuesday, April 30th @ 5pm Doors open at 4:45pm • EvERyonE WElCoME • Bill Bennett Fundraiser to follow @ 6pm AUTHORIZED BY BILL BROCK, FINANCIAL AGENT FOR THE BILL BENNETT CAMPAIGN, 250-426-3404
the public to attend. “Christy has been campaigning hard, criss-crossing the province, spending as much time in the regions as in Vancouver,” Bennett said. “I think anyone who comes out and hears her will see what I have seen — a leader dedicated to making life better for ordinary people.”
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