Cranbrook Daily Townsman, May 29, 2013

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WEDNESDAY MAY 29, 2013

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City ponders B.C. Senior Games bid A R N E P E T RYS H E N Townsman Staff

The City of Cranbrook is considering putting in a bid to host the 2015 or 2016 B.C. Senior Games. Council’s push will go ahead if it hears a positive endorsement from the business community. The games require a $60,000 contribution from the city, as well as $55,000 in in-kind support, to help in the costs of hosting the games. City staff recommended moving ahead with the application as long as there is support from the accommodation and tourism sector. Staff hopes the sector can help with the development of the bid package.

SALLY MACDONALD PHOTO

Six-year-old Heath Kimber helps out during a work bee at Cranbrook’s Public Produce Garden in MacKinnon Park on Tuesday, May 28. The garden, where anyone can grow and/or harvest fresh produce, is beginning to sprout and on Tuesday evening, gardeners were busy planting potatoes, beets, squash and pumpkin, as well as setting up some unique raised beds made from old fridges.

Council wants amendments to wildlife management regulations ARNE PETRYSHEN Townsman Staff

Council voted to move a motion forward that asks the province to amend wildlife management regulations to reflect urban wildlife populations. Coun. Bob Whetham put

forward the draft motion, which says that current regulations don’t address human-wildlife conflicts in urban areas and lacks the flexibility needed to develop new approaches. The motion asks that the province authorize a person to

use alternative wildlife management techniques if the regional manager considers it necessary for the proper management of the wildlife. “This is an outcome of one of the meetings we had with the deer committee,” Coun. Whetham explained. “It was

pointed out by a wildlife biologist that all the regulations we have in place right now were really designed to address the issue of addressing deer populations specifically in the rural areas.”

See MOTION , Page 3

Mayor Wayne Stetski said the investment sounds like a good opportunity for the city. “Most recently, the benefits have been around $2 million to the communities that have hosted them,” Stetski said. Coun. Gerry Warner said the whole thing revolves around the active involvement of the tourism sector and so council should hold off on any decisions until it hears back from tourism. “Nobody can predict the future,” Warner said. “Do we know if we will get this active involvement? Things are stretched pretty tight right now.”

See BID, Page 3

Second arrest for suspected drug dealer C AROLYN GR ANT Daily Bulletin

A Meadowbrook man has been arrested for the second time in a month for possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. Dustin McKay, 24, was arrested after Kimberley RCMP executed a search warrant at a home on Clarricoates Drive in Meadowbrook on Saturday, May 25. A search of the property and buildings found an ounce of what police believe is cocaine and

$3000 cash, said Kimberley RCMP Cpl. Chris Newel. McKay is currently being held after going before a JOP, with a court appearance scheduled for today, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Newel says it is up to the court whether the suspect remains in custody, although this being the second arrest on similar charges within a very short period of time could have an impact.

See SUSPECT , Page 4


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