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Cyclists converging for first Gran Fondo BAR RY CO ULTER
The cyclist quotient of the Cranbrook-Kimberley will be surging this weekend, as 260 cyclists converge for the much-anticipated Kootenay Rockies Gran Fondo.
The public is advised that the North Star Rails To Trails will be closed for a short while on Sunday — from 9 a.m. to noon — to accommodate the event, which is featuring 260 riders. Cyclists have
come from as far away as Ottawa, Ontario, from across Western Canada, and from Washington state. The event is being presented by the Sunrise Rotary Club and Western Financial
Group. “We’re thrilled with the response,” said Glen Dobie, Chair of the event. “It’s exceeded our expectations — we’re prepared for it and we’re looking forward to it.”
The event will be hosted by St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino and will encompass some of the most spectacular scenery and hospitality in the region. Riders will choose
from three different course lengths — 52 km (the Piccolo Fondo), 102 km (the Medio Fondo) or 152 km (the Gran Fondo) — and ride at their own pace. The three different rides leave St. Eugene at 10 minute intervals, starting with the piccolo at 9 a.m. The ride starts off from the St. Eugene Resort, comes back to Cranbrook via Mission Road, hooks up with the Rails to Trails at
Echo Field Road, then heads north to Kimberley. The Gran and Medio rides proceed via Meadowbrook to Wasa, then south down to Fort Steele. At the Fort Steele junction, Gran riders will do a 25-kilometre loop out to the Kootenay Trout Hatchery, and back to St. Eugene. All riders should be completed by late afternoon.
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Sketch of stabbing suspect released FOR THE TOWNSMAN
ARNE PETRYSHEN PHOTO
The Honourable Judith Guichon, 29th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia made a few stops in Cranbrook on Thursday on a four day trip through the East Kootenay. One of those stops was Laurie Middle School, where Guichon talked to students about her duties as a representative of Her Majesty the Queen. Guichon also visited Joseph Creek Care Village and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24.
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