FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
ELEPHANT HUNT
IT’S TIME!!
CLASSICAL GALA
PACHYDERMS PART IV
DANCE STAR
The final installment in our look back at the elephant hunt.
Sarah Murphy-Dyson will give a master ballet class.
See FEATURES page 5
See LOCAL NEWS page 3
BOOK YOUR BOOTH for the Kimberley
COMMUNITY
FAIR!
at: 1bev@live.com
Saturday & Sunday September 28 & 29
THE BULLETIN
Like Us TownsmanBulletin Follow Us
@kbulletin
1
$ 10 INCLUDES G.S.T.
PROUDLY SERVING KIMBERLEY AND AREA SINCE 1932 | Vol. 81, Issue 179 | www.dailybulletin.ca
Man jumps into Kootenay River to escape RCMP; suspect still at large Friday Jason Baker considered missing person; Cranbrook RCMP actively looking for him SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
A 40-year-old man is missing after he jumped into the Kootenay River in Wardner to escape from police on Wednesday afternoon. Cranbrook RCMP’s drug task force found two men in possession of a large amount of cocaine on Wednesday, September 11, next to the Fort Steele Wardner Road, close to Highway 3. The RCMP arrested one man, but the other ran away and jumped into the Kootenay River, according to an RCMP statement. “Additional officers were immediately dispatched from the Cranbrook area, and Cranbrook and Kimberley Search and Rescue were activated and searched the river, assisted by the RCMP helicopter and a police service dog team,” said Cpl. Dan Moskaluk, media relations for the RCMP’s Southeast Division. The man, identified as 40-year-old Jason Baker, has not been seen since and is considered a missing person. “The Cranbrook RCMP are actively looking for him, to ensure his safety, and are seeking a warrant for his arrest,” said Cpl. Moskaluk. The other man police arrested at the scene, Calgary resident Jared Strecheniuk, 35, appeared in Cranbrook Provincial Court facing one charge of possession of a controlled substance for the purposes of trafficking and will appear again on Monday, September 16. If you have any information about Baker’s whereabouts or another aspect of this incident, please contact Cranbrook RCMP at 250-4893471 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
CAROLYN GRANT PHOTO
Dan Mathieson and his crew at Cominco Gardens have the gardens in full bloom right now, as perfect late summer weather continues. If you haven’t been up to the gardens this year, now is the time.
MUNICIPAL POLITICS
Regular meeting of Kimberley Council C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
Kimberley City Council held a regular meeting this past Monday evening. The following are highlights.
WATERSHED
Coun. Kent Goodwin reported that he had gone on a fly-over of the Mark Creek watershed. He said it is apparent from the air that a great deal of debris had been deposited in the creek after the heavy rains in June. Goodwin says he ex-
pects the next couple of freshets will be a little dirtier than normal as much of that loose material will come down.
CAMPGROUND
On the good news front, Kimberley Riverside Campground has had a very good year, with occupancy up 4.7 per cent despite the loss of KIOTAC, which generally meant a full week of no vacancy. Coun. Albert Hoglund also reported that the City-owned Bootleg Gap Golf Course was having a solid year.
“While other courses are down a bit, Bootleg is holding its own,” Hoglund said.
JOINT MEETING
Kimberley City Council will be holding a joint session with the St. Mary’s Band of the Ktunaxa Nation sometime this fall to discuss various items of common interest.
HEALTH CENTRE
There have been continual power problems at the Kimberly Health Centre this year due to out of date underground
equipment. The Health Centre has negotiated with BC Hydro on the upgrade. The Health Centre will pay for the repairs and then Hydro will take over maintenance. Coun. Jack Ratcliffe reported that problems with power at the health centre should now be resolved as Hydro had put in a temporary overhead line to the building Ratcliffe said that should solve the power problems until the permanent fix is completed. Council approved a Health Centre expenditure of $145,000 for the electrical upgrades.
Where in the world wide web will you find out what’s happening right here at home?
www.dailybulletin.ca