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Sad end to grizzly story One bear shot near Marysville School; one captured and relocated C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
The two grizzly bears who have been cruising around Kimberley and Marysville for well over a week are no more. Conservation Officers captured one bear and were forced to euthanize the other as it was running around in the Marysville Elementary School yard Tuesday morning just as students were beginning to arrive for the day. CO Joe Carravetta says there simply was no choice in putting one bear down given where they were. “One was captured in a trap by the school but the
other was running around. Kids were just starting to show up. The other one was running around not too far from the school. We had to euthanize it. We hate to do it but the safety of the kids has to come first.” Carravetta says that the captured bear was ear-tagged and relocated about 20 km up the St. Mary Valley, which is its suspected home range. However, Carravetta doesn’t hold out a lot of hope the bear will stay put, and if it returns to Kimberley, he says it has run out of chances — it will have to be put down. See GRIZZLIES, page 3
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The Arts on the Edge juried art show has now closed and the People’s Choice award has been presented. The award goes to Cranbrook’s Darlene Purnell for her work in fibre, Poppies. First Runner up was Samantha Millards work in oil, Echo’s on the Hills. Second Runner up was Rob Toller for his work in steel and stone Inception. The most popular piece in the emerging artists category was Amy Cornelsons work in graphite The Innocence of Youth. Above, Dawn Marchi, from Kootenay Savings, who sponsored the award presents the winners cheque to Diane Purnell.
New Nature Park Trail Guide Nature Park Society produces fourth edition of trail map C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
The Kimberley Nature Park Society has produced
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the fourth edition of its Trail Guide, updating information on new trails within the 800-hectare Park. The guide contains information on the park, trail etiquette and many new pictures of the Nature Park. The map itself has new additions such as the new
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Magic Line and Shapeshifter trails. Different hiking loops are now outlined in colour rather than in text, making room for a larger inset map of the trails closest to town. “Everything is now up to date,” said the Society’s Kent Goodwin. “Hopefully people with support the Nature Park and purchase
the map.” The map is $5 and is available at Alpen Cafe, Bavarian Home Hardware, Kimberley Tourist Information Centre, Kimberley Riverside Campground, Togs, Kootenay Mountain Works and Mountain Spirit Resort.
Police seek stolen motorcycles BULLETIN STAFF
Kimberley RCMP are seeking information on two motorcycles which were taken from the Platzl area sometime overnight on September 14, 2013. Cpl. Chris Newel reports that the bikes were sitting on a flat deck trailer which was hooked to the owner’s vehicle when they left it around 8 p.m. on September 14. “In the morning they went to leave Kimberley and found somebody made off with the trailer and bikes. The tow vehicle was left alone.” The trailer is described as a black flatbed trailer bearing Saskatchewan licence plate 1891JK. One motorcycle is yellow 1999 Honda bearing Saskatchewan licence plate 765CB. The second motorcycle is a black BMW K1200S bearing Alberta licence plate ACZ85. If anyone has any information, please contact the Kimberley RCMP 250 427-4811
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