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Immediately after the June 2013 floods, an aerial photo shows the Bull River had overtaken the forestry road at 96km.
Millions spent to repair EK backroads
Mause Creek, Meachen Creek, Bull River forestry roads have been fixed after the devastating damage from the June floods SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
An astounding amount of work has been done on the East Kootenay’s backcountry roads since the June 2013 floods that caused $5.5 million worth of damage. More than 50 sites and 30 bridges were damaged during the torrential rainstorms that hit the area in late June. Since that time, staff at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations have been working virtually non-stop to repair roads that access logging operations, hunting areas and
popular hikes. Dave Rebagliati, an engineer with the Rocky Mountain Forest District, said they have been able to do “quite a bit more” than they expected to achieve in a few short summer months. “I haven’t had a lot of time off, but we are getting everything put back together,” he said. “Some of the roads aren’t fixed 100 per cent but at least it’s open to the public. For industrial use, we’ve got a bit more work to do, but we’re not holding anything up there right now.”
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The Walk for Reconciliation took place Friday, Sept. 19, starting at the College of the Rockies. The walk is to raise awareness of the truth and reconciliation of First Nations who were forced into residential schools, such as the one formerly at the St. Eugene Mission.
Walk of Reconciliation A R N E PE T RYS H E N Townsman Staff
On Friday people gathered to participate in the Walk of Reconciliation in Cranbrook Friday. The walk is to recognize Reconciliation Week, from Sept. 1622, and is meant to start the process of healing and reconciling for First Nations who were forced to attend the residential
school system. A group gathered at the College of the Rockies to participate in the walk which went to the Ktunaxa Nation Government building downtown. Prior to the walk, there were a number of short speeches and blessings. “I have no words to describe the acts that happened at the residential school in terms of
taking children away from aboriginal homes for a hundred years,” said Melanie Sam, director of Traditional Knowledge and Language for Ktunaxa Nation Council. “Moving forward past that means the reconciling of the feelings and the reconciling of the acts into healing for Aboriginal people.”
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