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Wycliffe rancher losing cattle to grizzlies S A L LY M AC D O N A L D Townsman Staff
In his 63 years ranging cattle at Pine Butte Ranch in Wycliffe, Ray Van Steinburg has never had grizzly bears take down a cow. That is, until earlier this
month, when he and other ranch workers found the carcasses of two cows about 100 feet apart on the 15,000 hectare property. The cows weigh about 1,400 pounds each. They set up a motion-de-
tected camera at the site of one of the kills and caught amazing footage of not one but two grizzlies approaching the kill, feeding on it, and even wrestling with each other. Van Steinburg said that
while his 800 head of cattle are ranging, he doesn’t know how many cows the grizzlies have taken. But he has observed cows who no longer have calves, and calves who no longer have mothers.
Pine Butte Ranch is part ast. Pine Butte is grazed so of an agreement with the that native grassland can Nature Conservancy of Can- prosper on the ranch. ada. Van Steinburg, who See BEARS , Page 4 purchased the property when he returned from World War 2, is a wildlife and conservation enthusi-
Trafficker arrested in Cranbrook; Marysville grow op dismantled C AROLYN GR ANT Daily Bulletin
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TA DA! More than 200 middle-school students in Cranbrook took Safeteen violence prevention and assertiveness workshops last week, thanks to funding from the Canadian Mental Health Association. Safeteen facilitators Joëlle Perras (front) and Bill Pozzobon (back) visited Grade 7 classes in both Parkland and Laurie Middle Schools. Based on the work of Anita Roberts, Safeteen has been a resource for school communities in B.C. for more than three decades. Also pictured are Dan van der Walt, Parkland school counseling department, and Carla McDonald, CMHA Administrator of Youth and Children Services.
RCMP in both Kimberley and Cranbrook continue to focus on the drug trade with last week bringing more arrests. On Thursday, September 26, Kimberley RCMP entered a Marysville home with a search warrant under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Cpl. Chris Newel of the Kimberley Detachment says that inside police found four separate grow rooms in the basement with over 100 plants in various stages of growth. A small amount of marijuana bud was also found. A 36-year old male was arrested. “Police will be recommending charges of Production of a Controlled Substance,” Newel said. “Of concern to police was the fact two children regularly reside in the house.”
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