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PROUDLY SERVING KIMBERLEY AND AREA SINCE 1932 | Vol. 81, Issue 204 | www.dailybulletin.ca
Tembec passes the baton to Teck
Three huge properties in the Elk Valley have passed between the hands of two of the East Kootenay’s biggest companies SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
Teck has purchased more than 7,000 hectares of land in the Elk Valley from Tembec, purely for conservation purposes. The two businesses – one, the East Kootenay’s largest employer, and the other, formerly one of the East Kootenay’s largest employers – announced the $19 million sale late Thursday, October 17. Within the next two months, three parcels of land will be transferred to Teck’s ownership. The Grave Prairie property is 3,059 hectares in size, located 7.5 kilometres northeast of Sparwood, and, according to environmental group Wildsight, is an important wintering area for elk. The Alexander Creek parcel, 3,098 hectares in size, is 10 kilometres east of Sparwood, on the north side of Highway 3 next to the Alberta border. The property allows wide-ranging wildlife such as grizzly bear and lynx to move between Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park into the Rocky Mountains. Finally, Teck purchased 992 hectares known as the Flathead Townsite, in the Upper Flathead Region, 28 kilometres southeast of Sparwood. “These lands are not amenable to mining,” said Nic Milligan, Teck’s manager of community and aboriginal affairs. “They were purchased in order to work in cooperation with First Nations, communities and other stakeholders to ensure they are used to protect key wildlife and fish habitat in the Elk Valley and Flathead River Valley now and for the future.” The sale has been applauded by conservation groups in B.C., Alberta and Montana who are working to protect the Flathead Valley. See TECK, page 4
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Two bucks go at it in Townsite last week, with a third either refereeing or waiting to join in.
Use caution as rut begins C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
As the fall advances into November, bucks of both the mule and white-tail variety will begin to enter the rut. In the weeks leading up to the rut (into November and December) bucks increase their displays of dominance and indirect threats. A dominant buck typically circles a rival with deliberate steps; back arched, head low and tail flicking.
Bucks can also display dominance by violently thrashing the bushes with their antlers. Bucks will engage each other in a show of dominance, and while it can be fascinating to watch, the message from the Kimberley Urban Deer Committee is, do it from a distance. “The general message is, stay away from bucks,” says Kimberley Urban Deer Committee Chair Gary Glinz. “They are wild, you never know if
they will take a run at you. Leave a wide berth when you see a buck following a doe.” Glinz says that as bucks enter the rut, their hormones are raging and they are far more focused on breeding than anything else. Staying away from them is just common sense. Often, Glinz says, larger bucks will enter town during the rut after staying away for most of the year. These bucks will leave again after the rut,
and you can ensure that they stay away be managing attractants. A particular attractant right now are mountain ash berries, something people may overlook when making sure apples and plums are picked. Bucks are burning energy during the rut and need to replenish it, with mountain ash berries being a good source. To report an incident to the Conservation Officer Service, please call 1-877-952-7277.
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