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Vol. 61, Issue 206
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CRANBROOK CITY COUNCIL
Deer complaints are up this week A RN E PE T RYS H E N Townsman Staff
At council Monday, Mayor Wayne Stetski hinted that despite a resolution two weeks ago forgoing a cull, if deer numbers are excessively high, the committee that looks at
managing urban deer could reevaluate options. It comes after a recent spate of complaints regarding urban deer in Cranbrook. Coun. Gerry Warner noted that the city received a number of
IN COURT
Brand new Kootenay Ice forward Tim Bozon is a draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens.
CANADIAN PRESS
Ice power up with Blazers trade STAFF
The Kootenay Ice have made a major deal which sees them add even more depth, both up front and on the blue line. Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay Ice, announced on Tuesday the club has acquired 19-year-old Forward Tim Bozon and 19-year-old De-
fenseman Landon Cross from the Kamloops Blazers. In exchange , the Blazers get 17-year-old Forward Collin Shirley, 18-year-old Defenseman Matt Thomas, along with a third round pick in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft and a first and fifth round selection in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft. Bozon, in his third season in
the WHL, was a third round draft pick (64th overall) of the Montreal Canadiens in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Cross is also in his third season with the Blazers. Both players were expected to arrive in time for practice on Wednesday, Oct. 23. See full story, Page 8.
Landon Cross
Collin Shirley
Matt Thomas
Learn trial will be heard in Cranbrook
Re-trial of Cheyenne Learn’s 2009 murder conviction won’t be moved out of town after all SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
The re-trial of a local man convicted of murder in 2009 will be held in Cranbrook after all. Cheyenne Learn won an appeal in May to have a new trial over charges of murder in connection with the December 2007 shooting of Tammy Ellis. In Cranbrook Supreme Court on Tuesday, October 22, prosecutor Lianna Swanson said that the Crown would consent to the re-trial being heard by a judge alone, instead of a judge and jury. Defense counsel Brent Bagnall said that means the trial does not need to be moved out of Cranbrook. Bagnall has previously said in court that publicity of the case
during the original trial and since Learn’s appeal mean a trial by jury should not be heard in Cranbrook. Cheyenne Learn was convicted in 2009 of second degree murder over Tammy Ellis’s death and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 16 years. But in May, the B.C. Court of Appeal threw out that conviction and ordered a new trial for Learn. Appeal Court Justice Ian Donald said the judge in the original trial misdirected jurors before their verdict by talking about the necessary intent required to convict someone of murder. Learn’s case will be back in court on December 2 to fix a date for the trial.
complaints this week about deer, mostly about deer eating flowers and the like. However, one involved a deer that attacked and killed a dog near Idlewild. “I just wish I had voted against not having a cull this year,” Warner said. “I still think we need one.” Mayor Wayne Stetski said the city would be monitoring the deer situation over the next month or two. The deer count will be held on Nov. 16.
See DEER, Page 3
ICBC talks road safety ARNE PETRYSHEN Townsman Staff
Representatives of ICBC’s Road Safety Program were in the regular council meeting Monday to talk about road safety measures and potential partnerships. David Dean, road safety engineer with the Road Improvement program, and Ingrid Brakop, the road safety co-ordinator of the Road Safety programs for East Kootenay, Shuswap, and Nicola Thompson regions, talked about the Insurance Corporation of B.C.’s role in making the provinces roads safer.
See ICBC , Page 3