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Vol. 61, Issue 210
Dark MBSS art show on tonight
‘Incognito - A Hidden Expression of Dark Art’ set in private home
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Mayor pleased with deer cull verdict The Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a civil suit against Invermere over its cull has local relevance ARNE PE TRYSHEN Townsman Staff
The B.C. Supreme Court ruled last week that the public consultation process was not at issue when the District of Invermere administered a cull of 19 deer in March of 2012. The Inver-
mere Deer Protection Society argued that the town did not do enough to consult the community prior to the cull and so launched the lawsuit. Cranbrook Mayor Wayne Stetski explained that the city follows the same public
consultation process, so the case could have caused changes for communities across B.C. “We’ve certainly been waiting for the outcome and we’re pleased with the decision of the courts,” Stetski said. “Basically the public
consultation process has been set out for all of us in the province of B.C. and we were all following the same approach. So had there been a different decision in Invermere, that would have impacted the public involvement process for all of
the communities.” Stetski said the lawsuit tried to determine if the public process was appropriate, with the court finding that in the past it has been.
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BARRY COULTER Townsman Staff
The most fitting visual art exhibit of the season is on display tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 29, in a private residence. Mount Baker Secondary School art teacher Cheryl Wilkinson is hosting “Incognito — A Hidden Expression of Dark Art.” The show features a collection of art representing alter egos and dark, hidden aspects of teenage personalities. “I asked the students to produce pieces that were about what could be hidden or dark, either in themselves personally or teenagers in general, or what their personal alter egos are — an expression like that,” Wilkinson said. “They could have gone socially or politically, but none did as much as going more personally.” Wilkinson said there are students exploring mental illness, eating disorders, closet homosexuality, as well as more “Halloween-type art, taking portraits and making them dark and eerie.” “Incognito” bodes to be a thought-provoking show, though Wilkinson said there are some fun pieces incorporated into the whole. Wilkinson said she’d always wanted to host an art exhibit in a home, so the students could set up installations specific to a living space. “So the eating disorders are set up in the kitchen, for example. The homosexuality piece is in a closet. There’s something going on by the fire pit that’s reminiscent of Macbeth.” The public is welcome to come out to view the display. “Incognito” runs tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 2621 5th Street South. Admission is a Food Bank donation.
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Black Press and Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy came together on Friday, October 25, to thank volunteers who helped raise money for literacy in the Reach A Reader Campaign. Held on October 10, the campaign saw communities throughout the Kootenays raise funds to increase literacy. In Cranbrook, $1,538.42 was raised, through the volunteer time of realtor Jason Wheeldon, councillors Diana J. Scott, Sharon Cross and Gerry Warner, Kootenay Ice players and CBAL volunteers. Wheeldon raised the lion’s share of funds in Cranbrook – $1,073 – by donning his 1980s newsboy garb to hand-deliver papers for a donation. He was the single biggest fundraiser in the Kootenays. Pictured, left to right: Katherine Hough, CBAL; Karen Johnston, Cranbrook Daily Townsman/Kootenay Advertiser; Jason Wheeldon; Councillor Sharon Cross; and Lisa Barnes, Max’s Place, who donated a portion of coffee sales that day to the cause.
Epic canoe trip ends in Canal Flats C AROLYN GR ANT Daily Bulletin
With the deadline to renegotiate the Columbia River Treaty fast approaching, a group of environmental advocates from Washington are finishing up a 2,000 kilometre paddle from the mouth of the mighty Columbia River in Astoria, Washington to the headwaters at Canal
Flats, north of Kimberley. The canoe, carrying four people, arrived at Canal Flats on Monday afternoon. Adam Wicks-Arshack of the Sea to Source expedition spoke by cell phone to the Bulletin as they paddled the last stretch across Columbia Lake Monday morning. The whole idea behind the expe-
dition is to bring awareness to the salmon who used to populate the river right to its source. The group has spoken and paddled with students and environmentalists along the way. “Last year we had a dugout canoe building contest to help educate students about the salmon in the river,” said Wicks-Arshack. “We
made five canoes for the five types of salmon. With this trip we wanted to pay tribute to the salmon by starting the journey at the source where they do.” However, because of power dams along the river, salmon no longer make the same journey.
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