Cranbrook Daily Townsman, December 02, 2013

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Vol. 61, Issue 233

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Getting Ready For A World Of Joy

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Music and Artist Director Jeff Faraghar leads the Symphony of the Kootenays and the Sun Valley Song choir (plus) at an open rehearsal, Saturday, November 30 at the Alliance Church in Cranbrook. The Symphony’s second concert of the season later that evening proved to be a big draw, with more than 600 coming out.

Hopley a long-term offender

The abductor of Kienan Hebert will be in jail for five more years, then watched closely for 10 years S A LLY MAC D ON AL D Townsman Staff

Randall Hopley will spend another five years in prison, followed by 10 years of close supervision, after a Supreme Court judge handed down a decision in Cranbrook’s courthouse on Friday, Nov. 29. But Justice Heather Holmes did not give the 48-year-old abductor of Kienan Hebert a dangerous offender status, which would have land-

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Randall Hopley is escorted into Cranbrook Court, Friday, Nov. 29.

Council wants details on B.C.’s ALR review ARN E PE TRYSHEN Townsman Staff

ed him in prison for an indeterminate time, possibly the rest of his life. Instead, Justice Holmes gave Hopley the label of long-term offender. That means that once he has served his prison sentence, Hopley will be in the community but under the supervision of the federal parole board, with conditions set by the parole board.

The provincial government is looking at making changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve, but has not released information on what those changes will be. The ALR is overseen by the Agricultural Land Commission with a mandate to protect the scarce supply of agricultural land in the province. At council on Monday, Nov. 25, mayor and councillors discussed documents from the District of North Saanich that brought up that district’s concerns with the lack of consultation on the potential changes to the ALR. Included in the documents was a report from BC Food Systems Network which noted the changes represent a major shift in policy from the province. Minister Bill Bennett has targeted the ALR and ALC as part of the Core Review, which he is responsible for.

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