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Shadow Mountain golf course sold ARNE PETRYSHEN Townsman Staff
The receiver-manager in charge of the Shadow Mountain Golf Ltd. confirmed Tuesday, Dec. 31, that the property has sold to a buyers group out of Edmonton. The receiver-manager was court appointed to manage the golf course on Jan. 8, 2013. It was not appointed over Shadow Mountain Properties Ltd. and so doesn’t have authority to provide information on the property development at the location. In 2007, the city of Cran-
brook’s boundary was expanded for the inclusion of the Shadow Mountain development. The city was notified by the Ministry of Community Services that the boundary expansion application had been approved through an order of council included and included Shadow Mountain. According to the city’s report at the time Shadow Mountain consists of 232 ha of land incorporated into the city as part of the larger “St. Mary Neighbourhood” boundary extension approved in October 2007.
Deer harvest in Elkford Permit allows cull of up to 50 deer TAMAR A HYND Fernie Free Press
The District of Elkford will be harvesting up to 50 deer this January under a provincial licence to euthanize deer in town limits. The licence to kill 50 mule deer was issued in October. Three separate deer counts showed there are 78 to 140 deer in Elkford. The last count in September showed deer numbers in Elkford town limits had lowered so the District is expecting to harPHOTO COURTESY JIM WEBSTER Is there any better way to spend a mild winter day? The Kootenay Orienteering Club held their annual Christmas Turkey vest 30 animals. The meat will be prepared for local Trot event over the past weekend in Kimberley. See more, page 3. food banks. B.C. regulations dictate
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that no dogs (as is allowed in Alberta), no guns and no archery are allowed with the cull. A clover trap will be used to trap the deer and a captive bolt gun will euthanize each animal. The cull is expected to commence in January 2014 once the contractor is secured. The deer harvest is motivated by public safety. Reports of aggressive deer attacking people and injuring dogs are the first concern. As the herd becomes unnaturally large there is a greater chance of a tick borne disease. The Committee held a public open house on November 26 to explain the planned deer harvest in January but only six to eight residents attended. See DEER, page 4