WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2014
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THE BULLETIN Deer traps stolen in Cranbrook Police are investigating after 10 deer traps were stolen from a government compound in Cranbrook. On Sunday, Feb. 9, police were called to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations compound on Industrial Road G in Cranbrook. “The chain link fence surrounding the compound had been cut,”
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said Cst. Kathy Forgeron. All 10 clover traps were missing from the yard. The traps had been transferred to Cranbrook on Feb. 4 from Elkford, where they had been used in the District of Elkford’s cull. The traps are the property of the B.C. government and are loaned to municipalities when they receive a permit to cull deer. See TRAPS, page 3
Avalanche danger high The East Kootenay has been labouring under the frigid temperatures that come with an extended high pressure system. The good news is, the high pressure systems are being pushed out by advancing Pacific air masses. Temperatures are rising, and the backcountry beckons for recreationalists. But be warned: the weather that entices us out into the mountains is also perfect avalanche weather. The Canadian Avalanche Centre is warning that the avalanche danger rating for the Pur-
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cells, the Lizard Range east of Cranbrook and the South Rockies has jumped to considerable to high this week. “We have a definite change in the weather pattern here,” said Stephanie Lemieux, a forecaster with the Avalanche Centre, based out of Revelstoke. “One system after another is going to be coming through the province and hitting the region with a significant amount of precipitation, with some strong winds, and also the temperatures are going to be warming up, but not enough so we’ll see rain. See DANGER, Page 3
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The crew that keeps the railroad running, top row: John Wiggin, John Daigle, front row: Larry Tuck, Gene Semenzin, Jim Benton, Ron Turner, Sever Rondestvedt. The team is pictured in front of the 120 year old compressor in the power house. Missing: Curt Norman, Phil McLeod, Murray Dean
Another successful year on the rails
President Mick Henningson reports to members at Sullivan Mine and Railway AGM C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
the case most years, President Mick Henningson was able to tell members of another successful year running the tourist attraction. Last summer, the Railway exceeded 9,000 riders for the first time. This includes visits to the Power House, the Underground Interpretive Centre or up to the Resort Station. It also includes a number of school trips, which Henningson says continue to be very popular with schools in the
Cranbrook/Kimberley area as well as from further afield. Grade 5 tours are a yearly occurrence for most area schools, he said. Students from the West Kootenay and Alberta also arrived for tours in 2013. For the past several years, wet Junes have caused a bit of grief for the Railway and 2013 was no exception. The Railway was forced to stop operation for a couple of weeks in late June due to concern of a potential mudslide into Powder
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Magazine Creek, which the Railway crosses. However, the rains did stop and the Railway was able to begin their summer full-time schedule on time. New this year, the Kids Trains, a 10 a.m. train ride only, proved successful. The train goes through the underground but doesn’t stop, proceeds up to the Resort for a quick picture taking stop, then returns downtown. See RAILWAY, page 4
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