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4 cougars put down by Parkland School Four offspring of one well-known cougar euthanized after the family kills a deer in a Cranbrook backyard SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
Conservation officers have euthanized four young cougars beside a walking trail at Cranbrook’s Elizabeth Lake. The seven-month-old siblings were put down on Sunday beside the lake, within eyesight of Parkland Middle School, said Cranbrook Conservation Officer (CO) Jared Connatty. “It’s a really unfortunate thing; I don’t like doing that,” said Connatty. “But the alternative is much
more grim.” Connatty said that a resident called the CO service on Saturday night to report a cougar killing a deer in their backyard, close to the school. “We responded (Sunday) morning to assess the situation and discovered that there is likely multiple cougars involved, which usually means a family unit — female and young ones, though we didn’t know how young they were.” Connatty set his four
service hounds on the trail of the cougars, and the four young cats were quickly treed nearby. “That’s a really good opportunity for us to assess them – to look and see what we’ve got.” He realized the cougars were young – later confirming they were about seven months old. The COs decided they needed to euthanize the animals, who were not with their mother.
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Gail Brown named Cranbrook’s Woman of the Year by CFUW
COURTESY CTV/BELL MEDIA
Danielle Cardozo of Cranbrook is pictured in action during the latest episode of CTV’s MasterChef Canada, dealing with all the pressure of the Mystery Box Challenge. Gastronomical gladiators from across the nation are facing off to impress the judges with their respective culinary skills, and week by week, another falls to elimination. Find out what happened, and Cardozo’s thoughts on the matter, on Page 2.
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The Cranbrook Chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women has named Gail Brown Cranbrook’s Woman of the Year for 2014. The announcement was made Tuesday in a press release from the CFUW. Brown’s resume of public service includes helping get the Kootenay Child Development Centre off the ground, operating the Kootenay Children’s Festival, and helping found East Kootenay Friends of Children. She is
GAIL BROWN currently a Trustee with the board of School District 5. “Gail has been instrumental for many years in pointing out gaps and
• EAST KOOTENAY REGIONAL HOSPITAL
Dec. 25 Jaylene Knight & Mike Luke of Cranbrook, a girl Dec. 30 Jessie & Kyle Oakes of Kimberley, a boy Feb. 1
Heather & Jason Maki of Cranbrook, a boy
Feb. 5
Jayna Colin & Josh Johnstone of Cranbrook, a girl
highlighting missed opportunities in Cranbrook and in the East Kootenay; especially those impacting women, children and families,” wrote one of the many nominators, Pat Chisholm. A special ceremony marking Brown’s award, as well as the 30th anniversary of the award, will take place Monday, March 3 at the Manual Training School that is attached to the Cranbrook Public Library. See Thursday’s Townsman for full story.
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