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Darshan Gill sets a fitness example for all ages Page A15
COMMUNITY: Goddesses hit the pavement /A3 ARTS: One half of pop duo talks songwriting /A19 SPORTS: Belmont grad a HarbourCat /A14
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Young cougar destroyed after woman chased on trail Urban sightings rare, says wildlife expert Arnold Lim News staff
is nothing for them to do; nothing for them to play with. It is really neat to have the support of the community.” The project, which was given a boost last week when the students staged a walkathon, has seen everyone from the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC), teachers, students and administrators rally behind the initiative.
A cougar that sent a woman running in fear Monday morning has been destroyed in Langford, while the potential of another in the area was being investigated. Several reports of cougar sightings, starting at approximately 6 a.m. that day, prompted B.C. conservation officer Peter Pauwels to investigate an area of the Galloping Goose Trail between Sooke Road and Jacklin Road, behind the Glen Lake Inn. One of them came from a woman who said the cougar chased her before she reported the incident to West Shore RCMP. “Cougars are active all year long; they can come at anytime,” Pauwels said. “We don’t usually get them this close into a busy urban area, however, and the behaviour of chasing a woman is very unusual.” The young adult male cat “looked a little thin,” he said, adding such erratic behaviour as it demonstrated can sometimes mean there is something wrong with the animal. Accompanied by two cougar hounds and their trainer, Pauwels found and destroyed the 80-pound cougar in a thicket of bushes along the creek bed at about 9 a.m. “Normally they stick to natural sources of prey,” he said.
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Kristine Chamberlain and her daughter, Savannah, 8 enjoy a light moment in front of the playground at Colwood elementary. The school is fundraising to purchase wheelchair accessible equipment for the play area.
Taking steps toward inclusivity Wheelchair friendly playground a natural for Colwood elementary Arnold Lim News staff
Colwood elementary’s new playground promises to be more inclusive. Students and parents at the school are
raising funds for wheelchair-accessible equipment, which comes as good news to Kristine Chamberlain. Her eight-year-old daughter Savannah, who suffers from a severe type of epilepsy, is one of four wheelchair-bound students who may benefit from the redesigned playground area. “We need to make it happen. They are going out every recess and lunch and having nothing to do except sit in their wheelchairs,” Chamberlain said. “These are kids can’t get on the swing and with them there
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