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Suspect sought after robbery attempt BARRY COULTER
COURTESY DARRYL SCHMIDT
College of the Rockies held its 38th annual convocation on Friday, May 30, celebrating all graduates, including four from the Bachelor of Business Administration, Sustainable Business Practices program. Above, left to right: Dean of Instruction Darrell Bethune, Dan Bennett, Mike Savarie, Asya Pavlova, Shaun Penner, BBA coordinator and instructor Greg McCallum and COTR President and CEO David Walls. See more, Page 4.
Brooke gets Urban herd goes forth to multiply: It’s her new chair fawning season in the East Kootenay Cranbrook, Kimberley rally with the War Amps to raise funds towards a customized wheelchair for six-year-old Brooke Willisson ARNE PETRYSHEN Townsman Staff
Brooke Willisson has her new chair after months of fundraising and support from the War Amps. The six-year old Cranbrook girl has Crommelin syndrome, an extremely rare condition that left her without hips, femurs, fibulas and both arms. A few months ago, the Townsman covered the fundraising effort for a
customized wheelchair that would not only give Brooke more mobility and independence, but would also ensure that she doesn’t wear out her joints prematurely. Brooke has had the hot pink chair for three weeks now. Rachel, Brooke’s mom, said the chair has seen Brooke go from independent to fiercely independent.
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Local Conservation Officers are warning Cranbrook and Kimberley residents to learn what to do around newborn fawns and their mothers SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
It’s that time of the spring: fawns are being born right now around Cranbrook and Kimberley, and local Conservation Officers want to get the word out. The message is double: first, remember that a newborn fawn on its own is not necessarily orphaned. And more importantly, watch for aggressive does and turn around if you encounter one.
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Conservation Officers are reminding concerned animal lovers that it’s normal for newborn fawns to be left alone by their mothers.
In the wake of an attempted robbery in Elkford on Saturday, the East Kootenay Community Credit Union (EKC) is asking for public assistance in helping find the suspect. The robbery attempt took place at about 9 a.m., Saturday, May 31, in Elkford, an hour and a half east of Cranbrook. A staff member was opening the branch for the day’s business when the suspect forced his way in. A scuffle ensued, and the employee sustained a cut to their leg. The suspect also had bear spray, which was not used. The suspect demanded cash, but the staff member told him it could not be accessed, as the cash was still locked away, in accordance to EKC’s procedures. The suspect then fled, and the staff member phoned 911. The suspect was gone by the time Elk Valley RCMP arrived. The staff member was taken to hospital for stitches. The suspect has still not been located. He is described as a male, 40 to 50 years old, weighing between 180 and 190 pounds. He was wearing rounded goggles with dark mirrored lenses, a black or grey toque, black gloves, medium coloured jeans, black footwear and a red windbreaker jacket with white or beige piping.
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