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Mountain bikers are pictured at the start of last weekend’s 20 km Round the Mountain race. There were more than 420 participates, with about 60 per cent from outside the local area taking part in the 20 and 40 km, bike, run or hike events. See more images on Page 3.
Mormon church suing Cyclists to pass through Winston Blackmore for Cranbrook on charity ride trademark infringement JAMES KELLER Canadian Press
VANCOUVER — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is suing the religious leader of a small polygamous sect near Creston, alleging Winston Blackmore has violated the church’s trademarks and is attempting to portray himself — and his controversial community — as a part of mainstream Mormonism. The Salt Lake City-based church has filed a notice of claim against a corporation set up by Blackmore, who is one of two leaders in a commune in southeastern B.C. known as Bountiful.
Blackmore and his followers practise a fundamentalist form of Mormonism that still holds polygamy as a tenet of the faith. The Canadian arm of the Mormon church says it tried to register Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada with B.C.’s corporate registry, but the application was rejected. The registry indicated the church’s proposed name was too similar to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Inc., which was registered by Blackmore in 2010, according to the statement of claim. The lawsuit alleges Blackmore
is attempting to suggest his group is sanctioned by the official church, which renounced polygamy more than a century ago and has disavowed any connection to Bountiful or similar polygamous groups in the United States. “Adopting for its corporate identity the name ‘the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Inc.’ ... is yet another attempt of the Blackmore sect to convey a false impression of affiliation with the church,’’ says the notice of claim, filed earlier this week in B.C. Supreme Court.
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A cross-province cycle in aid of cystic fibrosis hopes to raise money and awareness of the fatal disease SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
Twenty-four people taking part in a 1,200 kilometre charity bike ride will pass through Cranbrook on June 27. The GearUp4CF bike ride is a nine-day, 1,200 kilometre cycle from White Rock to Banff to raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis. The cyclists will climb nine mountain summits over the course of the journey, reaching a final altitude of 8,100 metres. The rides will arrive in Cranbrook on the afternoon of Friday, June 27, staying at the Sandman. They leave
at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 28. “It would be so amazing if we could get people from the community out cheering on the riders. It would really give them a boost as they continue their challenging ride to Banff,” said Sharron Bates, committee volunteer. This year’s GearUp4CF ride has some very inspirational riders. One such rider, Bill Markvoort, turns 65 this year and hopes to raise $65,000 in memory of his daughter Eva, who lost her courageous battle with cystic fibrosis in 2010 at the age of 25.
See CYSTIC, Page 2