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Vol. 63, Issue 130
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Tour will highlight invasive plant programs ARN E PE TRYSHEN Townsman Staff
COURTESY MIKE TURNER
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE SWINGING SOUND OF THE ‘60S IN CRANBROOK AND KIMBERLEY. You don’t need a ticket to read all about it, on Page 4! The rock and roll, the haircuts, the suits, the Bluebird Inn and a Cranbrook and Kimberley musical rivalry. We repeat, turn to Page 4 for a special trip back. Pictured above: The Blue Velvet Brass from Cranbrook, who did their share of rockin’ in those rockin’ times. Left to right: Ed McKenzie, Guy Marchi, Rudy Sandor, Mike Turner, Dennis Davies and Randy Marchi.
Have you wondered what programs are in place to deal with invasive plants and noxious weeds in the region? If so, the East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council will be offering a chance to get your questions answered, as it will be putting on a tour of invasive plant treatment sites in the region later this month. The tour will showcase efforts by local industry to manage the invasive plant species, as well as share information and work being done on invasive plant solutions. The public is invited to come out and see what East Kootenay industries are doing to combat invasive plants by taking the tour on Thursday, July 24.
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Teams from across region search for missing man in St. Mary River area C AROLYN GR ANT
Air, water and ground searches of the St. Mary River continued on Tuesday, as Search and Rescue units from across the Kootenays and beyond continued the search for a missing man, 23-year-old Alex Brown. Brown, who was visiting family in Kimberley was re-
ported to have jumped into the St. Mary River on Saturday, July 5 at about 7 p.m. Kimberley RCMP Cpl. Chris Newel said that he surfaced once but then disappeared from sight. Kimberley Search and Rescue has set up a command centre at the Riverside Campground parking lot as crews work all daylight
hours in the water and searching ground along the river side. “We are continuing ground searches, water searchers and helicopter searches,” said Kimberley Search and Rescue member Alison Lomon. “The Civil Air Search and Rescue is flying all the way to Koocanusa, but the ground search is
from St. Mary Lake down to the campground, about a 17 to 20 kilometre stretch. We are putting in long, long hours.” Lomon says that the river is not running particularly fast right now, about 12 km per hour, which is normal for this time of year. However, like any river it can have log jams and other hazards.
Search and Rescue teams from around the region have answered the call to help. “We have Revelstoke in the water with Penticton right now,” Lomon said. Search and Rescue will stay on the job until told to stand down, Lomon says, and that is a call that would be made by the RCMP.
ALEX BROWN