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Wilks’ instincts kicked in when gunfire erupted
MP describes Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Parliament in Ottawa A R N E P E T RYS H E N
MP David Wilks was in a meeting in the House of Commons as gunfire erupted during Wednesday’s events in Ottawa. An armed attacker made his way into Centre Block Parliament Hill after shooting and fatally wounding Cpl. Nathan Cirillo at the National War Memorial. The doors to the naBARRY COULTER PHOTO
AVAST, ME HEARTIES, IT’S RAIDER DAYS: Teacher Adam Wills is bedecked out buccaneer style to serve as emcee for Parkland MIddle School’s Raider Days, a piratical themed celebration of the autumn school days, and an ongoing annual contest between Grades 7, 8 and 9. The Grade 9s won the coveted skull trophy on Thursday, Oct. 23. Have a good weekend, everybody.
EXTREME HUNTRESS
Dalke helps out with a rival’s hunt TRE VOR CR AWLEY
After bagging her animal, Nikita Dalke partnered up with a fellow competitor for another hunt as part of the third Extreme Huntress episode released this past weekend. In the second episode, Dalke had harvested a Black Hawaiian sheep, and now it was time for her to be the spotter for a fellow Extreme Huntress challenger within the 777 Ranch in Texas. Dalke was also subjected to anti-hunter abuse, and had to respond in a simulated con-
frontation with a show judge. The intention of subjecting contestants to anti-hunting abuse is to see how they react and respond, according to Dalke. “Went I went into that room, they didn’t tell you what was going on,” she said. “So it was kind of a shock. They sat you down and said, ‘We’re just going to read you things that an anti-hunter would say and we want you to respond.’ “I didn’t expect them to go that intense, so it kind of shocked me.” Disclaimer: There is explic-
NIKITA DALKE it language during that segment of the episode. Hunting is common around
Cranbrook and Kimberley for obvious reasons, but Dalke has experienced those kind of conversations in the past. In her response on the episode, Dalke mentioned hunters are true conservationists who are ethical and responsible. “It’s not teaching them violence,” she said. “It’s teaching them sustenance, how to feed themselves, how to look after themselves. How to look after themselves when they’re out in the bush, how to survive.
See DALKE, Page 3
tional caucus meeting were already closed — a normal procedure – said Wilks, but gunshots could be heard from the meeting room. “It was going on in the Hall of Honour, which separates the House of Commons from the Senate,” Wilks said.
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MLA looking at river treaty improvements TRE VOR CR AWLEY
Kootenay-East MLA Bill Bennett had some tough words for an American audience in Spokane regarding the Columbia River Treaty on Wednesday. The B.C. Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas was across the 49th parallel to talk about the 50-year old treaty, which is now eligible for unilateral termination from both sides, provided there is a 10-year notice. That is not the intention of either side, according to Bennett, but
BILL BENNETT
there seems to be a mismatch of on the Canadian side for monetary benefits.
See MLA, Page 4
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