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A New Symphonic Season
The Symphony of the Kootenays is back for the 2014/15 season, with a opening concert at the Key City Theatre in Cranbrook Saturday, Oct. 25. The program, entitled “From Old Worlds to New,” featured the Symphony’s largest ever gathering of musicians (49, including Music/Artistic Director Jeff Faraghar). See more later this week in the Townsman
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RCMP seek witnesses to serious assault CPL. CHRIS NE WEL For the Townsman
The Cranbrook RCMP is seeking witnesses to a serious assault that took place at on Oct 25 shortly after 2 a.m. near Pizza Hut. The 31-year-old male was walking along Cranbrook Street North when he was assaulted by two, maybe three other males. The victim suffered head injuries and does not have a clear recollection of the events or his attackers.
He believes the males to be young, one was wearing a red jacket and they had shaggy hair. He recalls other persons watching the altercation. The victim sustained serious injuries to his head and foot which will require surgery. If anybody has information regarding this assault or was a witness they are asked to call Cst. Houle St-Onge at the Cranbrook RCMP Detachment, 250 489-3471.
Impaired driver causes accident C AROLYN GR AN T
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A busy weekend on the roads has led to two arrests in Kimberley and several violation tickets. The first incident occurred at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, October 23. RCMP Cpl. Chris Newel reports that Kimberley RCMP, Fire Department and BC Ambulance all attended a crash on Hwy 95A at Rotary Drive that was caused by an impaired driver. “The driver, a 24year old female from Cranbrook, failed to stop before turning left onto highway 95A from Rotary Drive, near Black Bear Bridge, and then entered the opposing lane hitting on oncoming vehicle head on,”
Newel saId. “Once on scene police quickly noted the driver showed signs of alcohol consumption and entered into an impaired driving investigation. “The officer read the breath demand and the driver supplied a breath sample into the Roadside Screen Device which was a “Fail”. The subject was then taken back to the detachment where two more breath samples were obtained on a Breathalyzer; both those samples were over the legal limit.” Newel says that charges of Impaired Driving Causing Bodily Harm have been recommended.
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