FRIDAY DECEMBER 5, 2014
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Spotlight on road conditions
Widespread concern about highway conditions around the East Kootenay C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
Tough winter driving conditions are a part of life in most of Canada. The seasons change, you put on winter tires, slow down and drive to conditions. However, this week, as anyone who has ventured out onto East Kootenay highways can tell you, conditions have been particularly challenging. A FaceBook group called Taking Back East Kootenay Highways is pointing fingers at the highways contractor Mainroads, saying that they are not doing a good enough job keeping the highways in the area safe through the winter months. Robert Campbell is one of the administrators of the group. “It seems to us that not enough attention is being paid to roads after major incidents,” he said. That means making sure that roads are sanded and additional clearing is done days after a storm, he says. “We all understand there are limitations to what sand and gravel can do, but they are not doing enough. Look at the roads this week. Would those conditions be acceptable in a parking lot where owners are liable? I don’t think so.” This week the group began circulating a petition stating the following: The undersigned petitioners, residents of the Province of British Columbia, request that the Honourable House demand the Government of British Columbia to: 1. Relieve “Mainroads Contracting” from its role in highway maintenance for the East Kootenays of British Columbia and elect a different contractor for at least one term.
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The Dynamiters hosted a successful Food Bank night last week, collecting mitts, toques and food donations for Christmas hampers. Above, with Stan Salikin from the Food Bank, are Marco Campanella, Jared Marchi, Tyler Kinnon, Jason Richter and Jordan Busch. $2200 in food and $1200 in cash was donated. “We are very pleased and grateful for such support from the Dynamiter fans,” Salikin said. See more from Food Bank Night, page 3.
Cheyenne Learn testimony continues TRE VOR CR AWLEY
Crown counsel cross-examined Cheyenne Learn on Thursday in Cranbrook Supreme Court following testimony in his defence of the shooting death of Tammy Ellis in 2007. Learn testified his version of the events leading up to the shooting on Wednesday, while crown counsel Lianna Swanson got the chance to challenge that evidence in
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decisions, but Learn said his memory through the night was spotty because of intoxication. Learn said he couldn’t remember entering the residence of the event, but remembers being inside at one point. He also testified he didn’t recall loading the gun, pointing the gun, pulling the trigger, or leaving.
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