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Animal Alliance targets B.C. tourism Campaign will try to discourage visitors to province because of wolf cull C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
An animal rights group based in Toronto is taking the province of British Columbia to task over the recent wolf cull. The cull was ordered this winter to protect the dwindling South Peace and South Selkirk Mountain Caribou herds from more loss due to predation. Animal Alliance of Canada spokesperson Liz White says a campaign will be launched, in conjunction with other British Columbia groups, and it will target tourism. The goal will be to convince potential visitors to the province, specifically in the U.S. states bordering
B.C., that they may want to stay home. “The idea is that B.C.’s tourism industry is pretty important,” White said. “Visiting B.C. is especially enticing to Americans because of our dollar in relation to theirs; their money goes a lot further. There is increased interest in spending time in B.C. I think a number of people would be very interested in what the B.C. government is doing to wildlife. We hope to influence people not to come.” The campaign will involve print advertising and other media in the border states and possibly Alberta. “It sends a very strong message,” White said. See CAMPAIGN, page 4
In the weeds
More money needed in fight against invasive species C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
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The Winter Mayhem Rail Jam attracted big crowds and a lot of competitors last Saturday at KAR. See more page 12.
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Last week at the regular meeting of City Council, Todd Larsen, Program Manager for the East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council explained his program and how Kimberley was doing in controlling invasive species. There are some success stories in Kimberley, Larsen said, including: Many residents are aware of the impacts and manage-
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Lauren & Darnell Rousson of Cranbrook, a girl Megan Perry & Gordon Frew of Cranbrook, a boy Tasha & Darren Thorburn of Kimberley, a girl Leah & Ian Bolzenius of Cranbrook, a girl Kimberly Weatherston & Timothy Bierhals of Kimberley, a boy Courtney Clark & Trevor Chanski of Cranbrook, a boy
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Nicole & Bradley Scriver of Cranbrook, a boy Amanda & Nathan Astrope of Invermere, a boy Julie & Robert Mogentale of Cranbrook, a girl Keira & Jason Meldrum of Elkford, a boy Danielle Lavigne & Patrick Murphy of Cranbrook, a boy
ment options for invasives. Private landowner support with cost-sharing rebates through RDEK/EKIPC Neighbourhood Invasive Plant Program (NIPP) Education to City of Kimberley staff in 2014 by Cailey Chase with Best Management Practices EKIPC weed info in resident utility bills 2014 Community Weed Pulls: Kimberley Independent School last three years along the Rails to Trails, and; City of Kimberley support for innovative programs such as a goat grazing pilot program with CBT. See INVASIVE, page 4
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