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CannaFest bringing top rock talent to town CRAIG LINDSAY
Grand Forks Gazette
CannaFest 2015, a two-day festival featuring music from the likes of Prism, the Headpins and Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm is coming to Grand Forks. At the regular council meeting on Feb. 23, council voted to support the event after the promoter addressed some of the original concerns from council. “I think it should be noted that originally when Mr. Varabioff presented to us with a request for CannaFest 2015 music festival, it was advertised as an educational event to promote and educate on medical marijuana and have a dispenser on site where they would be selling it,” said Coun. Chris Hammett. “They have since been refused an application and have come back and said there would be no sales of medical marijuana at the event at all. He has also said there will be no liquor at the event on the grounds.” The letter to council from promoter Chuck Varabioff of the BC Pain Society stated that no marijuana would be sold at the festival. He would not change the name of the festival. “I can live with no marijuana sales, but to change the name would be extremely difficult as we are trying to brand ‘CannaFest’ into a household name,” he wrote. Varabioff also stated that ticket sales would be capped at 3,000 and that there would be one security guard for every 10 attendees. “Because he has conformed to council’s request that nothing illegal will take place and that it will just be a musical and educational event—I make a motion we accept his request and allow him to proceed,” said Hammett. The motion was approved unanimously by council. CAO Doug Allin said that the festival would still need to satisfy all the requests which the city makes of field users for special events. Tickets for the event are already available on the bcpainsociety.com website for $50 for a single day pass and $75 for a two-day pass. Kids 6-12 are $25 for both days; kids under 6 are free. Tickets are also available locally at The Source and Kocomo’s Coffee House as of this Saturday, March 8. The show will be held at James Donaldson Park on Aug. 7 and 8 and features Prism, Streetheart, Headpins, Lou Gramm from Foreigner, Jerry Doucette, Lee Aaron and Franklins Dealers.
Sweet bounty A group of neighbourhood children as well as kids from Katie’s Kiddie Care daycare centre took a field trip to O’Donnell’s Farm on Thursday to watch maple trees being tapped to make fresh syrup. Craig Lindsay photo
Locals rally to save deer Facebook and asking for help. “The first posting of the deer was actually Saturday Seeing a deer with a bag night,” said Dick. “Everyone stuck to its head with no way was laughing and going, ‘Oh, to eat or drink, local resi- it’ll get it off.’ But Sunday dent Lorraine Dick knew she morning it was still on and couldn’t just sit back and ig- that’s when we decided we’d better do something.” nore the poor animal. Dick said she was worried Dick rallied her South Ruckle neighbours on Sunday that the deer was unable to morning (Feb. 22) the best way eat or drink and would evenshe could—by posting a pic- tually starve. “The plastic bag was ture on the Boundary Neighbourhood Watch page on shoved on its head so tight it was like a bathing cap,” she said. “She’d already gone 12 hours with this thing. She could barely breathe but she obviously couldn’t drink. How long can any of us go without water?” Dick said they tried to contact the conservation officer but couldn’t get in touch with anyone. They were then trying to come up with ideas on how to get close enough to reThis poor deer was rescued by a move the bag. group of concerned Grand Forks “Colette Orr said, ‘My residents last weekend. Hez Rattray-Mackay photo son can lasso it; let’s try,’”
CRAIG LINDSAY
Grand Forks Gazette
recalled Dick. Once the group located the deer again, 14-year-old Aezia Orr managed to lasso the panicked ungulate and the group was finally able to take the seed bag off her head. “He took a real honest-togoodness lasso—they own a ranch up by the Boundary Museum—and he lassoed her,” said Dick. “Now, of course, she wasn’t happy with it.” Freed from the bag, the group had to then remove the lasso, which was another challenge considering how rattled the animal was, said Dick. Once that was done “she took off like a shot; I imagine heading for the river for a drink of water,” said Dick. “What really amazes me is how we were able to rally everyone together over a cause. That’s what I love about this town. We’re not apathetic.” The story was picked up by national outlets CBC and the Huffington Post. Dick herself was interviewed by CBC.
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