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NorthStar Rails 2 Trails AGM C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
PHOTO COURTESY WENDY VAN PUYMBROECK
Kimberley residents are justifiably proud of their trails, which is why it is upsetting to come across such useless destruction as Wendy Van Puymbroeck did while out for a walk on Lion’s Way Trail. This memorial bench was vandalized sometime late last week.
The NorthStar Rails 2 Trails Society hosted their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, May 12 at the Heritage Inn in Cranbrook. While attendance was a little down from last year’s meeting, Past-President Rob McIntyre says it was a good meeting and board members came out of it feeling they had a solid direction for the coming year. Two people, Al Skookus and Bob Ray, retired from the board, but two new people, Doug Martin and Chris Newel, stepped forward to fill the vacant places. The board is also filled with those elected last year, John Mandryk, Stu Deeks, Peter McConnachie, John Dunbar, Nina Andermatt, Laura
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The NorthStar Rails 2 Trails board unveiled the new website at the AGM on Tuesday. Brine, Karen Ritchie and McIntyre. “I stepped down as president but will remain on the board,” McIntyre said. “For now the position of president is not filled. It’s really challenging for people to find time
to take a leadership role. Many people are willing to help out at specific volunteer functions.” While attendance was a little down at 32 people, McIntyre says that every one of them expressed an interest
in some aspect of the Trail management and many stepped forward to volunteer. One of the focuses of the coming year will be promoting membership and donations.
Kimberley to proceed with joint BC 55+ Games bid COs investigating bear hunt A joint bid with Cranbrook on either the 17, 18 or 19 Games C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
Kimberley City Council has given the go ahead to direct staff to submit a joint bid with the City of Cranbrook, to host the 2017, 2018 or 2019 55+ BC Games and that an expenditure of $30,000 cash, and
$27,500 in kind services be committed if the Games are awarded. Cranbrook Council has already approved the same thing. Council is aware that there is no likelihood of the bid succeeding if a strong committee of community volunteers is not formed. “There has been concern expressed regarding the necessity of a strong committee. If you can’t get that, and letters of support from
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various organizations, you probably won’t get it,” said Coun. Kent Goodwin. “I see this as the start of a process.” As for the $30,000 cash, Mayor Don McCormick said that it was seed money to get things started, but at the end of the day the municipality will have that money reimbursed. “It gets people in town,” said Coun. Bev Middlebrook. “And that’s what we’re looking for.”
C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
Several area residents have been upset about the results of a bear hunt last Wednesday night, May 6 in the McGinty Lake area in Meadowbrook, north of Kimberley, where a sow was shot, leaving two orphaned cubs. As described in a letter to the Editor this week by Dave Quinn: “The baying of hounds crashing through the bush, the roaring of trucks following, and then four shots, followed by four more. Obviously many of the shots fired into the air missed, and the bulSee Page 4 lets went…where? The final shot
This photo of one of the cubs in a tree was taken by a resident.
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was followed by the hoots and hollers of excited males, obviously proud that they were able to hit a stationary animal cornered in a tree. Bear hunters: please consider not hunting in the spring. If you feel the need to do this, please take the time to ensure you are not killing sows, as the cubs are likely not with them after a long hound chase.” In this case, two cubs were left orphaned. COs put one down due to malnutrition. The very young cub had been away from its mother for at least five days by the time it was found, says CO Sgt. Ray Gilowitz.
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