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City concerned with proposed Greyhound route cut
Bus company looks to cut Cranbrook - Radium - Alberta route ARNE PETRYSHEN
The Highway 93 Greyhound bus route will soon be eliminated if the company gets its way. The route is be-
tween the Alberta border and Cranbrook, and stops in a number of towns along the way. “I guess the passenger ridership on that
route doesn’t warrant the service so they decided they wanted to withdraw,” noted Mayor Lee Pratt. Greyhound Canada
Transportation ULC has filed an application with the B.C. Passenger Transportation Board to eliminate the bus route, wrote Brad Scott, B.C.
District manager for Passenger Services at Greyhound Canada. The route is known as Route F. Currently, there is a one trip daily minimum in either direction. The
BC Passenger Board will consider written comments that are received by Thursday, July 2, 2015. Coun. Wesley Graham said council should write a letter saying it
does not support the proposed elimination of the service. “I would like to make a motion that we write a later to the B.C. Passenger Board and let them know that elimination of this service is detrimental to the area and we should be looking at providing services throughout that corridor, as it will affect some people for sure,” Graham said.
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Kimberley Council to grant license to medical marijuana business C AROLYN GR ANT
COURTESY STEPHANIE MCGREGOR
TO THE VICTOR GO THE SPOILS! One of the most endearing — and hopefully most enduring — event of Sam Steele Days is the Weiner Dog Races, sponsored by the Paw Shop, which as usual, drew enthusiastic crowds down to 10th Avenue downtown on Saturday. This year’s big winner was a dog named Thunder, whose owner took home the Golden Weiner Trophy. Well run, Thunder!
QAT’MUK
Ktunaxa laud minister’s Jumbo decision SUBMITTED
The Ktunaxa Nation welcomes a recent B.C. Government decision that determined a proposed development in the heart of Qat’muk would no longer be able to proceed. “This resort would have caused irreparable damage to Qat’muk and Ktunaxa spiritual values, beliefs and practices,” said Kathryn Teneese, Ktunaxa Nation
Council Chair. “These values are in addition to the many environmental and biological impact concerns we had with this project. In our view, it was very clear that the project had not been substantially started. I appreciate the consideration that Minister Polak gave to our submission on the matter.” Minister of Environment Mary Polak announced on
June 18th that the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort had not met its substantially started threshold by October 12th, 2014. As a result of this decision, the environmental assessment certificate has expired and development of the project cannot proceed. Qat’muk is where the Grizzly Bear Spirit was born, goes to heal itself, and returns to the spirit world. For
Ktunaxa, Grizzly Bear Spirit is a unique and indispensable source of collective as well as individual guidance, strength, and protection. Qat’muk’s spiritual importance is deeply connected to its biological significance for living grizzly bears now and in the future. “We have opposed this project for almost 30 years,” Teneese said. “I am hopeful that this battle is now over,
but there is still much work to be done. We will continue working on our plan for Qat’muk to ensure that our children, grandchildren and all future generations can experience this area in all its wild magnificence. “In the spirit of reconciliation, I hope that we can move on to finding ways in which our values for the area can co-exist with those of other Canadians”
Mayor Don McCormick says he is proud of Kimberley City Council for making a progressive decision in the matter of granting a business license to Tamarack Dispensaries. Tamarack Dispensaries will operate in Marysville and sell high quality medicinal cannabis products such as edible cookies, butters, oils and tinctures. When the proponents, Rod and Tamara Duggan presented to Council in April they said that the storefront would be “upscale and clinical”. However, granting a business license was not as simple as one might think, because Council had to override its own bylaw to do so.
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