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The usual colourful good times prevailed down at the heroic and legendary Canadian Bocce Championships in Kimberley this weekend past. It was glorious weather all weekend long for another JulyFest festival — see more this week in the Townsman.
Three arrested on drug charges have bail hearing RCMP A bail hearing was conducted for three of the individuals arrested on July 10 after a search warrant was executed in Cranbrook. One subject was remanded in custody and will appear in court on Monday, July 20. A second person was released on a $20,000 surety (bail) for court on Monday, July 20, a third individual from the Lower Mainland was released on the condition that he not to be in Cranbrook unless it’s for court, scheduled for Aug 17. A fourth individual was released by police on a Promise to
Appear for court on Aug 17. All four were charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, three were charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and one with Flight from Police. Seized from the persons, vehicle and hotel room was more than $4500 cash, more than 200 grams of crack cocaine, 14 grams of MDMA and 76 Fentanyl Pills. In addition police seized a VW Jetta as offence related property. Cpl. Chris Newel says, “The quantities and types of drugs seized are very concern-
ing, these drugs are highly addictive and dangerous. In a number of cases we have found persons are buying drugs that are not what they are purported to be. This in itself is a huge concern.” Three of the individuals were not from Cranbrook but had moved in believing there was a void in the market. Our Cranbrook/ Kimberley Crime Reduction team quickly initiated an investigation and was able to successfully make an arrest and seize dangerous drugs before they hit the streets of our community.
Cranbrook City Council applauds float winners ARNE PETRYSHEN
Council got a chance to congratulate the Sweethearts of Sam Steele and the organizers behind the award winning float at last week’s council meeting. Kelsey Ackert, Sweetheart of Sam Steele, was in front of council July 13 to introduce the Youth Ambassadors, and to talk about the award that the Cranbrook float won in the Stampede parade. “We placed first in the municipal float category,” Ackert said. “It is exciting. This is the second time ever the sweethearts have won the float award, and it’s a huge parade, so that’s something very special for Cranbrook to win.” Jim Wavercan, who organized the float, said this was an import-
ant achievement. “This parade particularly brings home what the Sweetheart program does for the city,” Wavercan said. “Not only are we winners in the parade, but our Youth Ambassadors really are the catalyst that makes that happen.” Wavercan explained that during the judgement of a parade, the judges circulate among all the floats, and the judges ask questions of the Youth Ambassadors. “I can tell you that this year’s royalty nailed it, not only speaking about the float, and the significance of the float, and the 50 years of Heart, but of the city and what the program of the Youth Ambassadors does for the city and what Cranbrook is all about,” he said. “That’s what wins in that
parade, so hats off to our royalty because they really brought it home for us.” Wavercan brought the plaque and the ribbon to show mayor and council. Mayor Lee Pratt was pleased. “That’s certainly an achievement for our little town Cranbrook,” Pratt said. “I know that literally hundreds of thousands of people watch that parade live and I don’t know how many people watch it on TV, but I’m sure in the scheme of things it’s well over a million people, so that’s great exposure.” Wavercan said there are 2-300,000 people on the parade route and the Youth Ambassadors wave the whole time.
See COUNCIL, Page 3