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More than 40 competitors took part in the Koocanusa Wakesurfing Challenge at Lake Koocanusa, August 22-23. Gabrielle Hockley of Cranbrook came first in the Amateur Women’s Surf category, placing ahead of Nicole Hudson from Calgary, who was ranked 4th in the world. Gabrielle has been invited to compete at world championships later this year in Arizona. In the Men’s Division, Isaac Hockley of Cranbrook placed second in the Amateur Men’s Surf category, just behind Rob Urlich of Calgary, who is ranked first in the world.
The vehicle of a missing Cranbrook man has been located, and RCMP say a deceased individual was also found nearby. Gordon Rice of Cranbrook was reported missing last week, having last been seen Aug. 20. Late on August 25, Cranbrook RCMP received a call from a local resident who had located Mr. Rice’s vehicle in a remote location in the Lamb Creek area. RCMP said in a press release that due to the time of the evening and
diminishing day light, police remained on scene overnight and then conducted a search at first light on August 26. “Police located a deceased individual nearby and continue to investigate the matter in conjunction with the BC Coroner’s Service,” the press release said. “ At this time police are not considering the death to be suspicious.” Police would like to thank the public for all of the tips that were called in with regard to this investigation.
Remote fire burns south of Cranbrook lightning-caused event that was originally mapped at 25 hectares as of Tuesday afternoon. High winds and steep slopes were contributors to the growth of the wildfire
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It may strike one as surreal, but in the midst of an on-going awareness campaign about invasive species and an on-going battle against them, some of these species are for sale to gardeners in the East Kootenay. Biologist Cathy Conroy, the Terrestrial Invasive Species Co-ordinator with the East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council (EKPIC), is setting out to bring light to this situation for both gardeners and horticulture retailers. She said the fact that some invasive species capable of causing harm are for
sale here is largely to due a lack of awareness and a lack of regulation in the horticulture industry. Baby’s breath, for example, is not listed as a “noxious weed,” which is the legal government designation for plants officially considered the enemy. However, just because a plant is not listed as noxious doesn’t mean it’s not invasive — a plant brought from somewhere else either intentionally or unintentionally — and capable of causing great harm to the environment.
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A wildfire has grown exponentially near Cherry Lake south of Cranbrook, having grown to over 200 hectares since its discovery on Tuesday. The blaze — roughly 20 kilometres north of the U.S. border — is a
Many species of invasive plants are available for sale to local gardeners. But species like knotweed can cause immense environmental damage
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A species like Japanese Knotweed can completely take over a property, cause great structural damage, and be very difficult to get rid of.