WEDNESDAY
< Election Forum Part V
OCTOBER 7, 2015
Candidates answer the questions | Page 7
On the road in Raiderville
Kootenay Ice tour Saskatchewan | Page 8 Like Us TownsmanBulletin Follow Us
1
$ 10
INCLUDES G.S.T.
@crantownsman
Proudly serving Cranbrook and area since 1951
Vol. 64, Issue 192
www.dailytownsman.com
Officers and witnesses take stand in cop’s firearm trial TOWNSMAN STAFF
The trial of a Cranbrook RCMP officer continued Tuesday in Cranbrook Supreme Court, as witnesses and responding officers testified in front of Justice Trevor Armstrong and the jury. Richard Drought was charged with careless use or storage of a firearm after the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) recommended the charge that stemmed from a police incident in October 2012. Crown counsel Oleh Kuzma set up the framework of the trial in his opening statement to Justice Trevor Armstrong and the jury.
See TRIAL, Page 4
Two killed in collision near Jaffray Monday TOWNSMAN STAFF
Two people died following a two-vehicle motor collision that occurred on Highway 3/93 near Jaffray on Monday afternoon. The incident involved a westbound 2014 Toyota Matrix that drifted out of the single lane of westbound travel into the path of a eastbound 2007 Dodge Dakota pickup truck. The driver of the Dodge truck attempted to avoid the collision by pulling over to the shoulder of the highway, but a head-on collision still occurred. The Dodge driver, a 77 year old man, suffered serious, but non life-threatening injuries. He was transported to Calgary by STARS air ambulance to receive treatment for his injuries. The names of the victims have not yet been released as of press time.
BARRY COULTER PHOTO
Our 5th annual Reach-A-Reader campaign, courtesy of Black Press and Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, is out and about the town today, Wednesday, Oct. 7, raising funds for local literacy programs. Max’s Place, the Heid-Out, EKC and RBC are also helping out. Left to right: Lisa Barnes and Anett Jahnel with Max’s Place, Cranbrook Mayor (and celebrity reader) Lee Pratt, Gerry Dreger (EKC), Daily Townsman Publisher Karen Johnston, Kootenay Advertiser Publisher Zena Willams, and Katherine Hough, Columbia Alliance for Literacy Cranbrook co-ordinator. In front, CBAL volunteers Sue and Patrick.
It’s Reach A Reader Day BARRY COULTER
Ladies and gentlemen, today, Wednesday, Oct. 7, is our annual Reach A Reader Blitz for Literacy, a celebration of the written word and the gift that is the ability to read. The Columbia Basin Institute for Literacy, Black Press and our great partners are
Kootenay–Columbia
DW4MP.ca
Authorized by the Official Agent for David Wilks
reaching out today to raise funds and awareness to put a human face on literacy and shed light on how low literacy affects children and adults, Aboriginal and immigrant communities, those in the workforce, and the economy as a whole. Buy a Daily Townsman
today from one of our roving volunteers, and 100 per cent of your donation goes to support literacy programs in Cranbrook and area. Literacy skills are vital to all British Columbians — they are a necessary part of everyday life and impact everything from health care to employment and
economic status. Literacy is no longer just the ability to read or write, but encompasses a much wider scope of daily activities, including using technology, doing calculations, communicating verbally and in writing, and problem-solving.
See REACH, Page 4