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The weaker Canadian dollar has made this country’s lumber products more competitive globally, which has helped not only large producers but also smaller operations like private woodlots. This was one positive to emerge from the Boundary Woodlot Association (BWA) annual winter meeting held in Midway on Jan. 9. President George Delisle welcomed over thirty association members along with a number of guests to the gathering, including Boundary Similkameen MLA Linda Larson and Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Area E/West Boundary Director Vicki Gee. Also in attendance were several representatives of local sawmills, as well as members of the West Kootenay and South Okanagan woodlot associations. Attendees had come together to get an overview of the current market and regulatory practices for private or leased woodlots, small-scale production forests that provide lumber for a variety of uses. Dan MacMaster from Vaagen Fibre kicked off the presentations by giving a summary of the mill’s gen-
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A Midway man charged with multiple offenses resulting from a routine traffic stop in Kelowna on Jan. 6 has been identified as Anthony James Graham, confirmed a representative of the Kelowna RCMP detachment. The driver of a black Mercedes SUV was identified as Graham and
found to be in breach of a court-ordered driving ban related to a conditional sentence. Graham fled on foot carrying a duffle bag but was quickly apprehended by police. More than 360 grams of illicit drugs, including cocaine, heroin and crystal meth, were found in the duffle bag, along with a loaded .22 calibre hand gun with extra magazines, a hunting knife, a silicone
mask, a silencer, break-in tools and more than $2,200 in cash. Police later used a warrant to search the suspect’s vehicle and found an assault rifle, a drum magazine, soft body armour and a sledge hammer. Graham remains in custody in Kelowna charged with possession of illegal drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possession of a loaded
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prohibited/restricted firearm with ammunition, and breach of a conditional sentence order. Police confirmed that Graham has a long history of offences dating back to 2005, when he was charged with driving while suspended. His next appearance at the Kelowna Supreme court will be on Feb. 16 at 9 a.m. for a Conditional Sentence Hearing.