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Cambrian explosion
A new fossil assemblage from the Burgess Shale and the flowering of complex life on Earth is the subject of a lecture Wednesday at the Cranbrook History Centre B A R RY CO U LT E R
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Jordon Aasland (brewer) and Heidi Romich (The Heidout Restaurant and Brewhouse) introduced Sam’s Ale on Thursday to mark the upcoming Sam Steele Days community celebration. See story Page 5.
The Cranbrook History Centre continues to bring the deep past alive, with an ongoing series of lectures concerning the East Kootenay’s considerable fossil record — in particular the “Cambrian Explosion,� a period that is well-represented locally. A remarkable new fossil assemblage from the Burgess Shale at Marble Canyon and the flowering of complex life on Earth is the subject of a lecture Wednesday, June 15. Bob Gaines, a Professor of Geology at Pomona College in Claremont, California, will be speaking at 7 p.m. at
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Cranbrook’s Royal Alexandra Hall. The Cambrian was the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, lasting from 541 to 485.4 million years ago. The Cambrian marked a profound change in life on Earth.
See CAMBRIAN, Page 3
RDEK denies special license for FozzyFest T R E VO R C R AWL EY
The RDEK denied a special license for a music festival in the South Country after the board of directors debated the proposed expansion of it going from 500 people to potentially 2,000.
The application was postponed from May after initially being brought forward in February from Shawn Lafleur and Darryl Stanat, the two organizers who are from Calgary. Stan Doehle, the Area B
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director whose electoral area includes the proposed site on Lake Koocanusa, led opposition to the event and read out a letter describing his concerns. “FozzyFest has outgrown the site,� said Doehle. “1,500
to 2,000 are way too many people for this area.Perhaps they need to move closer to a larger centre. The RCMP have identified the issues in their risk assessment report of having the FozzyFest at Big Springs.
“A risk assessment was done this time and it talked about being in a remote location being a major problem and also drug seizures from people attending,� Doehle said. “The risk assessment covers all the is-
sues that we should respect the RCMP for the knowledge and expertise they have. At present, I have not received one call or letter in support of FozzyFest.�
See RDEK, Page 4
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