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City presents draft plan for Idlewild Park TRE VOR CR AWL EY
Cranbrook residents got the chance to take a first look at the plans for the redevelopment of Idlewild Park last week,
as city staff presented a draft Master Plan for the area at an open house. Upon first glance, there are many new amenities and features;
there are more fire pits and playgrounds planned on the north and south side of the lake, new fishing piers will be at lake level rath-
er than 10 feet above the water, and a wetland boardwalk and tower will overlook the area on the east side. But despite the new
enhancements to the park, city staff wanted to make sure they retained the natural feel of the area, according to Chris New, the Director of
Leisure Services. “It wasn’t hard in the sense that, that’s what the public told us anyways,” said New. “The bulk of the feedback supported that approach, so we weren’t getting the public telling us that the park is boring or that it needs a
change. The community didn’t want it change. “They wanted some new things, they wanted some new amenities, they wanted some change, but we kept true to the type of feedback we received.”
See IDLEWILD, Page 3
Deer on the move
Update on Translocation Study: former urban deer showing wide range of movement C A R O LYN G R A N T
BARRY COULTER PHOTO
A City of Cranbrook crew installs the downtown Clocktower banners heralding the upcoming Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling Tour Challenge — set for November 8-13 in Cranbrook — the largest sporting event this city has ever seen. See more, Page 2.
SAR help four hikers off Fisher Peak F O R T H E TOW N S M A N
Cranbrook Search and Rescue assisted four young hikers off Fisher Peak on Saturday evening as one of the hikers became mildly hypo-
thermic. The four were not prepared for the cold, snow and ice that they encountered, according to Cranbrook Search and Rescue.
Five Cranbrook SAR-Techs flew in by helicopter and assisted the group off the mountain. Two of those SAR members accompanied the group as they hiked down the
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mountain. A Kimberley SAR team was on standby at the Big Horn Helicopters hanger just in case the event grew into a more involved task.
Municipalities across B.C., seeking solutions for urban deer problems, have their eyes on the translocation study currently being conducted in the East Kootenay by VAST Resources. Ian Adams, who is heading up the study for VAST, has provided an update as we head into autumn. Last February and March, 60 mule deer were removed from Kimberley, Invermere, Elkford and Cranbrook and released at four locations with mule deer winter range throughout the East Kootenay. 29 of the 60 deer were fitted with GPS radio
collars which transmit location every 13 hours, and also provide a ‘mortality alert’ if there is no movement for eight hours. Adams reports that 20 of the 29 GPS collar deployments remain on the air. There have been eight known mortalities and one collar stopped transmitting in early June — the fate of that deer is unknown. Given that the other collars have performed very well, the deer is likely dead and collar destroyed rather than a malfunction, but that is possible. There have been no mortalities since June 10.
See DEER, Page 4
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