Cranbrook deer cull caught ‘non-target’ animals

Posted on 22. Feb, 2012 by Chris Shepherd in Cranbrook

The final report on Cranbrook’s deer cull revealed contractors captured and killed 11 whitetail deer despite the fact mule deer where the intended targets of the city’s attempt to reduce the deer population, reports Sally Macdonald for the Cranbrook Daily Townsman.

Court injunction stops Invermere’s deer cull

Posted on 13. Feb, 2012 by Chris Shepherd in Invermere

Invermere was set to start their deer cull in the next few days but a court injunction has stopped all work, reports Steve Jessel for the Invermere Valley Echo.

Bennett promoting Jumbo in France

Posted on 07. Feb, 2012 by Chris Shepherd in East Kootenay

Bill Bennett, MLA for Kootenay East, is in France, talking with a ski resort company about projects in B.C., including the controversial Jumbo Glacier Resort, reports the CBC.

Possibility of wolf cull a hot topic

Posted on 03. Feb, 2012 by Chris Shepherd in East Kootenay

As the government works to revive a caribou population in the East Kootenay, the question of whether to cull wolves to protect that herd is a hot topic, reports Carolyn Grant for the Cranbrook Daily Townsman.

Bill Bennett, MLA for Kootenay East, has said a wolf cull would be necessary but the Ktunaxa Nation and Wildsight are reluctant to endorse such a measure.

RCMP officer resigns after stealing computer

Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by Chris Shepherd in Cranbrook

A Cranbrook RCMP officer resigned after his superiors learned he stole a laptop computer that was meant to be evidence, reports Annalee Grant for the Cranbrook Daily Townsman.

Invermere moves ahead with deer cull

Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 by Chris Shepherd in East Kootenay

The third and final East Kootenay community planning a deer cull is getting ready to kill 100 deer in Invermere, reports Andrea Klassen for the Invermere Valley Echo.

Invermere will get traps and bolt guns once Kimberley is finished with the tools.

Hopley pleads guilty to violating parole

Posted on 24. Jan, 2012 by Chris Shepherd in East Kootenay

Randall Hopley, the man accused of abducting a Sparwood boy, has plead guilty to the first of a series of charges he’s facing, reports the CBC.

Hopley plead guilty to a relatively minor charge of violating his parole by not reporting to his probation officer.

Opposition to Kootenay deer cull goes international

Posted on 20. Jan, 2012 by Chris Shepherd in Kimberley

There’s growing opposition to plans to cull the deer population in several East Kootenay communities, reports the CBC.

Cranbrook’s cull is already done, Kimberley’s is underway and Inveremere is still planning one and that city’s mayor is feeling pressure to cancel the plan to thin a herd of problematic wildlife.

Accident causes pedestrian to forget how he got hit by a car

Posted on 20. Jan, 2012 by Chris Shepherd in Fernie

The Elk Valley RCMP are asking for the public for help finding out what happened to a man in Fernie after he was found downtown with serious injuries, reports Angela Treharne in the Fernie Free Press.

Are the East Kootenay next for WestJet?

Posted on 16. Jan, 2012 by Chris Shepherd in East Kootenay

The East Kootenay could see a new carrier in the future, with WestJet hinting at creating a regional airline to serve smaller communities, reports the CBC.

WestJet isn’t giving many details yet, but the CBC report, combined with an earlier report in the Globe and Mail suggests the East Kootenay are part of WestJet’s plans.