judicial review
air cadets
UBCM will not get involved in Jumbo petition.
Leaders are required to teach the local Air Cadet squadron.
See LOCAL NEWS page 2
See LOCAL NEWS page 3
ubcm says no
leaders wanted
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Traffic stop yields one kilo of pot C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
You never know what might turn up at an RCMP road check. In the early hours of Sunday morning, June 2, Kimberley RCMP turned up a kilogram of marijuana, found in a vehicle that tried to avoid the traffic stop. Three officers were working the road check on Hwy 95A just north of Marysville, says Cpl. Chris Newel of the Kimberley Detachment, when they observed a vehicle turning around before it could enter the check. “Officers caught up to the vehicle and while dealing with the occupants noted an odor of marijuana,” Newel said. See Page 4
Village Markets set for season Markets begin June 30 in Marysville C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
The Kimberley Chamber of Commerce Village Market will be back for the summer of 2013 beginning on June 30. Last year the Village Market moved from the Platzl to a new, more visible location in Lions Park in Marysville, and after a lot of discussion and feedback, the Chamber has decided the market will stay in that location this summer. Reflecting some of that feedback, the hours have changed to 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Sunday through the summer. See Page 4
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It was roller derby time at the Kimberley Civic Centre on Saturday evening as the East Kootenay Roller Derby League presented Malice in Wonderland. Above, the Kimberley Bavarian Barbarians came out ahead of Cranbrook’s Mountain Town Maulers in the second of two matches.
RCMP brings in gang unit To help keep things safe in Cranbrook, local RCMP brought in the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit to help police this past weekend’s fights. Arne Petryshen Townsman Staff
This past weekend heralded the Battle of the Border 2 mixed martial arts fights in Cranbrook.
During the first event, held last September, RCMP brought in a special gang unit called the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, and this weekend was no different. Cpl. Pat Prefontaine said that the unit, which works out of the Lower Mainland, was brought in to assist the local detachment with the event. “We brought them up as a resource,” Prefontaine said. “The RCMP is an intelligence lead organization and they have the recent information on gang activity and we thought this was a good opportunity to bring them up to Cranbrook.” See GANG, page 4 Prefontaine said the last
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Sgt. Mark Jordan (left), of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, and Cpl. Pat Prefontaine of the Cranbrook RCMP are pictured outside the Cranbrook detachment station Friday, May 31.
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