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Election includes five for mayor, 14 for council BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff
With local government elections scheduled for Nov. 15, the Town of Creston is a hotbed of interests for aspiring politicians. At 4 p.m. Oct. 10, five candidates had filed nomination papers for the mayor’s job and another 14 filed for the six town council positions. In contrast, interest in Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) and School District. No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) was much lower. Incumbents Larry Binks (RDCK Area C) and Garry Jackman (RDCK Area A) had no competition at the 4 p.m. filing deadline (late filings might yet be posted). Tanya Wall and Jared LeBlanc will offer voters a choice in Area B, where longtime director and RDCK chair John Kettle is not seeking re-election. For school board, only Heather Suttie had filed to run for the Town of Creston position. Three candidates declared their interest for the two South Rural positions. Incumbent Rebecca Huscroft, who served as board chair in the last year, is seeking election for a second term. See RACES, page 3
Blackmores, Oler appear in court BY LORNE ECKERSLEY Advance Staff
It was a Blackmore family day in the Creston Law Courts on Oct. 9, where two leaders of opposing Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints factions appeared to face polygamy charges.
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DISCOVERY REAL ESTATE
Lorne Eckersley
Outside of Creston Law Courts on Oct. 9, Winston Blackmore posed with eight daughters and one granddaughter.
Paving totals nearly $5 million Page 3
Winston Kay Blackmore sat in the public section of the courtroom, surrounded by eight daughters and a granddaughter. He was represented, on a temporary basis, by Vancouver attorney Alison Latimer and was not required to speak to Judge Grant Sheard. The indictment against Blackmore alleges that he has 24 wives.
James Marion Oler, Blackmore’s brother-in-law, has not retained counsel and requested time to hire a lawyer. The Oler-led faction is said to keep close ties with the followers of Warren Jeffs in the U.S. Jeffs is currently incarcerated in Texas. See POLYGAMY, page 5
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