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Kootenays Care for Refugees, a small grassroots group of friends who came together in response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis, recently welcomed a Syrian family (mom, dad, and two boys) as new residents to Cranbrook. See more, page 7. Courtesy Erin Stevenson
Northern sojourn gets big screen treatment A local lawyer introduced lacrosse to a remote Inuit community. Hollywood’s ‘The Grizzlies’ sets that story to cinema TRE VO R CR AWL EY
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ollywood is bringing an inspirational story to the big screen that has a connection to a Cranbrook resident. A script has been written and a lead has been cast in the production of a film that focuses on the challenges faced by northern Inuit
youth and how a school athletics program in a Northwest Territories community helped them realize their potential — both in sport and in life. That school program was headed up by Russ Sheppard, who taught at the high school in Kugluktuk and used a lacrosse pro-
gram to help youth tackle attendance issues and reduce incidents of teen suicide. Sheppard, who stayed at the school for many years and spearheaded the program, moved to Cranbrook two years ago and switched careers to the legal field, where he now works as a lawyer
with Rockies Law Corporation. He had signed the rights to the to the movie over 11 years ago, however, it’s only recently gained traction to getting into production. “When I first signed, I was pretty excited about it, but then it’s kind of a funny industry — it’s a hurry up and wait industry, so after it
didn’t really come on board the first three or four different years, it went to the background,” said Sheppard. “Every year I had to sign a renewal and every year there’s a process that happens.”
See ‘THE GRIZZLIES,’ Page 4
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