ARRESTS Dog law violation: Alyssa Bland, 26, of East Rockhill was cited for confinement of dogs and aggressive dogs after her dog attacked another dog at Markey Park. Theft: On March 12, Ryan Ruth, 33, of Souderton was charged with receiving stolen property following a criminal investigation into a February 12 theft report involving scrap […]
Posted:
July 3, 2021
By Dan Hicks
On the warm clear morning of June 27 (Sunday), the Cranbrook Community Forest’s new Padawan Trail vicinity at Eager Hill became a safer playground for people and critters alike when 16 volunteers from three Kootenay outdoor societies – gloved and armed with wire cutters – aligned to sever, coil, and remove 1.1 kilometers of dangerous derelict barbwire fencing strands.
The coils were piled high onto a trailer pulled by an all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) trailer which made multiple unloading trips back to the highway pullout. The presidents of the three societies involved all participated; Joseph Cross of the Cranbrook Community Forest Society, Brian Marriot of the East Kootenay Backcountry Horsemen – he ran the ATV barbwire coil deposit shuttle, and Chris Bullock of the Kootenay Orienteering Club.