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3/15/2010
REVELSTOKE/CKNW(AM980)
RCMP say the victims of Saturday's deadly avalanche at Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke were both 33 year old men from Alberta.
Curtis Reynolds of Strathmore, Alta. and Shay Snortland of Lacombe, Alta. were killed by the slide, which happened during an unsanctioned snowmobiling event.
About 30 people were injured and police say they're satisfied everyone is accounted for.
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3/15/2010
KAMLOOPS/CKNW(AM980)
They shouldn't have gone.
That from the president of the Association of B.C. Snowmobile Clubs.
Al Hodgeson says the factors for Saturday's deadly avalanche near Revelstoke were all in place.
"To take 200 people in there with a special public avalanche warning in place. This is the fourth weekend in a row that the [Canadian Avalanche Centre] has put that out.
"If I had known anybody that was going their personally, I would've been pretty tough on them to not go."
Hodgeson says he was suprised to learn that the Big Iron Shoot-Out was still around.
He says the event was scaled down considerably several years ago after organizers got in trouble for damaging replanted forests.
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3/15/2010
VICTORIA/CKNW(AM980)
Veteran anchorman Tony Parsons returns to the airwaves on Monday night.
The 71 year old is best known for fronting Global BC's supper hour newscast for more than thirty years.
Now, he'll be delivering the news to Vancouver Island residents by way of CHEK-TV.
Parsons explained his career move on the station's Thursday evening broadcast.
"The thing that lured me most of all was the idea of an employee operated station. I want to be a part of that."
Parsons will anchor the 10 p.m. news on weeknights.
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3/15/2010
VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980)
Former Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan can add his name to the list of those brave enough to try the Robson Square zip line.
Sullivan joined Rick Mercer for a race on Sunday and the comedian ended up finishing first.
"Well, you know, I think it's all about the weight. Sam thought originally he was going in his electric wheelchair, which is 350 pounds. So who ever is heavier, wins the race. I don't think it's skill involved and I might have a few pounds on him."
For his part, Sullivan admits he was pretty nervous.
"It seemed like a lot better of an idea when I was at the bottom of the tower than i did when I was at the top."
Sullivan, who left office in 2008, is now acting as an ambassador for the Paralympic games.
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