SPORTS RCMP vs. Special Olympics bocce tournament Page 4
COMMUNITY Princeton visits Washington sister-city rodeo Page 12 &13
ARTS Princeton’s Cowboy Art takes centre stage Page 8
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SPOTLIGHT The Similkameen
Volume 63 Issue 24
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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STRAWBERRY TEA - Eunice Bottonfield, Cathie Yingling and Shirley Campbell enjoy their fresh strawberry shortcake at the United Church on June 7. The United Church women made more than 400 cakes for their 50th anniversary. They held a tea at the church, and also delivered shortcakes topped with fresh strawberries and whipped cream to people and businesses in Princeton.
First Nation bands ask for locum money Michaela Garstin editor@similkameenspotlight.com
The Upper and Lower Similkameen Indian bands are urging the government to provide money for locums to keep Princeton Hospital emergency department open 24 hours a day.
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The bands asked the minister of health to provide $500,000 to help attract locums to Princeton, which has none on staff. Upper Similkameen Chief Charlotte Mitchell said a 24/7 emergency department at Princeton Hospital is vital because of the band’s involvement in the forestry sector. “We recognize that you share industry and First Nations’ commitment to the safety and well being of the people of
Princeton
British Columbia, and that you understand in particular the needs of those who work in the forest products industry,” Mitchell said in a letter to Minister of Health Michael de Jong. Princeton Hospital has been closed from midnight to 8 a.m. Monday to Thursday since May 1.
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