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Vol. 60, Issue 167
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Chad Kletzel, new assistant coach for the Kootenay Ice of the WHL, puts some of the team’s veterans and alumni through warm-up exercises as the training camp for the 2012 season draws near. The camp’s official start is Wednesday, with rookies and prospects coming in from all across western Canada. See more on Page 8.
Macnair enters race Former Fernie mayor, current councillor to contest for Kootenay East NDP nomination SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
A second person has stepped forward as a candidate for the NDP in the spring provincial election. Fernie councillor and former mayor Randal Macnair has entered the NDP nomination race for the East Kootenay. He joins Cranbrook teacher Norma Blissett, who announced in May that she is seeking to represent the riding in the May 14 election. Macnair has served on Fernie city council
Randal Macnair since 1999, first as councillor for one term, then as mayor from 2002 to
2008, and then as councillor again from 2008 to today. During his tenure as mayor, Macnair served on the Regional District of East Kootenay board of directors. “I have a track record as a leader who gets things done. I have the knowledge and experience to help our region use our natural advantages to build the diverse economy and thriving communities we need,” said Macnair.
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SCHOOL’S IN FOR THE WINTER, SEPT. 4
SD5 gets set to launch 2012/13 ANNALEE GR ANT Townsman Staff
It’s that time of year, when students across the district start to grudgingly prepare for back to school. For newly minted School District 5 superintendent Bendina Miller, it’s an exciting and busy time. “The focus, of course, continues to be on improved learning outcomes for our students,” she said.
Miller plans to spend the first few weeks of the school year touring each school in the district in an effort to get to know the administration and staff at each facility. That tour will begin this week and continue through September 12. This year, Miller said there is a great opportunity for staff to improve their skills with a number of training activities planned. It will be great year in a district that saw 12 administration
moves over the summer. Miller has already met with the leaders of each facility last week, and was happy to meet her team. “There’s very positive energy and very strong commitment to going back to school,” she said. Miller also got a chance to meet with the District Parent Advisory Council and said the district has a great team of parents behind it.
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