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THE FREE PRESS Thursday, November 8, 2012
A very lucky week for lottery players in Sparwood By Angela Treharne Free Press Staff
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recent Lotto Max draw has revealed a second winner from Sparwood – and the winners even bought the tickets from the same store! In what Lotto Max spokesman Chris Fairclough called a “really unique situation I’ve never heard of before,” Guy Champagne and Nicole Lelonde have joined Lee and Diana Anderson in taking a share of lottery money from the October 26 draw, with tickets bought at the Express Mart in Sparwood. Nicole and Guy won $333,333 – their share of a $1 million MaxMillion prize. Nicole said she had had a “feeling” that that might have won, which is why she called her husband Guy and told him to check his ticket as soon as she heard a winning ticket had been bought in Sparwood. Sparwood residents Guy Champagne and Nicole Lelonde won a third of a million dollars through a “Nicole called me but I was recent Lotto Max draw. Submitted photo in Creston because we are mov-
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ing there, so didn’t get around to checking the ticket until I got back to Sparwood on Tuesday,” said Guy. “I went to the Esso station and checked it on the black machine and it came up that I had won a third of a million! “I went home and told Nicole we were off to Kamloops, and she wasn’t even surprised! She knew!” As far as spending the money, Guy said he had plans to buy a used motorbike, but now will be buying a brand new one. He says his wife wants to go shopping and buy their four daughters new computers. Guy just retired from his job as a driller at Line Creek and the couple are moving to Creston after 33 years in Sparwood. Earlier this week Diana and Lee Anderson, also of Sparwood, were at the BCLC office in Kamloops to claim their $500,000 winning share of a MaxMillion prize.
Westjet could be flying in to Cranbrook By Nicole Liebermann Free Press Staff
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he Canadian Rockies International Airport is in the running to receive service from Westjet. The Calgary based company is launching a regional airline called Encore that is expected to begin flying in the second half of 2013. Small and mid-sized communities across Canada have been lobbying to convince Westjet to include them in the new service.
The Kimberley Chamber of Commerce has sent a request to all of the Chambers in the Columbia Valley, including Fernie, Sparwood, and Elkford, to urge residents who rely on the airport to show their support. Tristen Chernove, Managing Director of Cranbrook airport, has also received several letters from residents all over the East Kootenay explaining what Westjet service at the airport would mean for the communities and businesses in the area.
“All of those messages are very helpful and powerful tools to share when I meet with Westjet,” said Chernove. “They certainly appreciate seeing all of the encouragement from the public.” Chernove has met with Westjet several times over the past year to discuss the possibility of service to Cranbrook. “It looks to me like Westjet remains on target to make some of the decisions by the early part of next year. When last I spoke with them they were still deciding,” he com-
mented. “They did indicate that within the first year of Encore they would receive up to as many as six Bombardier aircrafts, so we expect that as those are delivered we’ll see it expand.” Members of the public can help convince Westjet they need their service in three ways: contacting them via www.westjet.com, posting comments on the Westjet Facebook page, or signing up for Westjet rewards to show in real numbers the amount of people in the East Kootenay who want
Westjet service. Chernove stated, “I think the most important thing is that as a whole, the residents of the East Kootenay region show their unanimous support and continue to work together to attract the service.” Westjet Encore will likely launch with just a few destinations and then begin to expand coast-to-coast. Westjet said the regional airline has the potential to create 1,800 jobs across the country.
New rules for East Kootenay campgrounds By Sally MacDonald Black Press Staff
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ampgrounds in the East Kootenay could soon be subject to more stringent
rules. On Friday, November 2, the Regional District of East Kootenay board of directors gave two readings to its new campground bylaw. There will be a
series of public hearings around the region in the coming month, before it comes back to the board for third reading and adoption. “Under the proposed bylaw, developers will be required to apply for and obtain a campground permit before the construction of a new campground or the expansion of an existing facility is allowed,” explained
communications manager Loree Duczek. The campground bylaw contains rules around water and sewer servicing requirements, permitted structures and accessory uses (such as concessions, swimming pools, mini golf and boat rental), garbage disposal and property boundary buffer requirements.
Under the proposed bylaw, campgrounds can't be created on properties smaller than four hectares. Each campsite must be at least 140 square metres, and each site can have one recreational vehicle, park model trailer or cottage, or up to three tents. Park model trailers must be no longer than 50 square metres. Campgrounds can have no more
than 30 campsites per hectare. Up to 20 per cent of the campground can be sites with cottages, and those cottages must be smaller than 53.5 square metres. To find out when and where a public hearing on the proposed campground bylaw will be held in your area, call the Regional District of East Kootenay at 250489-2791.
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