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Jumbo gets special status
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After 22 years, proposed resort becomes a municipality ANNALEE GR ANT Townsman Staff
The Jumbo Glacier Resort will be incorporated on February 19, 2013, following 22 years of debate. Minister for Community, Sport and Cultural Development Bill Bennett announced Tuesday morning that the province had created a letters patent for the new resort on Monday, November 19. Greg Deck, Nancy Hugunin and Steve Ostrander will form the appoint-
ed council at the new resort municipality. Deck, the former mayor of Radium from its incorporation in 1990 to his retirement in 2008, will become the mayor of the new municipality. “The role of the council will be the same as any other elected council in the province,” Bennett said. Phil Taylor will be the interim corporate officer, ensuring that the municipality is operational by its incorporation date of Feb. 19, 2013.
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A pretty penny for our pipes
Cranbrook’s infrastructure badly needs upgrades, at a cost of $107 million — for starters SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
Cranbrook’s roads are in such poor condition that the city would need to spend $59 million next year to bring the roadway system up to an acceptable condition. On top of that, the city’s remaining infrastructure — including water, sewer, stormwater, buildings and so on — needs an investment
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of $48 million for it to be up to scratch, meaning the city has an infrastructure deficit of $107 million. That figure is so unreachable that the city’s director of engineering Jamie Hodge says council may have to consider lowering levels of service — for instance, reducing water pressure, not having sidewalks, and cutting back on transit services.
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“We are going to have to look at strategically reducing services and accepting fewer services from our authorities as time goes on,” Hodge told city council in a special presentation on Monday, November 21. Unless Cranbrook takes action, parts of the city may become unlivable, he went on.
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Retired Insp. Brian Edmondson received his 30 Year Silver Clasp at the RCMP Southeast District Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medals and Long Service Awards Ceremony on November 19 at the St. Eugene Golf Resort and Casino. Pictured, the clasp is pinned on Insp. Edmondson by Chief Superintendent Mike Sekela, district commander of the Southeast District. Edmondson was the commander of the Cranbrook RCMP detachment before he retired earlier this year.
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