Cranbrook Daily Townsman, November 29, 2012

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“Roberts’ name should live in the years to come in Cranbrook so that the generations to come will know that he was one of the standbys of the city who served it with no purpose other

Cranbrook’s largest elementary school celebrates 50th birthday

than to make it a worthwhile place in which to live now — and in the years to come.” Cranbrook Courier, August 5, 1943.

T.M. Roberts Elementary School is celebrating a milestone this week after 50 years in operation in Cranbrook. The idea of building

a school began on July 25, 1943, the night that former Cranbrook Mayor Thomas Mason Roberts passed away at the St. Eugene Hospital.

The Cranbrook Courier described Roberts as “a distinguished figure ... with a long and meritorious record of service to his community.”

While the school didn’t spring up until 1962, soon after Roberts’ death ideas began to snowball on how to honour such an iconic Cranbrook resident.

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You Can’t Take It With You BARRY COULTER PHOTO

Wilbur C. Henderson (Justice Jones - left) just can’t understand why Martin Vanderhof (Trevor McGovern - seated) aka Grandpa, won’t pay income tax. Essie Carmichael (Joelle Winkel) takes a break from her dancing, while her husband Ed (Rory Prosser) looks on. Welcome to the mad world of the Sycamore family — though if the Sycamore family seems mad, perhaps the rest of the world is even more so. Mount Baker Secondary School’s production of “You Can’t Take It With You” opens tonight, Thursday, Nov. 29, and runs through Saturday, Dec. 1. Showtimes are 7:30 pm on Nov. 29 and 30 and 2 p.m. on Dec. 1. This delightful three-act comedy by George Kaufman and Moss Hart won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 and introduces an unforgettable cast of characters each rivalling the last in eccentricity.

Winter Market 1114 BAKER STREET

Proudly featuring 55 vendors of locally made, baked and grown products.

Friday, November 30 • 5pm to 9pm Saturday, December 1 • 10am to 3pm www.cranbrookfarmersmarket.com

Ktunaxa events to mark Jumbo opposition BARRY COULTER

Friday, Nov. 30, is another key date in the long history of the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort. The Ktunaxa Nation will hold two events tomorrow to mark their opposition to the resort, one in Vancouver and one in Cranbrook to mark the filing The Ktunaxa are seeking a judicial review of the B.C. government’s approval of the resort, and will submit their application for the review with the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Members of the Ktunaxa leadership will also make a public statement on the steps of the B.C. Law Courts at 11 a.m. PST (12 p.m. MST). At the same time, a public rally and march will take place starting at the Ktunaxa Nation’s Government Building and ending at Rotary Park across from the courthouse in Cranbrook, where they hope the legal proceedings will ultimately be held. The B.C. government approved the resort in an area the Ktunaxa call Qat’muk (GOT MOOK). The Ktunaxa say Qat’muk is home to the Grizzly Bear Spirit, and is vital to Ktunaxa culture and spirituality and the region’s environment.


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