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Education Minister visits Cranbrook SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
Wearing a Good Ol’ Goats t-shirt everywhere he went, B.C.’s Education Minister Don McRae visited Cranbrook on Thursday, April 11. The MLA for Comox Valley first met with School District 5 Trustees on Wednesday evening, April 10, to talk about the replacement of Cranbrook’s Mount Baker Secondary School. Built in 1949, Mount Baker is slated to be replaced by a Neighbourhood Learn-
ing Centre focused on theatre and the arts – as soon as capital funding is approved by the provincial government. “Mount Baker was identified four years ago as being over capacity with deteriorating conditions, and SD5 therefore made it our number one replacement priority for the whole district,” said Chris Johns, chair of the SD5 Mount Baker Replacement Committee.
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Missing the links? Here’s your update on golf conditions in the area. Time to break out the clubs ARNE PETRYSHEN Townsman Staff
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HOW TO ESCAPE THE DEATH THROES OF THE EDWARDIAN ERA? Flight is the only answer. Charlotte Wilton (Tracy McGuire) gets set to confront her husband (Sean Swinwood) in Enchanted April, a charming and thought-provoking play opening at the Studio Stage Door in Cranbrook Friday. See more, Page 5
With the temperature on the way up and the snow on the way out, local golf courses are setting up for the season, with some already open. Cranbrook and the neighbouring area have an abundance of courses to choose from, and something for even the most seasoned golfer. All of the area’s courses are surrounded by stunning scenery and plenty of amenities. Of the courses, all but one are set to open by the end of next week and many already have golfers swinging
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away on them. Within Cranbrook, there are the Cranbrook Golf Club, Mission Hills and Wildstone Golf Course to choose from. The Cranbrook Golf Club is now open for the season with both the course and driving range open. The club is reporting great early season conditions and is open two weeks earlier than usual. Mission Hills Golf Course also already has its 18 holes open. Wildstone Golf Course is planning to open its course April 19.
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