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Two candidates’ forums planned for the same day Chamber of Commerce, JCI Kootenay hosting May 1 events
ARNE PETRYSHEN
The provincial election has begun and so to will the chance to see local candidates battle out the issues in public forums. On May 1, there will be not one, but two provincial all-candidates forums. The first one, at 11:45 a.m., is being hosted by the Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce at the Heritage Inn. The forum will is geared towards members of the business community and costs $20 for Chamber mem-
bers and $25 for non-members. Contact the Chamber at 250-426-5914 for more details. Later that night, JCI Kootenay will be hosting the Provincial Election All-Candidates Forum at the College of the Rockies. The forum is open to the general public and starts at 7 p.m. More details will be available in coming days. For more information or to submit questions, send an email to forum@jcikootenay. com.
College ranked number one SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
There was great celebration at College of the Rockies’ campus in Cranbrook on Thursday as president Nick Rubidge announced the institution’s top placing in an international survey. A study conducted last fall by the International Graduate Insight Group called the Inter-
national Student Barometer found that the College of the Rockies is the best institution for international students in Canada, and the second best in the world. “This is an absolutely amazing achievement,” said Dr. Rubidge. “There are people walking around here today like dogs with two tails.”
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Laurel Benson stands with Mountainview Jackson Minx, one of the many horses at Mountainview Canadian Horses.
Mountainview breeds real Canadians Homegrown hardy horses trained for Calgary police service ARNE PE TRYSHEN Townsman Staff
When Cranbrook resident Janice Pelletier saw the photo of two horses along with two mounties in last week’s Towns-
much as most other horses and don’t need to wear shoes. man, she knew right away the the stocky fur, the curly manes Next door, Pelletier’s daughbreed of those horses, which is and the chiseled shape of their ter, Laurel Benson, is a horse also the national horse of Can- head. breeder at Mountainview CaThe horses are character- nadian Horses. ada. Key City Theatre Pelletier could tell they ized by their heartiness. They See LOCAL, Page 4 also don’tbyneed to be fed as were Canadian horses from Admission donation
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