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The community came out for the McWhinnie Day freestyle jam.
There’s a golf tour just for juniors in the East Kootenay.
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Bob’s park
Junior golf
WednesDAY May 1, 2013
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Premier Clark visits Kimberley Cranbrook
Christy Clark made a whistle stop in the two cities on Tuesday, April 30 ahead of the May 14 provincial election Sally MacDonald Townsman Staff
B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s campaign bus rolled through Cranbrook and Kimberley yesterday, Tuesday, April 30. Trailing an entourage of dozens of staff, reporters and security officers, the Premier made three stops while in the East Kootenay. First, starting at noon, she toured Fab Rite Services in Cranbrook to see the steel fabrication business in action. Premier Clark met Kootenay East MLA candidate Bill Bennett for the tour, where she talked to machinists who crafted a steel plate for her reading “B.C. strong economy”. After seeing Fab Rite in full swing, Premier Clark held a media conference where she talked about the B.C. Liberals’ job plan and how it has contributed to a strong economy. “A strong economy needs strong leadership,
and strong leadership means saying yes to economic opportunities. It means helping companies like this one succeed by holding the line on taxes, by cutting red tape. It means a jobs plan that drives growth in the resource industries, in mining, forestry and natural gas, that the people in these communities in the Kootenays, depend on so much for their livelihood,” said Premier Clark. “Because we’ve controlled spending and we are growing this economy, we are making sure that major investments in East Kootenay Regional Hospital are possible, including a brand new intensive care unit. That’s how we can prepare for other important investments that this community and Bill have been fighting passionately for, (such as) replacing Mount Baker high school, or the Salvation Army homeless shelter.” When asked how the
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Premier Christy Clark accepts a gift, and a hug, from five-year old Keelie yesterday in the Platzl. Keelie had a home made gift for the Premier and shared with her the contents of her Hello Kitty backpack. B.C. Liberals government will help solve the skilled workers shortage in the East Kootenay and the bleed of young pro-
fessionals to urban centres, Premier Clark gave a straightforward answer. “We need to keep investing in the College of
the Rockies,” she said. “We want to make sure that not only are our young people able to be first in line for jobs here
in British Columbia, but we want them to find the training they need in the region in which they live and then find a job in the
region in which they live if that’s what they choose.
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pruning
BC Hydro to begin tree removal this summer Older trees on 102 Avenue will be removed C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
Chris Kovach, BC Hydro VEgetation Coordinator, visited Kimberley City Council last week to explain what BC Hydro will be doing on 102 Avenue in Chapman Camp later this spring and into the summer.
Kovach said that BC Hydro will be taking out a number of trees in that area this summer. The trees are located on city boulevards on 102 Ave. The trees are older and not in great health and it’s not cost effective for BC Hydro to continue to prune them. Kovach explained that BC Hydro prunes trees on a five year cycle — meaning that they are pruned once every five years. These trees are requiring more frequent care, and are not in good health, thus BC
Hydro will be taking them out. When BC Hydro takes out a tree if offers a $75 coupon towards a new tree. The City will be receiving coupons for every tree. Coun. Albert Hoglund suggested that perhaps Kovach might want to talk to residents and offer them the coupons, because the trees, while technically on City property, are very valuable to those who live on 102 Avenue. Hoglund says he suspects many residents would be upset to find the trees were being removed.
Coun. Darryl Oakley said he had already heard from some residents who were concerned that these were wildlife trees. Kovach assured him that no trees would be removed until after the nesting period. He also said he had no problem offering residents the coupons. Mayor Ron McRae said the most important thing was to communicate with residents about what was going to happen with the trees.