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In Cranbrook, this July was the fifth hottest on record, according to meteorologists SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff

July might be a distant memory for most of us now, but the warm weather will have it remembered in Cranbrook for some time yet. According to Environment Canada meteorologist Greg Pearce, the average daily high temperature for the month was 28.5 degrees Celsuis. In a normal July, the average high is 25.6 degrees, so July 2013 was 2.9 degrees warmer than normal. That lands the month as the fifth warmest July on record for Environment Cana-

da, which started keeping records in 1968. “There were 13 days with highs over 30 degrees,” said Pearce, adding that the hottest day was on July 2 when the barometer hit 36 degrees at the airport. But the low temperatures for the month were much closer to normal. The average low temperature was 11.6 degrees; in a normal July, that low is 10.9. “It’s only slightly higher,” said Pearce. “You had a lot of sunny days and it got quite hot during the afternoons with the strong sunshine. “The overnight lows,

though, were cooler than the highs were high because of the clear skies at night. So you ended up cooling off quite nicely at night.” Overall, the month’s mean temperature was 20.2, almost two full degrees above the normal mean temperature for July. Meanwhile, July 2013 was the 11th driest July on record since 1968. We had just 15.8 millimetres of rain in the entire month. In a normal July, Cranbrook gets 38.2 millimetres of rain. “You only had about a quarter of your expected rainfall for July,” said Pearce.

Liberals out-spent NDP in provincial election Bill Bennett spent twice as much as Norma Blissett on his election campaign, following a provincial trend

SALLY MACDONALD AND JEFF NAGEL Townsman Staff/Black Press

GERRY FREDERICK PHOTO

RIDE THE WILD BOVINE: Bullriding — one of the showcase events of the Cranbrook Pro Rodeo — was a Sunday highlight out at the Wycliffe Exhibition Grounds August 18. For the list of unofficial results from the 27th Cranbrook Pro Rodeo, see Page 7.

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BC Liberals candidate Bill Bennett spent more than twice as much on the May 2013 provincial election campaign than BC NDP candidate Norma Blissett. But their campaign incomes were virtually the same. According to financial reports released by Elections BC on Monday, August 19, Bennett, who won the election for the Kootenay East riding, spent $105,307.14 on his campaign. Blissett, who got 36 per cent of the vote, spent just $48,523 on the campaign. Bennett spent the most on media advertising: a total of $51,972 – $24,107 before the official campaign period, and $27,865 in the lead-up to the May 14 election. By contrast, Blissett spent $4,451 on media advertising, all during the official campaign

period. She spent the most on newsletters and signs: $19,683 in all. Bennett spent $7,642 on the same. They spent virtually the same on salaries and benefits: Bennett $9,888 and Blissett $10,860. Although Blissett spent much less on her campaign, she actually received more in political contributions to the campaign. Twenty-six contributors donated $69,331 in all. Most of her contributors were trade unions. The United Steelworkers Local 9346 chipped in $21,200, while the United Steelworkers District 3 put in $4,500. The East Kootenay District Labour Council gave $5,000, as did Teck Resources.

• EAST KOOTENAY REGIONAL HOSPITAL

July 23 Brianna Hagel & Micheal Stevely of Cranbrook, a daughter

Aug. 2

Felicity & Jeremy Youngward of Cranbrook, a son

July 25 Alma Mazcorro & Luis Rodriguez of Cranbrook, a son

Aug. 8

Heather & Dustin Roe of Cranbrook, a daughter

July 27 Keisha Ringheim & Darren Stach of Kitchener, a son

Aug. 10 Jeanie Birmingham & Dustin Fletcher of Kimberley, a son

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Jena (Bolen) & Peter Brown of Cranbrook, a daughter

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Jason Wheeldon

Personal Real Estate Corporation

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East Kootenay Realty


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