FRIDAY AUGUST 30, 2013
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ALL THAT JAZZ
Fall jazz series begins with Pugs & Crows next Saturday. See LOCAL NEWS page 3
PARA-EQUESTRIAN
DRESSAGE CHAMP
There will be no Daily Bulletin on Labour Day, Monday,
A Wycliffe rider is moving up September 2. The in para-equestrian dressage. Bulletin returns on See LOCAL NEWS Tuesday. page 4
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Taking the pulse of the business community Chamber to conduct business survey C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
The Kimberley Chamber of Commerce, or more specifically, Chamber Manager Mike Guarnery, will be conducting a Business Retention and Expansion Survey in the coming months. The Chamber will be conducting the survey as part of their contract with the City of Kimberley, and the information will be gathered and analyzed along with the
City’s Economic Development department. Guarnery hopes to speak with every business in Kimberley, whether a Chamber member or not. “We will find out what the challenges are, what are the successes, the barriers,” Guarnery said. “What is working and successful, the pros and cons of the business environment from the perspective of business owners.” Guarnery will be conducting all the interviews one on one. He will meet with business owners at their place of business, at the Chamber office or wherever they like.
See CHAMBER , Page 4
MP Wilks explains the prorogation Nothing out of the ordinary, Wilks says ARNE PETRYSHEN Townsman Staff
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced last week he intends to prorogue parliament and deliver a new throne speech later this fall. The move has come under some scrutiny since the Harper Government chose to prorogue parliament in both 2008 and 2009. Kootenay-Columbia Member of
Parliament David Wilks said that prorogation of parliament is nothing out of the ordinary. “It’s not unusual for a majority government to prorogue halfway through their mandate,” Wilks, who is a member of the Conservative party, said. “That is normally because they fulfilled their obligation in the first two years of completing what they wanted to get done.” Wilks noted that there have been 146 prorogations since 1867, which amounts to an average of almost one per year.
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Kids line up for the start of the inaugural Sullivan Shakedown bicycle race held at the Nordic Trails last weekend.
See PROROGATION, Page 4
Fly me to the moon... and other short journeys
A Vertical Dance performance on Kimberley’s Platzl, (by water park)
with Marta Zeegers, Geoffrey Haynes and Trina Rasmuson. August 30 & 31, Friday and Saturday, 7:00 p.m. September 1, Sunday, 1:00 p.m. By Donation • Information 250-427-3167