Kimberley Daily Bulletin, October 07, 2013

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MONDAY OCTOBER 7, 2013

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A federal prison near Kimberley?

Regional district directors are floating the idea of a maximum security prison in the East Kootenay SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff

The East Kootenay’s regional government is adding federal prison to its “file of ideas” that would encourage economic development. Although the idea would be a decade down the road, and has not been endorsed by the entire board of directors, Chair Rob Gay told the board on

Friday, October 4 that the idea had been presented to him. Gay and a small group of board members met with Kootenay Columbia MP David Wilks in September to discuss the possibility of a maximum security prison in the East Kootenay.

See PRISON , page 4

Less than an hour to the Okanagan Pacific Coastal announces direct flights from Cranbrook to Kelowna SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff

CAROLYN GRANT PHOTO

Kimberley Mayor Ron McRae is Bavarian from top to toe as he takes in First Saturday/Oktoberfest activities on Saturday in the Platzl. Watch the Bulletin later this week for more photos.

Travellers will be able to get from Cranbrook to Kelowna in less than an hour starting next month. On Friday, October 4, Pacific Coastal Airlines announced that it will launch a direct Cranbrook to Kelowna service starting on Monday, November 18. The service will operate Sunday to Friday. It will depart Cranbrook at 3:10 p.m. MT and arrive in Kelowna at 3:25 p.m. PT. For the reverse trip, the aircraft leaves Kelowna at 3:25 p.m. PT, arriving in Cranbrook at 5:15 p.m. MT. Before this route was announced, air travellers needed to fly from Cranbrook to Vancouver and then transfer to a flight to Kelowna, making for a much longer trip.

“The addition of this new route is an important part of our strategic development plan and evidence of our ongoing commitment to serving the transportation needs of British Columbia.” Spencer Smith Pacific Coastal “This marks a significant advancement in air access, allowing strategic economic ties between the Thompson Okanagan and Kootenay Columbia Valleys to grow to new heights,” said Tristen Chernove, managing director of Canadian Rockies International Airport. See KELOWNA, page 4

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