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Legendary singer plays Cranbrook next week BARRY COULTER Townsman Staff
The great Judy Collins has a message for the people of Cranbrook. “I sure look forward to seeing you,” she said, while speaking to the Daily Townsman this week. “I can’t wait to be singing there for you. And I hope you’ll all come and have a great time.” The legendary singer – who released her first album in 1961, discovered Canadians Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, and became one
Special RCMP officers guard the Nomad Motel in Cranbrook, where an incident carried well into the night.
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Distraught male at centre of police incident at Nomad Motel SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
A tense hours-long police standoff at Cranbrook’s Nomad Motel came to an end soon after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30. Dozens of police and emergency services personnel stood guard outside the motel from about 12:30 p.m. The highway was closed from that time until about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to an RCMP statement, po-
lice responded to a call about a distraught male holed up in a motel room. “Police attended to assist, when the male made comments that caused them concern as it affected public safety. “Police set up a perimeter, moved persons out of the area and are currently attempting to make contact with the male inside,” said Cpl. Chris Newel in a statement released about 4 p.m. “It is unknown if he has any weapons but police are taking precautions to en-
sure the safety of those in the area.” The highway was closed to traffic in both directions from Victoria Avenue to 6th Street North. At about 2 p.m., a police emergency response team in camouflage uniforms with semi-automatic weapons arrived on the scene. Negotiators were able to re-establish contact with the suspect just before 9 p.m. and took him into custody without incident. He was not suffering injuries.
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CUPE wage increase can’t be found in existing budget, according to School District 5’s trustees SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
School District 5 is suffering from “a bad case of deja vu”, according to board chair Frank Lento. The board of trustees released a statement on Wednesday, October 30 about the challenges it faces in funding a fair wage increase for Canadian Union of Public Employees workers. “Our board has stat-
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ed quite clearly that we support raises for all of our employees, including CUPE. We still do,” said Lento. “But for the Minister to say that boards should have anticipated the additional costs and developed savings plans in accordance with the co-operative gains mandate in order to pay for this increase is offensive.”
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