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Radio company wants to make waves
Clear Sky one of two companies looking for license for new station in Cranbrook BARRY COULTER
The radio picture in the East Kootenay could fundamentally change in the near future, as two companies await
word on their applications to open a new radio station in Cranbrook. Both Clear Sky Radio, based out of Lethbridge,
and Newcap, based out of Nova Scotia, have applied to operate a commercial FM radio station in Cranbrook. Clear Sky Radio Inc., an indepen-
dent broadcasting company, operates stations in Lethbridge (CJOCFM) and Medicine Hat (CJCY-FM). Newcap holds 88 broadcasting
licenses in Canada. “We are excited to have the opportunity to potentially serve Cranbrook, Kimberley and the entire East Kootenay
region with a new FM radio station,” Clear Sky President Paul Larsen said. “Our company knows the area extremely well and we’ve heard loud and clear from local citizens their desire for an additional radio service. “If we are fortunate enough to win this licence, we will bring to town a radio station with the highest professional standards that local citizens will be proud to associate with.” Clear Sky has proposed a main signal at 107.5 FM to serve Cranbrook and Kimberley, and is also proposing local repeaters of the station at 107.9 FM in Fernie, 107.1 FM in
Clear Sky Radio wants to launch a new station, Summit107 FM, in the East Kootenay.
Sparwood/Elkford and 107.7 FM in Invermere to rebroadcast programming from the Cranbrook station. Newcap has proposed to add an FM transmitter in Fernie to rebroadcast Cranbrook programming.
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Steelworkers reach deal with Canfor A R N E P E T RYS H E N Townsman Staff
ARNE PETRYSHEN PHOTO
THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT: Kimberley Mayor Ron McRae (front, right) and Cranbrook Mayor Wayne Stetski (second from front right) joined fellow East Kootenay travellers for the inaugural Pacific Coastal flight from Cranbrook to Kelowna on Monday. On the left is Kaytee Wheaton, Director of Sales for Kootenay Ice. Spencer Smith, Vice-President of Pacific Coastal Airlines, is pictured third from front on the left. See more on the OK Connector’s maiden voyage, Page 2.
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The United Steelworkers union has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian Forest Products — or Canfor. Canfor is the biggest forestry company in the Kootenay-Boundary region. The agreement comes as Canfor and the USW resumed bargaining last Friday at the BC Labour Relation Board after a fiveweek break in talks. Doug Singer, president of USW Local
• EAST KOOTENAY REGIONAL HOSPITAL
Katherine & Christopher Wardman of Cranbrook, a girl Jaclyn & Morgan Granger of Kimberley, a girl Areatha Ladd & Micheal Daye of Cranbrook, twin boys Amanda & Jake Salekin of Cranbrook, twin boys Marcy & Brent Thompson of Cranbrook, a boy
1-405, said the agreement is good news. “We’ve been in bargaining since early June,” Singer said. “We’ve met about 35 days of bargaining and it got tough to work toward the end, but we managed to negotiate a five-year agreement.” The agreement provides pay increases for tradesmen, improves health and welfare benefits, stabilizes the pension plan and strengthens contract language.
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Jason Wheeldon
Personal Real Estate Corporation
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