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Council talks streets, parks A R N E PE TRYSHEN Townsman Staff
With recent letters from the public stating a lack of appetite for higher taxes, Mayor Wayne Stetski tried to clear up some of the misconceptions about the 2nd Street South and Moir gravel pit proposals at Monday’s council meeting. “Whether it be 2nd Street South or other parts of the road program, we have $3 mil-
lion in our annual budget to do roads in Cranbrook,” Stetski said. There is an opportunity to apply for a federal grant that could provide funding on a 70 to 30 per cent sharing basis. That would mean for the $3 million the city has budgeted for the roads, an additional $7 million could come from the federal government.
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Farewell, Ray
Ray Martyniuk passes away in Panama TONY DRANSFELD
One of Cranbrook’s most illustrious, yet most unsung, hockey players has passed away. Ray Martyniuk played for the Cranbrook Royals of the WIHL, and had the distinction of being the fifth player chosen in the first round of the NHL draft of 1970. Martyniuk passed away in Panama, where he had moved following his retirement. A goaltender for the Flin Flon Bombers, Martyniuk was chosen in the first round by the CanRay Martyniuk with the adiens in 1970.
Montreal Canadiens at a practice, early 1970s.
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COURTESY DAVE CHISHOLM
The Cranbrook Tritons swim team swam remarkably this past weekend at the Calgary Sea Lions Winter Cup Invitational. Twelve local swimmers attended the meet and 70 per cent of the swims were personal best times and the top six places gained points for the club. See more on Page 8. Pictured above with coach Dave Chisholm are swimmers Jared Adams, Jordan Adams, Sarah Brown, Tyler Carter, Madeline Hill, Sydney Kenke, Shelby Lehmann, Rhys Marlatt, Chloe Mayes, Sydney McDonald, Aspen Parker and Jayden White. Missing from the picture are Tyler Carter and Aspen Parker.
Local searchers help look for missing man in Australia
Canadian Prabhdeep Srawn disappeared in May while hiking near Australia’s highest peak; local Search and Rescue volunteers are on their way down under to help in the search SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
Four East Kootenay volunteers are bound for Australia to take part in the search for a Canadian man missing in Australia’s high country since May. Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, Prabhdeep Srawn was attending university in
Australia. In May, he travelled to the Snowy Mountains region to hike the country’s highest peak, Mount Kosciuzsko, at 2,228 metres in elevation. However, soon after Srawn set out, a snowstorm hit the region, dumping up to 30 centimetres of snow, and the
25-year-old military reservist has not been seen since. A large air and land search for Srawn was called off in June when winter set into the alpine region. Srawn’s family quickly launched a private search using Australian experts, hikers and helicopters, joined by off-duty members of
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the Canadian armed forces. They too had to turn back in July because of poor weather. The state police force resumed a search for Srawn this week, as summer settles into the rocky, mountainous Kosciuzsko National Park.
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