Cranbrook Daily Townsman, January 14, 2014

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Flu vaccine suddenly in short supply

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dered based on the previous year’s demand — this year has seen an uptick in vaccine requests, and at a later date than the usual late autumn surge of flu shots. A Kimberley pharmacist says that in Alberta the flu vaccine supply has virtually dried up and Albertans are turning to B.C. pharmacies to try to get the vaccine.

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The Pee Wee Tier 3 Cranbrook Ice team raised $263.50 this weekend in a progressive 50/50 fundraiser that will be donated to a trust fund of a family in the Lower Mainland. Minor hockey associations across the province have been raising money for the family of Julie Paskall, a hockey mom who was killed outside an arena in Newton earlier this month. A parent of one of the players on the local team heard of the trust fund and decided to organize a fundraiser at a four-team home tournament this weekend. The Pee Wee Ice will be doing another fundraiser for the same cause during another tournament on Jan. 25-26 at the Memorial Arena.

East Kootenay takes a bite out of Energy Diet Dozens of homeowners have signed up for the incentive-laden energy efficiency program SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff

More than 200 East Kootenay homeowners have signed up for a program that will help them cut energy costs. The East Kootenay Energy Diet launched in July. Since then, 221 residents of the East Kootenay have signed up for the program, including 28 in Cranbrook, 32 in Kimberley and 83 in the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK).

“The biggest area of success is in the electoral areas of the RDEK,” said community energy manager Megan Lohmann. “We targeted about 50 assessments, knowing that it is sometimes difficult to get a reach in rural areas. As of Jan. 6 there were 83 residences signed up to the program and 80 that followed through with actually registering for their assessments.” Lohmann presented an up-

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date on the Energy Diet to the RDEK board of directors on Friday, Jan. 10. The East Kootenay Energy Diet is a collaboration of the RDEK, Columbia Basin Trust, BC Hydro and FortisBC. It allows homeowners to access low-cost home energy assessments, connect with a certified energy advisor, understand what retrofits best suit their home, and identify local contractors.

There are incentives and rebates available for participating residents who take steps to improve their home’s energy efficiency and make energy cost savings. The Regional District of East Kootenay offered incentives for the first 75 homeowners to take part in the Energy Diet, including a $50 incentive for a pre-retrofit assessment.

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