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Councillors weigh in on arena McCormick, Oakley are not in favour of taxpayer footing bill for Marysville Arena upgrade; Hoglund says closing arena would be disastrous C AROLYN GR AN T editor@dailybulletin.ca
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Columbia River Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald and Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth held an informal public event at the Bean Tree in Kimberley on Wednesday afternoon.
Farnworth visits Kimberley/Cranbrook Prominent NDP MLA seeks input ahead of provincial budget process BARRY COULTER
an information gathering trip in advance of the upcoming session of the B.C. legislature and the government budget process. Mike Farnworth, the Opposition Critic For Finance, hosted a breakfast at St. Eugene Golf Resort and Casino, to get some public input into what British Columbians want to see addressed in the bud-
get. “My job as critic is to get a better understanding of what people want to see in the budget,” Farnworth said. “In this province especially, one size does not fit all. This is a province of regions, with different issues and challenges. If we’re going to have a strong economy, we’re going to have to take notice of what’s going in the dif-
ferent regions.” Farnworth, who is widely considered to be the frontrunner for the upcoming BC NDP leadership contest, was in the company of Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald. The breakfast was attended by representatives of local city governments, chambers of commerce and financial institutions, as
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well as representatives of small businesses, the Kimberley Food Bank and Fort Steele. Kathryn Teneese was there on behalf of the Ktunaxa First Nation. Farnworth said he was looking for a sense of the challenges, opportunities different regions are facing, and things government is doing to spark activity. See VISIT, page 5
As reported in yesterday’s Bulletin, Kimberley City Council is grappling with the question of what to do with the Marysville Arena. A discussion and vote on the fate of the arena will take place at Council on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Mayor Ron McRae has already stated his opinion that the City should keep the arena open by upgrading the ice plant, and seek opportunities to increase revenues and find efficiencies. The Bulletin offered all Councillors an opportunity to express
their opinion on the matter. Some have not made a final decision and chose to wait until Tuesday to speak their piece. However, other City Councillors believe the decision to not proceed with the $350,000 ice plant upgrade, though a tough one, has to be made. One of those Councillors is Don McCormick. “The vote is - do we use taxpayer money to keep it open,” McCormick said. “All Councillors believe the arena should be open, but the question is, how do you pay for it?” McCormick says the ice plant is only the tip of the ice berg. “The fact is over one million dollars has to go into the Marysville Arena in the next few years,” he said. “The floor needs replacing as well as other repairs. “It is unfortunate that the issue has turned into an emotional one. That’s because, one; it’s a perceived reduction in service, and two; it involves kids.” See ARENA, page 3
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