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MISSING AIRCRAFT
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Cranbrook-raised man part of Malaysian jetliner search SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
Canadian technology developed by a Cranbrook-raised man is being used in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Michel Lechmann, who graduated from Mount Baker Secondary School in 1986, is now a software engineer based in Halifax. Through his company, CarteNav Solutions, Lechmann has created a software program installed in the Australian airforce’s P3 Orions, being used in the search for the plane that crashed into the southern Indian Ocean earlier this month. The Orions are among 12 planes and five ships from Australia, the U.S., China, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand taking part in the search for the plane, which has been missing since March 8 with 239 people aboard. About a four-hour flight off the coast of Perth, Australia, the search area is massive – estimated at 1.6 million square kilometres, about the size of Alaska. Satellite imagery has captured what is believed to be debris from the missing aircraft in the search zone.
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Kimberley’s Homegrown Coffee House is a family affair; case in point, the Cleland family. At the latest coffee house on March 15 The Clelands: Jason, Bill, mandolin and guitar and Jason’s children Grace on percussion, Justin on bass, Rachel on guitar beautifully performed bluegrass including “Cool Willy”, and the “Wabash Cannonball”. See more on page 4.
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KIMBERLEY ARTS COUNCIL
Centre 64 seeks funding for upgrades Arts Council seeks funds for elevator, sprinkler system C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
Staff at the City of Kimberley will be working on addressing deficiencies at Centre 64 in preparation for the upcoming infra-
structure grant rollout this spring. Mayor Ron McRae told Council this week that he had met with Carol Fergus and Mike Redfern from the Arts Council to get the wheels in motion on applying for funds for needed upgrades to the arts centre. Of primary importance is the need for an elevator. For years the Arts Council has been advocating for some way to make the building fully accessible. The main issue is the the-
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atre and upper gallery, which are only accessible by several sets of stairs. While the ultimate goal is a new theatre and workshop extension to Centre 64 (expanding into the lot next door now owned by the City) it has become clear that infrastructure funding is not currently available for a project of that magnitude. Instead the Arts Council is turning its energies bringing enhancements and upgrades to the current
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building. City staff had an engineer examine Centre 64 and the Arts Council has been informed that theatre roof struts must be reinforced and a sprinkler system installed before an elevator could be put in the building. In a letter to Council, Arts Council President Mike Redfern stressed the need for the centre to be accessible to all residents.
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