FRIDAY APRIL 25, 2014
KIMBERLEY HISTORY
EXPO OR BUST
Following the Selkirk Band to Montreal in 1967. See LOCAL NEWS page 3
OFF AND RUNNING
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A new trail race comes to Kimberley this June.
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Clara Hughes to speak at volunteers gala in May Taking nominations for worthy volunteers ARNE PETRYSHEN Townsman Staff
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The 2014 BC Indoor Archery Championships were held in Oliver this past Easter weekend. Kimberley’s competitors did very well with each one bringing home a medal. Pictured above are Katrina Romanowicz with silver, Tyler White with gold, Jessica Krewenchuk with bronze and coach Vladimir Kopecky with silver.
Rails to Trails AGM “exceeds expectations” C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
The Rails to Trails Society held their Annual General Meeting in Kimberley on Wednesday evening, April 23, and according to newly elected Chair and President Rob McIntyre, it was a roaring success. “It was certainly beyond the expectation of the four current directors,” McIntyre said. “42 people showed up — from all different interest groups. They are all enthusiastic about the trail. “We were expecting maybe 25 people, so to see 42 was really great for the existing directors.” As published in the Townsman/Bulletin last
week, the remaining directors had been very concerned about having enough volunteers to effectively manage the trail. That is no longer a worry. McIntyre says outgoing president John Mandryk outlined the past year, recognizing that four people can only do so much. “We really needed some help and it came in bucket-loads,” McIntyre said. “The energy kept rising. It was good to see representatives from both cities there out of their own interest.” The new board for the Rails to Trails Society has the following members: Four existing members remain; John Man-
dryk, Peter McConnachie, John Dunbar and Al Skucas. McIntyre steps in as president, a role he carried out in 2010 when the Society first formed. And new are Bob Roy, Stu Deeks, Nina Andermatt, Karen Ritchie and Laura Briane. “After the election we had quite a good discussion about what perceptions of the trail are. People volunteered to be on sub-committees. It was just a positive, great night,” McIntyre said. “There were lots of suggestions and ideas.” McIntyre says the new board will start right up with regular meetings to set a direction and focus for 2014 and the
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A new energized committee will manage Rails to Trails. future. They will then look to all the people who signed up to volunteer to help them out with initiatives. “Everybody is bring-
ing different skill sets to the table and we will be looking for inventive ideas. We are looking forward to an exciting future.”
The ninth annual Volunteer Appreciation and Awards Gala is coming up May 27, and nominations for the many worthy volunteers out there are still being taken. “We will take nominations until at least the end of the month,” Lori Stolson, from Volunteer Kootenays, said. “We request One of Canada’s most nominations from recognized, and honthe entire commu- oured, Olympians, Clara nity. They can nom- Hughes, will speak at St. inate anyone they Eugene on May 27. know that volunteers for them, if they know a neighbour or a friend or a family member.” Stolson says you can nominate any volunteer you chose to. Volunteer Kootenays is a service of Canadian Mental Health Association. This year’s event will also feature a special guest in the way of an Olympic medalist. “We’re having Olympian Clara Hughes as the keynote speaker at this year’s gala,” Stolson said. “She is doing Clara’s Big Ride across Canada in support of reducing the stigma of mental illness.” She said it worked out that Hughes was on her way through Cranbrook at the time. “Normally we would have the volunteer gala during volunteer week, which was April 6 - 12,” she said. “Clara Hughes’ team contacted us last fall and asked us if we would host an event when she came through.” So they moved the gala to accommodate Hughes’ Kootenay portion of her ride. The gala is about recognizing and awarding volunteers in the community. Stolson explained that the committee goes through the four categories and chooses winners based on selected criteria. See CLARA, page 3