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Thursday, May 22, 2014 ▼ Volume 50 No. 21 ▼ www.clearwatertimes.com ▼ $1.35 Includes GST
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First prize in the parade Participants on the North Thompson Aboriginal Cultural Center float celebrate after winning first place in the clubs and organizations category at Clearwater’s annual May Day parade on Saturday, May 17. Pictured are (l-r) Mia Preston, Tiffany Preston, Rose McArthur, Ripley Cuthbert, Hen-ray Cuthbert, Tish Cuthbert and Charlene Cuthbert. More parade photos are on pages A10 and A11 inside. Photo by Keith McNeill
Renovations proceed at new Dutch Lake community centre Wells Gray Country (Area A) director Tim Pennell (l) listens as District of Clearwater chief administrative officer Leslie Groulx describes renovations underway to convert the former Dutch Lake Elementary School into a community center to MLA Terry Lake. Lake, along with M.P. Cathy McLeod, took a tour of the facility following the parade on Saturday. The space they are standing in was formerly a hallway and willl become part of the District's administrative offices. Walls have been removed from former classrooms in front and behind them. Yellowhead Community Services will will locate many of its programs in the north wing of the former school, as will Thompson Rivers University. Grants from senior levels of government are covering a large part of the cost of the project. Photo by Keith McNeill
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