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Vol. 63, Issue 127
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911 calls to be answered in Vancouver RDEK to sign a contract with a Vancouver-based communications centre that will refer 911 calls to fire, ambulance or police SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
GERRY FREDERICK PHOTO
HE’S OUTSTANDING IN HIS FIELD! The quadruped in this field east of Cranbrook flared his nostrils at the invasion of his flowery privacy on Wednesday. Maybe he just wanted that field of wildflowers to himself. Understandable.
Cranbrook woman named Miss Rocky Mountains BC SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff
A Cranbrook woman who took part in the Miss B.C. pageant this week has come away with the title of Miss Rocky Mountains. Jacqueline Potter, 20, was the first person from Cranbrook ever to enter the pageant, and she said the event surpassed her expectations. “It was so well organized and the event flowed so smoothly. The event was amazing and everybody who puts on the event – it really is like a family.” She travelled to the Lower Mainland on Friday, June 27 and took part in a weekend of workshops to prepare her and the 49 other contestants for the pageant, which was held on Monday, June 30 in Fort Langley. The professional training included seminars on interview skills, leadership, modelling, public speaking and self-esteem. A class on self-defense was
particularly valuable, Jacqueline said. “It’s not typical self defense, it’s situational awareness. (The instructor) teaches you to be aware of your surroundings so that you don’t get yourself into a situation where you need to use it. She teaches you how to use enough to get away and get safe.” Jacqueline said she learned public speaking skills that will help her throughout her life. “They had ladies there who have gone to world speaking competitions and have won first or second place, which is amazing. The way that they talk and pronounce their words – it’s so intriguing to listen to.” On Monday, after getting hair and makeup done, the ladies went through two rehearsals to prepare for the pageant. Jacqueline said she was very nervous before the show began, particularly because she had to dance in high heels, which she doesn’t often wear.
See POTTER , Page 3
911 calls made from the East Kootenay will soon be sent to a call answer service in the Lower Mainland, rather than Kelowna. On November 18, the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK), along with eight other regional districts in the interior of B.C., is moving the answering service from the RCMP’s communications centre in Kelowna to E-Comm, the emergency communication centre in the Lower Mainland. But the change shouldn’t have much impact on the way 911 calls are dealt with in the region, said Dan McNeill, manager of building and protective services with the RDEK. “On the surface, nothing changes,” said McNeill. At the moment, when a 911 call is placed in the East Kootenay, it goes to the communications centre in Kelowna, and from November 18 to E-Comm in Vancouver. The centre then determines whether the emergency should be referred to fire, ambulance or police.
See 911, Page 3
Elizabeth Lake siphon system unsuccessful ARNE PETRYSHEN Townsman Staff
The city’s attempt to siphon water out of Elizabeth Lake was unsuccessful. The city had stopped pumping water out of the lake and over Wattsville Road, and Wednesday morning the city tried to get a siphon system working. The city had discussions with the Regional District of East Kootenay, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Ministry of Environment to come to the decision to use a siphon system. The system uses six-inch wide siphon pipes. One end of the pipe is submerged and at a higher point than the exit pipe, then a vacuum is created and water siphons itself through the pipe. Chris Zettel, the city’s corporate communications officer, said that plan was not successful. KUNA PHOTOGRAPHY
Cranbrook’s Jacqueline Potter is Miss Rocky Mountains B.C.
See ELIZABETH LAKE, Page 4