Cranbrook Daily Townsman, July 11, 2014

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New doctor coming at end of July Dr. Karen Fordham will open a local practice in Cranbrook S A L LY M AC D O N A L D Townsman Staff

A new family doctor is moving to Cranbrook at the end of the month. Dr. Karen Fordham is relocating from Moncton, New Brunswick to open a practice in Cranbrook, filling one of at least five vacant GP positions in the community. The East Kootenay Division of Family Practice announced the recruitment on Wednesday, July 9. Dr. Fordham will be joining the F.W. Green Clinic, but it is yet to be determined when and if she will be accepting new patients, according to the Division. There are nearly 4,000 people in Cranbrook who don’t have a family doctor, which is roughly 20 per cent of Cranbrook residents. Five family doctors have closed down their Cranbrook practice this year: three at the F.W. Green Clinic, and two at the Associate Clinic.

See NEW DOCTOR, Page 4

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More than 150 teachers from School Districts 5, 6 and 8 and supporters from other unions marched down both sides of Cranbrook Street North on Thursday to demonstrate outside the Heritage Inn, where Premier Christy Clark was attending a Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

Teachers greet Premier during Cranbrook visit SALLY MACDONALD Townsman Staff

B.C. Premier Christy Clark stopped in Cranbrook on Thursday, July 10, first speaking at a special combined Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club lunch, then making an announcement about energy efficiency programs at B.C. Hydro’s Cranbrook headquarters (see full story, Page 3). But first, the Premier was greeted by a group of more than 150 protesters outside the Heritage Inn, where the luncheon was held. Consist-

ing of teachers from Cranbrook, Kimberley, Creston and Invermere, along with CUPE and Steelworkers supporters, the group marched from the Tamarack Centre along both sides of the strip to the Heritage Thursday morning to meet the Premier. Negotiations for a new collective agreement between the B.C. government and teachers’ union have stalled after a teachers’ strike and lockout closed schools down early for the summer.

See CLARK, Page 3

SALLY MACDONALD PHOTO

Premier Christy Clark stopped for a moment with Cranbrook Youth Ambassadors Devon Kennedy (left), Sam Steele Sweetheart, and Kendall Bostock (right), Sam Steele Princess.

Thank You

MP David Wilks for your work on Bill C-17, improving patient safety legislation and recognizing the uniqueness of Natural Health Products.

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