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PROUDLY SERVING KIMBERLEY AND AREA SINCE 1932 | Vol. 82, Issue 162 | www.dailybulletin.ca
Count down is on
Kimberley Independent School ready to roll on September 2; public school students wait for word on strike/lockout C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
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Kimberley Fire Department and RCMP were on the scene last night at 8:30 p.m. battling a fire at the One Love Hot Yoga building. There was no word on the cause of the fire at press time.
It is the last week of summer vacation — or at least it should be — but it is looking more and more like Kimberley public school students will be extending their vacation into the fall. BC Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker has challenged Education Minister Peter Fassbender to begin mediation, but the ministry says that will only happen if mediator Vince Ready deems it would be productive, and thus far, it appears that he doesn’t believe the sides are at that point yet. Both the BCTF and the British Columbia Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) have agreed to media silence during arbitration, although both Fassbender and Iker have spoken to the media in recent days.
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Local air crew named top aviators TRE VOR CR AWLEY Townsman Staff
A local air crew was named the top aviators at a recent training exercise featuring 19 aircraft and personnel from across Western Canada and the Territories. Last weekend, pilot Dan Shynuk and navigator Allister Pedersen, along with spotters Louise Shynuk and Grant Tulloch
were honoured with the title at the conclusion of a three-day Western Canada SAREX (air search and rescue exercise) in Camrose, Alberta. The foursome are part of a volunteer B.C. PEP (provincial emergency program) that is associated with the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA). CASARA provides aircraft and crews who support
the Canadian military in missing aircraft searches as well as assisting the RCMP and ground SAR crews for missing person searches. In an era of declining federal funding, Cranbrook Air SAR has been able to advance their knowledge and training through funding the Columbia Basin Trust to not only successfully compete in the Western Canada
SAREX, but to also provide a fast and effective response for air search requests in B.C. Cranbrook SAR is a team effort with volunteer pilots, navigators, spotters and ground support along with help from the CBT, the city of Cranbrook and the B.C. PEP air director Alton King, who resides in the area.
Right, the award winning team
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