Kimberley Daily Bulletin, September 17, 2014

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Kimberley kids heading back to school? Teachers vote tomorrow on tentative deal C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor

It still has to be ratified by the BC Teachers Federation, but finally the moment parents and students have been waiting for appears to have arrived. It was announced early Tuesday morning that a tentative deal has been reached between the BCTF and the BC Public School Employers Association (BCPSEA, the organization which bargains for the provincial government). SD6 Superintendent Paul Carriere says he was informed Tuesday morning that the BCTF will be voting on the deal this Thursday, and until then he had no announcement to make on when schools in the Kimberley zone would open. Carriere did say that he was very pleased that a deal had been reached

and said that the District would make an announcement on when schools would open as soon as possible. Parents can visit the website at sd6.bc.ca or follow @RMSD6 on Twitter for the latest information. Meanwhile Sally Struthers of the Kimberley Teachers’ Association was waiting for word on how the ratification would work, but said she and her colleagues were looking forward to an end to the strike/lockout. “Teachers are looking forward to reviewing the tentative deal and wish to thank our parents, students and the public for their tremendous support throughout this dispute. Teachers want to get back to in the classroom and start the school year with their students.” The Kimberley Teachers Association had intended to host a Meet the Parents night on Wednesday to provide information to parents on the labour dispute. That meeting has now been cancelled.

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LAST HOURS ON THE LINE? Teachers are still on the picket lines in Kimberley but feeling hopeful that BCTF head Jim Iker has negotiated a good deal for them. They vote Thursday.

Thrift Store can’t operate without volunteers Marysville Thrift Store in danger of closure if more volunteers aren’t found C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor

The Kimberley Health Care Auxiliary has a long history of volunteering in Kimberley,

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with some volunteers having been giving of their time for 50 years. The Auxiliary supports the East Kootenay Regional Hospital through donations of cash for equipment. And all that cash comes from the operation of the two Thrift Stores — one in Kimberley and one in Marysville. The stores are staffed entirely by volunteers. It’s a formula that has worked for years, but now the Auxiliary is warning that volunteer numbers are dropping and the Marysville

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store is in real danger of closing if more volunteers aren’t found. The problem, says Jean Minifie of the Kimberley Health Care Auxiliary, is a bit of a generational one. As her generation ages and has to give up volunteering, the next generation is not as available. “Volunteering is dying with all the younger people,” Minifie said. “They are more interested in making ends meet and there aren’t many of us “older ones” that blame them.”

However, moving from a generation that has offered up to 50 years of service to a younger group that simply doesn’t have the time, or perhaps inclination, to volunteer, has created a problem. Minifie says that the Marysville store needs more volunteers. “We usually try to have two volunteers per shift so they can keep each other company when not busy. We have 10 shifts per week. See THRIFT, page 4

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Shawnna & Jon Shingar of Cranbrook, a boy Tanya & Ian Tamasi of Kimberley, a girl Alannah McDonald & Jared Howe of Cranbrook, a boy Molly & Derek Van Leusden of Cranbrook, a boy Chelsey Cox & Michael Belanger of Sparwood, a boy Alice Duley & Andrew Gilmore of Kimberley, a girl Kristina Schotts & Shane Welch of Cranbrook, a boy

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