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THE BULLETIN PROUDLY SERVING KIMBERLEY AND AREA SINCE 1932 | Vol. 82, Issue 190 | www.dailybulletin.ca
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MAKING IT OFFICIAL: The Royal Alexandra Hall hosted 107 new citizens from 26 different countries who pledged themselves to Canada at a citizenship ceremony on Tuesday. Pictured above (left), left to right: The Butalid family—Renjie, Loubelle, Lourdes, Butch and Lorel—originally from the Philippines, are now officially Canadian. Pictured right: The Daily Townsman/Bulletin’s own reporter Sally MacDonald, born and raised in Australia, is now officially a part of the eh-team.
Celebrate local food programs Wildsight invites you to a fresh garden party this Sunday at Rotary open garden FOR THE BULLETIN
It’s potato harvest time at Wildsight’s Open Gate Garden and everyone is invited. To celebrate the first year of the garden, Wildsight is hosting a potato and apple harvest party, with fresh garden potatoes, local sausages, and fresh pressed apple juice. The event, on Sunday, October 5th, kicks off at noon with apple harvesting from trees in
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the area, following by the big potato dig at 2 p.m., apple juice pressing at 3 p.m., and finishes with the garden feast at 4PM. “The harvest party is a celebration to thank everyone who has helped out in the garden this year, from preparing the soil, fencing, planting, watering, to helping construct our new shed,” said Wildsight’s Shannon Duncan, “and a great chance for everyone else to come out and see what we’ve been working on.” It has been a busy year for Wildsight’s local sustainable food programs, with plenty to celebrate, including the first year of the Kimberley Farmers’ Market, workshops series on pre-
serving local food and edible gardening, the expansion of the apple capture project, and the first year of the Open Gate Garden. Over the year, the garden has seen plant beds, trellises, and a herb spiral established, fencing constructed to keep out deer, and an old shed refurbished and expanded to house garden equipment and all the apple juicing, drying, saucing and harvesting equipment that Wildsight lends to locals for free.The garden has played host to gardening workshops for locals, school and pre-school groups, and volunteer work bees. See GARDEN, page 5
Jack Ratcliffe announces retirement C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
At the regular meeting of City Council this past Monday evening, Coun. Jack Ratcliffe put an end to speculation about his intentions, by announcing he would not run for re-election this November. “At this moment, my intention is not to run,” said the 86-year old Ratcliffe. “To paraphrase General MacArthur, ‘old soliders never die, they just fade away’.” Ratcliffe also said he would not expect any fuss to be made over him, as he was adequately feted when he first retired six years ago. He returned three years ago for one more term.
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“When I retired six years ago at age 80, there was a big do,” he said. “I received more plaudits than I probably deserved. This time I don’t want anything, though I wouldn’t say no to a piece of cake.” At the same time, Albert Hoglund announced he would be running for another term. Coun. Bev Middlebrook also indicated she would be running again. Watch for interviews with both of them in coming editions of the Bulletin. Currently, six people have now announced for council. They are Sandra Roberts, Kent Goodwin, Darryl Oakley, Brent Bush, Hoglund and Middlebrook. Coun. Don McCormick has announced he will run for Mayor.
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