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COURTESY KIMBERLEY NORDIC CLUB
Kimberley Nordic Club skier Colin Ferrie will be representing Canada at the World Under-23 Championships in Kazahkstan from Feb. 1-8. Ferrie will also be representing B.C. with fellow Kimberley club skier Molly Miller later in February at the Canada Winter Games. See more, Page 3.
Chamber hosting inaugural meeting New executive sworn in, Citizen of the Year feted on January 23 at the Heritage Inn TRE VOR CR AWLEY
RCMP
A red, 2007 Yamaha Kodiak 450cc ATV and a camo coloured Yamaha Kodiak 450cc have been stolen.
Two quads stolen from Cross Road area
FOR THE TOWNSMAN
On Monday, January 12, 2015, Cranbrook RCMP received a call of two quads stolen from the Cross Road area of Cranbrook. One of the quads is a red, 2007 Yamaha Kodiak 450cc.
This quad has a homemade brown plywood box with a back rest attached. The second quad is a camo coloured Yamaha Kodiak 450cc. This quad has a custom made metal silencer welded to the factory
muffler. Both quads were stolen overnight from two separate residences. A dark coloured pick up truck towing an empty trailer was seen earlier in the evening and a vehicle was heard running
near the roadway at around midnight. Cranbrook RCMP is asking anyone with any information about these quad thefts to call the Cranbrook Detachment at 250-489-3471 or Crimestoppers.
It’s a new year and now that the 2014 calendar has rolled over, there is a new board of directors for the Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce. Heading up the executive branch of the board is Dave Struthers, with Chris Thom serving as vice president. Chris Botterill takes on second vice president duties, while Jeanette Sissons will serve as treasurer. As past president, Dave Butler will still have a presence in the organization. Nicole Anker, Brian Rhodes, Brenna Baker, Carrie Schafer, Heather Jackson, Igor Gallyamov, Jane Campbell, Jason Fast, Joey Hoechsmann and Ryan Gibbard will all serve as directors on the Chamber board. Chamber members will get a chance to see the new executive and board at the inaugural meeting on
Jan. 23 at the Heritage Inn. However, the event is more than just the unveiling of the new board as the Chamber will also present the Citizen of the Year award to Derek Kortschaga, who captured the nomination in December. Looking ahead, the Chamber is working on keeping and expanding membership under the direction of newcomer David Hull, who took over the executive director position vacated by Karin Penner, who recently retired after 31 years with the organization. “We’re working quite diligently right now—the staff is—we’re looking at all the things the Chamber does, making sure it’s what we want to do and provide the best value to our members,” said Hull.
See CHAMBER, Page 4