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No parking Two downtown parking spots removed due to safety concerns C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
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The Selkirk Senior Drams class is ready for opening night this Thursday, January 15. The class will present two evenings, Thursday and Friday, of one act plays; a drama, a comedy and a farce, at Centre 64. Curtain is at 7:30 p.m. sharp and tickets, $6, are available at the door. Above, students rehearse Forth Hold, written by teacher Emilio Regina. See more page 3.
When the Bavarian Esso building was closed and then torn down, people began parking on the street in front of the lot. Last March, Council designated those spots on Wallinger a parking area. However, Council has now decided to remove that designation from two of the spots. There are two issues. One, Council has been informed by Platzl business owners that large delivery trucks are having difficulty making the turn back out onto Wallinger Avenue because of parking extending right up to the alley by the Sprout Grocery building. Council has also heard from business owners and residents that visibility is also an issue on that corner. A report noted that there have already been a couple of near misses at that intersection. Therefore Council has authorized removal of those spots at the request of the Operations Department. It was felt that removing two parking spots shouldn’t cause too much difficulty as there is plenty of parking in the area, including the lot across Wallinger Avenue and the newer parking area beside Centre 64. The two parking spots nearest Spokane Street will remain.
Ferrie to represent Canada at World U-23 Kimberley Nordic skier heading to World Championship in Kazahkstan ARNE PETRYSHEN
A Kimberley Nordic skier has been chosen not only to represent BC at the Canada Winter Games, but also to represent Canada in Kazahkstan at World Under-23 Championships. That skier is Colin Ferrie from Kimberley.
From Feb. 1-8, Ferrie will be in the Eastern European country of Kazahkstan. Ferrie was in Collingwood, Ontario, this past weekend, where he’d just competed in the U-23 Trials. On Jan. 8, Ferrie competed in the 30 km skiathlon (15 km classic followed by a 15 km skate) and came in fifth overall, but second in the U-23 standing. “That was a mass start so I stuck with the pack most of the way, and people were eventually dropping off, but I stuck with the leaders for most of it and finished fifth in the open category,” he said. In terms of the Classic Sprint, Ferrie did just the qualifying round, and not the heats, to save his energy for the 15 km
skate. In the skate on Sunday, Ferrie was again second in the U-23 category. “That qualified me for a spot on the Under-23 Canadian Team to go Worlds in Kazahkstan,” Ferrie said. On Tuesday he was on his way back across the country in preparation for a competition in Canmore this weekend. Shortly after that he will fly out for the competition in Kazahkstan, which takes place Feb. 1-8. He said he is looking forward it. “It will be really interesting to see how I compare against the world’s best under23 skiers. See FERRIE, page 3
Colin Ferrie in competition