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Council address Mt. Baker crosswalk concerns ARNE PETRYSHEN
Installing signals at the Mount Baker crosswalk — which the school district has requested — would cost upwards of $80,000, according to the City of Cranbrook. The City’s Engineering
department provided the estimate in an update to council at the Monday, Jan. 19 meeting. School District 5 put in a request recently to the city for the pedestrian-activated signalized crosswalk traffic
control. That was reported in the Daily Townsman on Jan. 16. “We have a request for a crosswalk at Mount Baker at 14th Avenue,” Chief Administrative Officer Wayne Staudt said.
The Engineering staff looked at the request — which is for the intersection of 14th Avenue and Baker Street — and found there would be some significant challenges. “You can see our engi-
neering department has gone through that request and has pointed out, I guess, some concerns that we have with the request,” Staudt said. The primary concern he noted was the traffic delay
that may happen as a result of the traffic signal being activated on a regular basis. He also noted that cost was another big concern with the request. The estimated cost of installing the crosswalk is between $80,000 and $100,000. The city engineers also found that that particular type of pedestrian signal is normally only installed on roadways of four lanes or more. 14th Avenue is a two lane roadway.
See COUNCIL, Page 3
Report shows SD5 grad rate above B.C average TRE VOR CR AWLEY
professional or company that provides services to individuals, groups, or businesses. • New Business of the Year awarded to a business established in the last three years that is considered a rising leader in their business sector.
The Southeast Kootenay board of education passed a motion to approve a report on student achievement from the superintendent that will be sent to the Ministry of Education. The report, an annual document that takes an indepth look at student achievement in schools across the district, still needs a few tweaks, according to Lynn Hauptman, the SD5 superintendent. “Once that happens, it becomes a public document and it goes on our webpage, so it’s not quite there yet,” she said. “…They [the ministry] wants to know the areas we’ve improved in, the areas that we still have some concerns, some specific things in terms of literacy goals, aboriginal education, children in care, any special projects that we have that we’re particularly proud of.”
See CHAMBER , Page 3
See SCHOOL, Page 3
STAN SALIKIN PHOTO
Another sell-out crowd greeted the January edition of Locals Coffeehouse at the Studio Stage Door in Cranbrook, Saturday evening, Jan. 17. The Mismatched Socks opened up the evening with some bluegrass and traditional stylings. Left to right: Justin, Rachel and Grace. Also on the bill were Barry Coulter, the Parkland Middle School Band, Ferdy Belland and Erin Dalton, Tim Ross and the Mount Baker Vocal Jazz Ensemble. See more later this week in the Townsman.
Chamber calls for award nominations F O R T H E TOW N S M A N
The Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce 2015 Business Excellence Awards has kicked off with a call for nominations. The Business Excellence Awards recognize and honour businesses, entrepreneurs, and organizations for their successes and contributions to the local econo-
my and our community. Now in its 24th year, the Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards represent the highest business honours in the Cranbrook economic zone, culminating in the awards gala Saturday, April 11 at the St. Eugene Golf Resort “We have expanded the
number of award categories from nine to 11 this year and modified existing ones to more closely align the awards with the economic profile in Cranbrook,” said Chamber Executive Director David D. Hull. New categories include: • Non-Profit Organization awarded to an organization, in any industry sec-
tor, that is a not for profit organization, society, or charity dedicated to making a difference. • Business Services Excellence awarded to a company that provides services to businesses in the business to business environment. • Professional Services Excellence awarded to a