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Boil Water notice C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
Some residents of Marysville have been under a Boil Water Notice since Monday, February 2. All users of the Matthew Creek system (including Marysville, Kimberley Golf Course, Riverside Campground, River Bend Lane, River Bend Road, River Ridge Way, Tamarack Lane and Sunflower Drive), have been ordered to boil water until further notice. The issue was a mechanical failure which has caused a lack of chlorine residual in the system. By Monday evening, city operations staff had restored the chlorine residual to normal levels, but were unable to rescind the Boil Water Notice until water submitted for testing was given the okay. It is expected the order will be rescinded today or Thursday. PHOTOS COURTESY ANNE MARIE FITZGERALD The City will post the inforThe Kimberley Alpine Team GS and Night Slalom Races received athletes’ vote for the most fun at a ski race this year. The races were held this past maiton on its website kimberJanuary 31 and February 1, hosted by the Kimberley Alpine Team, with support from the Kimberley Alpine Resort and Teck. Above, Katie, left, and ley.ca and also on their FaceZoe, right, warming up for night Slalom. Katie went on to win the night slalom for U16 Women. See more page 4. book page as soon as the order is lifted.
Gasthaus closing A growth industry for Cranbrook
Restaurant has been open in Kimberley for 25 years C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
Prime rib and Gasthaus coffee have been traditions in Kimberley for 25 years, but that’s coming to an end as Peter and Annamaria Rathpoller have announced that the restaurant will close by the end of February. “It’s time to retire,” said Peter. “This year has two anniversaries — 55 years in my trade and 25 years at the Gasthaus. It’s time.” Peter says he is 99.9 per cent sure the restaurant will remain open until the end of the month. “I’m finding that shutting down a business is almost more work than running one,” he said. “But we still
have Valentine’s Day, the two long weekends, so there’s a lot to do.” Peter has been cooking for 55 years, beginning as an apprentice in Austria, then gaining experience in Austria, Germany and Switzerland before moving to Kimberley with his wife Annamaria in 1988. He gained his Canadian citizenship in 1993, something he is very proud of. Peter is a life member of the British Columbia Restaurant and Food Services Association, a past member of the Calgary Chefs Academy and the Canadian Federation of Chefs and Cooks, a past member of the advisory committee of the Cook Training program at the College of the Rockies, and is certified as hotel and Restaurant Manager by the government of Austria.
Dycar Pharmaceuticals looking to set up commercial facilty ARNE PE TRYSHEN Townsman Staff
Cranbrook could be on the forefront of a burgeoning medical marijuana industry. Dycar Pharmaceuticals, a private B.C. incorporated company, recently announced its plans, well underway, to establish a licensed commercial facility in See GASTHAUS, page 4 the city’s industrial
zone. The proposed facility will be located in an existing 86,000 square foot building. The facility will house the growing operations and the head office. Dycar noted it will employ up to 200 people at full production and estimates the facility will be an $8 million investment. Dylen Wannop, the president and CEO of Dycar Pharmaceuticals Ltd, said the company has been working with city officials and planners for the past 14 months, noting for instance, Kevin Weaver, the city’s Business and
Economic Development Manager. “We’ve been kind of keeping things low key, because it is a process what we’ve been doing,” Wannop said. “And unfortunately there are no guarantees.” He said they are confident they will be able to put this facility together. The facility would be licensed under Health Canada’s Marjuana for Medical Purposes Regulations. “We were your typically Ma and Pa designated growers for the last 12 years and we are trying to get into what’s
called the big boys market,” he said. Wannop said the application is in and complete and they are waiting for the review. The company is working with Vancouver consulting firm Archer Adler Solutions Inc. “Every time Health Canada has made a new requirement for the application, it is in our application,” Wannop said. “It can’t be any more complete than what it is.” The licensing documents were submitted to Health Canada on January 15, 2015. See page 3