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2015 Readers’ Choice Awards

And the winners are….

In the 3rd Annual Black Press East Kootenay Readers’ Choice we asked the community to share their favourites, and they did!

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Welcome to the 2015 Readers Choice Awards The results of our third annual Readers Choice survey are in.

You’ve taken us on a virtual tour of Cranbrook and Kimberley, highlighting your fa-

vourite people, places and moments. Some of the results were surprising, some were expected, some were … well, read on, and see for yourselves.

We have also excerpted some of the results, providing details about some of the people, places and things that have stood out in the survey. Hundreds

of readers of the Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Kimberley Daily Bulletin and Kootenay Advertiser participated, revealing the depth of experiences one can

have in Cranbrook and Kimberley.

The categories range through all manner of businesses, restaurants, services, entertainment centres,

places and people. You put forward your picks for most beloved citizen, your favourite City Councillor, your favourite bartender, your preferred driving

range, what you think is the best neighbourhood to live in or the best place for a first date — all aspects of Cranbrook that make us who we are.

Most beloved citizens: Three who’ve made a difference R dio Stage Door and a vibrant local theatrical community, among whose population of actors Bud is first among equals.

There’s a lot more to Bud than just acting.

He has been a strong voice for community improvement and the betterment of the lives of its residents through his involvement in a number of organizations: the East Kootenay Mental Health Association, Meals on Wheels, the Cranbrook Rotary Club, to name but a few, as well as his personal initiatives — many of these on behalf of seniors.

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Cranbrook’s Citizen of the Year for 1992.

Shirley Rossi of Kimberley takes the silver spot. Over the years, Shirley has been a familiar face at Kimberley events, as one of the community’s most irrepressible and visible volunteers. She has been involved in Girl

Guides, the PTA, United Way, Chamber of Commerce, Women of the Moose, ran the Miner’s Den at the ski resort, Snow Fiesta Queen Committee, Dynamiter Booster Club, JulyFest, WinterFest, KIOTAC, the Business Improvement Association, she was director of

Food Services for the 1980 Winter Games and the Festival of the Arts.

Shirley began her work with Summer Theatre in 1999 and continues to this day. She was the Beta Sigma Phi woman of the year in 1989 and won a commemorative medal during the celebration of Canada’s 125

anniversary.

It is estimated that over the years, Shirley has baked 30,000 meat pies to raise funds for one organization or another. She is a true Kimberley treasure.

Bronze medal citizen Derek Kortschaga has devoted a wealth of time and effort to making Cranbrook a better community to live in.

Earlier this year he was recognized for his efforts in this regard by being named Cranbrook’s Citizen of the Year for 2014.

Derek is best known as a radio personality with The Drive/B104, but it is his contributions to local charity

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“Derek embodies the sense of community in every aspect of his life both at work and away from the station,” a letter in support of his Citizen of the Year nomination read. “His contributions have been quiet in that he has championed causes, created opportunities for people and organizations to promote their events, volunteered countless hours to help, MC or organize, and given up his own time so that others may have opportunities.”

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eaders were asked to choose our area’s most beloved citizens, and as we can see, these are individuals who see themselves as inseparable from the community they love.

Bud Abbott took top spot in this category for the second year in a row. Since Bud arrived in Cranbrook some 50 years ago, he has come to be regarded as one of our most prominent and respected citizens.

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They’re up at the crack of dawn baking the bread for communities. Left: Neil Churchill at Safeway Bakery, Gold Winner for Best Bakery. Melanie and the Kimberley City Bakery took Silver. At right: Graham Barnes at Max’s Place, Bronze Winner for Best Bakery.

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An important part of EK culture Josh Dueck takes Gold

Above: A class at Exhale Yoga. Below: A class at One Love Hot Yoga

Brenda Cartier started it. It offers classes in many forms of yoga and a welcoming environment to bring balance to your body and mind.

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They are Chelsey Dormer, Sue Inshaw and Kristi McRae. The studio features infrared heating to bring up the intensity of the yoga routines, while also helping muscles warm up to be more pliable and flexible. For those who find the hot yoga classes too hot, the studio also features warm yoga.

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When it comes to yoga in town, there is no shortage of options and the readers have chosen their top studios.

Whichever yoga studio you choose, you can be assured that you’ll be on your way to attaining a better sense of well-being and flexibility that comes along with the practice.

The 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards for Gold goes to Glow Yoga and Wellness Studio. The studio was started in 2013 by Krista Birch, who is originally from Cranbrook. The studio specializes in Ashtanga yoga, which is an athletic and physically demanding form of yoga that other Vinyasa Flow styles are derived from.

Classes include Ashtanga for beginners and more advanced practitioners.

The award for silver goes to Exhale Yoga Studio. The studio is well established in Cranbrook having set its roots back in 2006 when

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Josh Dueck takes Gold

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Sam Reinhart takes Silver

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HOCKEY HALL OF FAME

Scott Niedermayer takes Bronze

Dueck, Reinhart, Niedermayer top list for favorite athletes

As the saying goes, there’s something in the water around Cranbrook.

This town, and the surrounding region, has produced all kinds of notable athletes, however, some of which have been made famous by careers in professional hockey.

Leading off the crop of hockey players who have reached the NHL, Scott and Rob Niedermayer are probably the most recognizable names in the community.

While both enjoyed long

careers where they shared a Stanley Cup title together in Anaheim in 2007, it was Scott Niedermayer who developed into an elite NHL defenceman and won at every level, which earned him a place in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Niedermayer’s dominance started in major-junior hockey where he won two WHL championships and a Memorial Cup with the Kamloops Blazers.

That turned out to be the tip of the iceberg as he jumped into the NHL with the New

Jersey Devils in 1992, and captured his first Stanley Cup in 1995. More NHL titles followed with the Devils in 2000 and 2003.

Niedermayer found success in international hockey as well, representing Canada with a gold medal in the 1991 World Junior Championship, and gold medal finishes at the World Championship (2004), and World Cup of Hockey (2004). Capping off his international resume is two Olympic gold medals in 2002 and 2010.

While not from Cranbrook, local hockey fans may call him an adopted son as Sam Reinhart has been the face of the Kootenay Ice for the last few years.

Reinhart, the son of former NHL defenceman Paul Reinhart, was drafted second overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2014 NHL Draft after three stellar seasons with the Ice. He set scoring records as a rookie and recently vaulted past L.A. Kings forward Jarret Stoll to lay claim to the franchise scoring record.

He has collected many awards during his time in the WHL, including Rookie of the Year, Player of the Year and Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year.

However, there is more to life around Cranbrook than hockey and Josh Dueck has certainly proved that.

Dueck, a Kimberley native, recently retired after a stellar career as a para-athlete in downhill sit-skiing. Dueck, who was injured in a freestyle skiing accident in 2004, but got back onto the slopes in a

sit-ski apparatus and rode his way to a silver medal slalom at the Vancouver Olympics 2010. Four years later, he returned to the Olympic stage in Sochi and won gold in combined and silver in downhill.

In between his Olympic accomplishments, Dueck has won gold at the 2011 X Games and a bronze the following year.

He went viral in February 2012 after he shot a video where became the first person to do a backflip in a sit-ski.

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MJ’s Floral Designs — winner of Gold for Best Floral Shop — has new ownership as a mother-daughter team has bought the business from former owners Robyn Hansen and Becky McArthur. Kelsey Taylor, a full-time employee for the past five years under Hansen and McArthur, is taking over operations along with her mom, Brenda. Pictured above: Becky McArthur, Robyn Hansen, Kelsey Taylor and Brenda Taylor.

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Keon Chung, owner of Just Music shows off some of the instruments for sale. Just Music took Gold for Best Music Store.

Joey Keithley of the legendary punk rock troupe DOA is pictured in performance at the Legendary Byng Roadhouse in Cranbrook in October, 2014.

The Byng took gold for the best venue for live music.

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Dawn Torgerson (centre), owner of Nutter’s Bulk and Health Food Store, is pictured with staffers Anna (left) and Paulette. Nutter’s took Gold for Best Health Food Store.

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Who got the votes for favourite politician, City Councillor We in the East Kootenay are proudly political, happily opinionated, engaged and activitistic. So when we inquired after who our favourite politicians are, our readers waded into the fray with sharpened pencils.

Choices for favourite local politician crossed jurisdictional boundaries. Perhaps in a surprising result, two of the top three are currently not actively involved in politics.

Once again, Bill Bennett polled first.

The two-time President of the Cranbrook and District Chamber,

four-term MLA for Kootenay East, and Cabinet minister with several portfolios in his time, this colourful politician is a populist indeed.

For the third year in a row, Wayne Stetski is our silver medallist politician, even thought he no longer occupies the mayoral seat. But as Mayor of Cranbrook, Stetski always made himself and his ideas accessible to Council and to the public, and always has a smile for everyone.

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was Denise Pallesen, who retired this year from the political game. The two-term Cranbrook Councillor and former owner of

Nutter’s Bulk and Health Foods has always been a strong advocate for downtown Cranbrook, for small business and for

women in business.

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BRIDAL Gold Tara’s Boutique

RESTAURANT SERVICE Gold Franks Silver Heid-Out Bronze Pedal & Tap

ETHNIC RESTAURANT Gold Spice Hut Silver Sakura Bronze Marco Polo

CAMPING/ OUTDOORS Gold Mountain Man

CELLULAR PHONE Gold

CONVENIENCE STORE Gold Woodland Grocery Silver 7-11 Bronze Kimb. Centex

DOLLAR STORE Gold Dollarama Silver Great Canadian $ Bronze Dollar Tree FABRIC STORE Gold Fabricland Silver Sew Creative Bronze Sugar Town Quilt

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COMPUTER RETAIL Gold Staples Silver The Source Bronze Genius

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DAWN WOODWARD-FEDYK • JUSTINE BELLANGER

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CHILDREN’S WEAR Gold Superstore Silver Walmart Bronze Bumble Tree

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SERVER Gold Melanie - Kim City Bakery NEW RESTAURANT’ CHOICE AWA Silver ’ CHOICE AWA S S Nara- Mr. Mikes Gold Bronze Heid-Out Nolan - Tim Silver Horton’s Don Cherry’s 15 S 20 RD

COFFEE SHOP Gold Hot Shots Silver

FAMILY RESTAURANT Gold ABC Restaurant Silver Boston Pizza Bronze Pedal and Tap

CAMERA SHOP Gold Cranbrook Photo Silver Staples Bronze Walmart

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BOOK STORE Gold Lotus Books Silver Pages Books Bronze Coles

VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT Gold Heartbeet Silver Hot Shots Bronze Green Door

CRAFT SHOP Gold The Hobby Shoppe Silver Walmart Bronze Dollarama

Telus Silver Bell Bronze Mitech

Silver Canadian Tire Bronze High Country

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BIKE SHOP Gold Gerick Sports Silver Favorit Cycles Bronze Kootenay Mountain Works

STEAK HOUSE Gold Mr. Mikes Silver Frank’s Bronze Rockwater

DOUGHNUT SHOP Gold Tim Hortons Silver Safeway Bronze Kimberley City Bakery

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APPLIANCE STORE Gold Bridge Interiors Silver Sears Bronze Willow Appliance

PIZZA Gold Canadian 2 for 1 Silver Grubstake Bronze Panago

DELI Gold Rick’s Meats Silver Safeway Bronze Save-On Foods

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Rosie & her staff at Lotus Books thank you for supporting your local independent book store!

FLORAL SHOP Gold MJ’s Floral Silver Flowers Galore Bronze Safeway FORMAL WEAR Gold Tara’s Boutique Silver Kootenay Tailor Bronze Eclipse

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GIFTS AND HOME DECOR Gold Real Deals on Home Silver Trends and Treasures Bronze Winners

GOLF STORE Gold Cranbrook Golf Course Silver

GROCERY STORE Gold Safeway Silver Save-On-Foods Bronze Superstore

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HOCKEY EQUIPMENT Gold Players Bench Silver Sport Chek Bronze Canadian Tire

2813-23rd St. N. Cranbrook, BC Toll Free 1-800-663-4824 • Tel (250)489-4141 D7950

426-7770 • 1350B Theatre Rd., Cranbrook, B.C.

Kevin Clark

HOME ELECTRONICS Gold Andre’s Electronic Silver Big Picture Bronze The Source

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Jim Chale

HARDWARE STORE Gold Home Hardware Silver Home Depot Bronze Bavarian Home Hardware

HEALTH FOOD Gold Nutters Silver Sprout Grocery Bronze From the Ground Up

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Think of the CHCA Thrift Store for your needs • clothing • toys • kitchenware • small appliances • furniture

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BEST OF RETAIL JEWELLERS STORE Gold Jewels on 9th Silver Delamont’s Bronze People’s

LINGERIE Gold Funky Stuff Silver La Vie En Rose Bronze WalMart

LAWN/GARDEN EQUIPMENT Gold Canadian Tire Silver Home Depot Bronze Top Crop

LIQUOR STORE Gold BC Liquor–Cran Silver BC Liquor–Kim Bronze Great Canadian Liquor Warehouse

Michelle, Alana and Rachelle at Just 4 Pets in Cranbrook, winner of Silver for Pet Store.

WE’RE WIRED TO PROVIDE

MATERNITY WEAR Gold Walmart Silver Bumble Tree Bronze Salvation Army

LIGHTING Gold Home Depot Silver Home Hardware Bronze Canadian Tire LINEN Gold Walmart Silver Winners Bronze Sears

BARRY COULTER PHOTO

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New Image Family Salon & Day Spa

Silver Rite-way RV Bronze Woody’s RV - CGY

BEST OF RETAIL CONTINUED MEN’S WEAR Gold Marks Work Warehouse Silver The Choice Bronze Winners MOTORCYCLE SHOP Gold Harley Davidson of the Kootenays 24 Unit Silver Peak Performance Bronze All Seasons

Ray’s Music Bronze AM Music

OPTICAL Gold Cranbrook Vision Care Silver Iris Bronze Pro Vision

NEW CAR DEALER Gold Spring Honda Silver Denham Ford Bronze Northstar GM

SHOPPING CENTRE/AREA Gold Tamarack Silver Walmart Bronze Downtown (DBA)

Canadian Tire

TEEN CLOTHING Gold The Choice Silver Bootlegger Bronze Ardene’s TIRE STORE Gold Mr. Tire Silver Kal Tire Bronze OK Tire

PAINT STORE SKI/ Gold SNOWBOARD Cloverdale Paint 490 Wallinger Ave, Kimberley SHOP Silver NEW HOME 2_ND124D112.P001 250.427.2636 24 Unit Gold General Paint BUILDER 2_ND124D112.P001 THRIFT STORE Gerick Sports Bronze Gold Gold Silver Benjamin Moore New Dawn Dev. Hospital Auxiliary The Choice Silver Silver Bronze PET LeimanIT’S Homes IF IT’S AVAILABLE AT SEARS AVAILABLE ATSTORE YOUR SEARS HOMETOWN STORE Salvation Army Kootenay MUSIC STOREIT’S AVAILABLE Gold IF IT’S AVAILABLE AT SEARS HOMETOWN STOREMounBronzeAT YOUR SEARS Bronze tain Works Gold The Paw Shop Silverado Const.

Bibles for Just Music CLEARANCE Silver Missions N CLEARANCE Silver LIO Just 4 Pets N2 MILSPORTING $ OFFICE SUPPLY O I LS LY IA D M R Bronze $ Off original ticketed price GOODS E STORE DOLLA Gold AYS 24 D 4 R LIANCTOY A P L !

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24 Unit Canadian $ Bronze CRAFTSMAN 2_ND124D112.P001 11.5 ft. lb. of torque. snowblower.

Togs n Toys 11.5 ft. lb. of torque. Briggs & Stratton OICE AW OICE AW engine. Electric start.

Briggs & Stratton H H A A engine. Electric start. While quantities last S’ C S’ C While quantities last WEBCODE: W-7152125 PRE-OWNED IF IT’S AVAILABLE AT SEARS IT’S AVAILABLE AT YOUR SEARS HOMETOWN STORE WEBCODE: W-7152125 VEHICLE G OL D G OL D G OL D G OL D CLEARANCE 27" N Gold IO L 27" IL $500 YS 2DM SAVE DA 4 R dual A L C I E L O E O Northstar GM A C H N WA stage dual PEPALWIA HOAIC ONLY! MAJO CR S’ C AL stage ’ 42" S E 249 CC OD OPEN SUNDAY LED Silver 95 FLOOR M 42" 249 CC LED Melody Motors SPECIAL PURCHASE 1080p SPECIAL PURCHASE 1080p Check out our Winter Warmup Menu!

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READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2015 BEST OF ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT AMUSEMENT CENTRE

Gold Western Financial Place Silver Spirit Rock Bronze Columbia Theatre

ART GALLERY Gold Centre 64 Silver Key City Theatre Bronze CDAC BILLIARDS Gold Juniper Lanes Silver Byng Roadhouse Bronze Dewey’s

BINGO Gold Eagles CASINO Gold St. Eugene Silver Kootenay River Inn DANCE STUDIO Gold Aspire Dance Silver Stages Dance Bronze Kootenay Dance Academy DRIVING RANGE Gold Wildstone Silver Bootleg Bronze Shadow Mtn. Thank You Readers!

OUTDOOR PATIO Gold Pedal and Tap Silver Boston Pizza Bronze Trickle Creek

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BEST OF PLACES FITNESS CENTRE Gold Core Fitness Silver Fitness Inc Bronze Curves

Silver Dewey’s Bronze Heid-Out

LOUNGE OR PUB Gold Sullivan Pub Silver Heid-Out Bronze Dewey’s

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SPORTS BAR Gold Don Cherry’s Silver Boston Pizza Bronze Perry’s Grill

PLACE FOR LIVE MUSIC Gold Byng Roadhouse

St. Eugene Bronze Bootleg Gap

NEIGHBOURHOOD Gold Marysville Silver Highlands Bronze Gold Creek

GOLF COURSE Gold Wildstone Silver

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AM Music would like to thank our customers and clients for voting for us in the Readers Choice Awards with a WE PAY THE GST/PST SALE starting march 1st to march 8th.

We offer: • musical instruments sales • guitar, bass and voice lessons • DJ services • recording studio • minor instrument repairs and setups

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from everyone in the East Kootenay!

Thanks so much for your votes and remember “we are all about the music”

EAGLES HALL

16A 11th Ave S, Cranbrook, BC (778)517-3333

12:30-4pm • Every Sunday Hall rentals (250)426-5614 250.426.7983 License #37233

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COMMERCIAL WEDDING/EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER

THANKS CRANBROOK www.chadsphoto.ca FOR VOTING ME #1! chadstpierre@gmail.com

Thanks for voting for us!

Thanks so much to those who voted for us!

It is our pleasure to serve you.

It’s not just the paint, it’s the people!

1525 Cranbrook St. N., Cranbrook, BC Fax: 489-0939

1117 Baker St, Cranbrook, BC • 250-489-4499

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PLACE FOR A WALK Gold Community Forest Silver Rails to Trails Bronze Elizabeth Lake

PLACE TO RIDE YOUR BIKE Gold Rails to Trails Silver

Community Forest Bronze Kimberley Nature Park

PLACE TO TAKE VISITORS Gold Fort Steele Heritage Town Silver Railway Museum Bronze Marysville Falls

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Bridal q Sophia Tolli q Maggie Sottero q Christina Wu q Venus Bridal q Alyce Designs

Prom

Thank you for making us your favourite place to be pampered! we are moving!

We are so excited to announce

The pampering will continue in a much larger location on April 1st (we are open in our location besides Starbucks until then)

We look forward to being your skin care center with new, advanced treatments and products, your creative Aveda Salon, a larger boutique and more...

Coming Soon

q IVN by Jovani Prom q Alyce Designs q Tony Bowls Evenings

A Space where wellness and beauty meet in Eco-luxury

q Legala q Panoply Prom q Tiffany Designs q Angela & Allison

On the Strip beside Starbucks

• 250-417-3417

www.urbanrootssalonspa.ca

Tuxedos: q Collins Formal Wear Tuesday to Friday 10-5 and Saturday 10-3

1401 - 5th St. N., Cranbrook

250-489-4177

www.tarasboutique.ca

The Cranbrook Food Bank needs your help.

Drop boxes at Safeway and Save On Foods Food Bank office 104-8th Ave. S. • 250-426-7664 (from 10am-3pm)

READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2015 LOCAL POLITICAL Gold Bill Bennett Silver Wayne Stetski Bronze Denise Pallesen

BEST OF PEOPLE

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SILVER • Neighbourhood To Live In - Highlands • Park - Idlewild • Place To Ride Your Bike - Community Forest S I LV E R • Best Use Of Tax Dollars - Snow Removal • City Councillor - Isaac Hockley AWAPlace To Take Visitors - Canadian Museum Of Rail Travel HOICE • S’ C G OL D

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126B Van Horne Street North Cranbrook, BC Office Phone 250-426-4314 Toll Free 1-877-926-4314 Email peaksec@telus.net

110 Deer Park Avenue, Kimberley 250-427.7200 www.spiritrockclimbing.com

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Tim Hortons Cranbrook would like to congratulate the staff & Nolan on their Reader’s Choice Awards.

READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2015

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FINANCIAL INSTITUTION Gold EKCCU Silver BMO Bronze Royal Bank

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Bronze Action Rentals

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AUTO RENTAL Gold Budget Silver Rent-a-wreck

AUTO BODY AUTO SERVICE Gold Gold HOICE AWA Cranbrook HOICE AW C Signal Collision S’ S’ C Auto A Silver Repair BEST USE OF TAX Ron’s Collision Silver DOLLARS Bronze Melody Motors Gold Rocky Mtn Diesel Bronze Pot holes Silver G OL D G OL D Snow removal Bronze HOICE AWA C Kimberley flume S’ 15 S 20 RD

ACCOUNTING FIRM Gold Taylor Adams Silver Hryciuk Gallinger Bronze Exact Tax

CLEANER Gold Dial a Clean Silver Bravo Bronze Alpine

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Cranbrook Food Bank

104 8 Ave S, Cranbrook, BC | (250) 426-7664

L L A U O Y K N A H T B RON Z E

Pat & Christy and their staff Myrna, Vanessa & Aislinn thank all their customers for their support Be sure to watch for “FREE Comic Book Day” Saturday, May 2

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BOOK EMPORIUM

• Used Books • New Magazines • Comics • Newspapers • Puzzles • Board Games

1011 Baker Street, Cranbrook Ph: 250-489-3262 • Fax: 250-489-4758

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a division of East Kootenay Regional Laundry Ltd.

2400 Cranbrook St. N. • 250-489-1606 on the strip next to the Super 8 Motel

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George and Rachel Freitag of Elizabeth Lake Lodge, Bronze winner for Hotels.

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250-426-6288

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HAIR SALON Gold Vanity Room Silver Venue for Hair Bronze New Design

The Cranbrook Food Bank needs your help.

Drop boxes at Safeway and Save On Foods Food Bank office 104-8th Ave. S. • 250-426-7664 (from 10am-3pm)

THANK YOU to the community for your support. All donations & dollars are spent locally on local people and local need.

Kootenay Valley Community Church

HOME SECURITY PROVIDER Gold Peak Security Silver ADT Bronze JSL Forum

OF THE SALVATION ARMY

A Place for Family Worship

Worship Service: Sunday, 10:30 am

533 Slater Road N.W., Cranbrook, B.C. (250) 426-3612

Community Ministries Lunch: 11:30 - 12:30 Monday - Tuesday / Thursday - Friday Praise Service & Supper Wednesday 5 pm Please call for a complete listing of programs and services.

HOTEL/MOTEL Gold Prestige Inn Silver Heritage Inn Bronze Elizabeth Lake Lodge

The Salvation Army

Thrift Store

“Experience the thrill of the hunt!”

Local Charity

Thrift Store

Maternity Wear

533 Slater Road N.W., Cranbrook, B.C.

(250) 426-2312

Thank you!

DAILY BULLETIN

Kim, of Bavarian Home Hardware, is pictured with the Bronze Certificate for Hardware Store.

Sullivan Pub & Liquor Store THE

Friendly Staff, Cold Beer!

Good Fun, Fun Times!

Sunday Breakfast! Drive Thru 9 am til 1 pm Liquor Store

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Jewels on Ninth takes pride in supporting our community.

Most Big Screen TVs in the Kootenays!

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Daily Food and Drink Specials!

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INSURANCE Gold Western Financial Group Silver Westland Insurance Bronze KIS

for voting us INTERNET SERVICE Gold in GOLD GOLD GOLD GOLD PROVIDER Lounge & Pub HOICE AWA OICE AW Gold H S’ C A Free Gift with Purchase S’ C and Silver in Shaw March 21–24 Silver Friendliest Telus silver PANDORA clasp Staff! Receive SaI LVsterling Bronze ER

WE OFFER:

Manifold Repair incl.

• Broken Studs •Warped or Cracked • Leaking Gaskets

Also Custom Built Intakes incl.

• K&N Air Raid • Maximizers (Air intakes for most anything)

Mention this ad and receive a 10% discount • Full Brake Service • Steering & Suspensions • Drive Line & U-Joints • Custom Made

ALSO...

Exhaust Systems • Domestic & Import • High Performance Exhaust • Shocks And More

Thank you all for your continued support!

1901A Theatre Rd, Cranbrook 250-420-7798

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400 Ross Street, Downtown Kimberley

250-427-5516

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From a whisper to a ROAR we give Sound Advice

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TH 24–9 Avenue Cranbrook, BC V1C South 2L8 250.489.5773 Cranbrook, B.C. 1.800.953.8388 VIC 2L8 250.489.5773 1.800.953.8388

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www.sullivanpub.com

*Before taxes. Good while supplies last, limit one per customer.

Charms shown on bracelet are sold separately. See our store for details.

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FAVOURITE BUFFET

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SENIOR'S

Days

NOW MONDAY TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY

all the items on the Senior and Smaller Appetites section of the menu will include:

FREE

Coffee or Tea

FREE

Soup or Salad

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Chef's Choice of Dessert

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LAW FIRM Gold Rella & Paolini Silver Rockies Law Bronze Roberts Apps

NURSING CARE Gold Golden Life Silver Green Home Bronze Interior Health OIL/LUBE SHOP Gold Great Canadian Oil Change Silver Jiffy Lube Bronze

READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2015 TRAVEL AGENCY Gold Mountain City Travel Silver Maritime Bronze

WINDSHIELD REPAIR/ REPLACEMENT Gold City Glass Silver B & B Glass Bronze Affordable Auto Rails to Trails — Best Place to Ride Your Bike

Thank you for voting us Bronze in Oil & Lube!

PHARMACY Gold Pharmasave Silver Safeway Bronze Shoppers

MEADOWBROOK MOTORS IS A LICENSED VEHICLE INSPECTION FACILITY. We sell, mount, and balance tires!

REAL ESTATE AGENT Gold Jason Wheeldon Silver Wayne Franklin Bronze Sandy Smith

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We love what we do and are happy to know you are enjoying it too.

Pre-Owned Dealer

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1816 Cranbrook St. N., Cranbrook, BC • Phone: Local or Long Distance 250-489-4711 • 1-800-663-2307

for trusting us with your computer!

I’m proud to have served the East Kootenay for 11 years.

I look forward to serving you for many more... Dave.

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Your Computer Specialist!

No Shorts Electronics 3, 518 - 304th Street, Marysville • 250-427-1740

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New Car Dealer Auto Service We look forward to serving all of your automotive needs in 2015! the

TANNING SALON Gold Koko Beach Silver

Thank you for your votes!

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TATTOO PARLOUR Gold Black Door Tattoo Silver Inzane Artworks Bronze Runaway Elephant

8983 Hwy 95A Kimberley 250-427-7690 meadowbrookmotors@hotmail.com

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STORAGE RENTAL Gold Cranbrook RV and Mini Silver Evergreen Bronze Williams

We sell propane for Vehicles and Canisters.

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REAL ESTATE COMPANY Gold EK Realty Silver Re/max Bronze Caldwell

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PLUMBER Gold M & K Plumbing Silver Bruder Plumbing Bronze Alpine Plumbing

TOWING Gold Van Horne Towing Silver Cold Country

Bronze Equicare

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MUFFLER SHOP Gold Minute Muffler Silver Maxim Muffler Bronze Speedy Muffler

Kootenay Cabana Bronze Marysville Hot Tubs

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Real Living® is about enabling our residents, staff, and families to live their best life possible.Our staff’s hard work and dedication enriches our residents’ lives through new programs, activities, and continued staff excellence.

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