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New City policy pulls plug on proclamations A R N E P E T RYS H E N
The City of Cranbrook will soon be doing away with proclamations. At the Monday
meeting, council gave city staff the go ahead to prepare a Proclamation Policy in which the city does not make any official proclamations.
Proclamations are ceremonial documents signed by the mayor to create public awareness and recognition of different causes.Under
the policy, requests for proclamations will also no longer be placed on regular council agendas. Coun. Danielle Car-
dozo noted that eliminating proclamations could negatively affect certain organizations. “A lot of non-profit organizations some-
times rely on these kind of proclamations as a means of support, whether it is for grants or such,” Cardozo said. “Are we going to be
willing, then, in lieu of those proclamations, to write letters of support for those organizations?” CAO Wayne Staudt said that if the requester is asking for a letter of support, then that could come as council correspondence and be dealt with that way. Cardozo suggested something in the policy could be written to direct organizations looking for proclamations to instead request a letter of support. “I would hate to turn organizations away if that is what they are looking for — that support,” Cardozo said. Mayor Lee Pratt laid out the case for eliminating proclamations.
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BARRY COULTER PHOTO
Shelagh and Van Redecopp — the duo known as SheVa — took to the stage in Rotary Park Saturday, July 8, as part of the ongoing Summer Sounds 2015 concert series. The concert series continues Wednesday, July 15, with Lonesome Jim (6 p.m. to 8 p.m.), and Saturday, July 18, with Jean Paul DeRoover (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.).
Drought levels causing angling restrictions in some regions TREVOR CRAWLEY
With temperatures soaring across the province, the B.C. government has announced a Level 3 drought rating in various regions and have also taken the addition step of suspended angling in streams and rivers throughout the South Okanagan. Effective on July 15, through to Sept. 15, all streams and rivers in the Similkameen drainage as well as the Kettle and West Kettle Rivers, and all tributary streams in these areas will be closed to an-
gling. Lake fishing is not affected by the order. The angling restrictions have been put in place to protect fish stocks at a time when they are vulnerable due to low flows and high water temperatures. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations did not provide a fisheries biologist for an interview. According to Lance Page, the manager of the Kootenay Trout Hatchery, high water temperatures aren’t good for fish health.
“Higher temperatures put fish under stress and the higher temperatures would create a higher mortality on catch and release,” he said. In the context of the East Kootenay, there is currently a Level 2 drought rating, meaning that the region is classified as dry. Whether that means angling restrictions will be put in place remains to be seen, according to a ministry spokesperson.
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Higher temperatures could create a higher mortality of fish upon catch and release.
Fire near Wycliffe quickly contained C AROLYN GR ANT
The Kimberley Fire Department was called to assist Forestry on Monday evening at the scene of a fire in Wycliffe. The fire was on the west side of Highway 95A. Assistant Fire Chief Rick Prasad says that the cause is under investigation but the likely cause is lightning striking a power pole. “The wind blew the line down after it burned for a while. Hydro had to kill power to deactivate the line.” The power was out in Kimberley for about 45 minutes on Monday evening.
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