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Cadets still fundraising for Vimy trip TRE VOR CR AWLEY
Time is running short for a local group of army cadets who are fund-raising for a trip to Vimy Ridge to mark the centennial of the battle during the First World War. Though the trip will be in April 2017, the local 1813 Army Cadets have the opportunity to participate in ceremonies honouring the sacrifice and achievement of the Canadian Crops for their role in capturing the ridge 98 years ago. Following the ceremony, the cadets are hoping to do a quick twoweek tour of Europe to other places of historical significance in the First and
Second World Wars. However, there is a significant cost attached to the trip that the group needs to fundraise. The cadets are hoping to use a guided tour company for their heritage tour across the continent and
the trip requires payments in a few instalments. Right now, the group has raised roughly $7,000 but is still short of the required $13,000 that will be due in August. “We need to get some awareness out there, we need to figure
out what’s going to work,” said Barb Smythe, the chairperson of the 1813 Army Cadet Parent Society. The cadets have been fund-raising for the past year and recently held a flea market over the week-
end. In addition to bottle drives and garage sales, the cadets are also looking at grants, but a lot of those come with limitations.
See CADETS, Page 3
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Marijuana producer has issues with dispensaries ARNE PETRYSHEN
Industrial medical marijuana company Dycar Pharmaceuticals is still awaiting its licence from Health Canada to begin renovations and get production going in Cranbrook. However, Carmen Wannop, Dycar’s vice president of sales and marketing, commented on compassion clubs and other types of dispensaries that have been making the news lately. Wannop took issue with the way they operate. “No matter how you look at it, a compassion club is illegal,” Wannop said. “The federal government has stated that and everything else. There is no way for a compassion club or dispensary or whatever you want to call it to obtain their product through legal means.” Wannop stressed that the company is not against patients getting their medication. “What we are for is the patient having access to safe, legal forms of their medication,” she said. She said some of the larger dispensaries, like those in Vancouver, have contracts with growers, so the grower grows specifically for them. Wannop said that grower is growing illegally. Others have gone back to the old program, the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations.
See DYCAR, Page 4
BARRY COULTER PHOTO
The Cranbrook and District Arts Council’s expanded Kids Summer Art Program Series is underway, and a great series for artists aged 6-13 Years. The conclusion of the Program will be on Saturday August 29 in Rotary Park at the Art in the Park Celebration. Pictured above (left to right) are Bailey, Mackenzie, Libby and Katrina, taking part in the “Painting, Drawing and Visual Art Mediums” workshop. See more in Know it All, Page 2.
Former Ice coach takes work in OHL TAYLO R R O CC A
Former Kootenay Ice head coach Ryan McGill has landed his next coaching gig. McGill, 46, was named the head coach of the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League on Tuesday morning. “First off, I would like to thank [Attack general manager] Dale DeGray and the ownership group for the opportunity to be a part of this very
successful franchise,” McGill, 46, said in a team release. “I am looking forward to coming in and helping to continue the tradition of success and to work closely with Dale and the rest of the Attack staff in achieving that success both on and off the ice.” The native of Sherwood Park, Alta., mutually parted with the Kootenay Ice upon the expiration of his contract
on June 30. McGill spent two stints in Cranbrook, leading the Ice to a Memorial Cup (2002) and two WHL titles (2000 and 2002). Over eight seasons with the franchise, McGill registered a record of 280-222-53. He was also named WHL Coach of the Year in 2012-13. For the complete story, see Page 7.
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