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Jesse Cook on a sonic mission Renowned World Music guitarist in Cranbrook Wednesday BARRY COULTER
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Three firefighters and one truck responded to a structure fire yesterday afternoon in Cranbrook. At approximately 4:30pm Sunday, Cranbrook Fire & Emergency Services responded to a call to a fire at 400 Briar Avenue Northwest. The occupant returned home to find smoke coming from the house and called 911. No one was injured during the response and the fire was knocked down quickly. The investigation into the cause was being conducted Monday.
Jesse Cook is bringing his world sound to Cranbrook tomorrow night. The Canadian guitarist, composer, and producer is widely considered one of the most influential figures in nuevo flamenco music, though as he himself says, there’s a lot more to his music than that. Cook, born and raised in Paris and Barcelona, got a first hand look at the renaissance of flamenco, led by the Gypsy Kings, but his hybrid style is more of a global sound. World music is an apt term — a category encompassing many different styles from around the world: traditional music, neotraditional, and music where more than one cultural tradition intermingle. Cook spoke to the
JESSE COOK
Townsman from Kamloops on Monday, the first day of his One World tour (after the name of his new album), which rolls into Cranbrook Wednesday, Sept. 23.
See COOK, Page 4
Debate season heats up hum drum campaign T R E VO R C R AW L E Y
Though the election writ was dropped back in early August, it hasn’t really felt like election season has hit. Until now. Fresh off a debate by a trio of federal party leaders last week in Calgary, local candidates vying for the seat in the riding of Kootenay Columbia are set to being their debate circuits.
Get out and about, see and hear those candidates mix it up and hash it out
Incumbent David Wilks (Conservative Party) is running against Wayne Stetski (NDP), Don Johnston (Liberal), Bill Green (Green Party) and Christina Yahn (Libertarian Party). Many communities across the region are hosting debates sponsored by the Chambers of Com-
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merce, and Cranbrook and Kimberley are no different. While it may have been a controversial subject earlier in the summer, debates have been scheduled in area, and all candidates have confirmed their attendance at some of them. The Chamber debate in Cranbrook—the first forum
that was officially scheduled for Oct. 7—will focus on the economy and address issues that affect business locally, provincially and nationally, according to David D. Hull, the executive director of the Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce. Breaking down the subjects, the discussion will
focus on access to a powerful workforce, capital, technology and innovation and markets. Roughly 20 questions will be submitted in advance to each candidate to allow for time to research any background and consult with party platforms. There will also be a chance for the audience to
submit written questions which will be presented to the candidates over the course of the forum. The event will start with opening remarks chosen randomly from all four candidates and will end with closing statements in reverse order from how it started.
See DEBATE, Page 3