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Stetski preparing for new job in Ottawa T R E VO R C R AWL EY

By 11 p.m. on Election night, Kootenay-Columbia was still too close to call. At Wayne Stetski’s campaign party at the Manual Training School, a large pro-

jection screen showed a spreadsheet that was being updated in real-time as the vote count trickled in from polls across the riding. While larger media consortiums such as the CBC

and Global were calling the race in favour of incumbent Conservative candidate David Wilks, there were still polls that had yet to report in. By midnight, the cam-

paign volunteers and supporters began to call it a day, as Stetski announced he was ahead by roughly 20 votes. Just under an hour later, as the last polls reported, Stetski received a phone call

from a party agent with the official news that he had won the riding by 285 votes. “A lot of supporters went to bed very sad, but then woke up very happy on Tuesday morning,” Stetski said.

“A lot of people said it was an exciting evening for them and that’s good. It’s good for people to get excited about politics.

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Jann Arden books Cranbrook show Canadian music icon to bring “Everything Almost” Tour to Kootenays, Spring 2016

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Crystal Dillabough and Chris Earle, owners of the Baker Street Cafe in Cranbrook, are pictured behind the bar at Dewey’s, serving as guest bartenders on Friday, Oct. 23. Dewey’s Pub on 10th Avenue South in Cranbrook is hosting celebrity bartenders every Friday between 5 and 9 p.m., as a way of giving back to the community and helping out. All proceeds raised go to local charities of the celebrities’ choice — Dillabough and Earle were donating all their tips to the Cranbrook Society for Community Living. Dewey’s manager Dani Loren says staff have fully bought in to the special event, and everyone’s working hard to make it a success. Up next this coming Friday is Brandon Laurie of Sun Valley Nissan, who will be guest bartending on behalf of Street Angels. Attention: More celebrity bartenders needed. Call Loren at 250-919-5660, or email daniloren@live.ca.

Off-road vehicle registration mandatory as of November 1 TOWNSMAN STAFF

The regulations surrounding off-road vehicles in the province go live on Nov. 1. The government said the new regulations are meant to promote safe and responsible use of the province’s back-

country. That includes provisions on placement of number plates, rules for child operators and safety equipment requirements. Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations said that

off-road vehicle registration will help combat vehicle theft and promote responsible use of ORVs. “The new safety standards will help keep off-road vehicles users safe in B.C.’s backcountry,” Thomson said.

Voluntary registration has been in place since Nov. 17, 2014, and since then the province says over 35,000 users have registered. The combined cost of the number plate and registration fee is $48.

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The celebrated multi-platinum, award winning artist, Jann Arden, will perform two concerts in the Kootenays March 22 in Trail at the Charles Bailey Theatre, and March 23 at Cranbrook’s Key City theatre. “We are very excited to bring an artist of this calibre to an intimate theatre setting, right across the province of B.C.” said F.J. Hurtak, President of the Kootenay Concert Connection. “It will be one very special night for the entire audience because Jann Arden is a Canadian original and a brilliant multi-dimensional talent.” Jann Arden is a Canadian singer songwriter, broadcaster and author who catapulted onto the Canadian music scene in 1993 with the release of her debut album “Time for Mercy”, featuring the hit single, “I Would Die For You”. A year later with “Living Under June”, she would have her career breakout hit,” Insensitive”, that would solidify her position in the music world. Arden has released 12 albums with 19 top

JANN ARDEN

ten singles to her credit. Her most recent recording, “Everything Almost” was released in 2014. With Grammy Award winning producer Bob Rock behind the console, the 11-track disc is considered to be Jann’s finest work-progressive, yet retaining the magic that is distinctly Jann. Recently she just released a much anticipated Christmas album, just in time for the holiday season. In her career to date she has received eight Juno Awards, 10 SOCAN Awards, four Western Canada Music Awards, a Much Music Video Award, three Prairie Music Awards and an Alberta Recording Industry Association Award.

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