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YEAR IN REVIEW
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Councillor passes away
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Greenwood councillor Nola Tutti passed away on Dec. 22 after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her husband Tiit, who died only months before Tutti, and survived by children Nicola and Graham. Tutti’s seat on council will have to be filled within 80 days of the appointment of a chief electoral officer, which is traditionally the Chief Administrative Officer of a municipality or city. At this juncture no official announcement has been made regarding the Greenwood byelection. This is not the first time a Greenwood councillor has passed away during their time in office. Late in the 20082011 term, Councillor Barb Collins died, though no replacement was sought due to the short time remaining. In this case, however, with the death coming much earlier in the term, a new councillor must be elected.
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A local man has died after falling through the ice on the Kettle River just east of Grand Forks on Wednesday (Dec. 30). The BC Coroner’s Service has confirmed the deceased as Thomas Charles Grubisic, aged 54, of Grand Forks. Grubisic fell through the ice at approximately 2:45 p.m. An RCMP press release stated that a witness saw Grubisic and called police. “RCMP officers arrived on the scene and spotted Grubisic through binoculars and observed him in the water hanging on to the ice edge,” said Cpl. Dan Moskaluk, district advisory NCO, Southeast Division, in the release. “RCMP officers were a distance away when they spotted him and were unable to reach him prior to Grubisic losing his grip and going under.” On Thursday, RCMP dive teams and search and rescue personnel were able to locate and recover Grubisic, deceased, from the river.
Skaters of all ages and skill levels took to the ice at the Midway Arena on New Year’s Eve. Presented by the Village of Midway and RCMP Community Consultative Group, the four-hour event attracted nearly 100 adults and children, who enjoyed free hot dogs, coffee and hot chocolate.
Wood shop gets upgrade ANDREW TRIPP
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Boundary Central Secondary School’s wood shop will be undergoing a major technological upgrade in the next several weeks with the installation of a new state of the art sawdust collection system. The Ministry of Education approved the capital project last month, committing up to $208,000 to refit the shop. The new system will replace the existing one, which, while still functioning, is outdated and no longer up to the stricter codes that now govern school facilities., and the school hopes to have it in-
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stalled by the beginning of the next semester, which begins Feb. 1. Sawdust in an enclosed space presents several potential hazards, including the health of those exposed long-term to dust, as well as its extreme flammability. Stoney Creek, Ontario’s Precision Dust Collection is supplying the system, which will be installed by Kelowna’s D&G Mechanical. All ducting in the shop will also be replaced. School District 51 treasurer Jeanette Hanlon is thrilled with the ministry’s approval, and is confident that “we can bring it in on budget.”
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