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This year’s long weekend festivities at Lake Koocanusa and area were hampered by rain, reports Cst. Kathy Forgeron of the Cranbrook RCMP. Between May 19th and May 24th, Cranbrook RCMP responded to over 104 calls for service, only fourteen of which came out of the Jaffray Baynes Lake area. On Friday afternoon, Cranbrook General Duty members were kept busy with impaired drivers, taking drivers licenses away from three intoxicated individuals. Cranbrook RCMP were called to a collision between a dirt bike and a pick up truck. Once on scene it was determined the driver of the dirt bike had consumed alcohol prior to the accident. The 21 year old male driver from Alberta was issued with a 90 day driving suspension and a ticket for no helmet and no insurance. His friend, who had come to check on him, was also issued with a 90 day prohibition from driving.
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Norm Macdonald, with ShelterBocx Ambassador Graham Mann, at the Kimberley Community Fall Fair. Macdonald rarely missed a year at the fair, Macdonald marches in Kimberley Remembrance Day ceremonies. finding it a great way to talk to his constituents.
Norm Macdonald will not run again Long-serving MLA will go back to teaching after next spring’s election C A R O LYN G R A N T Bulletin Editor
It’s time to get back to the classroom, says Columbia River Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald, who has announced he will not run in next year’s provincial election. “I have been involved in political life for many See RCMP, page 4 years, including as Mayor
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of Golden, where I was able to serve in a public role but also spend my days in the classroom,” said Macdonald. “While it has been a tremendous honour over these last 11 years to represent the people of Columbia River Revelstoke in the BC Legislature, I miss those daily interactions with students and with fellow educators.” It wasn’t that difficult a decision to make, Macdonald says. “It was always my intention to teach again. It’s where I want to finish my working life.”
constituency association, said he was happy for Macdonald being able to step down on his own terms, but that it would be tough to replace him. “He was a really effective MLA,” MacFarlane said. “He really took people’s concerns to heart and worked on their behalf.” He said the NDP will begin planning to nominate a successor starting next month. No one has officially announced their candidacy yet. “It’s going to be an exciting time for us as
Macdonald will stay up to the election, but says it was a decision that had to be made now in order to give those who may want to seek the nomination as NDP candidate for this riding some time. “This will give people an opportunity to put their name forward for nomination,” he said. “It’s a long process, you have to build a team. I am expecting a strongly contested nomination and it will take time.” Bill MacFarlane, the head of the Columbia River–Revelstoke NDP
we build towards the next election, which is less than a year away,” he said. Macdonald was elected in 2005, defeating BC Liberal incumbent Wendy McMahon. He has always been a voice in the NDP caucus, serving as critic for various portfolios, currently critic of Energy and Mines. Macdonald says he is not being too reflective about his years as MLA yet. “I still have work to do. I will be busy right up to election time,” he said. “I will continue to
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fight for the people of this area, bringing forward their issues, and helping to find solutions, and that work will continue right up until the election is called. “A large part of this job is to be a voice, to let people know you are on their side, to be aligned with the community’s interests.” He doesn’t have any regrets either, despite the fact that the NDP never won a provincial election during his tenure. See MLA, page 4