FRIDAY
JUNE 17, 2016
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Vol. 70, Issue 100
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JOHN ALLEN PHOTO
The annual running of the Gerick Sports Wasa Lake Triathlon took place this past weekend in the East Kootenay, with more than 800 participants and 28 relay teams competing. Pictured: Matthew Sharpe (#258) posted the fastest time in the men’s Olympic event, crossing the finish line in 1:54:45, with Paul Tichelaar (#278) hot on his heels (1:57:25). Coming in third place was Shawn Wilyman (#300), who completed the challenge in 1:58:12, just ahead of fourth-place finisher Martin Sobey (#264) 1:59:06. The top-four competitors are pictured with race director Charlie Cooper (left). For more photos from the 2016 Gerick Sports Wasa Lake Triathlon See Page 5.
CRANBROOK CITY COUNCIL
CRANBROOK HISTORY CENTRE
The path to patios The future is fossils BARRY COULTER
The downtown seasonal patio bylaw continues to wend its through through City Hall, heading towards reality. At Monday’s regular City Council meeting, Mayor Pratt and Council discussed the pending bylaw (No. 3860 2016) allowing outdoor patios downtown. City staff had returned amendments to the proposed bylaw, based on input from the Downtown Business Association and
the public. Two amendments in particular prompted discussion amongst Council Monday — the issue of the business cooking on the patio, and the size of the theoretical patios themselves. To Barbecue Or Not To Barbecue Councillors took opposing sides; the argument in essence being to “start off with a bang,” allowing cooking from the outset, and if there should be problems
to amend the bylaw afterwards. Conversely, with cooking on the patios prohibited, if a business really wanted to that, they could come before the City and make their case then. Coun. Tom Shypitka felt that if a “vendor or licensee” wanted to do some cooking on the patio, that would be fine, so long as proper health, safety and fire regulations were adhered to.
See COUNCIL, Page 4
Centre announces major fossil find, funding for paleontology gallery and lab BARRY COULTER
Big news out of the deep past and the present are putting Cranbrook on the natural history map. Wednesday evening, June 15, at the Cranbrook History Centre, at the CHC’s ongoing lecture series on the East Kootenay’s fossil heritage, two major announcements were made:
One concerned the local discovery of an important discovery of a Triassic fossil site near Cranbrook. It was also announced Wednesday that the CHC has secured funding to develop the Centre’s new paleontology gallery and research lab.
See MAJOR FOSSIL, Page 3
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