Cranbrook Daily Townsman, June 28, 2016

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JUNE 28, 2016

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More than 200 graduates of the Mount Baker Secondary School Class of 2016 gathered in the green environs of Rotary Park Saturday, June 25, for the pre-prom reception and graduate parade, joined by parents, relatives and friends. All then repaired to the College of the Rockies gymnasium of the prom itself. Convocation ceremonies were held Friday.

Wilks’s hat is back in the ring Former Kootenay-Columbia MP seeks B.C. Liberal nomination for Kootenay East

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The B.C. Liberal nomination race as officially begun as former Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks has announced his intention to run. Wilks, who has experience in municipal politics as the mayor of Sparwood for two terms along with serving on the board of directors with the Regional District of East Kootenay, said he is looking forward to the nomination process. “After talking with family and friends and supporters, I decided to put my name in the hat,” said Wilks. “I have a strong passion for poli-

David Wilks tics and have served in municipal, regional and federal politics. “I believe I come with the knowledge and the experience to serve East Kootenay very well should I be successful in the nomination and I believe that we can get

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some more things done.” He paid homage to outgoing B.C. Liberal MLA Bill Bennett, who announced his retirement from provincial politics last week. “Bill Bennett has done a wonderful job over the last 16 years and if I win the nomination, I look forward to continuing on with that legacy,” Wilks said. Wilks spent the last four years in federal politics as the Kootenay-Columbia MP within the Conservative Party, however, he lost his re-election bid to NDP candidate Wayne Stetski by only 200 votes.

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Graduates line up prior to entering Rotary Park for the Graduates Parade, Saturday, June 25.

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