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An annual Cranbrook tradition is the presentation of the Canada Day Citizenship Awards to deserving youth, and on Friday, July 1, at the Rotary Park Canada Day celebrations, Acting Cranbrook Mayor Norma Blissett handed out the awards to nine students — three from Laurie Middle School, three from Parkland and three from Mount Baker Secondary. The students so honoured have, through their efforts, made Cranbrook and their schools better places. After the on-stage presentations, the mayor and students gathered for a group photo. Left to right: Member of Parliament Wayne Stetski, Ryan Lockhart (Parkland), Ryan Penney (Parkland), Kimberley Willicome (Parkland), Kaitlin Grainger (Laurie), Samantha Simmons (Laurie), Connor Thompson (Laurie), Matthew Honeyman (Mount Baker), Nicole Byford (Mount Baker), Acting Mayor Norma Blissett. Not present was Josie Ruoss, the other Mount Baker recipient. See more on Canada Day, Page 2.
Blissett seeks Kootenay East NDP nomination the experience necessary to run a successful provincial election campaign in 2017,” she said. “I knocked on over 2000 doors and spoke with hundreds of people over the course of the 2013 campaign.”
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Cranbrook City Councillor, Norma Blissett has thrown her hat in to the ring for the Kootenay East NDP nomination. “Running for the provincial NDP in 2013 and sitting on Cranbrook City Council have provided me with
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Pierre named to Order of Canada B A R RY CO U LT E R
A prominent member of the Ktunaxa Nation has been presented with one of Canada’s highest honours. David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced 113 new appointments to the Order of Canada on Thursday, June 30, in Ottawa. Among them was Sophie Pierre, former Chief of the St. Mary’s Band (?Aq’am) and Commissioner for the British Columbia Treaty Commission from
2009 to 2015. Pierre was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for “her role in the British Columbia treaty process and for her commitment to the economic development of First Nations.” Pierre was named to the Order Of British Columbia in 1994. The Ktunaxa Nation offered congratulations to Ms. Pierre upon the announcement.
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