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Local golfer to hit the big PGA stage at RBC Canadian Open Kimberley native Jared du Toit granted tournament exemption TAYLOR ROCC A
Kimberley native Jared du Toit is set to make his PGA Tour debut next week after being granted a tournament exemption into the 107th RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont. “When I heard that, I was very excited to say the least,” du Toit said over the phone from San Francisco on Wednesday. “I just thought back to my junior golf days and all that. It kind of put everything in perspective. It’s pretty cool I get to play with the big boys now. It’s going to be fun. “It is going to be a very unique experience and my first PGA Tour event, so I’m just excited to see how I level
JARED DU TOIT out with the big boys.” Golf Canada announced the tournament exemptions Tuesday afternoon. Du Toit will be surrounded by a host of well-known PGA professionals, including Jason Day — the RBC Canadian Open’s defending champion and top-ranked golfer in the world. This will be du Toit’s first
PGA Tour event and second professional event after he participated in the SIGA Dakota Dunes Open. The Arizona State University Sun Devils’ golf star is off to a fantastic start this summer, having already won the Glencoe Invitational (Calgary) after landing a thirdplace finish at the Monroe Invitational (Pittsford, N.Y.). Pat Fletcher was the last Canadian to win the RBC Canadian Open back in 1954. Other notable Canadians set to participate at the 2016 RBC Canadian Open include David Hearn, Graham DeLaet, Adam Hadwin and Mike Weir. See Page 8 for the complete story.
City wants input on brick building FOR THE TOWNSMAN
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Bragging rights were on the line at the Cranbrook Skate Park on Tuesday night as local riders threw down their best tricks for So You Think You Can Skate, a weekly skate competition hosted by The Choice in July. From kick flips to board slides and everything in between, riders of all ages and abilities did their best to impress and land some coveted swag donated by The Choice. Pictured above, Liam Pitts hits the rail during a best trick competition.
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In order to tailor restoration work to meet the intended final use, the City of Cranbrook is seeking input from residents and local organizations for possible uses of the brick garage situated behind City Hall. Situated at the southeast corner of Cranbrook City Hall the brick garage (the “garage”) is a municipally owned building constructed in the early 1930s and used, at the time, as part of Cranbrook’ s Electrical & Waterworks department. To date the City has invested approximately $42,000 in restoration work on the garage, including asbestos
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abatement. Additionally, the Cranbrook Heritage Association contributed roughly $30,000 in materials and labour to the restoration work. The Cranbrook Heritage Association’s recent efforts focused on restoring the brick
shell and roof of the garage. Additionally, the interior of the garage was framed with dimension lumber to support the trusses and cladding of the new roof and strengthen the overall building structure.
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