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Resident campaigns against $10 million plan
Wendell Dalke concerned about potential tax hike with potential AAP loan TRE VOR CR AWLEY
A Cranbrook resident is spearheading a campaign against the city’s plan to potentially borrow $10 million for road and infrastructure upgrades. Wendell Dalke, along with other concerned citizens, are taking the city to task over the proposed plan, which will mean increases to residential and business taxes. “We’re fixing roads right now and that’s good, but this plan to borrow $10 million will be an unnecessary tax burden,” said Dalke. “I’m all for fixing roads, but lets do that by searching for government funding and grants instead through a tax increase.” According to a pamphlet that Dalke and the group have put together, the loan will take 20 years to pay off, while tax hits will be $31 per $100,000 in residential assessed value and $56 per $100,000 of assessed value for business owners. The group says that there is a projected TREVOR CRAWLEY PHOTO The College of the Rockies hosted a delegation representing a vocational training centre in Tanzania last week. The delegation attended general property tax increase of 2.26 per workshops at the college and toured Mount Baker Secondary School before heading down to Victoria to do the same with Camosun cent in 2016 and a projected increase of 3.68 College. Pictured above: COTR Regional Transitions Co-ordinator Brian Conrad (right) talked about the importance of getting students per cent in 2017, with more increases to follow over the following three years. enthusiastic about trades and vocational training while touring the high school shop facilities.
Tanzanian delegation tours College, MBSS Group hoping to mirror aspects of COTR operations at their own training facility in Africa TRE VOR CR AWLEY
The College of the Rockies showcased their skilled trades program to a delegation from Tanzania who are in Cranbrook — and Canada — to bolster their own initiatives at a post-second-
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ary institution back in Africa. The group, from the Mwanza Regional Vocational Training & Service Centre, located in Mwanza, Tanzania, toured COTR and Mount Baker Secondary School facilities and programs before
heading down to Victoria to do the same with Camosun College. “The whole purpose of the visit was for the Tanzanian group to learn about some things that they could possibly take back to their institution,” said Michael
Hay, International Project Officer with COTR, “and also really hit home the idea of partnerships and relationship building is something that is key to everything.
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RCMP issue arrest warrants FOR THE TOWNSMAN
The Cranbrook RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating two individuals who currently have warrants issued for their arrest. The individuals are wanted in connection with several recent thefts and break-ins.
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