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Hockey wouldn’t function at any level without the work of referees. At the Dynamiter’s game in Cranbrook at the Memorial Arena last Friday night, Cranbrook Minor Hockey was proud to introduce four Rising Stars to the crowd. First year officials Drayden Gibson, Jacob McDonaugh, Kaelen Whittingham and Jacob Vanlerberg were invited to join Graham Waugh, Chris Mottl and Robert Nickel on the ice for the warm up, the anthem and handshakes with coaches. The boys had a great time and appreciated the opportunity to skate!
Council receives dam safety review CAROLYN GRANT Bulletin Editor
Just before Christmas, Kimberley City Council received the Mark Creek Dam Safety Report, bringing to a close a process that began in 2012 when the City was informed that the dam was not in compliance with dam safety
regulations because a safety review was overdue. The Mark Creek Dam is a double-arch dam, Council was told in a report from Manager of Operations Mike Fox, and that is considered an unusual design, which delayed the process a bit. However, Austin Engineering
submitted the final safety review in December, along with recommendations to increase safety. The review included concrete dam structural analysis, geotechnical assessments, rock mechanics and foundation analysis. See DAM, page 3
RDEK directors debate solar power Tre vor Cr awley
The RDEK grappled with a referral from the province over the issue of a solar power company using regional land to collect data on the feasibility of setting up a solar power generating facility.
The board of directors voted to approve the referral from SB Solar Holding Corp., which didn’t gain enough votes. Then, the board tried to vote it down, with the vote tally ending in a tie, meaning that it was defeated. See SOLAR, page 4
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