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Local riding has been redrawn twice in last 13 years BY ART HARRISON
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The three members of the Electoral Boundaries Commission (EBC) will soon begin deliberations on potential changes to provincial ridings, and Kootenay West could be on the table for changes. The local riding has already been altered by the EBC twice; in 2001 when the ridng was changed from its original Rossland-Trail name and boundaries to West Kootenay-Boundary, then again in 2008 when it became its current configuration of Kootenay West. The provincial Electoral Boundaries Commission Act requires that a new EBC be established after every two elections, with the last struck in 2008 when the number of ridings, and consequently Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) rose from 79 to the current 85. In this round the EBC has the option of adding another two ridings, bringing the total to 87. “Every eight years an independent Electoral Boundaries Commission reviews B.C.’s electoral district boundaries and names,” Andrew Watson, communications coordinator for Elections B.C., said in an email. “This is to ensure that each Member of the Legislature represents about the same number of people (representation by population).” However, the EBC recognizes that, in a province like B.C., with large tracts of sparsely populated country, simply drawing boundaries on a map could potentially leave some people See POPULATION, Page 3
BEAVER VALLEY CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
Native son continues to give back to community BY JIM BAILEY
Times Sports Editor
Anyone who has ever thrown a curling rock at the Beaver Valley Curling Club, hit a golf ball at Champion Lakes Golf Club, or liquor store swung at a baseball at McInnes Park owes a debt of gratitude to the “freeze 2014 Beaver Valley Citizen of the the beak Year, Ed Wilcox. off a The dedicated Fruitvale native penguin is the 2014 recipient of the presticold!” gious award, selected from a number of nominations to the B.V. daily • 9am - 11pm Citizen of the Year committee. 1001 Rossland Ave. “Ed MP_adO3_Layout 1 13-10-04 6:20 AMWilcox Page 1has been doing a lot in the Best Western Plus of stuff for a lot of years,” said comColumbia River Hotel member MP_adO3_Layout 1 13-10-04mittee 6:20 AM Page 1 Joe Stochmanski.
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Corvus carpenter Chris Armstrong mounts the fallen plaques to the Homes of Champions monument Thursday afternoon before putting up the new 2014 inductees on the other side. Former honouree John Barron, who recently passed, is recognized as a conductor and instructor of choir. The Crowe grad’s passion for music grew over the years with achievements marking his work along the way. In 1985, he co-founded the Amabile Youth Singers, which is recognized internationally for helping inspire a renaissance in choral singing. He received numerous awards including the Order of Canada.
“I remember him when and two daughters, instilI first came to this area, ling a community-minded and he was coaching and sensibilty. umping and that’s how I “There is nobody that’s got to know him . . . he is been a greater communa personable type of indiity citizen than my father,” vidual too and you can’t said Ed before teeing off at find any better.” Men’s Night at Champion Wilcox is a Beaver Lakes Golf Club last week. Valley boy through and “He gets involved with through. The 57-yearall these things, he’s an old Teck instrument amazing person, still today mechanic is the product he does these things.” ED of long time Fruitvale For Wilcox, playing WILCOX residents Gylie and Barb sports as a kid was as natWilcox. Gylie, also a forural as breathing, and carmer BVCOY award recipient, set ing for the different facilities, even a fine example for his two sons at a young age, was simply an
extension of his own back yard. “I was very lucky,” said Wilcox. “That’s probably what got me going, when I was a kid going to the ballpark there was always some guys that worked in the ballpark and made it into a nice park so we could play on it. “And I enjoyed a good ballpark so I was happy to go work on it and that’s what got it started . . . It migrated to the curling rink, and then when this thing came along, (Champion Lakes Golf Club), this was a wonderful addition and I’ve never really been the leader, I’ve been a good helper.” See B.V., Page 11
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