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Candidates tangle at Kimberley debate TAYLOR ROCC A
With the 42nd federal election fast approaching, residents of Kimberley were given an opportunity to listen in on major election issues and the stances of all four candidates in the riding of Kootenay-Columbia on Wednesday as the Kimberley Chamber of Commerce hosted an all-candidates forum at Centre 64. Bill Green (Green Party), Don Johnston (Liberal Party), Wayne Stetski (NDP) and incumbent David Wilks (Conservative Party of Canada) were all in attendance Wednesday night, fielding 13 questions in a forum moderated by Tom Ross. Candidates were provided with the questions immediately before the forum. The question period was bookended by opening and closing remarks from each candidate. There was no open question period for the approximately 150 peo-
ple in attendance. The 13 questions selected came from a pool of questions submitted to the chamber from members of the voting public. A variety of issues were covered over the 13-question forum. In order as they were addressed: rural access to affordable Internet, medicinal marijuana dispensaries, funding of the Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC), the mandatory long-form census, investment in veterans services, education, freedom of Canadian scientists, climate change, investment in future clean technologies, economic priorities relating to small businesses and supply of workers, electoral reform and, finally, the growing age gap and the systemic issues that come with it.
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Moderator Tom Ross looks on as Green Party candidate for Kootenay-Columbia Bill Green responds to a question at the Kimberley Chamber of Commerce debate, Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Centre 64. Also pictured are David Wilks (Conservative), Wayne Stetski (NDP), Don Johnston (Liberal).
The last First Saturday of 2015 New grant opportunities C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
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The run of 2015 First Saturdays comes to an end this weekend, with Oktoberfest, which in its short existence has proven to be one of the most popular. Oktoberfest is a more local experience, although any tourists who may wander through the Platzl are more than welcome to FILE PHOTO join the fun. Last year’s Oktoberfest had a little bit of everything, including a See FIRST, page 3 Platzl flash mob dancing to Twist and Shout.
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At the recent UBCM conference in Vancouver, Premier Christy Clark announced several new grant opportunities, that Kimberley should be able to take advantage of. $90 million has been promised to assist small communities with infrastructure needs — and it has been well documented in recent months that Kimberley has plenty of those. In
addition, a $75 million rural dividend to assist rural communities with transitioning and diversifying their economies was announced. Mayor Don McCormick is particularly interested in that one, given the amount of money Kimberley put into the provincial economy when the Sullivan Mine was running. A top-up of $10 million to the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative was also announced. See GRANT, page 4