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clash in culinary contests
Kootenay Granite Stone Soup Challenge resumes; Chefs announced Tuesday, Feb. 2 BARRY COULTER
Cranbrook’s fundraising iron chef event is back for a second year. This February, eight of the top chefs in Cranbrook and Kimberley will compete in the second annual Kootenay Granite Stone Soup Challenge. Proceeds support the Cranbrook and District Community Foundation (CDCF) general endowment fund, as well as the Salvation Army in their efforts to build a 24/7 shelter in Cranbrook for homeless men, women, and families throughout the East Kootenay. In head-to-head rounds, chefs will put their culinary creativity to the test in the soup kitchen at the Salvation
Downtown Business Association holding open house on Feb. 11 TRE VOR CR AWLEY
The Downtown Business Association is putting out the call to businesses in Cranbrook’s downtown core to come out for a local town hall meeting. There is no agenda or major issue that the organization is raising; it is meant to be a more informal event to attract new members to the group. In general terms, the DBA is an organization that includes all
downtown businesses from 2nd St. S and 17th Avenue, down to Van Horne St. The northern border stops at 4th St. N and 14th Ave., before continuing down 2nd St. N to Balment Park. The event will run on Thursday, Feb. 11, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the 1710 WorkSpace at 17 10th Ave. S in the downtown Core. “Share your ideas & perspectives, network with others and help shape the focus of the
Downtown Business Association in 2016 & beyond,” reads a press release on the event. Regardless of whether a business is a member of the DBA or not, the group encourages any owners or representatives to attend. There is no entry fee, but organizers say that space is limited and anyone interested in attending should RSVP to info@cranbrookdba.com.
Army in Cranbrook, each preparing a daily soup using only the donated ingredients on hand. They will serve lunch to Salvation Army clients, who will vote on their favourite soup. The winner will move on to the next round. The two chef finalists will face-off at an exciting luncheon fundraiser on March 4, noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort. The chefs putting the pedal to their kitchen mettle will be announced at a press conference Tuesday, February 2, 2 p.m. at Kootenay Granite (2373 Cranbrook Street North, Cranbrook).
See CHEFS, Page 3
SD5 board presses for funding answers TRE VOR CR AWLEY
At its public Board meeting last week, the School District 5 (SD5) Board of Education voted unanimously to write another letter to the Minister of Finance, Michael De Jong, requesting a progress update on the 2014 Report on the Budget recommendations for kindergarten through grade 12 (K – 12, as well as a request for progress on their 2015
and 2016 reports. This annual report is put forward by an all-party committee (The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services) following province-wide public consultations on the provincial budget in accordance with the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act.
See SD5, Page 3