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College marks 40th anniversary BARRY COULTER
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Kootenay Ice goaltender Declan Hobbs (left) and goaltending coach Mike Bergren (second from left) take time out of their busy practice schedule for a skill session with a couple local minor hockey goaltenders Wednesday afternoon at Western Financial Place. The Kootenay Ice are on the road this weekend as they visit the Red Deer Rebels (Friday) and Edmonton Oil Kings (Sunday). For more on the Kootenay Ice, see Page 8.
Derby back at Fort Steele T R E VO R CR AWL EY
While JCI Kootenay is excited for the upcoming Family Fishing/Fun Derby — there has been a slight change to the event, as organizers deemed it necessary to change locations. Everything is still the same — same day, same prizes, same fun for the whole family and same worthy cause, how-
ever, the location has been moved to Fort Steele Heritage Town. Mike Matejka, one of the organizers behind the event, noted that while ice conditions at Horseshoe Lake are adequate for a person to walk on, there was uncertainty the safety implications of having a large crowd of people, along
with the planned event infrastructure, out on the frozen lake. “It’s not a fun decision to make, said Matejka. “However, the safety of the participants and the desire to guarantee and event that will raise money for kids with cancer makes it an easier choice. We have to action our backup plan with
enough lead time and we can’t take into account weather forecasts that may or may not improve the ice situation.” So on Feb. 8, 2016, head on out to Fort Steele for the Family Fun Derby, where all kinds of family friendly activities will be going on from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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The East Kootenay’s post-secondary institution is marking an important milestone next week. College of the Rockies is inviting all students, alumni, community partners and current and former employees to help celebrate its 40th anniversary at an event set for Tuesday, Feb. 2, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The event is billed as “a wonderful chance to reconnect with old friends and to learn what the future holds for the College’s next chapter.” The College with it’s seven regional campuses, has come a long ways since James Patterson, a miner from Kimberley and member of the local school board, first approached the provincial government in Victoria, along with other interested parties, and initiated the process of establishing a vocational school in the East Kootenay. East Kootenay Community College was established on May 8, 1975 with an edict from the government that the main campus be constructed in Cranbrook. It was to offer vocation-
“We’re trying to develop a stronger college brand and a stronger presence. For part of our 40th anniversary, we’ll be rolling out a new branding strategy and a new way forward.” David Walls COTR President
al, technical and academic courses and Dr. Gary Dickinson became its first Principal in June of that year. The first classes took place on October 6, 1975 and the number of registered students that first year was 351 in Cranbrook, 64 in Kimberley, 52 in Fernie, 39 in Golden and 37 in Invermere. From 1975 to 1982, while a new facility was being constructed, courses were delivered in various venues in Cranbrook (the college operated out of 17 different locations in Cranbrook) and in high school classrooms in the other communities during the evening.
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