Speed kills two caribou on Kootenay Pass – small herd suffers big loss
Wildsight asks MOT to reduce speeds along one short section where caribou congregate
CRESTON: Two endangered mountain caribou — a pregnant female and a calf — were killed last week on a notorious section of Highway 3, where the animals often congregate to lick highway salt. The two were part of the remaining South Selkirks herd, which has between 40 and 50 animals. So far this year three animals have been lost on Highway 3. Ministry of Environment staff indicated the unreported collision was caused by an SUV, traveling uphill — an entirely avoidable collision.
Posted by admin on Saturday, March 28 @ Mountain Daylight Time (1292 reads)
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HOUSING PRICES DOWN
According to the British Columbia Real Estate Assocation, the average sale price of a residential property in the Kootenay region has declined 12% from $305,981 in September, 2007 to $269,186 in September, 2008.
Posted by admin on Sunday, October 26 @ Mountain Daylight Time (805 reads)
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Our Forest, Our Future: A plan to revitalize our forest industry
While the BC Liberals do nothing despite 14,000 forestry job losses since 2007, MLA Norm Macdonald and Opposition Forest Critic Bob Simpson are offering a five-point plan to help restore the industry’s competitiveness and return it to its rightful place as BC’s most important industry.
Posted by admin on Monday, October 20 @ Mountain Daylight Time (577 reads)
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North American Orienteering Championships
Kimberley and Cranbrook have been selected as the location of the 2010 North American Orienteering Championships, being part of a larger North American Orienteering Festival with other events to be held in Washington State and Whistler.
Posted by admin on Thursday, October 16 @ Mountain Daylight Time (598 reads)
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Ogilvie to run again
According to a story in the September 11th edition of the Daily Bulletin, incumbent mayor Jim Ogilvie is planning to run for Kimberley's top elected post again this November.
Posted by admin on Friday, September 12 @ Mountain Daylight Time (580 reads)
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Laptop stolen in Platzl
Anonymous writes "Laptop computer stolen outside of Poser Sport at 12 pm Thursday March 6. Owner [visiting Giro sales rep.] Colby Large is "surprised that this would happen in beautiful Kimberly" and hopes "to get my pictures back...I have no back up and all the images of people I love are on that computer it breaks my heart to think I will never get that back." Mr Large is offering a reward to anyone who has information that leads to the return of his laptop computer. Please call 250-490-7816 with any information in regards to this theft. "
Posted by admin on Sunday, March 09 @ Mountain Daylight Time (569 reads)
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Kootenay-based charity needs volunteers for upcoming federal election
The Foundation for Democratic Political Advancement (FDPA) will be undertaking its second pilot study for the upcoming Federal election. The Foundation is in the process of forming evaluation committees in Cranbrook, Kimberley, and Nelson. Each of these areas will have two evaluation committees comprised of five citizens each. Also, the Cranbrook evaluation committees will be comprised of only local citizens.
Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 08 @ Mountain Standard Time (755 reads)
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Funding turns rail into urban trail
Cranbrook, British Columbia – The federal and provincial governments are investing more than $1.8 million to turn an abandoned railway into a 25-kilometre urban trail that connects Cranbrook to Kimberley, reduces greenhouse gases and encourages residents to be more active. Jim Abbott, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, and Bill Bennett, MLA for East Kootenay, today announced the contribution through the Canada-B.C. Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (CBCMRIF).
Posted by admin on Sunday, November 18 @ Mountain Standard Time (846 reads)
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Foundation for Democratic Political Change
Submitted by Stephen Garvey: My presentations on democracy have evolved into a new East Kootenay foundation called The Foundation for Democratic Political Change (FDPC) (based out of Kimberley). It is a Canadian national not-for-profit organization committed to research on democratic political systems, educating the public, and encouraging change from western democracy defined by elections to a more democratic system.
Posted by admin on Saturday, August 25 @ Mountain Daylight Time (497 reads)
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New website for United Church
Kimberley United Church announces their new website at www.kimberleyunited.ca and invites everyone to come and have a look. This will be a resource for members of the church, and others in the community who want to see what is going on.
Posted by admin on Monday, July 23 @ Mountain Daylight Time (656 reads)
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