People’s choice
artist award
wildsight
One Planet film series
Mitchell Pocha takes the People’s Choice award.
The thought-provoking film series returns.
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Charges to go Kamloops man charged after hitting A & W building CAROLYN GRANT bulletin@cyberlink.ca
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A Kamloops man is finding a trip to a local fast food restaurant more expensive than he may have thought. Cpl. Chris Newel of the Kimberley RCMP reports that last Friday right around noon, police were called to the Kimberley A & W after a man hit the building with his vehicle upon exiting the drive through lane after receiving his food order. “Upon attendance the officer noted a number of signs of alcohol consumption and read the breath demand,” Newel said. “The driver was returned to the detachment where gave two breath samples (190 and
210 mgs), which is 2.5 times the legal limit.” Newel says a bystander removed the keys from the vehicle and there was no attempt to flee the scene. In addition, police searched the vehicle and came up with a pipe and marijuana, along with several alcohol containers, some full, others empty. “There was strong evidence of marijuana consumption as well,” Newel said. “It’s believed the driver was under the influence of both marijuana and alcohol.” And on top of that, the driver was already prohibited from driving. He now faces charges of Impaired Driving and Drive While Prohibited. His vehicle has been impounded and he was served a 90 day Administrative Driving Prohibition. “It is very fortunate that nobody was injured in the incident,” Newel said.
A busy UBCM week planned Association will raise funds A contingent of Bavarian Barbarians, Cherry Bomber, Ruby Kaboom, A Doll Hitter, Stroker and Rave N Rage prepare to leave the Kimberley Civic Centre Saturday morning as part of the United Way’s first annual Friendship Festival, a celebration of the relationship between Cranbrook and Kimberley. Relay participants left Kimberley and travelled to Cranbrook via the North Star Rails to Trails where they were greeted by Cranbrook Mayor Wayne Stetski.
Meadowbrook
Residents indicate a willingness to try to raise enough to buy the mineral claim and create Cherry Creek Park on the Meadowbrook site
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About 50 people gathered for a public information meeting on plans for a park at Cherry Creek Falls last week, and Bob Johnstone, President of the Meadowbrook Community Association, says the meeting was far
more positive than he had expected. Residents went into the meeting knowing they’d be told that plans for the proposed park at the popular Cherry Creek Falls site in Meadowbrook had been hit by a major snag — the need to come up with $51,000 to purchase the current mineral claim if the park was to proceed.
See PARK, Page 3
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Kimberley Mayor Ron McRae, along with City Councillor Don McCormick and City CAO Al Mulholland, is in Victoria this week for the annual Union of British Columbia Municipalities meeting. The convention offers numerous workshops and training sessions. This year the theme is Communication as technology offers ever more opportunity for municipal governments to receive feedback from their citizens.
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