high school sports
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fright night
storming to wins
zombie walk
Successful volleyball tournaments for two Selkirk teams.
Kimberley’s Zombie Walk is scheduled for October 27.
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October 19, 2012
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Employment and literacy
Support available Limited employment services available C AROLYN GR ANT bulletin@cyberlink.ca
Employment services in Kimberley are not what they used to be since the full-service Alpine Employment closed its doors last spring as the provincial government remodelled delivery of services, but some help is available. The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) Kimberley, as well as Work Place BC will have staff available at the Kimberley Public Library in the upstairs meeting room every Wednesday from 10 p.m. to 4 p.m. Additionally, CBAL Kimberley is also available on Thursday afternoons at the Library to provide literacy support and information for adults. Kimberley Public Library had been seeing an increase in unemployed patrons seeking to use the Library’s free computers after Alpine Employment closed. Work Place BC and CBAL Kimberley are now hoping to alleviate that pressure on the library by renting the upstairs room. This is a limited employment service, says Kari Gjerten of Work Place BC.
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McKim started the year by building on its strong Grade 4-7 culture through Buddy Camps out at Wycliffe Park. Teachers have buddied their class with another class from a different grade and together they enjoyed a day focussed on hands on learning with environmental curriculum programs from Wildsight and Wild Voices for Kids. Additionally, students and staff embraced the outdoor classroom by building relationships through cooperative games and activities. Thank you goes out to McKim PAC for their support as well as Wildsight and Wild Voices for their outstanding educational programming. It was because of the planning efforts by Mr. Loftsgard and Ms. Turcon, as well as our wonderful parent volunteer community, that these camps were so successful.
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Thought provoking film series and lectures Backyard chickens and climate change on the menu next week C AROLYN GR ANT bulletin@cyberlink.ca
A couple of very interesting, and thought-provoking events are coming up next week in Kimberley
and Cranbrook, dealing with subjects that are both timely and topical. Wildsight’s One Planet Film Series will present ‘Mad City Chicken’s on October 25 in Cranbrook at the College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre and on October 26 in Kimberley at Centre 64. Both start at Centre 64. “We’re passionate about our ongoing food sustainability proj-
ects, and feel that the backyard chicken issue is one worth exploring in our communities.” said Jessica Windle of Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook. “Keeping a flock of hens in the backyard is appealing to many households — chickens provide a source of fertilizer, pest control, and of course, fresh eggs. There are also concerns about backyard chickens, primarily that chickens and their feed could be-
come attractants for bears and other wildlife.” The film is full of information on raising backyard chickens and Wildsight hopes it provokes discussion. A panel discussion will be held right after each screening with local experts available to answer your questions. “It is our hope that the film and discussion will stimulate the formation of a group that will look
carefully into the potential of keeping backyard chickens in our communities,” Windle said.
Storm Warning
Wildsight is also involved, along with Citizens for a Liveable Cranbrook, Mainstreams and COTR, in bringing in two notable experts on water and climate change in for a series of events, ‘Storm Warning’.
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