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January 21, 2013
Brian Crowe returns with another Kimberley Quiz.
A very successful program celebrates seven years.
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Mrs. Christianson’s Grade 4 students enjoyed the fresh snow and sunshine last week by taking their PE class outside and going snowshoeing. The school snowshoes, purchased by McKim PAC, have been in great demand by all classes lately thanks to the perfect conditions.
Busy year for planning department CAROLYN GRANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
Kimberley City Council received a number of year end reports at their first meeting of 2013, including a building department report that indicates there is a long way to go to match the glory days of six or seven years ago. Cumulative values of building permits for 2012 were $5,761,657,
which while $700,000 up from 2011, are $2.4 million down from 2010. “We still have a ways to go,” said Coun. Jack Ratcliffe. However, the City’s planning department has been busy, as outlined in a report by Manager of Planning Services Troy Pollock. In addition to building permits and inspection services, the Plan-
ACROSS FROM THE NEW MARK CREEK WATER FEATURE!
ning Department looks after land use planning and development applications, subdivision applications, municipal land disposition and acquisition, and long range planning and sustainability. There are a number of large development and subdivision projects on the books in Kimberley, though there is current activity on very few.
Homesteads, River Ridge Way, Forest Crowne Phase 3, Sullivan Landing, The Summit at Taylor’s Mill, Deer Run Drive, Dreamcatcher, Kimberley Crossing, Mark Creek Landing and the Northeast Expansion lands, are all at various stages of the planning process. The permit on 49 Deer Park has expired. And the City is waiting submission of the de-
SPACIOUS FAMILY 3-BEDROOM, 2-BATH HOME – “HARD TO BELIEVE” PRICE!!
velopment permit application for the seniors housing project on Church Street. The light industrial park lands in Marsyville have gone through the environmental assessment process and received a certificate of compliance. A certificate of compliance for the Marysville Benchlands is expected in 2013.
Greyhound applies to reduce Highway 3 trips Daily service to Alberta will remain in Cranbrook Annalee Gr ant Townsman Staff
Greyhound has applied to the Passenger Transport Board of B.C. to reduce service on a number of routes in the province. Among them is the Highway 3 trip from Kelowna to Alberta that travels through Cranbrook 10 times a week in each direction. See GREYHOUND, page 3
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