Kimberley Daily Bulletin, May 06, 2013

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BC Mayors Caucus

Progress made B.C. mayors meet in Prince George; call for return of Ministry of Municipal Affairs C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin

Kimberley Mayor Ron McRae joined 70 of his peers at the B.C. Mayors Caucus in Prince George last week and he it was positive and productive meeting. Not all of B.C.’s mayors attended, McRae said — the largest meeting of the Caucus occurs at the Union of BC Municipalities convention in September. However, it was definitely a large enough meeting to draw government notice. The provincial government put out a statement to the Mayors Caucus, reminding them of just how much funding the province does direct to municipalities. NDP leader Adrian Dix attended the meeting, as did UBCM President Mary Sjostrom.

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Carolyn Grant photo

The Kimberley Alpine Resort is pleased to donate $500 through the Summit Fund to the Dynamiters Wall of Fame. Ted Funston (centre) from RCR says they is leased to be able to contribute to such an important part of Kimberley’s Dynamiter’s hockey history to this cause. The funds will go to restoring more Dynamiters artifacts, like the jerseys above. Above, Wayne Bell, Bob Bova, Funston, Aurel Beaudin and Bert Banks.

St. Mary Lake Road

Regional district wants road back

A piece of St. Mary Lake Road in Kimberley city limits should be returned to the province, board directors agree Sally MacDonald Townsman Staff

The regional district wants to take back a

part of the City of Kimberley. It’s a desperate measure to see road repairs done on St. Mary Lake Road. At its May 3 board meeting, the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors decided to send letter to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure requesting that the province take back ownership and responsibility of a portion of St. Mary Lake Road that is within Kimberley city limits.

The board will also write to the City of Kimberley, asking that they apply for a boundary reduction for that piece of land. Area E Director Jane Walter said that St. Mary Lake Road from kilometre three to Highway 95A is in a bad state of disrepair, but repair of the road is not a priority for the City of Kimberley. “On November 26, 2012 the City informed us that this road is not part of their planning priorities because Kimberley resi-

dents would not be served by these repairs,” Walter wrote in a report to the board. “The deterioration of the road has created a risk to public safety, the potential for increased maintenance cost to vehicles, and with the ever increasing recreational traffic along the road, it will continue to get worse.” Walter said Kimberley expanded in the 1970s, taking in this part of St. Mary Road.

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