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Feeding deer still an issue
A reminder from the bylaw officer C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
Feeding deer has been an issue in Kimberley for quite some time, especially in the winter months. There has been a No Feeding bylaw in place for several years, and last year, following recommendations from the Kimberley Urban Deer Committee, the fine for feeding deer was raised to $500. That, along with a lot of education, appears to be helping, but Bylaw Officer Rich Klekowski says he is still seeing instances of possible feeding and would like to remind people that it is against the law. Klekowski says there appears to be a bit of a problem in Marysville.
“I’m seeing a lot of deer gathering in one spot, and as people drive past they are nosing up to look for food. They are obviously being fed by someone.” The no feeding bylaw does not just cover putting out feed for deer. “The fine for feeding deer or casing deer to be fed is $500,” Klekowski said. “The fine for permitting deer to be fed on a property occupied as permanent or semi permanent place of residence is $500. Please do not feed the deer.” Kimberley City Council voted late in 2013 to undertake a limited cull of up to 15 deer in Marysville and up to 15 in the Blarchmont, Chapman Camp area. The call for quotations for contractors to perform the cull is out and closes this Friday, January 10, 2014.
X-country ski racing next weekend C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
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Over 50 international and Canadian students from Kimberley, Invermere, Golden, and Revelstoke travelled to an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta on December 29, 2013. It was a close game with the visiting Vancouver Canucks beating the Calgary Flames by a final score of 2-0. Two Kimberley-based international students had the special opportunity to ride on the Zamboni between the first and second periods. Pictured is Gina from Germany, a student at Selkirk Secondary School. For more photos, visit facebook.com/rmisp or instagram.com/rmisp. For more information on the international student program including how to become a host family, contact Jenny Broere, Kimberley Homestay Coordinator, at 250-427-6168 or jennifer. broere@sd6.bc.ca.
Kimberley residents have an opportunity to have a look at future Olympians on January 18 and 19 as the Kimberley Nordic Club hosts the Teck Kootenay Cup races. The Teck Kootenay Cup is a series of races which offer affordable, accessible competitive opportunities for developing athletes living in the Kootenays. It includes interval start, mass start and individual sprint races held annually at different locations throughout the region. Club points are accumulated from race to race and a club aggregate is awarded to the club with the most points at the end of the final race. Kimberley is hosting races number three and four.
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