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PROUDLY SERVING KIMBERLEY AND AREA SINCE 1932 | Vol. 82, Issue 22 | www.dailybulletin.ca CHANGES COMING
Liquor policy changes will impact JulyFest and more Caesars at JulyFest? C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
Late last week, the provincial government announced changes to liquor policy that could have quite an impact on Kimberley events. JulyFest especially, will see opportunities from the changes, says Chamber of Commerce Manager Mike Guarnery. The recommendations will streamline the application process for special occasion licences (SOLs) and refresh liquor policies around beer garden fencing, opening up new opportunities for B.C.’s multitude of festivals, special events and non-profit organizations. Sports and entertainment venues, as well as the hotel industry, will also see changes. In all, the government has announced full support for all 73 recommendations in the Liquor Policy Review. Those include allowing the sale of mixed-spirit drinks at public SOL events and enabling hosts to serve UBrew/UVin at events, such as weddings. Stadiums and arenas throughout the province will have more flexibility around licensing, and be permitted spirit-based liquor sales in the stands. Guarnery met with Mr. Yap and the consultants on policy review last October when the team made a stop in Cranbrook. “It was an interview to find out firsthand from Chamber of Commerce, event holders, and businesses that serve or sell beer, wine and spirits, what are hindrances in the current procedures or what can be done at the Provincial level to provide realistic support and effective change,” he said. The changes do offer some new opportunities for JulyFest, Guarnery said, such as the ability to serve mixed drinks.
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It may be a little past Christmas but it’s never too late for the Food Bank’s Heather Smith (centre) to thank the good elves who make up the Friends of the Kimbrook. Patti, Sis, Gerry, Mariette, Deb and Tim fundraise all year for the Food Bank and recently handed over the proceeds from 2013 —an amazing $16,645. The Friends thank everyone who helped out for their support, donations and hard work. Fundraising for 2014 has already begun.
When to fine for feeding
C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
A major part of Kimberley’s deer management policy is education and awareness. And a major part of the education has been teaching people about the negative affects of feeding deer. On the advice of the Urban Deer Committee, the City has raised the fine for feeding deer to $500.
Coun. Darryl Oakley, who sits on the Deer Committee wants to ensure that the bylaw is being enforced. He says he and the Committee members were surprised to hear of incidents of feeding deer in Marysville last month, but have seen no tickets issued. “What are we doing when we have a bylaw but no tickets?” Oakley asked. “We need
to follow through as a City on the bylaw.” Chief Corporate Administrative Officer George Stratton told Oakley that the bylaw officer was following through but in most cases he gives a warning first, especially in cases involving a senior. He also said that sometimes it is not possible to target exactly who is the problem.
“One of the problems is identifying the person feeding. You get allegations of someone down the block, but who?” Oakley said he would like to see the bylaw officer report when he has conversations with citizens about feeding wildlife in his monthly reports to Council just so the deer committee can keep track of them.
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