WednesDAY May 14, 2014
stop or not
hot off the press
crosswalk confusion
new hunting synopsis
The Rails to Trails crosswalk at Hwy 95A under discussion.
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The Bulletin
Proudly serving kimberley and area since 1932 | Vol. 82, Issue 91 | www.dailybulletin.ca
On again, off again
Boil Water Notice rescinded; but stay tuned C AROLYN GRANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
The Boil Water Notice posted by the City of Kimberley on May 12 has been lifted. The City posted the Notice Monday after turbidity levels in Mark Creek, rose above 5 NTU, which according to Interior Health guidelines, is poor. City Chief Administrative Officer Scott Sommerville says that the sudden sharp rise in turbidity in Mark Creek was likely due to a slough or an avalanche in the watershed. That was confirmed by Manager of Opera-
tions Mike Fox, who said the cause of the spike was investigated by the watershed monitoring contractor, and found to be a slide on the ski hill side into the reservoir. With levels dropping again on Tuesday, the Boil Water Notice was lifted but a Water Quality Advisory remains. An Advisory is not a boil water notice. An Advisory follows Interior Health recommendations that children, the elderly and persons with weakened immune systems drink boiled water when turbidity levels are above 1 NTU. The situation in terms of turbidity and water advisories can change quickly during the freshet. Residents are advised to check the website kimberley.ca daily for updates.
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As reported in Tuesday’s Bulletin, the Kimberley Underground Mining Railway is ready to open this weekend. But even before the trains are on the track, Society members are always willing to show a group around. Above, the first tour of the season was a group of University of Calgary Geology students and their instructor, Dr. Jennifer Cuthbertson. They did a walking tour of the Underground Interpretive Centre and the Sullivan Mine Powerhouse on Saturday, May 10 with President, Mick Henningson, and volunteer, Mike Hayes.
Kimberley RCMP
First Quarter Policing Report received by Council Priorities identified for coming year C AROLYN GRANT Bulletin Editor
Kimberley City Council received the First Quarter Policing Report at Council Monday evening. The report, written by Cpl. Chris Newel, Operations NCO at the Kimberley Detachment, is delivered four times per year and outlines how the Detachment is operating under the Annual Performance Plan (APP), which is the guiding document. Each year Detachment members meet with community stakeholders to come up with five priorities for the year. This quarter is the last for the 23013-2014 identified initiatives, which were distracted driving/cell
phones, longboards/skateboards, alcohol/ raves, drug trafficking and prolific offenders. A new APP will be in effect for the next quarter. Those priorities have been identified as continued focus on prolfiic offenders, visibility in the community and traffic issues. The Traffic Initiative will include education, enforcement and awareness of traffic related concerns such as long boards, speeding, sue of electronic devices and impaired driving. A new priority for the coming year is domestic violence. Newel says this is a province-wide issue and a number of groups and agencies will be working towards a common goal. Police will also continue contact with McKim students. “Over the year officers made an effort to locate and enforce the Distracted Driving Offences, “Newel wrote. “This turned out to be a lot more difficult than perceived. We all
see the widespread use of cell phones by drivers, but it’s often difficult to obtain sufficient evidence for a charge. Over the year, officers dealt with over 35 drivers with respect to cell phones.” Newel says there will be continued pressure on police to deal with cell phone offenders as cell hone usage has been identified as a major contributing factor in a number of collisions. In the coming year, RCMP members will be working with SpeedWatch on a new Cell Watch program, with a focus on education and awareness. Longboards and raves are not an issue over the winter months, but Newel said in terms of raves, police hoped to learn about planned events before they happen. Police work closely with Natural Resources on raves, as they are a land use issue. Police only get involved from a traffic perspective.
“Forestry does on occasion send someone out to speak to the rave organizer on the Friday about cleaning up the site. For the most part they do clean it up. “We really encourage persons affected by raves to notify police.” During the quarter, police conducted 18 checks on four prolific offenders, and found them in compliance with conditions. Calls for service were down 27 per cent from the previous quarter and 10 per cent from the same quarter in 2013. Newel noted that there was a noticeable drop in false alarms (50 per cent) which is something police had been concerned with. The decrease in false alarms made up half of the 10 per cent decrease in overall calls. He also cautioned that because Kimberley is a smaller detachment with relatively fewer calls, wide swings in statistics often don’t mean much.