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The sweet four-part harmony of barbershop quartet rolled through the Platzl this past Saturday, part of the First Saturday entertainment. With great weather, there were ample crowds both in Marysville for the Mark Creek Lions Marysville Daze and in Kimberley at Platzl events. See more, page 2.
Water Quality Advisory still in effect
Boil Water Notice now off, but Advisory remains C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The City of Kimberley dropped the Boil Water Notice back to a Water Quality Advisory last week as water quality is currently showing an average rating of Fair. The advisories have been jumping back and forth for some time as turbidity in Mark Creek during the freshet fluctuates. Interior Health regulations require Advisories between 1 and 5 NTU, which is a ‘fair’ rating and Boil Water Notices above 5 NTU, a ‘poor’ rating.
City Manager of Operations Mike Fox says the melt has been going very well thus far and says his best guess is that the runoff has peaked, unless there is a big increase in rainfall. Water will still be running quickly for a few more weeks and the Water Quality Advisory remains in effect. Under that Advisory, Interior Health recommends that children, the elderly and persons with weakened immune systems drink boiled water. You can check turbidity levels daily on the City’s webite, Kimberley.ca
Meeting to discuss Fort Steele concerns Former employees and Friends members call public meeting BARRY COULTER
Some former employees and members of the Friends of Fort Steele have become concerned enough with the state of affairs at the heritage site east of Cranbrook — that they have organized a public meeting has been called to engender public discussion on the matter. The meeting will be held at the Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce
meeting room on Wednesday, June 11, starting at 7 p.m. For Sally Struthers, a former employee at Fort Steele and one of the group of organizers of the meeting, one of the chief areas of concern is the high degree of staff turnover. “These aren’t just seasonal workers — some have been long-term employees who have chosen not to return, or who have been terminated,” Struthers said. Sharon Mielnichuk, another organizer, feels the Friends of Fort Steele Society board of directors is too involved with the day-to-day activities of
“When you have an organization with the amount of qualified staff that Fort Steele does, the board can’t be a ‘working board,’ it has to be a ‘policy board,” Sharon Mielnichuk Fort Steele. “When you have an organization with the amount of qualified staff
that Fort Steele does, the board can’t be a ‘working board,’ it has to be a ‘policy board,’ to set future direction,” Mielnichuck said. “That’s not happening.” The information meeting on the past and future of Fort Steele Heritage Town will be held Wednesday, June 11, at the Cranbrook and District Chamber of Commerce Board room at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. As of press time, no board members could be reached for comment.