MONDAY JUNE 16, 2014
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DOCTOR SHORTAGE
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Five different doctors are closing their practices.
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City to host flume information session
Report on project to date also available C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
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Students and staff at Second Steps Daycare in Kimberley are happy to see their playhouse with a brand new coat of paint thanks to a generous donation.
New paint job for vandalized daycare Cloverdale Paint in Cranbrook gets daycare back on its feet C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
Last month, staff at Second Steps Daycare were dismayed to
arrive at work and find that vandals had spray-painted obscenities all over the children’s play yard, including the playhouse. But thanks to a generous donation from friends in Cranbrook, all is well again. Teacher Debra Gorly says all the children and staff at Second Steps want to give a great big
thank you to Cloverdale Paint in Cranbrook for donating the paint to put things right. The painting is now complete, the playhouse is back to normal and all at Second Steps are happy to see that something good can come out of something bad. Thanks to Cloverdale Paint.
The City of Kimberley will be hosting an information session on the Mark Creek flume project in mid-July, although the exact date has yet to be determined. Although there will be some work done on the rehab project this year, the majority of the work on the final two phases will occur during the 2015 construction season. The information session will update residents on the project to date, and what can be expected next summer. In the meantime, those interested can check out a report prepared by City Manager of Operations and Environment Services, Mike Fox, entitled mark Creek Flume Rehabilitation Timeline and Summary of Work. The extensive report can be downloaded from the city website, kimberley.ca. As the title suggests, the report includes a look at how things have progressed thus far. • Spring 2011 flume failure was noted in the flume walls and temporary bracing was installed. In order to prevent a potentially catastrophic failure, the City has mobilized to take The bottom part of the rendering shows remedial action. the completed phase one and the top, the See FLUME, page 3 work yet to be done next summer.
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