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City hosts Flume/SunMine information session CAROLYN GRANT Bulletin Editor
The City of Kimberley hosted a six-hour open house to provide all the available information on the Flume Rehab and SunMine projects yesterday. People came in and out, speaking to City staff and Council members about the projects. The SunMine information was essentially that which was released earlier this month when the ground breaking on the solar project was celebrated. Sun Mine has a $5.3 million construction budget, which includes $4.05 million for the Engineer Procure Construct project, $1.1 million for ancillary project costs and $219,000 for performance, labour and material bonding and contingency. After loan payments, operations and maintenance expenses, net revenue is expected to
average $57,800 per year over 25 years. The City’s loan will be paid off in 20 years. As for the Flume Rehab, City Chief Financial Officer Holly Ronnquist prepared an eight-page information package, which she says breaks things down as simply as possible. The package included actual projects costs to July 7, 2014; revised project sot and funding at December 31, 2013; a budget variance analysis to July 7; a yearly cost to taxpayer (original vs current projections) and grant funding activity for the project. The actual project cost to date is $3,449,500. That includes design at $323,533; construction at $2,149,207 and land at $976,761. Of that $2,737,446 was spent on Phase 1 and $712,054 on Phase II. See FLUME, page 3
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The City’s Director of Economic Development Kevin Wilson speaks to an open house visitor about the SunMine.
Green Party nominations open; barbecue this weekend Wycliffe Regional Park, Sunday, July 27, 4 p.m. CAROLYN GRANT Bulletin Editor
There will be a federal election in 2015, although the actual date is still up in the air. Some pundits predict early spring, others believe it will be later in the year. However, political parties are organizing riding by riding, get-
ting candidates in place. In Kootenay-Columbia, the Green Party is preparing for a nomination contest for candidates to run in this riding. The actual vote to select a candidate will take place later this year. This weekend, the Kootenay Columbia Greens are hosting a barbecue potluck at Wycliffe Park, to give local greens a change to meet each other — and to start planning for the next
election. The barbecue begins at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 27 at site 5B Wycliffe Regional Park. Anyone attending is asked to bring something to grill and something to share. Devon Caron, Chief Executive Officer of the Green Party Electoral District Association for Kootenay-Columbia, says there are already two candidates seeking the nomination. “We are excited to see a real
nomination contest forming in Kootenay-Columbia,” Caron said. “We encourage anyone who wants a voice in selecting the Green candidate to become a Green Party member today.” Caron says that the names of the candidates are not being announced until nominations close. “We will announce all the candidates once the nomination period closes. There will be 45
days to campaign. “Then we hope to be able to do a whistle-stop tour of Kootenay-Columbia with the candidates. It’s such a giant riding.” In the last federal election in 2011, Kimberley’s Bill Green ran for the Green Party, finishing with 310 votes, third to Conservative David Wilks and NDP candidate Mark Shmigelsky. See GREEN, page 3