Kimberley Daily Bulletin, August 22, 2014

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FRIDAY AUGUST 22, 2014

ROCK TALK

GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE TRENCH

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FEDERAL FUNDS

FUNDING FOR ACCESSIBILITY

East Kootenay communties share accessibility dollars. See LOCAL NEWS page 4

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Radical Reels returns to Kimberley September 9 at the Conference Centre C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor

It’s one of the year’s most sought after tickets for adventure lovers and it’s coming up on September 9 at the Kimberley Conference and Athlete Training Centre. It’s the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival Radical Reels night — a presentation of the best high-adrenaline films entered into the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival competition. This selection of films selected from the renowned Banff Film Fest tours every year and has since 2004. It focuses on the high-adrenaline sports of skiing, climbing, kayaking, BASE jumping, snowboarding and mountain biking, and new sports such as snow-kiting and speed-riding. These activities continue to be included on the World Tour, but the Radical Reels Tour is intended for audiences who prefer screenings that include just action sports films. You will have an opportunity to experience more than half a dozen action sports as seen through the eyes of some of today’s top athletes and most talented adventure sport filmmakers. The lineup this year is: ARRIVAL – 15 mins Biking Featuring the talents

of the next wave of mountain bike riders and photographers, Arrival showcases diverse styles, new lines and new places. BE THE TRAIL – 5 mins - Biking A mountain biker has a radical vision. No longer can he just ride the trail - he must become the trail. BEYOND THE DROP – 7 mins - Kayaking Six pro kayakers from around the world connect in the rainforests of Southern Mexico to explore the impossibly blue water of the Agua Azul. When it comes to running waterfalls, there’s a lot more to it than just the drop. DREAM LINES IV – 6 mins - Aerial Some of the world’s top wingsuit flyers take on wild new lines in France and Switzerland. GHOST TOWN – 6 mins - Skiing In the mid 1800’s, BC’s mountain towns boomed as prospectors flocked north during the great gold rush. Josh Daiek, Mike Henitiuk & Kieran Nikula arrive 150 years later in search of their own fortune. NINE QUEENS – SHADES OF WINTER – 4 mins – Skiing What do you get when you invite the best female freestyle skiers and provide them with a 24-metre floating kicker in the shape of a castle to play with? The best-ever Nine Queens throwing down insane tricks, including things never done by girls before.

CAROLYN GRANT PHOTO

The most visible of Kimberley’s new wood pedestrian bridges will be the one currently being installed at Marysville Falls. The bridge is quite visible from the highway and replaces an older wooden bridge which was below the flood plain. You can see the old bridge above, just behind the new one. This is the third wood pedestrian bridge to be installed in Kimberley. The first went in on St. Mary Avenue, replacing a vehicle bridge over the rehabbed Mark Creek flume, the second went in to replace a metal bridge at Mackenzie Street earlier this summer. There are plans to add a couple more when the flume rehab is complete.

Road marred by illegal dumping C AROLYN GR ANT

Illegal dumping is in the news again, this time on Houle Road near Kimberley. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is seeking information concerning illegal dumping that took place on Houle Road. Sometime between August 8 and August 16, somebody dumped a quantity of dirt, wood, cement and garbage at the one km mark of Houle Road. The garbage included old computer keyboards, a Singer sewing machine, books and other See REELS, page 3 debris.

“This type of behaviour affects everybody in the area, since it can damage our environment and it costs money to clean up the site,” said Kimberley RCMP Cpl. Chris Newel. “Anyone found dumping illegally may face substantial fines.” A Natural Resources Officer could hand out a fine of $575 for dumping such as this. If anybody has information about the Houle Road incident or any other illegal dumping, they are asked to call the Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) line at 1 877 952-7277 or FrontCounter BC in Cranbrook at 250 426-1766.

C. NEWEL PHOTO

A mess left on Houle Road near Kimberley recently.


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