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UBCM says no to towns without people C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The Union of BC Municipalities convention wound up in Whistler last Friday. One of the last acts by delegates was aimed squarely at the Jumbo Resort Municipality. In a unanimous vote, municipalities passed a motion opposing provincial funding of towns without a population.
The Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality was created on February 19, 2013 and a mayor and two councillors appointed. Mayor Gerry Taft of Invermere put forward the motion in Whistler. “Local governments across BC struggle to provide services to our residents and the provincial government constantly says there is no money,” said Mayor
Taft. “Not only is the concept of a town with no residents and an appointed council ridiculous, but the idea that this fake town will get over $1 million in Provincial funding over the next five years is disgusting.” Columbia River Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald applauded the resolution. “It sends a strong message to the govern-
ment just how ridiculous the creation of the Jumbo Resort Municipality was,” Macdonald said. “It’s funded like a normal municipality. When Kimberley gets the gas tax, so does Jumbo. Kimberley can apply for grants. So can Jumbo. Jumbo is an artificial creation. “Local governments are looking at a situation where a municipality is set up without
“Where else but BC would local governments have to say something so incredible obvious?” MLA Norm Macdonald
people. It’s frankly ridiculous. They are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars of public money. “Where else but BC would local governments have to say something so incredible obvious?” However unanimous the resolution was, will it carry any weight with the provincial government? That remains to be
seen, Macdonald says. “It sends a strong message and it should carry weight, but a lot of what’s happened around Jumbo has been dismissive of ordinary democratic principles.” BC Liberal Doug Clovechok, who will be the candidate for that party once again in the next provincial election, had this to say about the resolution. See UBCM Page 4
Kimberley’s wooden bridge wins award C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
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The lovely ladies of the Rockies Dragon Boat Team were selling their fundraising cookbook at the Kimberley Fall Fair this weekend. The Fair was a great success, as always.
Each year at the Union of BC Municipalities convention — held in Whistler last week — various community recognition awards are handed out. One of those awards is a Wood WORKS! BC award, which is presented annually to communities that have promoted the use of wood in public structures. The City of Kimberley was one of those chosen for an award this year for the wooden bridge installed over Mark Creek. Two other wooden bridges have also been installed, one in Marysville and one near McKenzie Street. “We congratulate these local governments for their vision and leadership by choosing wood for design and construction of their civic projects,” said Lynn Embury-Williams, Executive Director, Wood WORKS! BC. “These projects truly showcase the many attributes of wood, while connecting us with our province’s past and moving us toward a more sustainable future. Wood use in public buildings brings pride to B.C. towns and cities, and leaves a lasting legacy, which is an enduring celebration of our culture of wood.” See BRIDGE, page 4
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