FRIDAY OCTOBER 3, 2014
HOCKEY HISTORY
MAYOR’S REPORT
NHL TEAM
A full team of Cranbrook players who made the big show. See LOCAL NEWS page 4
FROM THE UBCM
Mayor Ron McRae on the convention. See LOCAL NEWS page 4
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The Kimberley Community Choir has started practices again. Everyone with an interest in singing or who would like to discover their voice is welcome to join. A wide variety of music is enjoyed and explored. The group, under the direction of Marta Zeegers (herself a very talented trained singer), accompanied by their fine pianist Geoff Haynes, meets Monday evenings, 7 to 9 p.m. at the All Saints Anglican Church (corner of Leadenhall and Wallinger).
Time for tire change
C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
To be acceptable on provincial highways in the winter, your tires should carry either of the above symbols. C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
We flipped the calendar into October this week and that means it’s time to ready ourselves for winter — put away the hoses, clean up the yards, and get winter tires on the car. Motorists may have noticed new highway signs installed in the past few weeks — new, larger signs advising motorists that winter tires are required on designated highways. It is always a question at this time of year as to whether having winter tires is the law. The answer is that it is, and it isn’t. Signs are posted on
City to host candidate information session Monday
COURTESY PROVINCE OF BC
All provincial highways in the southern Interior require snow tires from October 1 to March 31. each of the designated highways (including out of Kimberley in both directions) to advise motorists where winter tires are required. These are generally located approaching high moun-
tain passes and interior highways where conditions can change from rain to snow very quickly. In the Interior, that is every highway. Highway 95A between Kimberley and Cranbrook requires winter
tires, as do Routes 1 and 3. “You could receive a violation ticket for improper tires,” Cpl. Chris Newel of the Kimberley RCMP.
See TIRES, page 3
The nomination period for running in this November’s municipal election is open and will remain open until October 10 at 4 p.m. If you are still considering a run for Council or School Board and feel you need more information on the process, the City of Kimberley is hosting a Candidate Information Session on Monday, October 6, 2014 at 6 p.m. upstairs at City Hall in the Council Chambers. The requirements to run for municipal officer are not stringent. To be eligible to run for office you must: • be 18 years of age or older on general voting day; • be a Canadian citizen; • have been a resident of British Columbia for six months prior to filing nomination documents; and, • not be disqualified under the Local Government Act, or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law. The City requires that a person running for office have 10 nominators, and the nominators must be
qualified electors for the City of Kimberley. Candidate nomination packages are available at the Kimberley City Hall and on the City of Kimberley web site at kimberley.ca The Chief Electoral Officer for the City of Kimberley is Kelly Harms, and he can be reached at 250-427-9658. General Election Day is Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Advance Voting and General Voting will take place at Centennial Centre, 100 – 4th Avenue, Kimberley, BC Advance Dates: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 12, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Special Voting: For admitted patients or facility tenants only of: East Kootenay Regional Hospital Garden View Village Kimberley Special Care Home Lions Manor Valleyview Lodge Friday November 14, 2014 at various times (ask the facility administrator for information regarding times).