Kimberley Daily Bulletin, October 06, 2014

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MONDAY OCTOBER 6, 2014

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Middlebrook will run again C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor

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The Kimberley Dynamiters paid a visit to Jewels on Ninth to help them with their birthday celebration. Above are, left to right Jason Richter, Jewels on Ninth owners Brian and Heather Masich, Jared Marchi and Tyson Brouwer. Jewels on Ninth has been a long time supporter of the Dynamiters through the Jewels on Ninth Player of the Month.

City Council odds and ends C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor

The following is a wrap up of the regular meeting of Kimberley City Council last week, September 29, 2014.

FUEL TREATMENT FUNDING

Council has been notified by the UBCM that three different fuel treatments in the Kimberley Nature Park will be funded. The applicant to the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative — that being the City of Kimberley — is required to pay 10 per cent of the total cost of each project. Therefore, the City will receive $75,244.95 for a piling and burning operation in the Nature Park; $76,500 for operational fuel treatment on Myrtle Mountain; and $35,212 for another operational fuel treat-

ment in the KNP.

FLU CLINIC SPONSORSHIP

Council agreed that the City of Kimberley will once again sponsor the Fall Flu Clinics provided by Interior Health by waiving rental fees at Centennial Hall. The flu clinics are scheduled for Tuesday, November 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday, November 13 from 1 to 6 p.m.

APPOINTMENT TO BOARD

Council approved the appointment of Elma Stewart to the Kimberley Health Centre Society.

POWER PROJECT

The City will be sending an expression of interest to Columbia Power for a potential power project on Mark Creek.

Mayor Ron McRae said that this is a preliminary expression of interest only and will explore possible power projects on Mark Creek. Possibilities include harnessing power from water spilling over the Mark Creek dam, especially during freshet. Coun. Albert Hoglund noted that Columbia Power could say that the project wasn’t feasible. “If we can do it and make money, great,” said Coun. Kent Goodwin. “If not, don’t do it.”

CLEAN UP ORDERED

Council has ordered a property on 304 St. in Marysville to clean up unsightly premises. The motion read that “council require the owner/occupier of the property at 760-304 St to remove and clear the accumulation of filth, discarded materials and

rubbish, including but not limited to stoves, fridges, washers, dryers, snow blowers, snow mobiles, air compressors, cylinders, golf cart, tires and wheels, bicycles, portable air conditioners, and mowing of long grass.” Council did offer the owner an opportunity to be heard and received a letter asking for additional time. The City will give the owner until October 31 to clean up. If the work has not been done by that time, the city will send staff and/or others to do the removal at the owner’s expense. If the amount is unpaid it will be added to taxes in arrears on December 31, 2014. A staff report indicated that the City had been in contact with the property owner since 2007. At times in the ensuing years, a clean up was don

Kimberley City Councillor Bev Middlebrook has completed one term on Council, and like many of her colleagues found that first term an intense learning curve. “The former corporate officer told me he had never in his 30 years working for the city seen Coun. Bev Middlebrook a Council come out of the gates and be hit with so many major issues to deal with right away; flume, deer cull and “I would welcome SunMine, as well as more women on many many more city issues. I was up for it and Council, after all doing so gave me a we are half the learning experience immediately.” population in this Middlebrook says she community and now enters her second race with three years of should have half education and training the voice” in municipal politics, combined with 30 years Bev Middlebrook as Kimberley resident and 10 years of community volunteering. term we can complete She cares deeply the flume and SunMine about Kimberley, she projects and we can says and wrestles with focus on our infrastrucevery decision she ture and roads, water makes as a Councillor. and sewer plants etc.” “I don’t take any deciMiddlebrook was the sions lightly, some I lose only woman on Council sleep over as it is import- and she feels a woman’s ant to me to make the voice is important. best informed decision I “I would welcome can make. I won’t please more women on Couneveryone but I have to cil, after all we are half vote to what I think is the the population in this best outcome for our city community and should and the people and the have half the voice. We future. I base this on the have a lot to offer — health and safety of our studies do show that community, city mainte- women in general have nance needs, future vi- strong communication sion and growth, budget, skills and we can have staff expertise, the pub- different perspectives.” lic’s voice and my educaMiddlebrook says tion, experience, street Kimberley is changing smarts and our commu- but it’s important to hold nity culture and values onto its history as we past and present and fu- move forward. ture. “I am hoping that this See Page 3


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