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Public zoning hearing Monday C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
A public hearing is coming up this Monday, October 27, 2014 to hear from residents on a proposed amendment to the Official Community Plan and a zoning amendment on a piece of land currently owned by the Kimberley Golf Club. The 9.6 hectare (23 acre) parcel of land is currently designated as Golf Course in the OCP and the bylaw would change it to Low Density Residential, Open Space and Parkland. Zoning would change to Low Density Residential Zone R-13 from Community Recreation P-3. Upon staff recommendation, Council has given first reading to the bylaws in order to get the process started and receive public input COURTESY KIMBERLEY DYNAMITERS Goaltender Tyson Brouwer and the Kimberley Dynamiters are gearing up for a three game weekend. They play in Columbia through the public hearValley tonight, and then host Columbia Valley Saturday at the Civic Centre and then a Sunday afternoon game against North ing. After the hearing, the bylaws can be reOkanagan See more on Page 9.
vised or even refused. The land is located west of the Kimberley Golf Club and east of the Riverside Campground and Homestead development. What is proposed is a small subdivision with four rural-style lots. Continued public access to existing trails will be maintained. These lots will be serviced by septic systems. This is an area of concern for some Councillors, including Albert Hoglund who will unfortunately be away and unable to attend the public hearing. Hoglund fears setting a precedent and making it harder for Council to say no to future requests for septic systems rather than city sewer hookup. Anyone wishing to speak for or against these proposed bylaws can do so at the public hearing on Monday. It will be held in the Council Chambers and begin at 7 p.m. sharp.
First ‘Military Ames’ meeting a big success C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The first meeting of the Military Ames group, an informal gathering of veterans, took place this past Tuesday, and Cindy Postnikoff, who organized the meeting, says it can be considered a success. The meeting was put together by Postnikoff, herself the mother of a
veteran, to give vets an opportunity to get together to support and socialize, something lacking in Kimberley since the closure of the Legion branch. “The veterans in attendance commented that the evening of camaraderie was a “great success,” and are looking forward to the next get-together on November 4,” Post-
nikoff said. Military Ames support/social evenings will be held the first and third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Kimberley Public Libraries reading room, which is accessible through the back door of the library. All military veterans are welcome. And that means all veterans.
“I have had a few calls from veterans inquiring about the meeting but not feeling worthy of attending because they didn’t go to war,” she said. That is not the case. She points to her definition of a veteran per the webpage of Red Friday. “A Veteran - whether active duty, retired or reserve - is someone who at one point in his life, wrote a blank
cheque made payable to ‘The Country of Canada,’ for an amount of ‘up to and including my life.” Given what happened this week in Canada, that definition has particular resonance. Anyone wishing more information on the Military Ames meetings can contact Cindy Postnikoff at 250 919-3137.
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