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Deer Advisory Committee changes C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The City of Kimberley established an Urban Deer Advisory Committee to examine issues related to urban deer within municipal boundaries and recommend ways to improve public safety. During the past several years the committee produced the guiding document, Managing for the Future, which outlines all the steps the city should follow to manage an urban deer population. With that document in place, the Urban Deer Advisory Committee is changing, going down to four members. Those members will include one member and an alternate from City Council; one representative from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Section; and two city residents. “This is a leaner advisory committee,” said Coun. Darryl Oakley, who has sat on it as Council representative since 2011. “The reason is that Council has agreed to follow the Managing for the Future document. This committee will focus on counts and will recommend population management as needed.” The committee will also assist with management trials such as the upcoming translocation project. “That will require quite a bit of work from the committee if it goes ahead,” Oakley said. Mayor Don McCormick said that with a smaller committee, those who sit on it will be subject matter experts rather than random community members. Current chair Gary Glinz, whose very good work has been acknowledged by Council, will stay on as chair.
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The Kimberley Community Foundation handed out funds to local sports organizations from the Winter Games Legacy Fund this week. Above, Bob King presents $500 to the Kimberley Sea Horse Swim Club. See more page 5.
Transit funding freeze concerns Council Province freezing transit budgets C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
Kimberley City Council authorized the signing of the 2015/2016 Operating Agreement for the Kimberley Transit
System this week, but Coun. Kent Goodwin expressed concern about funding levels as the agreement goes forward. In a letter from BC Transit it was pointed out that while there was sufficient funding for base service levels in year one of Kimberley’s three year service hours and budget plan, for years two and three budgets will remain at the same
level. This is a cause for concern, Goodwin said. “The government is freezing transit funds,” he said. “We have enough to cover inflation for the first year but not the next year. I am hearing other communities are getting hit with transit cuts as well.” “We have a vastly under-funded transit serving in
Kimberley,” said Coun. Nigel Kitto. “It’s very disappointing that the province is freezing funding.” Kimberley Transit currently makes trips to Cranbrook, Tuesday to Friday, three trips per day as well as operating an accessible on-request transit service providing door-todoor service for everyone in the community.
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