THURSDAY JULY 9, 2015
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Work on the flume rehab to start this week C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
Since Kimberley City Council reversed their decision on the Mark Creek flume rehab in June, there has been work behind the scenes yet nothing visible to the public aside from equipment mustering on Deer Park Avenue. However, that will all change very soon says City CAO Scott Sommerville. He says the general contractor Copcan will begin pulling asphalt this week. “I understand that Copcan is waiting for their site supervisor with experience from Phase I to
finish up another project,” Sommerville said. The first project will be placing sewer mains, followed by excavation and the placement of the temporary diversion by BJ’s restaurant. No workers are actually allowed to be in the creek until July 15 under the Section 9 fisheries permit, Sommerville said. After initial tenders were rejected by Council on May 19 for being in excess of available project funding, Copcan approached the City and negotiated a reduced price for the work. On June 4, Council accepted a revised price of $2,882,560 from
Copcan, a $328,537 reduction from their original tender price, and decided to go ahead with the flume project this year. The City has also contracted AquaTex Scientific Consulting Ltd. $190,748.60 for engineering services related to the project. The planned expenditure for the remainder of the project is $3,374,050. In May of 2014, the City secured $2,068,582 in provincial and federal funding through the Flood Protection Program to complete the project, matching the City’s one-third contribution of $1,034,291.
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Equipment is rolling into town in advance of the flume work beginning.
Kimberley Medieval Festival this weekend
From Trichinipoly (wire weaving) to Na’al Binding (net making) C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
Looking for something a little different this weekend? Why not step back in time to the medieval period? This weekend the inaugural Kimberley Medieval Festival kicks off with all kinds of Viking activities from knitting to battle re-enactments. The Festival is brought to you by the Kimberley City Bakery and the Calgary-based Sons of Fenrir. The Sons of Fenrir are re-enactors that por-
tray the Scandinavian peoples and culture from circa 800-950. Heralding from Calgary, Alberta, their aim is to, as accurately as possible, bring to life what it was like to fight and live in a roving Norse Warband. The festival runs on Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. It will take place in the Platzl and at Coronation Park. And best of all, it’s free. Festival organizer Michelle Forbes says that she thought the community could use an event that young families could enjoy. Not worrying about how much you have to pay for each child is a big plus. “It’s not real structured, it’s fun, it’s free,” she said.
The Sons of Fenrir will be in Kimberley this weekend to demonstrate Scandinavian life in the medieval period. Highly structured or not, there is a schedule and it begins with an opening parade on Saturday at 10 a.m. The parade is an informal one, if you’d like to dress up in Viking wear
and join in, please do. The parade will gather at the parking lot beside Centre 64 and march to the Platzl gazebo for the official opening. At 11 a.m. there will be a Viking skit at the gaze-
bo, followed by a battle re-enactment at 11:30 at Coronation Park. “After the battle re-enactment, kids can battle the Vikings themselves,” Forbes said.
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At 1 p.m. there will be a Live Action Viking Saga at the gazebo, then at 1:30 head to the Library for a demonstration of a Viking archeology dig. See FESTIVAL, page 4
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