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Watering restrictions are now mandatory Non-compliance can mean having water shut off, fines C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
Although Kimberley was experiencing a welcome respite from the dry heat while Council sat Monday evening, one evening’s rain did not make a difference. Council voted Monday to make watering restrictions mandatory under the water bylaw until further notice. As reported in the Bulletin last Friday, the city’s reservoir behind the Mark Creek damn
is at a level it usually only reaches in September, right before snow begins to replenish it. Mandatory restrictions are as follows: • Residents of properties with even-numbered addresses should water only on even-numbered days. • Residents of properties with odd-numbered addresses should water only on odd-numbered days. • Watering should be done between the hours of
4 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. That 8 p.m. time is new, it used to be 4 p.m. • Automatic irrigation systems usually offer the option of activating the system at specified times. Optimum times are between the hours of 12 midnight and 4 a.m. using the odd/even system described above. • All outdoor hoses should be equipped with spring-loaded shut-off nozzles
for any use by hand. • Hand watering of plants using a hose with a spring-loaded shut-off nozzle or a hand-held container can be done at any time. • More frequent watering of newly laid sod or newly seeded lawns is expected. Please call City Hall to advise if you plan additional watering for new lawns. There will be penalties for those who don’t obey. The City will have the authority to cut off water to a home which ignores the restrictions. It will cost $70 to get it turned back on. Fines under the bylaw can go as high as $2000. See WATER, page 3
JulyFest is here C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
PHOTO COURTESY SONYA LARSON
Hydro and Southeast Fire Centre crews on the scene of a fire in Wycliffe on Monday evening.
Wycliffe fire quickly contained Kimberley Fire Department, Forestry respond to fire C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The Kimberley Fire Department was called to assist Forestry on Monday evening at the scene of a fire in Wycliffe. The fire was on the west side of Highway 95A. Assistant Fire Chief Rick Prasad says that the cause is under investigation but the likely cause is lightning striking a power pole. “The wind blew the line down after it burned for a while. Hydro
had to kill power to deactivate the line.” The power was out in Kimberley for about 45 minutes on Monday evening. Jordan Turner from the Southeast Fire Centre says there were two initial attack crews, two helicopters and a water tender on the scene, as well as the Kimberley Fire Department and the RCMP for traffic control as it was so close to the highway. “The fire’s size was estimated at .6 hectares and it was quickly contained,” Turner said, adding that the fact that it rained at the time helped a great deal. “It’s now on patrol, we’re just
making sure it’s out,” he said. Prasad says it’s not entirely normal that the city fire department would respond to a potential forest fire outside of city limits but resources are stretched right now. “We are part of the resource pool in the province. If Forestry are short resources, they can call for assistance. “We spent a couple of hours there, then had to come back because there were signs of problems in Kimberley.” Those problems turned out to be smoke reported in the Nature Park but Prasad says no fire was found.
“Things are going really well,” said JulyFest coordinator Jason Toner, who stopped by the Bulletin office Monday in between a thousand and one last minute jobs in advance of the JulyFest weekend. “Sales are going well, we have over 200 bocce teams registered. We’re looking forward to a great weekend.” Action begins Friday at 4 p.m. with the first games of the Canadian Bocce Championships. On the stage at the Rotary Drive bocce pits on Friday night will be the Jamie Neve, Good Ol’ Goats, Junk Drawer and Sketch. The live music continues Saturday as soon as the parade ends, with In Pursuit, Party on High Street, Amy Thiessen, the Bison Brothers, Elk Hunt and Crooked Line playing until 8 p.m. at which time the Civic Centre will open. Beginning at 9 p.m. in the arena are the Honeymans, followed by The Wild at 10:30 and One Bad Son at 11:30. Tickets for the Satur-
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Young man, there’s a place you can go — to see great costumes and that’s the bocce pits on Friday night at JulyFest. day night dance party are $40 and can be purchased at kimberleyjulyfest.com There will be lots of activities for kids at Rotary Park right next to the bocce pits. There will be a bouncy castle and
slide, PT the Clown will be there to entertain as well. A tennis tournament will be playing at Rotary Park and soccer games played throughout the city. See FEST, page 3