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Three police vehicles damaged in early morning chase C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The Kimberley RCMP is down three police vehicles after a pursuit early Thursday morning. Cpl. Chris Newel reports that the local detachment responded to a theft in progress at a local golf course (which he did not name).
“An officer responded to the location, where he came across an approaching truck that purposefully struck the police vehicle,” Newel said. “The truck fled after hitting the marked police vehicle. The officer determined that the truck was a stolen vehicle. A second officer was approaching the scene and his vehicle was also struck.”
Newel says police were able to follow the suspect vehicle into the downtown area of Kimberley. “Once into the downtown core, the vehicle stopped and backed up, hitting the front of the police vehicle. The subjects started down a dead end with a police vehicle behind, realizing they were trapped they turned around and attempted
to hit the police vehicle again, but the officer was able to get out of the way. At this point the suspect driver lost control and veered off the road and struck a building damaging the business front.” The suspect vehicle headed towards the Kimberley Alpine Resort, where again officers were able to contain the vehicle, Newel says.
“The driver rammed both police vehicles, disabling one and was able to take off. The suspect vehicle drove into the Kimberley Ski Hill maintenance yard where again two police cars were able to box the suspect vehicle in and get it stopped. See CHASE, page 3 “Two suspects fled on foot, but
Council playing hardball on 4th Avenue log hauling City looking for money to assist in road repairs C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
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Back Row: Councillor Corrie Walkley, Councillor Vickie Thomas, Councillor Albert Hoglund, Councillor Nigel Kitto, Councillor Kent Goodwin. Front Row: Mayor don McCormick, Nasukin (Chief ) Jim Whitehead
City signs MOU with ?Aq’am C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
It is a message that Kimberley Mayor Don McCormick repeats again and again — this is a regional economy and no one municipality can go it alone. One of McCormick’s goals has been to create partnerships to encourage economic development. Last week, Mayor and Council of the City of Kimberley met with the Chief and Council of Band on November 5th to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
The two councils met in March of 2015 to discuss their intentions to establish an effective working relationship based on mutual respect and cooperation, and now that initiative has been put in writing and signed. The Memorandum of Understanding between the parties recognizes that: The interests of all persons living in their respective communities are best served by working together in a spirit of cooperation. The City of Kimberley lies within the traditional territory of the Ktunaxa Nation
There are mutually beneficial opportunities to enhance the region’s economic, social-cultural, and environmental significance through maintaining a meaningful and positive government to government relationship Building an effective relationship will create certainty and harmony for neighbouring communities and will begin an important dialogue in anticipation of successful treaty negotiations
Kimberley City Council received a delegation from BC Timber Sales on Monday evening at their regular meeting regarding the use of 4th Avenue for log hauling from a cut block in the Mark Creek Watershed. Steve Knowles and George Edney of BC Timber Sales visited to try to get Council on board with 130 loads of logs coming down 4th Avenue this winter. There are two blocks of timber proposed for sale in the watershed. One will be hauled out through Low Pass, the other through Townsite. This would not be the first time logs were hauled out this way, there have been numerous loads taken out on 4th Avenue since 2007. Knowles said that BC Timber Sales were prepared to monitor road conditions, and abide by load restrictions. However, in preliminary negotiations, City staff indicated they would be looking for a deposit. “We don’t think this is manageable,” Knowles said. “How would you adjudicate it? The City also wants weight restrictions. In winter that’s not reasonable.” See LOGGING, page 3