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Utility rates go up in 2016
Rates rise $15.42 per quarter in 2016; $61.68 in total C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
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Kimberley Alpine Resort has teamed up with Boulder Hut Adventures and Bighorn Helicopters to offer a unique resort/backcountry package for their mutual guests. Boulder Hut will be staging their heli arrivals and departures every Sunday and some Wednesdays throughout the winter at Kimberley Alpine Resort. This past Sunday marked the inaugural flight and Mayor Don McCormick, Chamber Manager Mike Guarnery, and Jessie Ferguson from Tourism Kimberley were on hand to celebrate.
177 Christmas hampers distributed by Food Bank C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The Kimberley Helping Hands Food Bank prepared and handed out 177 Christmas hampers this past holiday season, at a cost of over $30,000 says Food Bank President Stan Salikin. What was truly remarkable about this year, Salikin says, is that the community stepped up even more than usual.
“Everything spent on hampers this year was raised through fundraising and donations,” he said. That means the Food Bank doesn’t have to dip into any of its other funds to pay for the Christmas hamper program. Many, many individuals and organizations donated funds, including a large donation of $7,100 from the Kimbrook. Selkirk Secondary’s fundraising program raised $6,700 and the Food Bank has also recent-
ly received $1,800 from the CBC, proceeds from their Food Bank Day. “It’s certainly gratifying to have the costs covered through donations,” Salikin said. “We’d like to thank everyone, who donated, everyone who volunteered. You can be assured you have made a difference in people’s lives. 177 people and families got to have a Christmas dinner, and toys for the kids, just like everyone else.”
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Of course the need doesn’t stop just because the Christmas season is over. Emergency and regular hampers are still being handed out as the Food Bank goes about its work all year round. Last year the Food Bank distributed 1458 hampers, feeding 2,064 adults and 1,367 children at a value of $187,706.35. The Food Bank relies on the continued generosity of Kimberley and area individuals, businesses and service clubs.
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ON THE 2nd AND 4th SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH!
The first quarter of 2016 has begun, and with it, a scheduled increase in water, sewer and solid waste utility rates for Kimberley property owners. The increase in the utility rates combine for $61.68 this year, $15.42 per quarter, a total of $807.48 for the year. The total is eight cents higher per year than projected last spring. That’s $25.40 increase in water fees, $29.08 in sewer and $7.20 in solid waste. This scheduled increase in utility rates — year one of a three year plan — is part of the City’s plan to fund infrastructure upgrades to the utilities through the utility funds themselves. The first phase of increases will generate $112,620 for water infrastructure and $57,759 for sewer infrastructure per year. At the completion of the third year, water and sewer infrastructure funding will be twice the rate of depreciation. The 2016 rates also include the first part of a two year increase to fund the purchase of new garbage trucks. The City is also conducting a review of water, sewer and solid waste rates with the goal of generating sufficient revenues while allocating costs in an equitable manner. The City has contracted Urban Systems to carry out the water and sewer study, while city staff will take care of the solid waste review.
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