Kimberley Daily Bulletin, February 11, 2016

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2016

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The Kimberley XC Skiers racing team (KiXS team) had another successful weekend racing at the BC Cup series in Kamloops at the Overlander Ski Club. On Saturday, they raced an individual start skate race with amazing results: Marielle Ackermann came first in the 3.5km Midget Girls event, Sydney Wilson came sixth in the same event, MacKenzie McLean came first in the 5km Juvenile Girls event, and Annika Ackermann came second in the 7km Junior Girls event. On Sunday, they raced in the mass start classic races. Marielle was second and Sydney Wilson eighth in the 3.5km Midget Girls event, MacKenzie McLean came 11th in the 5km Juvenile Girls event, Annika Ackermann came fourth in the 7km Junior Girls event, and coach Frank Ackermann placed first in the Masters category. Marielle and Sydney are feeling excited and well-prepared for the BC Winter Games in three weeks, where they will be representing the Kootenay Zone.

City will object to cutblocks C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor

As reported last week in the Bulletin, Council is concerned with some proposed cutblocks in Mark Creek that they fear will directly affect water quality in Kimberley and potentially lead to the need for a filtration plant. In addition, BC Timber Sales has applied

to the province for three cutblocks that they did not include in information sent in a letter to the City of Kimberley. Council voted at their regular meeting Tuesday night to send a letter to BC Timber Sales in opposition to the proposed cut blocks. “This isn’t the first time the watershed committee has been at odds with a proposed cut plan,”

Lowering the caribou line City of Kimberley looks to restrict motorized access to higher elevation in watershed

said Mayor Don McCormick. “There is a process where we object to the plan and there is no cutting until the objection is resolved with BC Timber Sales.” There are two issues, McCormick says. First, one of the cutblocks is adjacent to wet lands. See CITY, Page 4

C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor

The City of Kimberley, through the Mark Creek Watershed Advisory

Committee, is going to try to get upper elevations in the Mark Creek Watershed designated non-motorized access only. Council will write a letter to the Ministry of Forests requesting that the caribou line be lowered. What this means says Doug Barraclough, from the watershed committee, is that the City may be able to exercise more control on watershed access. See CARIBOU , Page 4

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