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First Saturday had a bit of a soggy start but by the evening free concert by the Lovebullies, the skies had cleared and a good sized crowd came out to view the show. See more from First Saturday, page 2.
Farewell party for Stan Salikin No concern over water levels C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
One of Kimberley’s most familiar faces and busiest volunteers is leaving town next week. Stan Salikin will be moving with his daughter to Campbell River on Vancouver Island. Kimberley Chamber of Commerce Manager Mike Guarnery says the news of Stan leaving came up quickly but he thinks the community would really like a chance to say thanks for all the years Stan gave of himself. Anyone who has worked with Stan or has been helped by Stan or has been a friend of Stan’s is invited to the Platzl bandstand at 6 p.m. on
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Stan Salikin is leaving Kimberley for Campbell River. A goodbye party is planned for Thursday, August 11. Thursday, August 11. “We just want to say thanks,” Guarnery said. Stan was recently awarded the Governor General’s Caring Canadi-
an medal for all his good with the Food Bank, Rotary, the Chamber, the float committee and so many other organizations in Kimberley.
This time last year, there was great concern in Kimberley about the amount of water flowing over the Mark Creek dam. The City was urging residents to conserve water and began the process of updating the bylaw governing water usage so that stages of water restrictions could be introduced. This year the situation is not so dire. While the creek is running at normal levels for August, CAO Scott Sommerville says there is nowhere near the concern there was last year. “We haven’t had any water issues typical of this time of year,” he
said. “That could change, but so far so good.” However, conservation is still the word of the day and the City is under Stage 1 water restrictions. Residents of properties with even-numbered addresses water only on even-numbered calendar days (eg June 2,4,6 etc). Residents of properties with odd-numbered addresses water only on odd-numbered calendar days (eg June 1,3,5 etc). Watering is to be done ONLY between the hours of 4:00 am to 10:00 am AND 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Automatic irrigation
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While water levels at the dam are not a concern, stage one water restrictions are in place. systems usually offer the option of activating the system at specified times. Optimum times are between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 4:00 am 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.