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Fall Fair coming up C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
COURTESY KEVIN MCMULLEN
EVERYTHING’S UNDER CONTROL: The deer of Kimberley keep calm and controlled in the shadow of the animal control van.
Building report suggests another excellent year C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The building report for the month of August in Kimberley continues a positive trend, as investment in Kimberley continues to rebound. Thus far in 2016, there have been 26 new single family dwellings, compared to 18 in 2015, which was also considered a good year. “The building re-
port is spectacular,” said Mayor Don McCormick. “We are on track to break the 30 new single family dwellings barrier, a considerable increase over the 24 last year. People want to live in Kimberley and that’s fantastic. “Thirty new homes has a substantial impact on taxes. That’s new revenue, and that gives us some flexibility. We’re pretty happy about that.”
1st Anniversary
A Kimberley tradition for almost 40 years, it’s time once again for the Community Fall Fair — always the last full weekend of September. As always the fair promises a vast array of interesting booths and activities. Fair Chair Bev Middlebrook says booths will be for sale right up until opening Saturday morning. In addition to all the booths there are plenty of activities for the kids, including the bouncy tent. The Community Fall Fair is an opportunity for non-profits to raise funds and this year two new groups are on board, the Kimberley Refugee Resettlement Group and the Kimberley Gymnastics Club. See FAIR, page 5
KRRG will welcome family this week Family of five from Pakistan to arrive this week C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
“We have a family.” The Kimberley Refugee Resettlement Group, which has been fundraising and planning for almost a year, is thrilled to announce that they have been informed that the refugee family they will sponsor will arrive in Kimberley this week, likely on Thursday. “It’s so exciting,” said KRRG member Louise Hockley. “We are beside ourselves. We worked so hard to get to this point.” The announcement was made Tuesday night at a KRRG social where the last household items were being collected.
The family is from Pakistan — Mom, Dad and three children, aged 5, 6 and 8. They have been living in a refugee camp in Thailand for the past several years and are enroute from Bangkok, with a stopover in Vancouver. KRRG representatives Dave Hale, Louise Hockley, Colin MacKenzie, Debra Wills and Tasha Haiduk will meet the family at the airport and drive them to their new home. KRRG is sensitive to the family’s privacy and their name and other details will be given when they are comfortable with meeting the community. “When the family is ready, we will introduce them,” said Cyndy Moore, another KRRG member. There is more than enough money in the bank to support the family for some time if needed. The federal government
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requires at least $15,000 saved before a group can sponsor a family. “We have that and then some,” Hockley said. “We are feeling very secure. If needs be we can support them for a lengthy time.” All those funds were raised through spaghetti dinners and dessert nights and other events. The group even made $1000 selling homemade gnocchi. “The garage sale was a big gift from the Food Bank. It was so successful, we are donating $1000 to the Food Bank,” Moor said. The group is sensitive to criticism that Canada should take care of its own first, but Hockley says they do and are. “People in our group are not only working with those from overseas but at home as well,” Hockley said. See KRRG, page 5
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