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Chris Hadfield to speak in Kimberley
Canadian astronaut will be keynote speaker for Columbia Basin Trust symposium at Kimberley Conference Centre CAROLYN GRANT
The Columbia Basin Trust will be hosting its next symposium — typically held every three years — in Kimberley at the conference centre. While a lot of planning is still to come on workshops
Owners of Tamarack Dispensaries, Tamara and Rod Duggan generously donated $5725 to the Rotary Club at Lobsterfest; the donation is the total price for all of the lobsters purchased. MCDarren Close and Kimberley Rotary Lobster Fest Chair Bev McCormick accepted the donation. See more from the Lobster Fest on Page 3. (Corey Bullock/Kimberley Bulletin)
Fuel spill closes Health Centre Monday COREY BULLOCK, CAROLYN GRANT
The Kimberley Health Centre was temporarily closed on Monday, June 5 due to a diesel spill at the facility. “A weekend power outage prompted a generator to come on. Unfortunately, some diesel fuel leaked from the generator, which will require cleanup before the health centre can reopen,” said a News Release from Interior Health. Barrie Peterson of the Kim-
berley Health Care Society, which operates the building for the City of Kimberley, says, all things considered, it could have been worse. “What happened was that when the power went out on Sunday morning, it kicked our generator in. The generator is fairly large and located in a small room at the back of the building that opens onto the road behind the Health Centre. Kimberley Fire Department and city crews on the scene of the Continued on A12 leak. (Submitted file).
and other events, a major announcement was made this week. The Trust is very excited to announce that the key note speaker for the conference will be Canadian astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield. Continued on A16
Man arrested in road rage incident BULLETIN STAFF
A man who used a baseball bat in a road rage incident on May 27th has been arrested and charges are being considered, according to RCMP. Police say it appeared that both parties in the incident initially assaulted each other, while on of the drivers retrieved the weapon to escalate the violence. The victim was struck on the arm and the leg, resulting in bruising. Staff Sergeant Hector Lee says it was an incident that didn’t have to escalate the way it did. “This was an incident that needlessly occurred due to both drivers provoking each other and one going to an extreme,” S/Sgt Lee said. “I encourage the motoring public to not engage another driver in this manner, however, call the police to report poor driving or if you are being followed, call 911 and drive to your nearest police office.”