GO Cranberley – Summer 2020

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A good place to be

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With wide open spaces, hundreds of trails, lakes, rivers and three golf courses, social distancing has never been more fun!

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111 Years of Community Sullivan Mine’s history is Kimberley’s history.

We grew up together and our families have shared experiences for several generations.

We celebrate our proud history every day and invite you to do the same. www.teck.com

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GO Cranberley Magazine is published four times per year and is printed in Canada.

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MANAGING EDITOR Karen Vold

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Grady Pasiechnyk

SALES & DISTRIBUTION Grady Pasiechnyk

ART DIRECTION & DESIGN Ashley Dodd

CONTRIBUTORS Jeff Pew Dan Mills Britt Bates Grady Pasiechnyk

COVER SUMMER 2020 Photo: Chelsea Boyd Gibson

CONTENTS 10 WELCOME TO GO CRANBERLEY

14 THEY REMIND US TO REMEMBER East Kootenay Acts of Grace During the Covid-19 Pandemic

28 SHARING THE WEALTH The Treasure That Is Height of the Rockies Provincial Park

32 WELCOME TO Tomi Jane's Boutique

36 HOMEWARD BOUND

40 HOW DO YOU BUILD A COMMUNITY? Part One

It’s just a bridge.

November 21, 2004.

We’ve just passed Wycliffe, on the way to Mount Baker, for the semi-finals of the East Kootenay volleyball zones. The school bus, like always, is full of 16-year-old testosterone and nerves. Coop, sitting in the back of the bus, yells something out the open window, typical of a young buck preparing to lock horns with another. Something insulting about Mt. Baker, our rivals, who my folks used to tell stories of weekend brawls and latenight graffiti sprees on each others’ buildings. Only 20 minutes away, and we’d become the Hatfields and McCoys. A 100-foot concrete bridge above the St. Mary’s River, the Berlin Wall. Forty-five minutes later, someone outside our locker room taunts in low sing-song, “Kimberley’s a girrrl’s name.” Someone kicked a water bottle. Someone swore and the coach said, “Zip it. Focus on the game.” We were rivals. We were all there for one thing, and one thing only: to win.

together. The catalyst to combining the two individual magazines was the COVID pandemic, but I’m baffled it’s taken us this long. We can reach a broader audience with a single publication than we ever could with two separate ones. The benefits of this increased reach are huge: First, the reader gets to enjoy every story we publish, not just half of them, and our incredible team of contributors reach a larger audience to share their talents with.

Next, the advertisers--without whom this publication would not be possible--also enjoy a broader reach. Rather than having to choose between Cranbrook and Kimberley, a business can now connect with the entire region, through a single publication.

Who’d know that 14 years later, I’d own a business that has locations in both Kimberley and Cranbrook and a magazine that celebrates each town’s charm and wonder?

It’s almost embarrassing that it took a pandemic to cause us to zoom out and think about our bigger strategy. In a weird way, it’s nice to think that COVID might have, amidst the chaos, made GO Kimberley and Cranbrook even better. Through all of this, one thing we’ve learned is we’re all in this together, and together we’re stronger.

The true goal of GO Kimberley and GO Cranbrook magazines has always been to celebrate the amazing communities we call home. Every quarter, we have worked hard to bring forward a collection of feel-good stories we can be proud of. It’s long occurred to us that we are simply spoiled to live here, both because of the abundance of talented people who call this place home, and the embarrassment of riches of our local environment. We’ve always seen it as our honour to showcase the amazing people and places in Cranbrook and Kimberley.

Finally, there’s us, the Kootenay Media team. These magazines are a side-of-the-desk project for each of us. Truthfully, after publishing over 50 issues, the non-stop cycle of production can take a toll. In the past few years, we’ve often felt scrambled and under immense deadline pressure, as the printing of one issue bleeds directly into the assembly of the next, without offering any downtime to pause and reflect. By moving to four big issues a year, we’ll be able to condense all of our passion, focus, and effort and pour it into a single product, undoubtedly making an even better magazine than we had before.

And I won’t tell you won the game, it was 15 years ago. Somewhere, in an East Kootenay gym, there’s a medal in a shoebox and a kid with a story about how he fooled the other team’s defence for an easy point and an over-the-top celebration.

Welcome to the new GO Cranberley magazine. We hope you like it as much as we do.

Our secret goal, however, (much to the surprise of my 16 year old self) has always been to bring our two communities closer

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They Remind Us to Remember East Kootenay Acts of Grace During the Covid-19 Pandemic

W & P: Jeff Pew

It might have been the first time we truly feared one another.

We huddled inside our homes, too scared to wander into the world. We followed arrows on the ground, panicked at a stranger’s cough, barricaded ourselves behind plexiglass perimeters, and scrubbed our hands till they were raw.

We filled our cupboards like it was the end of times.

Would our kids forget what it felt like to be pushed on a swing, giggling towards the sky, believing they could defy the laws that kept them bound to earth?

We feared those we loved most. What do you mean, I can’t hug you?

And while we kept our social distance and stocked shelves with sundries, some East Kootenay folk wanted to remind us of our humanity: that we’re at our best when we take care of each other. They celebrated their neighbours and sounded sirens for people who couldn’t celebrate themselves. They climbed mountains that were more than just metaphors. They fed one another.

They didn’t want us to forget.

The following is just a smattering of what we were doing to make the world a kinder place during the onset of Covid-19.

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When her 800-kilometre pilgrimage along Spain’s Camino de Santiago

was cancelled due to Covid-19, Kimberley’s Chelsea Boyd Gibson didn’t know what to do. With her yoga studio and photography business closed, she had plenty of time on her hands. Instead of withdrawing from the world, she pioneered Kimberley’s Front Porch Project, a North American trend where local photographers conduct ten-minute, socially distanced photo shoots of residents on their front porches.

Chelsea Boyd Gibson Meadowsweet Photography KIMBERLEY’S FRONT PORCH PROJECT

“This was my Camino,” she says, describing the project that raised over $11,000 for the Kimberley Food Bank. “Everything was closed. In the morning, I’d pack my thermos of coffee and walk for eight hours, photographing our community on their porches. Sometimes, I’d have to pee in the bush. It felt like an adventure, a legit Camino.”

When the project exploded in popularity, her friend Emily Gilmar volunteered to coordinate logistics. Gilmar responded to hundreds of emails, made Google Map routes, and provided a sense of structure and direction. “Everyone seemed so excited,” Boyd Gibson recalls. “Sometimes, there was a bottle of wine at the end of a driveway or a young dad throwing me a loaf of sourdough.”

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When branding photographer Nicole Leclair-Dodd volunteered to photograph business owners, they collectively captured over 200 portraits. “I want the people of Kimberley to feel good about this,” Boyd Gibson says. “Some people contributed hundreds of dollars. That’s huge.”

Heather Smith, coordinator of the Kimberley Food Bank, gets teary-eyed when she thinks of the Front Porch Project, how during times of crisis, people reach out to help one another.

“The people of Kimberley have been incredible,” she says. “When Chelsea brought us the $11,000, I just about died.”

With the project over, Boyd Gibson sits at her computer and reflects on her favourite photos. “I heard a lot of stories,” she says smiling. “People seemed really disconnected and loved having a visitor. They kept asking, “How’s everybody doing? How is everybody?”

Then Boyd Gibson would take out her map, have a sip of tea and wander a path towards KImberley’s next front porch.

2 PHOTO 1 | 2 | 3 | CHELSEA BOYD GIBSON

People seemed really disconnected and loved having a visitor. They kept asking, “How’s everybody doing?

How is everybody?”

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“Anything we can do to help others makes our town a better place to live.”

Heidi Romich THE HEID OUT

“When the pandemic hit,” Cranbrook’s

Heidi Romich says, “we pivoted quickly, offering frozen meals and take-out.” Romich, co-owner of the Heid Out Restaurant & Brewhouse, noticed that many of her clients were isolated seniors. “We thought we’d deliver some frozen comfort food to the Salvation Army to help people who'd lost their jobs and were tight on money,” she says.

Romich--who’s been a Rotarian for 21 years and won the 2019 Cranbrook Citizen of the Year Award--noticed how well-received the meals were, so she put a proposal out to the community: for every frozen meal purchased, the Heid Out would donate a meal for the Salvation Army. That week, they delivered 60 frozen dinners that fed 120 people. The next

time they made the offer, 220 people bought meals, and the Heid Out delivered meals that fed 440 people.

“It showed so many people that the community cares,” Major Ginny Kristensen, from the Cranbrook Salvation Army says. “People keep asking, ‘When are we going to get those delicious meals again?” Romich plans to continue the program once restaurant renovations are complete.

“We’re so lucky to live here,” Romich, who grew up in Cranbrook but has lived abroad, says. “I’ve had lots of tough times and the community’s always been there for me. Anything we can do to help others makes our town a better place to live.”

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Pascal Gray VERT FOR FOOD SECURITY

On his fundraising website “Vert For Food Security,

CanadaHelps” Kimberley ultrarunner Pascal Gray writes, “Since there will be no races for the year, and my hobby of running up and down mountains and through the woods is essentially frivolous and selfish, I’ve decided it’s time to put all this running to some good!”

Gray, a student services teacher at Cranbrook’s Laurie Middle School, is talking about his week-long mission to climb the equivalent of Mt. Everest on Kimberley Alpine Resort’s Rosa Chair, or twenty-one 520-vertical-metre round trips. On most days, Gray completed his first lap before starting work, then two more ascents after work.

On his final day, he did six laps. Six grouse-trapped-in-atin-box, heart-thumping laps. No champagne finish, just Gray smiling, then turning around and heading back down.

“Working in a school, I see food as an essential human right,” Gray says. “During the onset of Covid-19, I had to ask myself, ‘What do I want to carry over in my life?’

I’ve got so much privilege. I wanted to do something that makes a difference. After the project, I reflected on how much people were willing to give during this challenging time, either through money or moral support while I was climbing the hill.”

Gray raised a total of $1,665, which he donated to the Cranbrook ($695) and Kimberley ($970) food banks.

Moments before his first ascent at the base of the ski hill, Gray posted a video on social media describing the fundraiser and his concerns regarding the wear and tear on his legs: “I’m already feeling anxious about getting started,” he says. “Anyways, enough talking. Enough jibber jabber. It’s time to get to it.”

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Cranbrook photographer Damien Vincent launched Cranbrook’s Front Porch Project after seeing other photographers, like Kimberley’s Chelsea Boyd Gibson’s, outstanding fundraising success with similar initiatives. “It’s been a time of struggle for so many people,” Vincent says, “I wanted to help out where I knew how.”

Damien Vincent

Vincent Photography

CRANBROOK’S FRONT PORCH PROJECT

Vincent photographed 160 families over 20 days, working outside of his regular day-job hours, using his spare time to photograph families, edit the photos and take donations. “I asked for a minimum donation of $10,” he says, “but received much more than that. Everyone was so generous.” Vincent donated all proceeds ($5,125) to the Cranbrook Food Bank who will use the funds towards building their new facility.

“I learned that during tough times a community can really come together,” Vincent says. “I’m thrilled with this project’s success and how great it was to meet so many generous people. I’m so proud of them.”

1 PHOTOS 1 | 2 | DAMIEN VINCENT

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“I learned that during tough times a community can really come together,” Vincent says.

PHOTO | DAMIEN VINCENT

Three cars idle

in Centennial Hall’s parking lot during the most recent Kimberley Birthday Parade, a Sparks Youth Centre initiative to celebrate frontline workers and people having socially-isolated birthdays. Ruth Turner, a Sparks youth worker, sits in the lead car with her daughter. “I was hoping there’d be more cars out,” she says looking away, comparing it to nights when a long line of vehicles and a fire truck meandered through neighourhoods, honking and blaring sirens in gratitude and celebration.

Kimberley Birthday Parade/Gratitude Loops SPARKS YOUTH CENTRE

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Moments later, outside Garden View Village, six kids run along the construction gravel of 4th Avenue. One girl cradles a stuffed bunny. They jump up and down as the honking approaches. “They’re coming!” the girl yells as a parent emerges from the lawn to join them.

When the parade turns in the opposite direction, the children moan. “They’ll come back,” the mother says. “Just wait here.” As the honking gets louder, seniors file onto their balconies. One man, in a crisp white dress shirt, waves a white towel as the parade approaches.

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Thank-you (from the bottom of our hearts) When the cars leave, residents shuffle back into their rooms. The girl with the rabbit yells to a woman on the balcony if she knows where the cars are going. “I have no idea, sweety,” the woman says, “They’re probably heading downtown.”

On the parade’s Facebook site, a woman write’s: My grandma is palliative at The Pines and we have been allowed end-of-life visits.

My Mom sits with her at the time of the parades and says it’s the highlight of her evening. Tonight, three went by and it made her smile. So, thank-you (from the bottom of our hearts) to those who continue this gesture. It’s bringing joy and comfort to many.

Turner says that in two months they ran 55 parades, celebrating 111 birthdays of people ranging from 1 to 96-years old. “The social isolation of global pandemics causes a unique stress on kids,” she says. “When people look back at this year, there’ll at least be one bright spot with flashing lights, smiling faces, and honking horns, reminding them that they’re special, that they’re not forgotten.”

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It is an ancient land of sea beds turned to stone, fossils, caves, and karst, all criss-crossed by 10,000 year old Indiginous trails.

W & P: Dan Mills

I don’t know if they still exist, but as a child growing up in the 60’s, I had a toybox. Fashioned by my father from an old dynamite crate, it was within this hinged wooden chest that I stored all of my most valued possessions: a rock collection, a hard won bag of marbles, and of course, my favourite - a GI Joe action figure. (Remember, it was the sixties). Painted silver and sitting at the end of my bed, this toybox was a simple container in which a child might stow his things. That, however, was before the Hooligan incident and its reincarnation into a vault.

The Hooligans were friends of my parents. A little rough around the edges, to be sure, but not without their own unique talents.

When it came to their capacity for procreation, this couple were in a league of their own. In just over six years of cohabitation, they had found a way to spawn seven children: truly a biological, if not mathematical, marvel.

When the Hooligans came to visit, they invaded en masse. While Mr. and Mrs. sat at our kitchen table, swilling coffee with Mom and Dad, their progeny would descend upon my room, looking to amuse themselves with my stuff. At first, I was more than generous — if not a little naive — allowing the entire horde of Hooligan

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spragues full access to my treasures. That, however, was before I was forced to witness the unconscionable dismembering of my beloved action figure: GI Joe, pulled limb from limb in a seven way tug-o-war.

After that callous and traumatizing event, whenever I saw the Hooligans’ pickup roar up in a cloud of dust, with seven of their offspring leaning precariously out of the box, (remember, it was the sixties), I would beeline for my bedroom. Once there, I would take up my defensive position, sitting down on top of my toybox, refusing to be moved until that contraceptively challenged family had departed.

With the passing of the years, the things once so prized, have become less significant. The marbles have been scattered to the four corners of the earth and I haven’t played with my G.I. Joe in months. Now, my most valued possessions aren’t really possessions at all. Family, friends, and health are invaluable indeed but we don’t own them and neither do they fit conveniently into an old, repurposed dynamite crate. Nor, gentle reader, does that other precious commodity that so many Kootenay folk have come to appreciate and prize… the Great Outdoors.

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Whether hiker, hunter, backpacker or fisher-type-person, some of the places we have discovered have become treasures to us in their own right, and we guard them oh so jealously — lest they become overrun by Hooligans.

There is an irony to this protectionism of our wilderness gems; more often than not, we would never have discovered them ourselves, without the grace and benevolence of some other selfless outdoors person. Which begs the question, why share paradise?

Their motivation for sharing may be linked to what evolutionary biologists call reciprocal altruism. This is a behaviour whereby a creature acts in an unselfish manner, increasing the wealth of a different creature, despite the fact that it might jeopardize its own wealth. This act is done, hoping the other creature will do the same, somewhere down the line. Or, as my folks always taught me; “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.”

This behaviour is not just limited to humans either. This sharing of the wealth is done throughout nature. Case in point, the Raven. When a single pair finds a tasty carcass deep in the forest, instead of staying silent and feasting quietly, they put up a racket, telling every other raven in the land of their glorious windfall.

Why? Because this kind of bounty is rare. If this pair share now, perhaps the next time, when they aren’t so lucky, it will be they who are called to the dinner table. Reciprocal altruism is an evolutionary advantage to the species.

I know, where the heck is this guy going with this? Bear with me.

Back in the 1970s, a couple of East Kootenay outdoorsmen committed just such an act of reciprocal altruism. Dr. Alan Askey and wildlife ecologist Bob Jameison had fallen in love with a wilderness paradise, and yet still, they decided to tell the world about it. Their motivation was to protect it from being infiltrated by fur-

ther roading, which in turn, meant protecting it from resource extraction. They wanted to keep it wild but without restrictions to hikers, hunters, trappers, and other traditional user groups. With the help of legendary guide, the late Cody Tegart, co-ordinator/ consultant Ric Careless and others, they started the process of creating a wilderness area called Height of the Rockies.

It was, and is, a wild place. 54,170 hectares in size, it borders Banff at its Northern tip, has Peter Lougheed and Elk Lakes Provincial Parks on its eastern flank, and both the White and Palliser rivers flow through it. In order to protect this area — which is now a provincial park — the Palliser Wilderness Society had to reveal just what a paradise this place was. They shared the fact that this was a land of spectacular mountain peaks: 26 over 10,000 feet and 3 over 11,000 feet, 50 alpine lakes/tarns, and innumerable glaciers. It is a land where grizzly bears, wolverines, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, wolves, cougars and lynx make their home.

It is an ancient land of sea beds turned to stone, fossils, caves, and karst, all criss-crossed by 10,000 year old Indiginous trails.

Doctor Askey and Bob Jamieson made the selfless decision, that in order to keep their treasured wild place wild, they would have to get off the toy box, open the lid, and share the wealth, Hooligans be damned. If they hadn’t, a quality wilderness would have been tamed in the name of resource extraction and you and I, would no longer have the pristine, magical kingdom that is Height of the Rockies to experience.

So remember, you bunch of Hooligans, this kind of outdoor bounty is rare; play nice out there. It would be the reciprocally altruistic thing to do.

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The Platzl has never looked better, right? Our thriving little hub of sunny patios, something-for-everyone stores, and overflowing flower gardens continues to evolve and expand — and downtown’s latest addition is yet another example of this fashion-forward flourishing.

Tomi Jane’s Boutique, formerly Real Deals on Home Decor, just opened its doors in December 2019. It’s nestled inside a cozy yet spacious shop, with authentic hardwood floors and modern upgrades that create a charming and chic atmosphere.

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The first thing that becomes clear when walking through the boutique’s front door, along with an enchanting scent, is how welcome and friendly the space is. The staff are warm and smiling, and the few bespoke pieces of furniture — which are for sale, of course — look inviting enough to relax into.

Creating a tapestry of gorgeous colours, the clothes hanging on the racks are made from soft, high-quality fabrics, and range in sizes from small through 3X. There’s something for every style, shape, and age, and it’s clear that the clothes carried are at the forefront of what’s on trend — all while remaining affordable.

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BUT WHAT’S CLEARLY THE MOST IMPORTANT, WHAT TRULY FUELS THIS CHARMING SMALL BUSINESS, IS THAT

“customers feel taken care of ” SHE TELLS ME WITH A SMILE.

This is one of the main tenets of the boutique, after all: keeping prices affordable on all the wares. Whether you’re shopping for women’s clothing, charming home decor, gorgeous soy-based candles, accessories and jewelry, or one of the many other pleasant surprises on the shelves, you can trust that you’re investing in something with a price that’s fair, rather than marked up unnecessarily.

“We carry lots of Canadian vendors,” Kristen explains, “and we try to bring in local suppliers where we can.” She points out Slime — the trendy fascination of kids everywhere — that’s made by a 10-year-old girl in Jaffray. “Other vendors are from Elko, Williams Lake, Red Deer, and Victoria,” she continues.

Just like every other wonderful business in Kimberley, this is a little store that brings something uniquely its own, adding to the chorus of a vibrant community. “We really look forward to collaborating and partnering with other local businesses,” Kristen tells me.

Her enthusiasm for quality connections and a tight-knit community shines through, and she seems equally excited about providing a shopping experience that’s both interesting and welcoming.

“New items arrive every week, and we frequently change the displays,” she says. But what’s clearly the most important, what truly fuels this charming small business, is that customers “feel taken care of,” she tells me with a smile. “So you can come in and decompress. We want it to feel like it’s your happy place.”

Tomi Jane’s Boutique in the Platzl is the third location of its kind and was opened by Kristen and Tom Simek: a friendly, down-toearth, and farm-raised couple who have always been entrepreneurial. “When I was 19, Tom bought me an ice cream business as a surprise, The Purple Cow,” Kristen laughs. “It was great!”

30 years later, that little shop is still thriving today in Taber, Alberta, with the original branding and artwork. Kristen and Tom moved their family to Cranbrook 15 years ago and now have three children.

It’s certainly working: it’s hard to feel anything less than happy while wandering the aisles of treasures that look good, smell good, and treat your wallet pretty well, too.

Tomi Jane’s Boutique, named after Kristen and Tom’s eldest daughter — is open 7 days a week, from 11:30 until 5:30, Monday through Saturday, and 12:00 until 4:00 on Sundays. Stop in on your next stroll — the Simeks would love to meet you.

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To say that your 2020 plans have changed is, let’s be honest, a dramatic understatement, isn’t it? All of us have had to grapple with enormous, unforeseen shifts that turned everything upside down — both in the world, and in our own individual lives.

If you had any vacation plans for the summer, or the hopes of hitting the road for some footloose and fancy-free adventures, then you’ve more than likely hit pause on your agenda.

But not all hope is lost: we still can have a fun, relaxed, and intrepid summer of exploration. We’re lucky to live in a corner of true paradise; a place that so many invest their time and resources in vacationing to. We may as well make the very most of what our home has to offer during these warm and leisurely months!

“You can be a tourist in your own town,” John Hamilton proclaims happily. Hamilton is the Executive Director of Tourism Kimberley, and boasts a hearty laugh.

“This is a great opportunity for people to explore their own backyards — but without the crowds.”

As our local businesses in Kimberley and Cranbrook begin to reopen their doors after the global hiatus, more and more opportunities for family-friendly fun emerge.

“Take the Kimberley Underground Mining Railway, for example,” Hamilton suggests.

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“It’s a fantastic way to spend an afternoon, and so many locals haven’t been on it yet.” It’s true: beginning right in the heart of downtown, the journey is an interesting, informative, and experiential way to learn about Kimberley’s roots.

While you’re downtown, peruse the Platzl’s shops and patios, and make an afternoon of it. Or, book a hotel at the ski hill and take a proper staycation: accommodations such as Trickle Creek Lodge and Polaris lodge are open to the public, with new safety protocols in place, and even have local staycation packages available.

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“It would be a great opportunity to pamper yourself, and to get away from it all,” Hamilton says. “Plus, these hotels make a great basecamp for all the nearby trails, which are perfect for hiking and mountain biking.”

Kristy Jahn-Smith, the Executive Director of Tourism Cranbrook, agrees. “This is the time to explore your backyard! There are so many places to go.” She explains how bike stores and paddle shops in Cranbrook are as busy as ever, and are available to resource you with all the equipment and information you need to confidently hit the trails or water.

Jahn-Smith tells me about a new blog, called Backyard Bucket List, that Tourism Cranbrook is publishing on a weekly basis on their website, for 10 consecutive weeks. These richly-resourced posts list places in the Kimberley and Cranbrook area that would be perfect for your summer adventures: waterfalls, hikes, rock climbs, and adventures off the beaten path.

“We’re featuring ideas and expertise from locals who are knowledgeable, so they can be ambassadors for the community,” Jahn-Smith explains.

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If roaming the wild outdoors isn’t your summer day of choice, there are plenty of other options, too: “You can go on a culinary adventure, or explore the local arts and culture scene,” Jahn-Smith says.

With plenty of highly-acclaimed restaurants, sunny patios, and artists who open the doors to viewers, the days should be chock-full of new experiences.

Kimberley’s Mayor, Don McCormick, encourages us to continue shopping at local businesses, retail stores and restaurants in particular. “These businesses are a big part of what makes our community what

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thanks to our tight-knit and always-supportive community in Kimberley and Cranbrook, we get the chance to work together, so that we all are flourishing. it is. It’s important that we support them in any way we can.” With lively downtown centres in both Kimberley and Cranbrook, our local businesses contribute enormously to our communities’ vibrancy and energy.

With Kimberley and Cranbrook being close enough for a short drive, but far enough that we might not get to our neighbouring city very often under normal circumstances, we have the opportunity for mini-vacations as soon as the urge strikes us. Just a short drive under the beautiful Rocky Mountains could take you to a new favourite store or singletrack, a new favourite pub, and a lush hotel for the night, either for a family trip or for a couples’ getaway.

With so many hidden gems to explore in our surroundings, your options for a fulfilling summer day are plenty. But one thing is certain: whichever you choose, not only will you experience the gorgeous East Kootenays with fresh new eyes, but you’ll also have the pleasure and privilege of supporting our local businesses — many of which thrive in part due to tourism, which is, of course, partially paused across the country.

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ne night, long before our evenings were defined by the neverending routine of baths, jammies, books and bed, my wife and I were walking around Townsite, admiring the idyllic ‘mining’ houses left behind by the original builders of the Sullivan Mine.

As we walked, catching glimpses of families, no doubt doing their own bedtime routines, a thought washed over me that has had a

powerful impact ever since. It was one of those lightning bolt moments that I have continued to think about ever since. It occurred to me that if Walter Burchett, E.C. Smith, John Cleaver and Pat Sullivan had arrived at the base of the North Star Mountain to discover the blue glitter of Galena, the natural mineral form of lead (II) sulfide, in 2016, rather than 1892, the community we all love and call home, would never exist. We would be walking through a camp of Atco trailers, instead of quiet, tree lined streets filled with quaint family homes (pieced together with blasting wire and whatever other scraps could fit into a lunchbox).

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How do communities get built? It takes two

things: a reason to show up, and a reason to stay. In the early 20th century, a certain type of miner started showing up. These folks were ready to apply their considerable experience and skills to extracting ore from what we now know as Sullivan Hill.* Tramp miners, or ‘trampers’ as they were known, were always on the lookout for the next opportunity, which is of course, what brought them here. By 1900, twenty people were employed at the Sullivan Mine, and they seemed to like it. Word must have been getting around, because more and more kept showing up. In the early 20th century you couldn’t fly in and out of a camp, so if you were moving for a job, you brought your whole life with you. Soon, families were putting down roots; people were not only here for the good jobs and seemingly endless supply of ore, but also for the natural beauty of the area and the good company of others drawn here. Coworkers became friends, families expanded, and by 1926 the ‘trampers’ had built town halls, stores, and swimming pools. A new breed of miner was born: the ‘Homesteader’.

* Full Disclosure I was born in Kimberley 33 years ago, my great-grandfather was the Concentrator superintendent and I was the first in 4 generations to not be employed by Cominco.

I just learned that area is called Sullivan Hill.

To say that Teck (Formerly Teck-Cominco) and the city of Kimberley are intertwined would be quite an understatement. In fact, it all started here, when the Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company began mining the Sullivan in 1909. One hundred and ten years later, CM&S, now Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”), is a global diversified resource company with over 10,000 employees operating around the world. At its peak, the Sullivan mine employed approximately 2,000 people, nearly one third of Kimberley’s population. All told, more than 60,000 people can say they worked at ‘The Mine’, which produced over $20 billion in lead, zinc and silver in its nearly 100 years in operation.

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past the unmistakable mining houses, I’m keenly aware that Kimberley was built by and for hardworking miners and their families. Early citizens spent their work hours deep inside the earth harvesting precious mineral resources, and their non-work hours building something just as precious above ground - a place they could call home. The thriving community we live in today, 30 years after the initial closure plan was submitted, was largely built by those same miners.

The B.C. Mines Act lays out regulations for the closure of any mine. As you may expect, it requires companies to restore disturbed areas to productive ecological uses, which in the case of Sullivan, meant forest and wildlife habitat. The safety of engineered structures and water quality are also key components. What it doesn’t stipulate, is the socio-economic transition of the local community; for that we can thank the incredible working relationship between Jim Olgilvie (the mayor at the time), and former mine manager, Mick Henningson. An early champion at Teck, Henningson recognized how important it was to prioritize the continued health and security of the population which had supported them for so long.

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Civic Centre on Rotary Drive. Circa 1960s.

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Hockey on Townsite rink, 1922.

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In 1990, a nine-month strike by Sullivan Mine workers, coinciding with reduced production levels at the mine, generated an awareness amongst the community of the reality that eventually the mine’s life would come to a close, as mines always do. Capitalizing on this collective realization, Jim Ogilvie began to marshal the community towards thinking about a post-closure plan. The closure of the mine would not only mean the loss of jobs for a huge percentage of community members, but also roughly 50% of the tax revenue for the municipality; both Teck and the people of Kimberley had growing concerns about the social and economic sustainability of our beloved town. In an attempt to diversify the economy, Teck, The City, and the community, jointly decided to capitalize on Kimberley’s natural endowments and surviving infrastructure to develop a series of projects that could repurpose parts of the Mine site.

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I often have a recurring thought

revolving around how much Kimberley has grown since the closure of the Sullivan mine. Although many of my childhood friends have made the common pilgrimage home, it has recently occurred to me that a significant portion of our community doesn’t necessarily experience this place as a mining town. The history seems obvious to those who know it, but there are probably people who don’t know why the Sully is the name of our pub, or why the streets are named things like Banks, Trail or Burdett. Just as important, the assets that support our economy and contribute to our quality of life, are all thanks to the miners that came before us. Every time we step up to the first tee at one of our golf courses, load the lift at the ski hill, swing into the Civic Centre to watch a Dynamiter game, or even turn on the tap to get a glass of water, we can thank those ‘homesteaders’ for putting down their roots, and those who had the foresight to envision a future beyond life as a mining town.

In part two, we’ll look specifically at some of the major projects created to transition Kimberley from an industry town to a tourist destination.

All archival photographs were made available by The Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History, a non-profit society dedicated to furthering the preservation, documentation, and presentation of the Columbia River Basin’s human and natural history. For more information on the soviet or to browse over 20,000 historic photos, visit www.basininstitute.org

THE ASSETS THAT SUPPORT OUR ECONOMY AND CONTRIBUTE TO OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, ARE ALL THANKS TO THE MINERS THAT CAME BEFORE US.

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