Planned ignition halted due to increased fire behaviour Sunday
The Kimberley Arts Council will present the Kaleidoscope Festival from August 18 to 23, 2021.
One further property under evacuation order
Projects will create jobs while completing wildfire mitigation work
The Bill Nye Mountain Fire near Wasa received a small amount of rain yesterday, enough to temporarily cool fire behaviours, according to the BC Wildfire Service.
Fire not expected to grow further
There remains only one wildfire of note in the Cranbrook Zone of the Southeast Fire Centre, that being the Bill Nye Mountain fire, but continued hot and dry conditions are challenging fire suppression efforts.
Currently only an inch an half overflowing city dam
Given the current fire conditions, anticipated wind event, and recommendations of the BC Wildfire Service, the RDEK has issued an Evacuation Order for two properties east of Saugum Lake.
On Monday, Jul. 19 Purcell Collegiate Incorporated (PCI) held an open house at Purcell Golf, the site of the proposed Purcell Collegiate international boarding school, to update the public on the status of the project.
Extreme caution in backcountry is required
Building permits higher than this time in booming 2019
The 20th annual Sullivan Challenge Longboard Race went down on Sunday, Jul. 18, with a total of 33 competitors flying down the steep streets of Kimberley for a chance to win this historic local event.
It's not just municipalities such as Kimberley and Cranbrook that are trying to get a handle on the short term rental market.
80 players out of a max 144 registered in less than 24 hours
The Rotary Club of Kimberley has secured funding necessary to proceed with the rebuild of the Marysville Falls Walkway.
There is a $100 fine for first offence, $250 for second and subsequent offences.
Smoke seen rising from behind Kimberley Alpine Resort on Thursday, Jul. 15 was most likely emanating from the Akokli Creek fire, which has seen some growth according to Southeast Fire Centre Information Officer Kim Wright.
Electric fence cost-sharing program a potential option for Columbia Basin residents
After residents expressed concerns about an unauthorized target shooting range near the Cherry Creek Rest area located 12 kilometres east of Kimberley, the Meadowbrook Community Association (MCA) took it upon themselves to organise a meeting with MLA Doug Clovechok, RDEK Area E Director Jane Walter, RCMP Sgt. Steve Woodcox, Conservation Officer Sgt. Denny Chretien and Natural Resource Officer Supervisor Kevin Vaters to address the problem.
