Meadowbrook parents have been raising concerns about the safety of the bus stop on Thompson Road in the rural area north of Kimberley. One of the points they raised is that there were bussing concerns earlier in the year, when students at the ski hill, Skookumchuk and Forest Crowne potentially had to walk quite a distance to school. Those concerns appear to have been dealt with, says parent Sandy Luker
There's good news and bad news for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The bad news is that he's dipping in the polls. For the first time since he was elected in the fall of 2015, Trudeau's approval rating has dipped below 50 per cent.
A quick recap of the top news stories this week in Kimberley.
As long as man has been using fire, he has been chopping down trees. Even in our pre-forestry, pre-agriculture days. Back then, when we were foragers, we made use of everything possible in our environment. The chopped down tree was easy to make use of. But what possible use could there be for the stump left behind? A stump is possibly the most useless thing ever created by humanity. With the possibility of the 8-track tape.
Teams from the east and west kootenays competed in Kimberley last weekend.
On Wednesday, February 7, 2018, The Kimberley Arts Council at Centre 64 in conjunction with Arts BC, will be hosting a Community Cultural Forum.
The three day event is free for spectators.
Strong to extreme winds and wet snow creating a touchy slab.
The event will be held at Kimberley Alpine Resort from February 8 to 11, 2018.
21-year-old wins bronze medal in the Indre Fjall, Sweden competition, continues impressive season
The provincial government's River Forecast Centre has issued its first snow survey for this winter, collecting data from 76 snow courses and 64 automated snow weather stations around the province.
New owners took over in April, unable to appeal $1.246 million tax assessment.
The BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources is seeking public comment on a series of hunting, trapping and motor vehicle regulation changes, to be implemented by 2020.
A female northern cardinal has made Cranbrook her home, and is drawing birders from all over BC
There was a large police presence in Marysville on Tuesday afternoon, January 16, as Southeast Traffic Services, with an assist from some Kimberley RCMP members and the Commercial Vehicle Inspector, conducted a vehicle inspection.
A municipal issue, not a provincial one, MLA says
Animal Alliance stepping up campaign for non-lethal methods of dealing with deer
Kimberley's manager of Parks, Recreation and Facilities says the city's facilities are outside the scope of the order
