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he Kimberley Nordic Club and Kimberley Cross Country Skiers hosted another successful dry land training camp this last weekend in Kimberley. A total of 27 young and eager athletes took part in what has become an annual fall camp. See more Page 5. Above, athletes run sprint roller races.
Enrolment numbers on rise in SD6
Crown stays charge in RCMP firearms trial
Courtroom erupts in cheers at announcement TRE VOR CR AWLEY
The trial of an RCMP officer ended abruptly as Crown counsel initiated a stay of proceedings on Wednesday morning in Cranbrook Supreme Court. Richard Drought, who was on trial for
careless use of a firearm, was visibly emotional as the courtroom erupted in cheers upon the announcement. A stay of proceedings is used when Crown counsel does not wish to move forward with prosecution of a charge. There is a 12-month period that allows Crown counsel to move forward with prosecution. See CROWN, page 4
C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The Kimberley Zone of Rocky Mountain School District No. 6 is up 21.375 full time equivalent students. There are also 78 students at the Kimberley Independent School who will likely move on to the public high school after Grade 8. More importantly, the pattern is an increase at the elementary level. For sustainable, stable enrolment numbers you want to see more students entering Kindergarten or Grade 1 than are graduating Grade
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12 in any given year. The final numbers for the 20152016 school year were gathered on October 2 and they show a total of 1,083 FTE students in Kimberley; 1,154 in Invermere (up 22 FTE) and 836 in Golden (up 14.5 FTE). Kimberley has 21 students in the Alternate School, Lindsay Park has 183 students, Marysville Elementary - 159. The Rocky Mountain DL program has 24.375 FTE students. McKim, which is Grade 4 to 7 has 325 students and Selkirk has 370. In the Selkirk numbers, 146.25 FTE students are in Grade 11 and 12.
Greyhound cancels Calgary route through Kimberley Last bus was Wednesday C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
According to Paddy Brown, who operates the Greyhound stop out of his Flowers Galore business, Wednesday, October 15, 2015 was the last day Greyhound will run its passenger bus route from Cranbrook to Calgary, with
stops in Kimberley and up the valley. “Greyhound service is cancelled,” Brown told the Bulletin. “They sent us a bulletin this week.” Brown says freight won’t be affected, although it will wait in Golden about 12 hours longer for pick up. “Sun City will provide a passenger service to Golden where you can catch the Greyhound,” he said. See BUS, page 4