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Joint meeting works out common ground ARNE PETRYSHEN
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A Search & Rescue training exercise on Oct 27 simulated the crash of a 4-seat Cessna 172 that went missing on a flight from Calgary to Cranbrook. The crew of a Hercules aircraft, along with Cranbrook PEP Air (Provincial Emergency Program volunteers and Cranbrook SAR members worked the simulated crash site near the old Kimberley airport. See more on page 15.
New water shortage response bylaw pending C AROLYN GR ANT
Kimberley’s new Water Shortage Response bylaw is working its way through the process and has now received first and second readings at City Council. Prior to third reading and adoption, Council would like to hear any comment Kimberley residents may have. The new bylaw is being brought in to respond to the low water situation this past summer, and the likelihood of low water levels occurring again. This past summer was long, hot and dry and even now, fall rains have been sparse. That has resulted in still only 3 cm of
water flowing over the Mark Creek Dam. At this time of year, most people have shut off their outside water so demands on the system are down as well, but Council wants to be prepared for next year with a bylaw that spells out levels of restrictions and penalties. The first level of restriction is what most residents are used to now — even/odd watering days depending on address with watering to be done between 4 and 10 a.m. and 6 to 10 p.m. Hoses for washing cars or anything else must be equipped with automatic shut offs. Stage 2 restrictions will require even numbered proper-
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ties to water only on Wednesdays and Saturdays, same times; and odd numbers Thursdays and Sundays. City lawns, parks and boulevards will be watered once a week at Stage 2. Washing boats or motor vehicles, and pressure washing will not be permitted, nor will public fountains or water features be on. In Stage 3, there will be no watering of lawns allowed. Watering of sports fields will be allowed only to the extent of keeping them in usable condition. Golf courses will only water greens and tee areas. You may still water flower and vegetable gardens. Stepping up to level 4, there
will be no watering of lawns or gardens, no watering of school yards or sports fields, no operation of automatic car washes, no filling or re-filling of any type of pool. These stage 4 restrictions apply to golf courses and cemeteries as well. The City will make public announcements when entering any stage of restrictions. Penalties will begin at $100. Second offences may gain you a fine of up to $500, and no less than $250. In stage 4 restrictions, a commercial operator will be fined no less than $1000 for not following the bylaw. Residents who wish to provide feedback should write or contact City Hall this week.
Cranbrook and Kimberley city councils met last Tuesday night, October 27, to discuss joint initiatives between the two communities. The meeting was the first joint council meeting that the two cities have had since the new councils came onboard last election. Cranbrook Mayor Lee Pratt said it has been in the works for a while and he has had meetings with Kimberley Mayor Don McCormick over the past year. “Going back to square one, during the election Mayor McComick and myself introduced ourselves to each other and had a couple meetings,” Pratt said. “We decided then and there that what’s good for Cranbrook is good for Kimberley, and what’s good for Kimberley is good for Cranbrook,” he said. “We decided that if we were elected we would lean towards working together in getting some activity going for the region that would be positive for both communities.” Pratt said they also decided it was time to introduce the councils to each other. He noted that with Cranbrook being a new council and some new additions to Kimberley, the two councils didn’t really know each other. Mayor McCormick said that there are a lot
Kimberley Mayor Don McCormick
of common initiatives that the two communities share and are working towards. “So staying on top of that and making sure we’re supporting it in the best possible way is really important,” McCormick said. “The meeting (Tuesday) night was the first one to kick that off.” McCormick said the co-council meetings went back as far as the days Ross Priest was the mayor of Cranbrook and Jim Ogilvie was the mayor of Kimberley. “They saw that given the communities were close together, we should be trying to work a little closer together. Unfortunately those meetings happened once a year and there wasn’t a lot of follow up and there wasn’t an awful lot of things on the agenda that warranted work moving forward.”
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