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Notes from City Hall
Snow Removal
Each winter the City of Kimberley Operations Department has the responsibility of maintaining approximately 100 kms of paved and gravel streets, including lanes, within the City of Kimberley. We endeavour to accomplish this task in the most cost effective manner possible while still maintaining a high level of service and safety to the public.
Please remember that snow and ice control is not a substitute for caution and defensive driving practices when operating a vehicle under winter conditions.
Sanding and plowing priorities are based on volumes of traffic and steepness of terrain.Ā City streets are generally categorized into three groups:
1. Main streets and emergency access routes with hills.
2. Other main or collector streets.
3. Local and residential streets.
The main streets and hills are completed first. This ensures that traffic can access such facilities as the schools, special care facilities, the central business area, and the ski hill area. Next completed are collector streets, which may not have steep terrain but do have heavy volumes of traffic and include Rotary Drive, Knighton Road, and Jim Ogilvie Way. Residential streets are then attended to. During weekends and statutory holidays, the City generally services only the high priority streets.
For more information and a list of frequently asked questions please refer to the city’s website, Snow Removal and FAQs section or call the Operations Department at 250-427-9660.
Frozen Water Line Prevention
If theĀ water service line to your homeĀ has ever frozen or you have noticedĀ a reduced water flow in your home during the winter, leave one tap running cold water day and night (stream should be theĀ size of a pencil). This will help to prevent your lines from freezing.Ā Since frost sinks deeper into the ground when air temperatures rise after a period of extreme cold, you will need to keep the water running 24/7 until mid-April to avoid having the lineĀ freeze.
The city encourages residents who have experienced frozen water service lines in the past to be pro-active by ensuring indoor lines are properly insulated, keeping a good snow cover over the ground above the service lines and installing a bleeder line system. For more information please visit Frozen Water Service Lines.
Non-Instructional Day Camp
On Monday, December 5 bring your kids to the Aquatic Centre for a day of fun! This includes indoor and outdoor adventures, swimming, crafts and games! For children four to 10 years of age from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The cost is $45.
Come and enjoy a Free Public Swim at the Aquatic Centre on Wednesday, December 7 from 5 to 6 p.m., sponsored by Kimberley Centex.
Rhyme Tyme
New to the Aquatic Centre for 2017! Enjoy some play time with your little one through games, songs and movement stories in this parented class. For ages six months to three-years-old. For details call 250-427-2983 or visit www.kimberley.ca and follow the link to Aquatic Centre info.
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