Public Consultation Meeting for the 2016-2020 Financial Plan Bylaw

City of Kimberley council invites participation regarding the proposed 2016-2020 Financial Plan. The meeting will be held on April 4 at 7 p.m. in council chambers. The Financial Plan is available on the city website or Facebook page. The 2016-2020 Financial Plan is scheduled for first three readings at the April 11 regular council meeting and for final adoption at the April 18 special council meeting.

Fuels management

Crews have started burning in the Duck Pond and Myrtle Mountain Projects again, both located in the southeast corner of the Kimberley Nature Park. The Ponderosa Project in the northeast corner of the Nature Park will start burning again in mid-April. Trail users are asked to please stay out of the area during tree falling and burning. For more details on these projects please call the Kimberley Fire Department at 250-427-4114 or check the ‘Interface Fire and Ecological Restoration’ link on the Kimberley Nature Park Society webpage.

Outdoor burning

All outdoor burning within the City of Kimberley is regulated under Bylaw No. 2364 and must be approved by the Kimberley Fire Department. Special occasion burning permits will be issued by the Fire Chief for fires in parks or recreation areas, burns for land clearing, and for approved barbecue pits for cooking purposes.  It is unlawful to burn without a permit, to burn construction materials, to burn yard debris, or to burn in an outside barrel or outside incinerator. All approved burning within the City of Kimberley must be supervised at all times and have sufficient equipment on site to extinguish or control the burn.

Civic Centre

There is still ice time available at the Civic Centre until Sunday, April 10.

Spring Yard Clean-up

This year’s spring clean-up will begin on April 5 with residents who have a regular garbage collection day of Wednesdays. Please visit the city’s website for more details, including when the other garbage routes can set out yard waste for collection.

Dog etiquette

Please keep your dog on a leash in public places within city limits including the Rails-to-Trails. There are a few designated off-leash area within the city, please check out the web site for more information. Now that the snow is melting and the weather is nice, it would be appreciated if all dog owners would clean up after their dog(s).

Annual maintenance shutdown

A reminder that the Aquatic Centre will be closed for the maintenance shut down from March 29 to April 17, returning to normal operating hours on April 18. We will be checking messages throughout the shutdown.

Swimming lessons

Register now for April to June swim lessons and after-school programs. Don’t forget we have Saturday morning lessons!

City of Kimberley

Article Share