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Notes from City Hall
Brown bag Lunch with Mayor McCormick
On Wednesday, October 12, and on the second Wednesday of each month, Mayor Don McCormick will host a brown-bag luncheon at City Hall from noon until 1:30 p.m. Bring your lunch and have a discussion with the Mayor.
Thanksgiving closure
City Hall and the Works Yard will be closed Monday, October 10 for Thanksgiving, with the Aquatic Centre opening from 1 – 4 p.m. for a public swim. The regular meeting of council is rescheduled to Tuesday, October 11 at 7 p.m.
Waste that is scheduled to be picked up on Monday, October 10 will be picked up on Tuesday, October 11. For more information please call the Operations & Environment Services Department at 250-427-9660. Happy Thanksgiving from all city staff!
2017 Community Grants
The 2017 Community Grant Application forms are now available on the city’s website at www.kimberley.ca. The deadline to submit an application is October 15. Please note that all 2016 grant recipients must complete a final report to be considered for a 2017 Community Grant.
Speed Signs
The City of Kimberley is urging motorists to please obey all road speed signs within city limits. Please be extra cautious in school and playground zones, as school is now back in session.
Fire Prevention Week Open House
On Thursday, October 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. the Kimberley Fire Department will be hosting an open house with interactive demonstrations, truck tours, and games. Stop by the Kimberley Fire Station #1, 340 Spokane Street to check out the fun! There will be hot dogs and refreshments, along with a visit from Sparky the Fire Dog.
Don’t Wait, Check the Date!
Smoke alarms are a critical component in home fire safety planning. The 2016 Fire Prevention Week theme is “Don’t Wait, Check the Date” on your smoke alarm.
According to an NFPA report, in one-fifth (20 percent) of all U.S. homes with smoke alarms, the smoke alarms aren’t working; three out of five home fire deaths result from fires in properties without smoke alarms (38 percent) or with no working smoke alarms (21 percent).
There is a general assumption that simply having a smoke alarm will offer us enough safety. The truth is that regular testing, maintenance and replacing older alarms is required to give us the best odds of escaping a fire.
Smoke alarms should be replaced at or before they reach ten years of age. Most smoke alarms have a manufactured date on the back or in the battery housing. Some manufacturers have even gone as far as putting a best before date on them or building in an audible warning when they reach a certain age. For more information please visit this website.
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 barbeque 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.
