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Notes from City Hall
Remembrance Day Closure & Garbage Schedule Change
Kimberley City Hall and the Public Works Yard will be closed on Monday, November 13 for the Remembrance Day stat. The Aquatic Centre will be open, normal business hours. View the schedule on our website
Garbage that would normally be picked up on Monday, November 13twill be picked up on Tuesday, November 14. For more information contact the Operations & Environment Services Department at 250-427-9660 or [email protected].
Snow Removal
Each winter the Operations Department has the responsibility of maintaining approximately 100 km 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, and ensure that your vehicle has proper winter tires.
Sanding and plowing priorities are based on volumes of traffic and steepness of terrain. City streets are generally categorized into three groups:
- Main streets and emergency access routes with hills.
- Other main or collector streets.
- 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.
Transit Commuter Service
The Kimberley Transit System now provides a weekday commuter service, making it easier and more convenient for Kimberley residents to get to Cranbrook for work or school. The new commuter service will run Monday through Friday, arriving in Cranbrook between 8:10 and 8:20 a.m., and leaving for Kimberley in the evenings between 4:40 and 4:50 p.m. For more information about schedule and route
Outdoor Rinks
The City of Kimberley is offering interested residents and neighbourhood volunteers the opportunity to enjoy a community/neighbourhood outdoor ice rink. Neighbourhood volunteers will flood and maintain the outdoor rinks. The rinks will be set up at Swan Avenue and/or Garden Park. Volunteer/resident commitment is an essential requirement to establish and maintain these neighbourhood rinks. Deadline for volunteer/resident commitment submissions is Tuesday, November 14 at 4 p.m. For more information on the neighbourhood rink program, please contact the Operations, Parks and Facilities Department at 250-427-9660.
Free Family Swim
Come to the Aquatic Centre and enjoy a Free Family Swim on Wednesday, November 15 from 6 to 7 p.m. sponsored by Heart Beet. Remember persons 18 years and younger must be accompanied by an adult in the water.
