Join Kimberley’s Fire Chief Will Booth, Wildland Fire Ecologist Bob Gray and members of BC Wildfire Service for a one hour guided walk through the…
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Levirs Avenue hosts FireSmart event
The Levirs Avenue neighbourhood in Swan Sub, Kimberley continues to demonstrate its commitment to wildfire preparedness through ongoing participation in the FireSmart Neighbourhood Recognition Program….
Fuels reduction work Feb. 12 to 14 in Nature Park
The Kimberley Fire Department will conduct a fuels reduction project next week between Monday, February 12 and Wednesday, February 14. Crews will work approximately one…
Youth Climate Corps returns to Kimberley/Cranbrook
Submitted by Wildsight Wildsight’s Youth Climate Corps (YCC) is back for its third season in Kimberley/Cranbrook. Wildsight’s YCC seeks to address the climate emergency with…
City distributes $103k in Resident Directed Grants
Kimberley City Council Report By Nowell Berg On May 15, City of Kimberley council held its regular bi-monthly meeting. Councillors Sue Cairns, Kevin Dunnebacke, Woody…
Prescribed burn coming for Nordic Centre/Nature Park
BC Wildfire Service, in conjunction with the Kimberley and Cranbrook fire departments will be conducting a prescribed burn of approximately 140-hectares in the area of…
Wildsight’s YCC at work in Kimberley Nature Park
Submitted by Wildsight On a drizzly Thursday morning, the buzz of chainsaws fills the air. Bright orange vests dot the steep wooded slope; passersby pause…
Nature Park Society offering interpretive hikes June 25
The Kimberley Nature Park Society’s Natural History Committee is organizing three interpretive, guided hikes in the Kimberley Nature Park on Saturday, June 25 starting at 9…
Local youth take action to reduce wildfire risks
Submitted by City of Kimberley / City of Cranbrook We all want a safe, liveable community. Increasingly across B.C., wildfires threaten to disrupt that safety….
Wildfire risk reduction ongoing priority for KFD
The City of Kimberley, the province and Canfor spent the winter focusing on wildfire risk reduction by treating hazardous fuel in lower Matthew Creek. The…