One of the fastest growing sports in North America is pickleball, a paddle sport that combines tennis, badminton and ping-pong. It is growing by leaps and bounds — professional leagues are even starting.
The Kimberley Fire Department presented city council with a Fire Facilities Master Plan at the regular meeting of council on January 9, 2023.It is an ambitious plan that includes a new No. 1 station (currently housed in city hall; upgrades to the Marysville station; upgrades and potential moving of the training facility on Jim Ogilvie Way; and a new satellite station in Townsite.
At the last meeting of Kimberley council, CAO Scott Sommerville said he didn’t believe it would take very much time to act on Coun. Sue Cairns’ notice of motion to put the brakes on any conversions of rental units to strata when Kimberley’s rental vacancy was under five percent.