City of Kimberley council will recognize the outstanding volunteer efforts of Jack Ratcliffe at tonight’s council meeting. Mr. Ratcliffe is the inaugural award recipient and…
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Memoirs of Angus Davis: A Mining Legend
By Erin Knutson, The Columbia Basin Institute of Regional History Angus Ward Davis Sr. was born into a prominent Montreal family of Welsh origins…
Kootenay Zinc Corp. sponsors Sullivan Core Shack
Kootenay Zinc Corp. is pleased to announce that it will be sponsoring the construction of the Sullivan Core Shack at the Kimberley Underground Mining Railway…
Marysville project purchased by MGX
MGX Minerals Inc. (MGX) this morning announced the acquisition of the Pond magnesium occurrence (Pond) as well as the expansion of its Marysville magnesium project (Marysville). Both…
Act on Auditor General’s recommendations or resign
Perceptions by Gerry Warner Should Mines Minister Bill Bennett resign? Of course, he should! He’s deliberately deceived the public about the Mt. Polley mine disaster…
George Hogg exhibition coming to Centre 64
By Mike Redfern Kimberley is privileged to be the place they call home for a considerable number of very talented visual artists. Not all of…
An election presenting a difficult dilemma
Perceptions by Gerry Warner Let me confess here and now that I’m completely flummoxed by this election! So flummoxed that for the first time in…
Bafflegab doesn’t lessen impact of Mt. Polley spill
Perceptions by Gerry Warner “Tailing dams at operating mines have not ever failed in British Columbia. This is the first time. It is hard to plan…
Growing up
By Colin J Campbell We got an email last week with a cartoon that said “if you haven’t grown up by 50 you don’t have…
Coal mine regulation needs to change
Letter to the Editor I am a middle of the road voter – with a history in B.C. that is much longer than either of…