Kimberley

• More than 8,000 on evacuation alert as wildfire threatens Kimberley, B.C.

  The city of about 8,000 people in the East Kootenay region is located east of the Matthew Creek wildfire, which was sparked on Saturday by lightning.

  Fire

  Jul 20
  
• Tragic conclusion to search for Australian hiker missing in B.C.

  An Australian hiker has been found dead after being reported missing over the weekend in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia.

  Jun 13, 2023
  
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• B.C. municipal election 2022: Kimberley results

  Kimberley residents will vote on Oct. 15 to elect a new council in the 2022 B.C. municipal election.

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2022
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• $100K reward offered for info leading to arrest in chairlift arson investigation

   A building housing part of the main chairlift at Kimberley Alpine Resort was destroyed by fire on Dec. 18. On Jan. 10, RCMP announced they believe the fire was deliberately set.

  Crime

  Feb 12, 2022
• B.C. resort gets creative to stay open after suspicious fire takes out main chairlift

  A resort executive described the fire as "really horrible," particularly as the ski hill had been able to open earlier than anticipated amid excellent snow conditions. 

  Crime

  Dec 23, 2021
• Deer attack in southeastern B.C. leaves woman cut, battered and bruised

  The 58-year-old woman from Kimberley says she was treated in hospital and released, but is still having trouble walking.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2021
• Body of an Alberta man who tried to save family dog is found in B.C.’s Kootenay River

  RCMP say officers were called Tuesday to reports that a body was spotted in a shallow portion of the river north of Kimberley.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2020
• Kimberley City Bakery selling 100-year-old business amid pandemic

  "We're known, not just here in the Kootenays, but right through B.C., Alberta, right through to Europe," said owner Eric Forbes.

  Features

  May 10, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Ski hills in Alberta and B.C. close temporarily

  Attempts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic have led Resorts of the Canadian Rockies to stop its operations at several ski hills in Western Canada.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2020
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• ‘I knew it was just a matter of time’: Couple rescued from B.C. backcountry share survival story

  The couple were rescued after nearly a week when a RCMP plane spotted the word "HELP" scrawled in the snow next to their frozen vehicle.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2019