KIMBERLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA

'Kimberley' is a small mining city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Kimberley was named in 1896 after the Kimberley mine in South Africa. From 1917 to 2001, it was the home to the world's largest lead and zinc mine, the Sullivan mine . Now it is mainly a tourist destination and home to Kimberley Alpine Resort, a ski area.

Contents

History

Demographics and location

Schools

Sport

External links

Footnotes

History

Kimberley was incorporated as a city in 1944 . During the 1970s, when Highway 95 was built to go around the city, Kimberley transformed into the ''Bavarian City of the Rockies'' to entice motorists passing through the region to visit what the city had to offer.

Demographics and location

The population of Kimberley is 6,927 . The city boasts the "largest working cuckoo clock in the world". Kimberley is served by the Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport.

Schools

Schools in Kimberley are part of School District 6 Rocky Mountain which also serves Invermere and Golden. Five of the district schools are in Kimberley.

★ Blarchmont Elementary School (closed as of September, 2006)

★ Selkirk Secondary School

★ McKim Elementary School (changed from a Middle School to a 4 to 7 school as of September, 2006)

★ Lindsay Park Elementary School

★ Continuing Education School

★ Kimberley Alternate School

Sport

The Kimberley Dynamiters Junior 'B' Ice Hockey team play in the KIJHL. The Dynamiters have produced many pro hockey players, most notabaly Jason Wiemer, currently with the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. Kimberley Alpine Resort regularly hosts ski races on the IPC Disabled Alpine World Cup.

External links

★ Kimberley International Old Time Accordion Championships

★ Official website

★ Kimberley Summer Theatre Official Website - One of Eastern BC's premiere professional theatre companies.

★ Kimberley Alpine Resort

★ Kimberley Chamber of Commerce

★ Trickle Creek Golf Resort

★ Recreational Real Estate

Footnotes

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