Vivian Oakley graciously donated film footage of Kimberley’s Ski heritage. The footage is not limited to North Star Mountian, it also includes the Ski Jump that was located on Overwaitea Hill. Special thank you to the Oakley Family, Ray’s Music and The Kimberley Chamber of
Kimberley Alpine Resort will now open on Saturday, December 3 and 4, 2011. It will then close for the week, open again for the weekend December 10 and 11, and resume full operations on December 16, 2011. “Mother Nature is smiling on Kimberley,” said Matt Mosteller, Vice Pr
Kimberley, BC – Kimberley Alpine Resort has completed the second phase of enhancements to the famed Easter Chair. In phase one Kimberley Alpine Resort built an alpine themed building to house the bottom lift drive terminal and also completed a restroom near the top station unload so g
A huge snowfall has buried Kimberley Alpine Resort! Recent heavy snowfall has brought an early Christmas present for skiers and riders at Kimberley Alpine Resort – an early opening! The first weekend of operations will be a preview weekend on December 3rd & 4th. 7-Day a week oper
The weather was great and the people enjoyed themselves as always at the Canadian Bocce Championships and Julyfest in Kimberley. Kimberley was host this past weekend to Soccer players and of course the elite Bocce athletes. The weather held for the parade which had the best attendanc
Just catching up on the long weekend and the busier each day, Invermere on the lake. It is blasted off at midnight on June 30th with a fireworks display that is second to none for a small town. The town is small but some estimates put the population grows by almost ten times when su
These outdoor excursions although fascinating, good exercise and just a lot of fun for some, are not necessarily for everyone. There can be discomfort and inconvenience. The weather has to be considered and there are of course insects, animals and flora that are always a consideration
Well the weather stood up and the parade came off as planned. There was a marching band and much more with the Best of Brits car show there as a welcome addition to the festivities. The Radium Rotary flipped the burgers and the locals turned out to attend and in some cases set up boot
With a baby having just been born on the other side of the province, I decided a quick trip to check out the countryside and to see my first Grandchild, would be in order. The Beagle and I hit the road but the country side was a bit of a blur. Invermere to the parking lot at the Fer
