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Rental four-plex approved for Sullivan Drive

Kimberley City Council Report by Nowell Berg On July 13, City of Kimberley council held its regular bi-monthly meeting. Councillors Sue Cairns, Kevin Dunnebacke, Diana...

Rental four-plex approved for Sullivan Drive
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Kimberley City Council Report by Nowell Berg On July 13, City of Kimberley council held its regular bi-monthly meeting. Councillors Sue Cairns, Kevin Dunnebacke, Diana...

Home » Rental four-plex approved for Sullivan Drive Kimberley City Council Report by Nowell Berg On July 13, City of Kimberley council held its regular bi-monthly meeting. Councillors Sue Cairns, Kevin Dunnebacke, Diana Fox, Woody Maguire, Jason McBain and Sandra Roberts were present along with Mayor Don McCormick. An archive of the meeting can be viewed on the City of Kimberley YouTube channel.

Watch it here. Rental four-plex approved Council unanimously approved a development permit for the construction of two four-plex residential buildings at 101 Sullivan Drive. The complex consists of eight long-term rental units of one-and-two-bedroom design.

The project includes 10 on-site parking stalls and 14 secure bicycle storage spaces. Coun. Cairns raised two concerns.

First, restricted emergency egress is limited to the one road accessing Townsite. She requested staff provide the population of Townsite, “in particular the vulnerable population.” She also wants to know about a “plan for evacuation.”

Second, Cairns wants to see the “multi-use pathway extended from Tadanac [Blvd] up to Cranbrook Street” as part of the active transportation network.

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Source Water Report Cori Barraclough, Aqua-Tex Scientific Consulting, presented council with a Mark Creek and Mathew Creek water report. Barraclough reminded council that the city “does not filter” drinking water. “The reason for that is the water quality has always been very high and we’ve never needed to filter it.” She noted the province as four criteria for a filtration exemption, which the city applied for Mark Creek in 2024 at the request of Interior Health. The most important criteria is the water monitoring program. “To give us an idea of what is going on in the watershed, how things are changing over-time and help us maintain the filtration deferral.” In terms of water quality, Barraclough said, “The water’s in great shape. We’ve met all the guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality.” The other key information passed along by Barraclough dealt with the snow pack and...

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Jul 15, 2026
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