Kimberley, British Columbia

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Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada

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Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada's Location.
Census Division
Regional District	East Kootenay
Area:	58.31 km²
Founded
Incorporated	1944
Population: City	6,927 (2001)
Population density:	118.8/km²
Time zone:	Mountain: UTC -7
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Latitude: Longitude:	49°40′11″N, 115°58′39″W {{Canadian_City/Map_source_is:{{{CCMapSource}}}|d1|m1|N|d2|m2|W|region:CA_type:city(100,000)_}}
Elevation:	1120 m MSL
Highways	Highway 95A
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Governing body:	Kimberley City Council
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Coordinates: 49°30′49″N, 115°46′7″W

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 ^[1]. Now it is mainly a tourist destination and home to Kimberley Alpine Resort, a ski area.

[edit] History

Kimberley was incorporated as a city in 1944 ^[2]. 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.

[edit] Demographics and location

The population of Kimberley B.C. is 6,927 ^[3]. ^[4]. The claimed "largest working cuckoo clock in the world" is located here. Kimberley is served by the Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport.

Kimberley Bavarian cuckoo clock

[edit] 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

[edit] Sport

The Kimberley Dynamiters Junior 'B' Ice Hockey team play in the KIJHL. Kimberley Alpine Resort regularly hosts ski races on the IPC Disabled Alpine World Cup.

[edit] External links

• Kimberley International Old Time Accordion Championships
• Official website
• Kimberley Alpine Resort

[edit] Footnotes

1. ↑  Source: [5].
2. ↑  Source: Ibid.
3. ↑  Source: [6].
4. ↑  Source: Ibid.

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Regional Districts	Alberni-Clayoquot - Bulkley-Nechako - Capital - Cariboo - Central Coast - Central Kootenay - Central Okanagan - Columbia-Shuswap - Comox-Strathcona - Cowichan Valley - East Kootenay - Fraser Valley - Fraser-Fort George - Greater Vancouver - Kitimat-Stikine - Kootenay Boundary - Mount Waddington - Nanaimo - North Okanagan - Northern Rockies - Okanagan-Similkameen - Peace River - Powell River - Skeena-Queen Charlotte - Squamish-Lillooet - Stikine - Sunshine Coast - Thompson-Nicola
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