RICH SPORTING HERITAGE
Kimberley has a history of producing sporting
champions. Kimberley native Gerry Sorensen,
whose name now graces the road leading to
Kimberley Alpine Resort, was a five-time winner
on the World Cup ski circuit in the early 1980s.
She became only the second Canadian woman to
win the World Alpine Downhill Championship,
capturing the title at Schladming, Austria in 1982.
In hockey, the Kimberley Dynamiters have brought worldwide renown to the community. They captured the Allan Cup, Canada’s senior hockey championship, in 1936 and again in 1978. The 1936 team was Canada’s representative at the world hockey championships in London, England in 1937, and successfully brought the world title back to Canada.
Kimberley produced a former Dominion welterweight boxing champion, Jack Butula, who captured the title in a bout in Vancouver in 1952. Patrick Morrow, who in 1982 became only the second Canadian to scale Mount Everest, was also a Kimberley resident.
Kimberley offers a full range of community services - from sport clubs and special interest groups to children's activities and recreation facilities. The city’s spectacular natural setting along the St. Mary River, surrounded by the Purcell and Rocky Mountains, provides the perfect location for world-class outdoor activities and cultural events.
Local festivals include the world-renowned Kimberley International Old Time Accordion Championships which is held the 2nd week in July; July Fest (3rd weekend in July); Kimberley Arts Festival Arts on the Edge (3rd weekend in July); the International Music & Dance Festival (1st weekend in September); and the Kimberley Country Fair (September).
| Sullivan Mine Railway &
Interpretive Centre (250) 427-2573 Kimberley Arts Centre (250) 427-4919 Kimberley Summer Theatre (250) 427-4080 The Platzl and Cuckoo Clock Kimberley Heritage Museum (250) 427-7510 Regalanes Bowling Alley (250) 427-2722 Werner Movie Theatre (250) 427-2803 Kimberley Public Library (250) 427-3112 |
| 107th Avenue Park Al Fabro Walkway (trail) Bocce Pits Central Park Cominco Gardens Coronation Park/Centennial Hall Forest Crowne Park +Trails Garden Park Giegerich Park Kimberley Lions and Rotary Nature Park Kimberley Nature Park Kimberley Riverside Campground Legion Park |
Lions Park Lois Creek Forest Recreation Site Mark Creek Trails Marysville Eco Park Marysville Falls McDougal Park Nordic Trails Purcell Park Rotary Park St. Mary River Boat Launch Swan Park Triangle Park Upper Lois Creek |
Tanglefoot Training Centre |
| Sports Organizations Kimberley Nordic Club Kimberley Gymnastics Club Kimberley Shotokan Karate Seniors Fastball League Bicycle Club Ladies Baseball League Slo-Pitch (Mixed Softball) Kimberley Junior Dynamiters North Star Figure Skating Club Seahorse Swim Club St. Mary Fly Fishers Rocky Mountain Riders North Star Ski Racers Kimberley Lawn Bowling Club |
Special Interest Kimberley Senior Citizen Society Royal Canadian Air Cadets Kimberley Pipe Band Kimberley Camera Club Kimberley Wildlife & Wilderness Club Sullivan Mine & Railway Historical Society North Star Quilters Association Kimberley Community Literacy Program Kimberley Garden Club |
 Kimberley Dance AcademyNorth Star Racers Jack Rabbits Nordic Skiing Baby Goose Kimberley Play and Learn Lee Haskell Youth Centre Kimberley Family Centre 4H Club Girl Guides of Canada Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts North Star Skating Club Minor Hockey Minor Baseball Minor Soccer Gymnastics Club |
United Way |
Lions Club (Marysville) Parent-Teachers’ Paren-Teachers' Association |
| Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses All Saints Anglican Church Marysville Community Church Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart Holy Cross Lutheran Church St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Kimberley Fellowship Baptist Church United Church of Canada Kimberley Pentecostal Church |
Civic Centre (Home of the Kimberley Dynamiters)