Water and Systems

Water and sewer systems in Kimberley are provided by the City of Kimberley. Water is drawn primarily from Mark Creek and Matthew Creek. Water is stored in a 275 million liter reservoir located on Mark Creek about 6 km upstream from the city for servicing all of Kimberley except the Marysville (south Kimberley) area. Marysville water is drawn from a direct inlet in Matthew Creek about 8 km to the west. Kimberley has one sanitary sewage treatment facility, called the Pollution Control Centre (PCC), in Marysville near the confluence of Mark Creek and the St. Mary River. It uses the activated sludge method of treatment and discharges treated effluent into the St. Mary River.

Kimberley’s storm sewer system has 38 km (23.6 miles) of sewer mains and 626 catch basins. It discharges water into various drainage courses that ultimately reach the St. Mary River via Mark Creek or is discharged into ground.

Telecommunications

High speed internet is available throughout Kimberley from Shaw Cable. DSL service from Telus is available throughout Kimberley. Local telephone service is provided by Telus. Long distance service is available from a variety of providers. Cellular telephone coverage is available from Telus Mobility, Rogers or Bell.

Electricity

BC Hydro provides electrical service to Kimberley. Information on services and rates for a particular home or business situation can be obtained by calling 1-800-224-9376 or visiting their web site at www.bchydro.com.

Natural Gas

Natural gas infrastructure in Kimberley is provided by FortisBC. Information on service and rates can be obtained by calling 1-888-224-2710 or visiting www.fortisbc.com. The provision of natural gas service in British Columbia is currently being “unbundled”, meaning that it will be possible to purchase gas from a variety of competitive firms (similar to the ability to purchase long distance telephone service from a variety of companies). This is currently available for commercial operations only and the situation may change rapidly as new companies enter the gas-reselling market.