Kimberley is a city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains.
Now it is mainly a tourist destination and home to the Kimberley Alpine Resort, a ski area and Kimberley's Underground Mining Railway that features a 750-foot-long (230 m) underground mining interpretive centre complete with operational 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railway equipment.
SunMine, was the largest solar PV plant in Western Canada when built in 2015 on the site of the former Sullivan Mine concentrator.
[13] Although its historical population was closely tied to activities at the Sullivan Mine, the city's high-speed internet and scenic location enabled growth in tech and tourism beginning in the 2000s.
[14] According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Kimberley included:[15] The city has the "largest freestanding cuckoo clock in Canada".
Other schools accredited by the government: Kimberley has a continental climate with semi-arid influences and heavy moderation from the nearby mountains which tend to block arctic air masses, and produce a rain shadow.
Kimberley Alpine Resort is also home to the Winter Sports School which hosts lessons for all ages and abilities.