College of the Rockies’ Kimberley campus celebrated their latest Fire Services certificate graduating class on Friday, February 22 at the Kimberley Conference Centre. The graduates of the 23-week program are now prepared for entry-level positions in municipal firefighting; in emergency response positions in the forestry, oil and gas, or mining industries; or as medical first-responders. They were joined at the graduation ceremony by Columbia River- Revelstoke MLA Doug Clovechok (standing, far left), Jack Paterson, program coordinator & instructor (standing, second from left), Rick Prasad, Fire Chief, Kimberley Fire Department (standing, second from right) and Jack Moes, College of the Rockies Dean of Trades & Technology (standing, far right). (Submitted file).