Two Mile Flat Fire Protection Open House - Sept 10th

Courtesy of the Cariboo Regional District:

The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) will host an Open House for residents who live within the Two Mile Flat Fire Protection Boundary. The session will take place on Monday, September 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Quesnel Recreation Centre to provide information about the proposed new Two Mile Flat Fire Protection agreement. CRD staff and Quesnel Volunteer Fire Department members will be on hand to answer any questions and provide information to affected residents.

Since 1963, Two Mile Flat fire protection services have been provided by the City of Quesnel Fire Department, through a contract with the Province of British Columbia. The Province has been collecting taxes from these residents and remitting them to the City of Quesnel in order to provide this service.

The Province informed the City of Quesnel and CRD the agreement for this service will expire December 31, 2012, and requested both organizations negotiate a new agreement to continue fire protection services to the Two Mile Flat area. Under the proposed agreement, the City and CRD suggest to maintain the current service, at the current tax rates. The level of fire protection service will not change; the only change will be that the CRD collects the taxes rather than the Province of BC.

However, to enable this new agreement, the CRD must establish a new service in order to tax for the continuation of fire protection services delivered by the City of Quesnel Fire Department. In order to establish the service, the CRD needs to receive approval from the residents.

An information brochure and the official petition have been mailed to residents within the current Two Mile Flat Fire Protection Boundary. Completed petitions need to be returned to the CRD in person, or by mail, prior to September 17. An unsigned or unreturned petition must be counted as a “no” vote.

If the petition is not approved, fire protection services for Two Mile Flat will end on December 31, 2012.

If residents require further information, visit the CRD online at http://www.cariboord.bc.ca or call us at 1-800-665-1636 and ask to speak with the Corporate Officer (Alice Johnston)