Friday, January 18, 2013

CRD Board Highlights - Jan 18th mtg

Courtesy of the Cariboo Regional District:


Spectra Energy

Steve Henderson, Manager, Community and Aboriginal Relations, and Joanne Metz, Community Coordinator, from Spectra Energy Transmission, appeared before the Board to provide information relating to Spectra's operations throughout the region. Discussions focused on socio-economic opportunities, stakeholder outreach programs and strategic giving programs.  Other areas of discussion included Public Awareness and Emergency Preparedness as well as Spectra’s new Natural Gas System. Further information about their programs is available online at spectraenergy.com.    

Election of CRHD & CCRHD Chair and Vice‐Chair

The Cariboo Regional Hospital District (CRHD) and the Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District (CCRHD) elected their Chair and Vice Chair for 2013. Area C Director, John Massier was re-elected as Chair while Vice‐Chair duties will be carried out by Area H Director, Margo Wagner.

Solid Waste Management Plan Update

The Cariboo Regional District endorsed the final draft of the Updated Solid Waste Management Plan. The plan had recently been presented to the municipalities of 100 Mile House, Quesnel and Williams Lake for their review and to provide their comments and approvals. The Solid Waste Management Plan will now be submitted to the Ministry of Environment for legislated approval and final adoption by the province.

Area B Director Initiative Funds Approved

The Board authorized up to $1,200 of Electoral Area B Director Initiative Funds at the request of Director Dixon-Warren.  The funds will be used for the Area Director to attend the Central BC Agriculture Advisory Committee Workshop in Langley on March 13.

Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative Funding      

The Cariboo Regional District will be applying to grant funding programs for plan, prescription, demonstration and operational fuel mitigation projects in 2013.

The Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative (SWPI) is a suite of funding programs managed through the Provincial Fuel Management Working Group – including the First Nations Emergency Services Society (FNESS), Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations and the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM). The initiative supports communities to mitigate risk from wildfire in the wildland urban interface. The wildland urban interface is any area where combustible wildland fuels (vegetation) are found adjacent to homes, farm structures, other outbuildings or infrastructure.

      Detailed information about the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative funding program and applications for funding can be accessed on the UBCM website at

NCLGA Resolutions

CRD Directors discussed a number of potential resolutions for the North Central Local Government Association's (NCLGA) annual general meeting and convention. Topics under consideration include resubmission of an item regarding noxious weeds rancher authority, moving heritage week to later in the year, impaired driving, and taxation from the sale of pet foods to support animal protection. The annual NCLGA event will be taking place in Quesnel May 1 – 3, 2013.

Next CRD Board Meeting

Friday, February 8, 2013

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