Local Gov' Mtgs - Week of June 2-6

This upcoming week -- only Williams Lake Council & the Cariboo Regional District Board will be meeting.  Details below:

Williams Lake - Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, June 3rd at 6pm in the Rick Hansen Boardroom.  Items on the Agenda include:

* 2 Delegations - BC Transit re: Transit Fees & Local Community Arts Council re: Aboriginal Day Mural in Boitanio Park

* Business - On-street Disabled Parking recommendations/amendment to Zoning Bylaw re: Disabled Parking, 2nd Hand Stores Bylaw, 'Good Neighbour' Bylaw and proposed changes to Accessibility Committee Terms of Reference

View the full Agenda here

Cariboo Regional District:

June 5th at 1pm - Committee of the Whole meeting at Alexis Cr. Community Hall (2620 Stum Lake Rd).  On the Agenda:

* Audio Recording Policy
* Investment Policy
* Changes to Purchase Policy
* CRD Website Posting Guidelines
* Raising the profile of the Cariboo RD

View the full Agenda here

June 6th - At 9:30am, a Regular of the CCRHD Board (local Hospital District) meeting will take place at the CRD Boardroom (180D North 3rd Avenue, Williams Lake).  On the Agenda:

* 2 Capital Expenditure Bylaws for Adoption - Dunrovin Park Lodge (Sprinkler System) and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (funded jointly with Thompson Regional Hospital District in Kamloops)

* Hospital Consent Calendar

View the full Agenda here

Then at 9:45am - the Cariboo RD Board will convene its' regular meeting.  On their Agenda:

* 1 Delegation -- Emily MacNair, BC Agriculture Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Coordinator, will appear before the Board to present the final report on the Agricultural Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.

* Business - A number of bylaws up for 3rd Reading/Adoption; Recommendations from North/South Rural Caucus/Joint Committees or sub-region Committees; Request from Area L Director Bruce Rattray to "offset the cost of the Interlakes Economic Association's attendance at the 2014 Bio-Energy Conference scheduled to take place June 11-13, 2014 in Prince George" If approved - funds would come from the Area 'L' Special Projects Fund.

Also - there will be an In-Camera meeting under Section 90(1a - appointments) of the Community Charter

View the full Agenda here

Finally - next Wednesday (June 4th) residents within the North Cariboo Recreation/Parks Function area (All of Quesnel + portions of Cariboo RD Areas A,B,C and I) will get their first opportunity to vote on the request to borrow up to $7.5 million over 20 years for a new Arena 1 in Quesnel

Voting Location - CD Hoy Room, Quesnel City Hall (410 Kinchant St).  

Voting Requirements:

When heading to the polls, you must bring at least two pieces of ID. One of them must have a signature. Between the two, they should prove your address, but if you do not have something with your current address you are allowed to make a formal declaration of residency. Picture identification is not necessary. Typical examples of ID that people use are driver's license, BCID, firearms license, CareCard, credit card, SIN, status card, bank card, etc. Even a utility bill will work as a secondary piece of ID.

Questions about the voting process should be directed to the Cariboo Regional District’s Chief Election Officer, Alice Johnston (ajohnston@cariboord.ca) at (250) 392-3351 or 1-800-665-1636 or Deputy Chief Election Officer, Gina Albers (galbers@quesnel.ca), from the City of Quesnel at 250-992-2111

Meanwhile - you can read the latest info on the project here