Committee of the Whole met at Barkerville, located within the east end of Area "C" of the Cariboo Regional District and in the shared traditional territories of the Lhtako Dene and Secwepemc Nations ...
Meeting called to order at 9:30am
The Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place on traditional Indigenous territory and welcomed Alternate Director Roodenburg to today's meeting of the Committee of the Whole
Meeting Agenda adopted
Cheryl Chapman/Mike Retasket provided an official Indigenous welcome to the Lhtako Dene and Secwepemc (Shuswap) shared traditional territories
Kate Cox, Chief Executive Officer of Barkerville Historic Town and Park / Cottonwood House Historic Site provided welcoming remarks and formally welcomed the Committee of the Whole to Barkerville
Minutes of the Committee meeting held on March 17th, 2022 were received/adopted
Business:
The Committee discussed the following topics:
1) Waiver of Public Hearings - Continue research based on Committee's discussions'
CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Director Pinkney
Meeting recessed at 11:09am
Meeting resumed at 11:30am
Delegation:
Chris Pharness, Vice President of Sustainable Development, Natalie Cook, Acting Manager of Sustainability and External Relations, and Hayley Archer, Community Relations Liaison, all with Osisko Development Corporation, appeared before the Committee to provide updates on the Barkerville Gold project
Following the presentation - A Question/Answer period ensued
The Chair, on behalf of the Committee, thanked the delegation for their time/information
Meeting recessed for lunch at 12:25pm
Meeting resumed at 1:01pm
Committee Business, cont:
2) Next Steps: Proposed Region-Wide Parks/Trails Service
Defer discussions until after October 2022 Local Government Election
3) Strategic Direction of 2023 Budget Discussions and Public Consultation
Report of CFO received
The Committee adjourned at 2:35pm
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