Cariboo RD Emergency Preparedness Committee Highlights - Jan 25th mtg

Present: Chair M. Wagner; Directors Sjostrom (via telephone), Bachmeier, Forseth, Neufeld, LeBourdais (via MS Teams), Pare and De Vries (via MS Teams)

The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:00pm and recognized the meeting was taking place on the traditional, unceded territory of the Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw, acknowledged today's announcement from WLFN regarding geophysical results from the second phase of the investigation at the St. Joseph's Mission Residential School and encouraged Directors' to attend the "Sacred Fire" event outside the Elizabeth Grouse Gym at Sugarcane between today to Saturday 

Meeting Agenda adopted

Minutes of the Committee meeting held September 7th, 2022 were received/adopted

Business:

1) EOC Reporting September to December 2022

The Committee held before it a report of the Mgr. of Emergency Programs

Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved -- Report received

2) Emergency Program Key Findings Report Prioritization and Workplan Update January 2023

The Committee held before it a report of the Mgr. of Emergency Programs

Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved -- Report received

3) Cariboo Regional District Emergency Plan Key Functions & Process Review

The Committee held before it a report of the Mgr. of Emergency Programs

Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved -- Report received

4) Modernization of the Emergency Program Act

The Committee held before it a report of the Mgr. of Emergency Programs

Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved -- Report received

5)  BC Flood Strategy - Response from Peace River Regional District

The Committee held before it a report of the Mgr. of Emergency Programs

Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved -- Report received and that a letter of concern, similar to one from the Peace River Regional District, be forwarded to the Province in respect of BC's Flood Strategy and its' potential impacts' upon the Cariboo Regional District 

The Committee adjourned at 2:42pm