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Monday, November 11, 2024
Saturday, November 9, 2024
City of Williams Lake invites Residents to Shape Future of Active Transportation
The City of Williams Lake invites the entire community to get involved in the active transportation network planning process.
The City is teaming up with Fraser Basin Council and Urban Systems to develop an Active Transportation Network Plan (ATNP) and is seeking community feedback.
Active transportation includes all human-powered transportation modes, including walking, cycling, skateboarding, using a mobility aid, or e-scooters and e-bikes.
Through collaboration with community members, the ATNP will create a complete and comfortable active transportation network in Williams Lake for people of all ages and abilities, as well as help guide decision-making and investments related to active transportation improvements.
The grant-funded project aims to make it safer and easier to get around by walking, cycling, or rolling throughout the community.
“Providing more options for active transportation can play an important role in promoting a healthy, equitable and accessible community,” said Jane Wellburn, Fraser Basin Council Regional Manager, Cariboo Chilcotin. “Input from community members will form the foundation of this project and we would like to hear from a range of voices to create an ATNP that reflects the community’s active transportation interests and needs.”
To help to facilitate discussion and collaboration, the City has formed an Active Transportation Working Group with multiple user groups who will be involved in the project.
Throughout the planning process there will be a variety of additional opportunities for the community to provide input. To launch the community engagement process, community members are encouraged to participate in a community survey (https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/WL_ATNP). Paper copies will also be available at Williams Lake City Hall and at various locations throughout the community.
“The survey will help us better understand how residents currently move around the community for their daily needs, identify current challenges and explore future opportunities for active transportation,” Wellburn said.
The deadline to participate in the survey is Monday, December 2, 2024.
To stay informed about the Active Transportation Network Plan visit the project website at
www.williamslake.ca/1025/Active-Transportation-in-Williams-Lake or follow the City of Williams Lake on Facebook, Instagram and X.
Friday, November 8, 2024
Cariboo-Chilcotin Local Government/Board of Education Meetings: Week of November 12-15
Thursday, November 7, 2024
City of Williams Lake Celebrates Collaborative Project Bringing New Outdoor Fitness Equipment to Kiwanis Park
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Cariboo RD Finance/Budget Committee Highlights - Nov 6th, 2024 meeting
Present: Chair J. Glassford; Directors Sjostrom, Bachmeier, Massier, Forseth, Neufeld, LeBourdais, Richmond, Wagner, Pare, De Vries, Roodenburg, Rathor and Pinkney
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Williams Lake Council Highlights - Nov. 5th, 2024 meeting
Central Cariboo Rural Directors Caucus Highlights - Nov 5th, 2024 mtg
Fuel Management Treatment Work to Begin in Westridge Drive/Country Club Boulevard Areas
The City of Williams Lake will be conducting a fuel management treatment project between the residential areas of Westridge Drive and Country Club Boulevard.
Work is set to begin this month and will continue throughout 2024 and into 2025 depending on weather conditions and aims to reduce the threat of wildfire to homes, structures and recreation values, as well as to improve and maintain the grassland ecosystems present in the area. The total area of fuel treatment works is 68 hectares.
“The intent is to create a healthier, more open forest that will not support aggressive wildfires and will be safer for crews to fight wildfires in,” said Evan Dean, Director of Protective Services and Williams Lake Fire Department Chief.
Specific fuel management treatment activities may include:
- Danger tree removal
- High retention partial harvesting
- Spacing and pruning of the understory conifer trees
- Surface fuel clean-up
- Pile burning and/or chipping of cut material
Residents and motorists travelling through the City may see smoke and flames during project operations.
Funding for the project was secured through the Province’s Community Resiliency Investment Program and is a continuation of work started in 2022.