Cariboo RD to replace Audio Livestream System

Courtesy of the Cariboo Regional District:

After many years of operation, the systems that allowed the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) to provide a live audio-stream of its Board meetings have stopped working. Because of this, CRD and Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District Board meetings will not be available for online live-streaming in January or February 2025. The next CRD and Cariboo-Chilcotin RHD Board meetings is scheduled for January 24, 2025 to commence at 9:30 a.m.

Anyone interested in viewing the proceedings of a Board meeting can attend in person. All meetings are open to be viewed and listened to by the public, except for any portion of a meeting which is closed to discuss labour relations, legal matters, or any other reason designated by section 90(1) or (2) of the Community Charter. While the meetings are open to be viewed, public  participation and commentary is not permitted except through delegations registered in advance of the meeting.

The CRD is in the final stages of replacing this system, using money from the 2023 Growing Communities Fund with no funds from taxation required. Research, technical assessment, and evaluation of possible replacement hardware and software systems occurred over the course of 2024. The new system is projected to cost $160,000 plus installation costs, and could be in operation by mid-March.