Present from Cariboo RD: Directors S. Forseth (Area D), M. Neufeld (Area E), M. LeBourdais (Area F) and B. Anderson (Area K)
Present from City of Williams Lake: Mayor SPS Rathor (Chair) and Councillors S. Boehm, and M. Moses
Meeting Chair: Mayor SPS Rathor
Meeting called to order at 5:30pm
The Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place on traditional, unceded Williams Lake First Nation territory within Secwepemculecw
Meeting Agenda adopted - click here
Minutes of the previous Joint Committee meeting was adopted
Delegation:
Margaret Waring, President; Sue Hemphill, Vice President; and Ken Day, Treasurer from the Williams Lake Field Naturalists/Scout Island Nature Centre were in attendance to discuss additional funding needed for the Otter Bridge Project
Following the presentation - A Question/Answer period ensued
The Chair, on behalf of Joint Committee, thanked the delegation for their time/information
Business:
1) Community Grants / Grants for Assistance - Central Cariboo Joint Review
The Committee referred this item to a Special Joint Committee meeting, to be held on Monday, December 1, 2025 - due to a lack of the required quorum of Williams Lake City Council
2) Central Cariboo Arts and Culture 2026 Business and Financial Plans
CRD Manager of Community Services presented his report to Joint Committee
Discussion ensued thereon...
Resolved: That it be recommended to the Regional Board:
That the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture 2026 Business and Financial plans be endorsed as presented.
3) 2026 Central Cariboo Joint Committee Schedule
Resolved: That it be recommended to the Regional Board/Williams Lake City Council:
That the 2026 meeting schedule for the Central Cariboo Joint Committee be endorsed, as presented
4) Discussion Items:
The Committee discussed the following items:
* Posting of External Publications and Public Artwork in the CMRC (Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex)
* Daybreak Rotary Request for New Playground Installation and Renaming of Kiwanis Park to Rotary Park
* Concerns re: Distribution of Ice Board Ad Revenue between Ice Groups at CMRC
* Proposal for Pickleball Facilities in Kinsmen Park
* Proposal for Williams Lake Dog Park/Financial Participation of Cariboo Regional District
* Indoor Turf Facility Working Group Support Request (The Indoor Turf Facility Working Group will be attending the January 2026 Central Cariboo Joint Committee meeting as a delegation)
5) Central Cariboo Recreation and Leisure Services 2026-2030 Business, Financial and Capital Plans
CRD Manager of Community Services presented his report to Joint Committee
Discussion ensued thereon...
Resolved:
a) At request of Director Forseth - the Committee agreed to divide the recommendation into two distinct motions
b) That the Central Cariboo Recreation 2026 five-year business and financial plans and the 2026-2030 capital plan for the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex be endorsed -- Committee divided as follows:
Yeas - Directors Forseth, Neufeld and LeBourdais - 3
Nays - Mayor Rathor; Councillors Boehm and Moses - 3
Motion defeated by tie vote
c) That the Central Cariboo Recreation 2026 five-year business and financial plans and the 2026-2030 capital plan for the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex be referred to the Special Joint Committee meeting, to be held on Monday, December 1, 2025
d) That the Joint Committee recommend (to the Regional Board):
That the Cariboo Regional District Board allocate an additional $500,000 in Community Works Funds in 2026 and $500,000 in 2027 to enable completion of the Esler Sports Complex Access Road project.
CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Director S. Forseth (Area "D")
6) Action Page
Following review by Joint Committee -- Action Page was received
And then Joint Committee adjourned at 7:43pm
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