Chair M. Wagner/Vice-Chair M. Neufeld; Directors N. Audet, B. Bachmeier, J. Massier, S. Forseth, M. LeBourdais, A. Richmond, J. Glassford, T. Pare, B. Anderson, E. De Vries, E. Coleman, R. Paull, S. Rathor and M. Pinkney
Meeting called to order at 10:12am
The Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional, unceded territory of the Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw
Meeting Agenda adopted - click here
Minutes of the previous Board meeting were received/adopted
Business:
1) The Board gave 1st/2nd Readings to Williams Lake Fringe Area Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 5552, 2026 and Williams Lake Fringe and 150 Mile House Area Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 5553, 2026 (Area D/1830 Fox Mountain Rd)
2) The Board gave 1st/2nd Readings to Interlakes Area Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 5549, 2025 and South Cariboo Area Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 5550, 2025 (Area L/8649 Boultbee Rd)
3) The Board agreed to submit a Provincial Agricultural Land Commission application for removal of soil pertaining to Lot 1, District Lots 2953 and 2954, Lillooet District, Plan 29793, Except Plans 32585, 37271, KAP79216 and KAP84073 to the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission with a recommendation for approval (Area H/4836 Jewell Rd)
4) The Board agreed to submit a Provincial Agricultural Land Commission application for placement of fill pertaining to District Lot 6733, Cariboo District to the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission with a recommendation for approval (Area A/2255 Kersley-Dale Landing Rd)
5) The Board agreed to submit a NDIT application for the Mountain Spruce Community Centre Society grant application to Northern Development Initiative Trust’s Community Places stream for $29,621 to replace and modernize the existing park sign
6) The Board allocated Year Round Grant for Assistance applications, as follows:
i) McLeese Lake Meals with Hearts Society - $1,000 from Area "D"
ii) Eagle View 4D Barrel Races - $1,000 from Area "E"
7) The Board directed that the Emergency Notification System Use Policy endorsed on October 18, 2024, be repealed and replaced with an internal administrative policy
8) The Board directed that no further action be taken regarding planning for the Bouchie Lake Sewer System project, based on the results of the community engagement process
9) The Board received/ratified the Monthly Expenditures Board Summary Report and Mastercard Summary Report for the month of February 2026, in the amount of $2,768,561.83
10) The Board directed that Alice Johnston, Corporate Officer/Deputy CAO, be appointed Chief Election Officer for conducting the 2026 general local election with power to appoint other election officials as required, and that Lore Schick, Deputy Corporate Officer/Executive Assistant, be appointed Deputy Chief Election Officer, in accordance with Section 58(1) of the Local Government Act
11) The Board received a letter from the City of Quesnel inviting the Cariboo Regional District to co-host with the City of Quesnel the 2028 NCLGA/North Central Local Government Association's AGM/Convention in Quesnel, BC... and directed that Cariboo Regional District/City of Quesnel co-host the 2028 NCLGA Convention in Quesnel, BC…
12) The Board received a number of Information Only items and following discussion - took no further action
13) The Board endorsed 3 Recommendations from its' Committees or Commissions as follows:
a) Central Cariboo Joint Committee - February 25, 2026 meeting:
That staff move forward with developing a draft naming rights policy for consideration at a future Central Cariboo Joint Committee meeting.
b) Indigenous Relations Committee - March 6, 2026 meeting:
That the amended draft Memorandum of Understanding between Nazko First Nation and the Cariboo Regional District to strengthen emergency management coordination be endorsed as presented
c) Committee of the Whole - March 19, 2026 meeting:
That the Cariboo Regional District's next steps in addressing the issue of unacceptable road conditions be as follows:
a) Request a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure during the CAO/Chair Convention in Victoria - April 2026;
b) Send a letter to NCLGA members, requesting support for the Cariboo Regional District's resolution at NCLGA on the need for improved road conditions, and ask if they wish to include Indigenous communities in the effort to secure infrastructure funding and prioritization;
c) Request a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure at the 2026 UBCM/Union of BC Municipalities Convention with Cariboo Regional District's member municipalities.
14) Corporate Bylaws:
a) The Board gave 1st, 2nd and 3rd Readings to Wildwood Fire Protection Service Area Amendment Bylaw No. 5565, 2026
b) The Board gave 1st, 2nd, 3rd Readings and Adoption to Cariboo Regional District 2026 – 2030 Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 5555, 2026
CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Director Forseth (Area "D")
c) The Board gave 1st, 2nd, 3rd Readings and Adoption to Cariboo Regional District Water Rates Bylaw No. 5563, 2026
d) The Board gave 1st, 2nd, 3rd Readings and Adoption to Cariboo Regional District Sewer Rates Bylaw No. 5564, 2026
e) The Board gave 1st, 2nd, 3rd Readings and Adoption to Cariboo Regional District Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Bylaw No. 5567, 2026
f) The Board adopted Horse Lake Water System Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 5511, 2025
15) The Board appointed Area "L" Eric Director de Vries as the Cariboo Regional District’s representative to the North Central Local Government Association Board for the 2026-27 term. Area "B" Director Barb Bachmeier was appointed as the Cariboo Regional District’s alternate representative to the North Central Local Government Association Board for the 2026-27 term
Directors’ provided verbal reports on their recent activities…
And then the Board adjourned at 11:55am
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