Committee of the Whole (Cariboo RD Board) - June 18, 2026 mtg

Present: Chair M. Wagner/Vice-Chair M. Neufeld; Directors Audet, Bachmeier, Massier, Forseth, LeBourdais, Richmond, Glassford, Pare, Anderson, De Vries, Paull, Rathor, Pinkney and Alternate Director D. Funk (District of Wells) 

Meeting called to order at 10:30am

The Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional, unceded territory of the Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw and welcomed Alternate Director Funk from the District of Wells to today's Committee meeting

Meeting Agenda adopted - click here (with late item from Dir. Forseth - CRD Budget 2027/reduction of rural provincial home owner grant in 2027) 

Minutes of the previous Committee of the Whole meeting held on March 19, 2026 were received/adopted

Delegations:

None 

Business:

The Committee discussed the following matters: 

* Video Livestream Pilot/next steps - report from Manager of Communications

* Updated Geotechnical Hazard Area Mapping for Williams Lake Fringe Area and Quesnel Fringe Area - report from CRD Senior Planner 

* Intergovernmental Relations Update

* NCLGA Membership 

* Future Financial Support for Indigenous Events/Next Steps

* CRD Budget 2027/reduction of provincial rural home owner grant in 2027

* Strategic Plan Update

Following discussion - the Committee made the following recommendations to the Regional Board: 

1) That, in order to enhance transparency and accessibility, the Board extend the pilot project for livestreaming CCRHD (Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District) and Cariboo Regional District Board meetings by six months (to end of December 2026), and further, that during that time staff be directed to investigate options to host recorded meetings online for a defined period of time, in addition to the livestream

And then the Committee adjourned at 2:30pm