VIDEO: February 18, 2026 Cariboo RD Area "D" Virtual Town Hall Meeting (2026 Cariboo RD Budget and Other Matters)

Last night (February 18, 2026) -- Cariboo RD Area "D" Director Steve Forseth hosted a virtual Zoom Town Hall meeting from 7-8pm to discuss the Cariboo Regional District's 2026 Budget and provide an Area Director Report

Area Director's Report -- Road Maintenance within the Electoral Area; Road concerns in the Electoral Area; Upcoming RD Initiatives in 2026 – Dog Control in the Region,Regional Parks/Trail Service, proposed feasibility study in Williams Lake for Indoor Multi-Use Building, Streetlighting Service for Lagerquist Rd in McLeese Lake; Old Wildwood School Property – Status Update; BC Hydro Project in Wildwood – Status Update and 2026 Cariboo Regional District Area Director Elections

2026 Cariboo RD Budget Numbers -- https://www.cariboord.ca/.../budget-and.../budget-2026/

2026 Cariboo RD Budget Survey -- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RTK696D

The full meeting video can be viewed here

2026 Cariboo RD Area "D" Virtual Town Hall Meeting - Feb 18, 2026 at 7pm

Courtesy of Cariboo RD Area "D" Director Steve Forseth:

Next Wednesday, February 18, 2026 -- I will be hosting my annual Virtual Budget Town Hall meeting to discuss the Cariboo Regional District's 2026 Draft Budget/5 Year Financial Plan on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7pm.  Full details on the virtual meeting at https://www.facebook.com/events/1968401180375345

** Please note that this is NOT the official Cariboo Regional District formal budget consultation exercise ** 

The Cariboo Regional District offers the following for review, prior to my Virtual Budget Town Hall meeting... 

1) Area "D" Budget 2026 Flyer (this will be mailed out to all Area "D" property owners or renters) -- https://www.cariboord.ca/media/tm1lah5u/area-d-final-budget-mailout.pdf

2) Full 2026 Cariboo Regional District Budget Documents -- https://www.cariboord.ca/regional-government/budget-and-finances/budget-2026/

3) 2026 Budget Survey (please fill this out and tell the Cariboo Regional District how you feel about the proposed budget) -- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RTK696D

1st Look at 2026 Cariboo RD Budget/2026-2030 Five Year Financial Plan

Courtesy of Cariboo RD Area "D" Director S. Forseth:

YouTube Video: 

Last Thursday (November 13, 2025) -- the Cariboo Regional District's Finance/Budget Committee conducted an initial review of the draft 2026 Cariboo RD Budget/Five Year Financial Plan from 2026-2030.  The Cariboo RD 2026 Budget/Five Year Financial Plan calls for a tax requisition increase of 5.5% covering all 124 Services of the Cariboo Regional District but specific impacts to unincorporated communities or specific neighbourhoods in the Regional District Electoral Area or Member Municipality will depend on your property assessment and which Regional District service(s) your unincorporated community/neighbourhood/municipality participates in 

Next steps -- January 2026 will see BC Assessment Authority release 2026 Property Assessments then Cariboo RD Finance/Budget Committee will review 2026 Property Assessments and have those reflected in 2026 Cariboo RD Budgets and then approve the 2026 Cariboo RD Budget for public consultation 

Document links:

1) General Overview of the Cariboo Regional District Budget Process -- https://www.cariboord.ca/regional-government/budget-and-finances/

2) Overview of the 2026 Cariboo Regional District Budget -- https://pub-crd.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=54303

3) 2026 DRAFT Business Plans for all Cariboo RD Services -- https://pub-crd.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=bf670a44-695e-40d8-af87-50ad993a9155&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English

4) 2026 Look at Cariboo RD Water/Sewer Utilities Fees in Areas A,D,E,F,G,H,K,L (vs 2025) --https://pub-crd.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=54306

5) 2026 Tax Impacts for Electoral Areas (based on a property worth $400,000) -- https://pub-crd.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=54312

Finally: 

If you wish to contact your local Electoral Area Director or Municipal Director about the 2026 Cariboo Regional District Budget -- go to https://www.cariboord.ca/regional-government/electoral-areas/ or send an email to mailbox@cariboord.ca and that will be forwarded to the entire Cariboo Regional District Board....