Peace River Regional District public meetings in 2024

Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission

The Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission is scheduled to meet on December 17, 2024, to review agenda items. The agenda is currently procedural and does not list specific decisions or topics.

• Meeting scheduled for December 17, 2024
• Agenda is procedural and currently empty

The Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission recommended that the Peace River Regional District Board approve the 2025 draft budgets for the Chetwynd Arena (Function 255) and Chetwynd Leisure Centre (Function 240), including capital supplemental requests. The recommendations were carried unanimously. No other substantive decisions were made.

• Recommended capital budget approval for arena: hot water tanks ($40,000), parking lot paving ($1,500,000), exterior painting ($66,000) (carried)
• Recommended approval of 2025 arena draft budget totaling $3,851,294 with requisition of $2,019,280 and tax rate of $0.4513 (carried)
• Recommended capital budget approval for leisure centre: retile pool area ($25,000), replace variable frequency drives ($32,000), engineering for energy efficiency ($50,000) (carried)
• Recommended approval of 2025 leisure centre draft budget totaling $1,795,772 with requisition of $1,427,238 and tax rate of $0.4145 (carried)
• Received reports R-1 through R-4 for approval (carried)

Electoral Area Directors Committee

The Electoral Area Directors Committee will meet to discuss proposed windfarms and the 'Agriculture of the Future' initiative. The committee is also reviewing correspondence regarding seniors' aging-in-place support services.

• Discussion on proposed windfarms
• Review of 'Agriculture of the Future' business
• Correspondence from Save Our Northern Seniors regarding Seniors Aging in Place Support Services Program
• Review of EADC Terms of Reference

Regional Parks Committee

The Peace River Regional District Regional Parks Committee will elect a chair, adopt the agenda and minutes, and consider several reports. Items include a memo on well deficiencies at the North Peace Fall Fairgrounds, applications for 2025 Recreational Trails grants, renewal of the Sundance Lake Park agreement, discontinuation of the Red Creek Community Park project, and a draft 2025 budget for regional parks. The meeting also covers updates and design studies for Blackfoot Regional Park.

• Memo on North Peace Fall Fairgrounds well deficiencies (ENV‑EADC‑035)
• 2025 Recreational Trails Grant‑in‑Aid applications (FN‑RPC‑007)
• Sundance Lake Park Agreement Renewal (CS‑RPC‑036)
• Discontinuation of Red Creek Community Park project (CS‑RPC‑037)
• Draft 2025 Regional Parks Budget – Function 200 (CS‑RPC‑040)

Rural Budgets Administration Committee

The Rural Budgets Administration Committee will meet to discuss funding and project requests. The agenda includes a funding reallocation for the Charlie Lake sewer and a request for a new accessible park in Pouce Coupe.

• Charlie Lake Sewer Funding Reallocation
• Village of Pouce Coupe request for a new accessible park in the core of Pouce Coupe
• Kelly Lake Transfer Station temporary waste collection (ENV-RBAC-093)
• November 2024 Financial Reserves (FN-RBAC-339)
• Delegation from Young Life Dawson Creek regarding Area Director

North Peace Leisure Pool Commission

The agenda for the Peace River Regional District North Peace Leisure Pool Commission meeting on December 10, 2024 contains no listed items. It appears to consist only of placeholders and procedural headings. No decisions, proposals, or discussions are detailed in the agenda.

The North Peace Leisure Pool Commission approved a four-week maintenance shutdown for September 2025, received updates on the UV system billing dispute and roof condition, and recommended the Regional Board approve 2025 capital supplemental requests including a $750,000 roof replacement. The Commission also re-elected its Chair and Vice-Chair and received the six-month service review update.

• Approved 4-week maintenance shutdown Sept 7-Oct 5, 2025 (carried)
• Re-elected Trevor Bolin as Chair and Brad Sperling as Vice-Chair (unanimous)
• Recommended adjusting Re-Roof Facility cost from $615,000 to $750,000 (carried)
• Recommended 2025 capital supplemental requests totaling $950,000 (carried)
• Received 6-month Aquatics Department service review update (carried)
• Received Aquatic Manager report (carried)
• Received roof condition and repair cost reports (carried)
• Received budget WIP and resolutions tracking reports (carried)

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board will review and vote on several bylaw amendments, including the third reading and adoption of Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2554. It will also consider amendments to public notice, board procedure, regional board remuneration, and sewer‑system user fees. Additional agenda items include contract extensions for fire‑service agreements, the E‑Comm 9‑1‑1 Call Answer Centre Service, and the award of the PRRD Recycling Services contract. Reports on climate‑adaptation grants, sport and cultural event funding, and other regional initiatives will be presented.

• Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2554, 2024 – third reading and adoption
• Public Notice Amendment Bylaw 2562 and Board Procedure Amendment Bylaw 2566
• Regional Board Remuneration and Expense Amendment Bylaw 2569
• Dawson Creek Fringe Area Sewer Systems User Fees Amendment Bylaw 2560
• E‑Comm 9‑1‑1 Call Answer Centre Service Contract Extension Agreement

Regional Hospital District Board Meeting

The Regional Hospital District Board will adopt the meeting agenda and the minutes from the November 21, 2024 meeting. It will receive and discuss the 2025 provisional budget (FN‑RHD‑036). Additional items include bylaws, new business, and a closed‑session notice.

• Adopt agenda
• Adopt draft minutes from November 21, 2024
• Review 2025 Regional Hospital District Provisional Budget (FN‑RHD‑036)
• Consider bylaws
• Notice of closed session (ADM‑RHD‑028)

Invasive Plant Monitoring Advisory Committee

The Invasive Plant Monitoring Advisory Committee will meet to discuss plant monitoring reports and planning. The body is reviewing the 2024 annual report and a draft of the 2025 Strategic Plan and Profile.

• Draft 2025 Strategic Plan and Profile
• 2024 Invasive Plant Annual Report
• Contractor Report
• Terms of Reference

Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission

The agenda for the November 26, 2024 meeting of the Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission is available online. The document lists meeting details and voting results but does not contain the agenda items or discussion topics.

Regional Hospital District Board Meeting

The Regional Hospital District Board will elect a Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024/2025. The board is also considering the adoption of a capital expenditure bylaw and a revenue anticipation borrowing resolution.

• Election of 2024/2025 Chair and Vice-Chair
• PRRHD Capital Expenditure Bylaw No. 213, 2024
• Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Resolution No. 84
• Northern Health presentation on 2024-25 Capital Plan Update
• Northern Health presentation on Facilities Condition Index

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board will take the first three readings and consider adoption of the Development Application Procedures, Fees and Delegation Bylaw No. 2558, 2024. It will also review the Emergency and Disaster Management Service Establishment Amendment Bylaw No. 2563 for a requisition increase. Pre‑budget approvals for the Chetwynd Leisure Centre, Chetwynd Arena, and a new fire engine for the Dawson Creek Fire Department will be discussed. Additional new‑business items include potential changes to ambulance service response and university healthcare student recruitment.

• Development Application Procedures, Fees and Delegation Bylaw No. 2558, 2024 – first three readings and adoption
• Emergency and Disaster Management Service Establishment Amendment Bylaw No. 2563 – requisition increase, first three readings
• Function 240 – Pre‑Budget Approval – Chetwynd Leisure Centre
• Function 255 – Pre‑Budget Approvals – Chetwynd Arena
• Function 325 – Pre‑Budget Approval – Dawson Creek Fire Department fire engine

Committee of the Whole Meeting

The Committee of the Whole will hear a presentation from Development Services on the Development Application Procedures, Fees and Delegation Bylaw No. 2558, 2024. The presenters are Ashley Murphey, General Manager of Development Services, and planners Devin Croin and Adam Morton. No decision is noted; the item appears to be informational.

• Development Services presentation on Development Application Procedures, Fees and Delegation Bylaw No. 2558, 2024

Rural Budgets Administration Committee

The Rural Budgets Administration Committee will elect a Chair and Vice‑Chair for 2024‑2025. It will adopt the agenda, the draft minutes from the October 10, 2024 meeting, and consider several 2025 supplemental pre‑budget approvals for sewer functions (Charlie Lake, Chilton, Harper‑Imperial, Kelly Lake, Rolla). The committee will also review grant requests from the Willow Valley Cemetery Committee and Hudson’s Hope Lions Club, and examine the October 2024 financial reserves. Additional items include thank‑you letters and a consent calendar.

• Election of 2024‑2025 Chair and Vice‑Chair of the Rural Budgets Administration Committee
• Adoption of draft minutes from the October 10, 2024 meeting
• Review of 2025 supplemental pre‑budget approvals for sewer functions (e.g., Function 601 Charlie Lake Sewer)
• Consideration of grant requests from Willow Valley Cemetery Committee and Hudson’s Hope Lions Club
• Review of October 2024 financial reserves

Electoral Area Directors Committee

The Electoral Area Directors Committee will elect its Chair and Vice‑Chair for the 2024‑2025 term. The meeting will also adopt the agenda and the draft minutes from the October 10, 2024 meeting, receive a report from the Fort St John Public Library Association, and consider several consent‑calendar items related to agriculture and the committee’s terms of reference.

• Election of 2024/2025 Chair and Vice‑Chair
• Adoption of draft minutes from October 10, 2024
• Delegation: Fort St John Public Library Association presentation of 2024 Annual Report
• Consent calendar: Agriculture of the Future (DR‑EADC‑020)
• Consent calendar: Agricultural Advisory Committee (ADM‑EADC‑058)

Public Hearing

The Peace River Regional District Board will hold a public hearing to consider Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2554, 2024 (file 24-005 ZN). The agenda includes a notice of the hearing, a summary of the proposed amendment, and a board report for the first and second reading. Agency, municipal, and public comments will be reviewed before the hearing is terminated.

• Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2554, 2024 (file 24-005 ZN)
• Notice of public hearing with map
• Summary of proposed zoning amendment
• Board report for 1st and 2nd reading of the amendment
• Public comments (Comment 1 and Comment 2)

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District board will meet to elect a chair and vice-chair for 2024/2025. The agenda includes bylaw readings, contract awards for lift station repairs and waste hauling, and a presentation on a jet boat racing event.

• Election of 2024/2025 Chair and Vice-Chair
• Emergency Management Bylaw Amendment
• Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw No. 2564, 2024
• Contract Award: Charlie Lake Lift Station Repairs
• Contract Award: 2025-2027 Waste Haulage Agreements

Committee of the Whole Meeting

The Committee of the Whole will hear delegations regarding two regional planning initiatives. Presentations include a master plan for the North Peace Regional Park and a 'What We Heard' report on the Regional Growth Strategy.

• Expedition Consulting presentation on North Peace Regional Park Master Plan
• Planning Department and EcoPlan International report on Regional Growth Strategy

Solid Waste Committee

The Solid Waste Committee will adopt its agenda and the draft minutes from the July 4, 2024 meeting. It will receive reports including stakeholder committee recommendations, 2025 environmental services staffing considerations, and Function 500 supplemental requests for waste infrastructure projects. The consent calendar includes a 2024 solid waste project update and an update on the NPRLF Bio‑Sul production agreement. No new business items are listed.

• Adopt agenda
• Adopt draft minutes from July 4, 2024
• Review Function 500 2025 supplemental requests (attended Tier 1 transfer stations, Hudson's Hope and Tumbler Ridge transfer station replacement, Dawson Creek closed landfill cover remediation, Starlink internet upgrade)
• 2024 Solid Waste Project Update 2
• NPRLF Bio‑Sul Production Agreement Update

Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee

The Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee will adopt its agenda and minutes, hear a presentation from Planetworks Consulting on regional fibre‑to‑the‑premise and cellular connectivity, and consider several reports on connectivity strategy and budgeting. Items include a draft 2025 budget for regional connectivity and a review of grant allocations. The committee will also consider consent‑calendar items such as the Regional Connectivity Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2487, 2022.

• Planetworks Consulting presentation on regional fibre‑to‑the‑premise and cellular connectivity (item 6.1)
• Regional Fibre‑to‑the‑Premise and Cellular Connectivity Report (item 8.1)
• Consulting Services – Regional Connectivity Draft 2025 Budget (item 8.2)
• Function 135 – Budget Allocation General Grants – Regional Connectivity 2025 (item 8.3)
• Regional Connectivity Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2487, 2022 (consent calendar item 10.6)

Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission

The Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission held a meeting on October 22, 2024. The agenda indicates the meeting was procedural and did not include any decided items.

• Meeting held on October 22, 2024
• Procedural agenda with no decided items
• Commission meeting type

North Peace Leisure Pool Commission

The North Peace Leisure Pool Commission agenda for October 22, 2024 contains no listed items. No decisions, proposals, or discussions are detailed in the provided document. The agenda appears to be a placeholder without substantive content.

Committee of the Whole Meeting

The Committee of the Whole will hear a presentation from TC Energy on the Coastal GasLink project and a review of its socio‑economic impacts in the region. A separate presentation will be given by PSD Citywide on its corporate asset management plan update. No formal motions or decisions are listed; the meeting is for informational updates and discussion. The meeting is scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Pomeroy Hotel, Fort St. John.

• TC Energy presentation: Update on Coastal GasLink and review of socio‑economic impacts (Item 4.1)
• PSD Citywide presentation: Asset management plan update (Item 4.2)

Board Meeting

The Regional Board is meeting to discuss the disposal of North Pine Television assets and the repeal of the associated service bylaw. The board will also review land use applications and emergency service agreements.

• Termination of Function 525 – North Pine TV Rebroadcasting (Bylaw 2559)
• Non-Farm Use within the ALR application (File No. 24-011 ALR NFU)
• Kelly Lake Community Centre Service Bylaw Amendment (Bylaw 2561)
• Contract extension for RFP 26-2019 Financial Audit Services
• TC Energy Build Strong Grant Opportunity for Regional Structural Protection Unit

Rural Budgets Administration Committee

The committee will adopt its agenda and the draft minutes from September 26, 2024. It will review reports including the 2025 BC Natural Resources Forum Authorization and the September 2024 Financial Reserves. The meeting also includes a notice of a closed‑session portion.

• Adoption of agenda
• Adoption of draft minutes from September 26, 2024
• Review of 2025 BC Natural Resources Forum Authorization (ADM‑RBAC‑039)
• Review of September 2024 Financial Reserves (FN‑RBAC‑335)
• Notice of closed‑session meeting (ADM‑RBAC‑040)

Electoral Area Directors Committee

The agenda consists of procedural boilerplate and administrative items. The committee will review the EADC Terms of Reference and the minutes from the September 26, 2024 meeting.

• Adoption of September 26, 2024 draft meeting minutes
• Review of EADC Terms of Reference

Solid Waste Public and Technical Stakeholder Committee

The Solid Waste Public and Technical Stakeholder Committee will receive an update on the Chetwynd Replacement Landfill from Tetra Tech. It will review the 2025 Solid Waste Department Strategic Plan and the 2024 Solid Waste Annual Report. The meeting also includes a discussion of the Chetwynd Landfill Replacement Project updates and the committee's Terms of Reference.

• Tetra Tech update on Chetwynd Replacement Landfill (revised PTSC Oct 2024 document)
• Presentation of the 2025 Solid Waste Department Strategic Plan (ENV-PTSC-006)
• Chetwynd Landfill Replacement Project Update (ENV-PTSC-009 and related feasibility memos)
• Review of the 2024 Solid Waste Annual Report (ENV-PTSC-005)
• Discussion of the Solid Waste Public and Technical Stakeholder Committee Terms of Reference

Health Care Scholarship Committee

The Peace River Regional District Health Care Scholarship Committee will adopt its meeting agenda and the draft minutes from July 17, 2024. It will review a scholarship update report from Northern Lights College, a health care scholarship review document (DR‑HCSC‑004), and a notice of a closed session. The committee will also consider consent‑calendar items including the scholarship terms of reference and the scholarship matrix.

• Adoption of agenda
• Adoption of draft minutes from July 17, 2024
• Review of Health Care Scholarship Review (DR‑HCSC‑004)
• Notice of closed HCSC session (FN‑HCSC‑018)
• Consent calendar: HCSC Terms of Reference and Health Care Scholarship Matrix

Regional Hospital District Board Meeting

The Regional Hospital District Board is meeting to consider the adoption of a capital expenditure bylaw. The board will also review a presentation regarding regional hospital district funding challenges.

• PRRHD Capital Expenditure Bylaw No. 212, 2024 (FN-RHD-033) for first, second, and third readings
• Presentation from Regional Hospital District of Fraser-Fort George regarding RHD Funding Challenges

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board will consider the renewal of the Clearview Arena Shared Use and Occupancy Agreement. It will also review the 2025 Fleet Allocation and Capital Budget Pre‑Approval. Additional items include a request for Economic Development Funds for promotional materials and events, an Interim Housing Needs Report update, and a Bylaw Enforcement Update for Pringle Shadow.

• Clearview Arena Shared Use and Occupancy Agreement Renewal (CS‑BRD‑347)
• 2025 Fleet Allocation and Capital Budget Pre‑Approval (ENV‑BRD‑207)
• Request for Economic Development Funds – Promotional Materials and Events (ADM‑BRD‑531)
• Interim Housing Needs Report Update (DS‑BRD‑431)
• Bylaw Enforcement Update – Pringle Shadow (DS‑BRD‑432)

Committee of the Whole Meeting

The Committee of the Whole will hear a presentation on the updated Housing Needs Assessment prepared by the Planning Department and Urbanic Consultants Ltd. The report will be reviewed and discussed by members. No other substantive items are on the agenda.

• Presentation of the 2024 Housing Needs Assessment report (attachment: 2024-10-03 Housing Needs Assessment.pdf) by Planning Department and Urbanic Consultants Ltd.

Electoral Area Directors Committee

The Electoral Area Directors Committee will hear three reports on the process and requirements for transferring a parking‑lot title at Rose Prairie Community Centre and for licensing the Halfway Graham and Buick Creek recreation grounds. The meeting also includes routine items such as adopting the agenda, approving minutes from August 22, 2024, and reviewing the EADC Terms of Reference. No votes or dollar amounts are listed in the agenda.

• Report: Rose Prairie Community Centre Parking Lot – process and requirements for transfer of title (CS‑EADC‑015)
• Report: Halfway Graham Recreation Grounds – process and requirements for transfer of license of occupation (CS‑EADC‑017)
• Report: Buick Creek Recreation Grounds – process and requirements for transfer of license of occupation (CS‑EADC‑016)
• Adoption of draft minutes from the August 22, 2024 meeting
• Review of EADC Terms of Reference (consent calendar item)

Rural Budgets Administration Committee

The Rural Budgets Administration Committee will adopt its agenda and minutes from the August 22 meeting, consider updates on a grant for the Farmington Playground, and review several grant requests from local organizations. It will also examine the August 2024 financial reserves and the committee's terms of reference. Decisions may be made on the grant applications and the financial reserve report.

• Grant Request – Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library (FN-RBAC-331)
• Grant Request – Northern Lights College Foundation (FN-RBAC-333)
• Grant Request – Doe River Recreation Commission (FN-RBAC-332)
• Grant Request – Chetwynd Communications Society (FN-RBAC-334)
• August 2024 Financial Reserves (FN-RBAC-330)

Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission

The agenda for the Peace River Regional District Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission meeting on 2024-09-24 contains no listed items. No decisions, proposals, or discussions are recorded in the provided document. The meeting appears to be scheduled without a published agenda.

Special Regional Hospital District Board

The Special Regional Hospital District Board will meet on September 12, 2024. The agenda includes standard procedural steps such as call to order, adoption of the agenda, gallery comments, media questions, and a recess to a closed session where a notice of a special closed meeting (ADM‑RHD‑026) will be presented. No policy decisions, contracts, or ordinance items are listed. The meeting is scheduled to adjourn at 5:00 p.m.

• Recess to closed session – notice of special closed meeting (ADM‑RHD‑026)

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board will review the Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2554 for its first and second readings. It will also consider the Charlie Lake, Kelly Lake and Rolla Sewer System User Fees Bylaw No. 2557 and the Operating Reserve Fund Establishment Repeal Bylaw No. 2538, each for multiple readings and possible adoption. Several contract awards and amendments are on the agenda, including design and power‑supply projects.

• Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2554, 2024 – first and second readings
• Charlie Lake, Kelly Lake and Rolla Sewer System User Fees Bylaw No. 2557 – first, second and third readings and adoption
• Operating Reserve Fund Establishment Repeal Bylaw No. 2538 – first, second and third readings and adoption
• Contract Award – RFP No. 37-2024 – Spencer Tuck Park Design Study
• Contract Award – RFQ 47-2024 – Charlie Lake Back‑Up Power Supply Site Prep and Installation

Committee of the Whole Meeting

The Committee of the Whole will hear delegations regarding regional services and planning. Discussions include a Regional Climate Resiliency Plan and updates on local policing and healthcare operations.

• Regional Climate Resiliency Plan presentation by Planning Department and Pinna Sustainability Inc.
• Policing activities update from RCMP Hudson’s Hope Detachment
• Hospital diversions discussion with Northern Health executives

North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee

The North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee will meet to adopt the draft minutes from the July 9, 2024 meeting and review the Terms of Reference. The group will also receive a notice regarding a closed meeting.

• Adoption of North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee Draft Meeting Minutes of July 9, 2024
• Review of Terms of Reference
• Notice of Closed NPLFRS Committee Meeting

Special Regional Hospital District Board

The Special Regional Hospital District Board will adopt its agenda and the draft minutes from the August 15, 2024 meeting. It will provide time for gallery comments and media questions before entering a closed session. No substantive policy or financial decisions are listed on the agenda.

• Adopt agenda
• Adopt draft minutes from August 15, 2024
• Gallery comments or questions
• Media questions
• Recess to closed session

Electoral Area Directors Committee

The Electoral Area Directors Committee will discuss future considerations for Area E Scramblevision and Chetwynd TV. The body will also review survey results from the Agricultural Advisory Committee.

• Future Considerations for Area E Scramblevision and Chetwynd TV (ENV-EADC-039)
• Agricultural Advisory Committee Survey Results (DS-BRD-414)
• EADC Terms of Reference

Rural Budgets Administration Committee

The Rural Budgets Administration Committee will adopt its agenda and the draft minutes from July 11, 2024. It will consider a grant request submitted by the Fort St. John Public Library Association (reference FN‑RBAC‑329). The committee will also review the July 2024 financial reserves and the RBAC Terms of Reference bylaw. Additional items include a thank‑you letter to Jessica Giesbrecht and routine correspondence.

• Grant Request – Fort St. John Public Library Association (FN‑RBAC‑329)
• July 2024 Financial Reserves – as of July 23, 2024 (FN‑RBAC‑328)
• RBAC Terms of Reference – Consolidated Bylaw (Feb 12‑21)
• Thank You Letter – Jessica Giesbrecht
• Adoption of draft minutes from July 11, 2024

Regional Hospital District Board Meeting

The Regional Hospital District Board is meeting to discuss hospital district business. The primary item for consideration is a capital expenditure bylaw related to a Northern Health 2024 Capital Grant Request.

• PRRHD Capital Expenditure Bylaw No. 211, 2024 (first three readings and adoption)
• Northern Health 2024 Capital Grant Request

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board meets on August 15, 2024, to adopt meeting minutes, consider bylaws for records management and sewage collection, and review reports on broadband, landfill operations, and community infrastructure.

• Adoption of Records Management Bylaw No. 2553, 2024
• Adoption of Friesen and Harper Imperial Sewage Collection Service Parcel Tax Roll Bylaws
• Review of Bessborough Landfill Phase 4A Cell Development contract
• Discussion on West Parsnip Forest Service Road access
• Consideration of 2024-2034 Community Works Fund Agreement

Committee of the Whole Meeting

The Committee of the Whole is meeting to receive a delegation from the RCMP Chetwynd Detachment. The agenda consists primarily of procedural items and reports.

• Delegation from RCMP Chetwynd Detachment featuring Sgt. Wahnese Antonioni-Stevens and Cpl. Marika Masters

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board is meeting to discuss wind farm developments and review recommendations for solid waste and leisure facility replacements. The body will also consider contract awards for an agricultural emergency plan and highway system redundancy.

• Presentation by EDF Renewables regarding the Taylor Wind Project
• Contract award for RFP No. 39-2024 Agricultural Emergency Plan Development
• Contract award for ITT 13-2024 Lakeshore Drive and Alaska Highway System Redundancy
• Development Variance Permits No. 24-007 and 24-008
• Authorization for cabinetry installation at Chetwynd Library

Regional Hospital District Board Meeting

The Regional Hospital District Board will call the meeting to order, adopt its agenda, and approve the draft minutes from May 2, 2024. It will also review gallery comments, business arising from the minutes, delegations, correspondence, reports, bylaws, diary items, new business, consent calendar items, motions, media questions, and a notice of a closed‑session meeting.

• Adopt agenda
• Adopt draft minutes from May 2, 2024
• Review business arising from minutes
• Consider consent calendar items
• Notice of closed‑session meeting (ADM‑RHD‑023)

Committee of the Whole Meeting

The Committee of the Whole is meeting to discuss the Health Care Scholarship Committee Review. The agenda includes a proposal to refer this review to the Health Care Scholarship Committee meeting on July 17, 2024.

• Health Care Scholarship Committee Review (ADM-COW-009)

Health Care Scholarship Committee

The Health Care Scholarship Committee will meet to adopt its agenda and minutes from the April 19, 2024 meeting. It will consider a thank‑you card from Rylee LaGreen and review the Health Care Scholarship Committee Review (ADM‑COW‑009). The committee will also address any new business and consider consent‑calendar items such as the HCSC Terms of Reference and the Health Care Scholarship Matrix.

• Adopt minutes from the April 19, 2024 Health Care Scholarship Committee meeting
• Receive thank‑you card from Rylee LaGreen
• Review Health Care Scholarship Committee Review, ADM‑COW‑009
• Consider HCSC Terms of Reference (consent calendar)
• Consider Health Care Scholarship Matrix (consent calendar)

Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee

The Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee is reviewing a request from NorthwesTel for a letter of support regarding a residential fiber deployment project. The committee will also hear a presentation from Planetworks Consulting Ltd. concerning a connectivity study.

• NorthwesTel Residential Fiber Deployment Project letter of support request
• Planetworks Consulting Ltd. presentation on PRRD Connectivity Study
• Review of Rural B.C. Connectivity Benefits Study - Report 5 Summer 2024
• Correspondence from Ministry of Citizen's Services regarding Connected Communities
• Regional Connectivity Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2487, 2022

North Peace Leisure Pool Commission

The provided agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and software interface text. There are no specific decisions, proposals, or discussion items listed for this meeting.

Electoral Area Directors Committee

The Electoral Area Directors Committee will review updates regarding the Area C potable water feasibility study and the North Peace Cattlemen's Emergency Response Project. The meeting also includes reviewing correspondence about food recycler rebate programs from the District of Chetwynd and Tumbler Ridge.

• Area C Potable Water Feasibility Study Update 3
• North Peace Cattlemen's Emergency Response Project announcement
• District of Chetwynd Food Recycler Rebate Program memo
• Adoption of June 13, 2024 meeting minutes

Rural Budgets Administration Committee

The Rural Budgets Administration Committee will discuss the draft Operating Reserve Policy No. 0340-83. The agenda also includes reviewing grant applications from the BC SPCA North Peace Branch and the Grizzly Valley ATV Club.

• Presentation on Operating Reserve Policy by CFO Roxanne Shepherd
• Grant request: BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, North Peace Branch
• Grant request: Grizzly Valley ATV Club
• Review of Draft Operating Reserve Policy No. 0340-83
• June 2024 Financial Reserves report

North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee

The committee will review the Phase 3 Public Engagement Summary Report for the North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement. Members will also discuss proposed project next steps regarding further study and exploring funding opportunities.

• Phase 3 Public Engagement Summary Report (June 28, 2024)
• Proposed project next steps for further study and funding exploration
• Notice of closed committee meeting
• Adoption of June 18, 2024, draft minutes

Special Committee of the Whole Meeting

The committee will receive a presentation regarding the Phase 3 public engagement summary report for the North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement. The presentation is provided by Mickelson Consulting and Lucent Quay Consulting Inc.

• Presentation of NPLF Phase 3 Public Engagement Summary Report

Solid Waste Committee

The committee will hear a presentation from the University of Northern BC regarding pyrolysis as a waste management approach. The agenda includes updates on solid waste agreements with Hudson’s Hope and Tumbler Ridge. Members will also receive reports on transfer station bin supplies and pilot expansions at Rolla and Cecil Lake.

• UNBC presentation on pyrolysis as a waste management approach
• Letter from MP Zimmer regarding Wonowon Transfer Station
• Relocation update for Hudson’s Hope Unattended Recycling Station
• Solid Waste Agreements with the District of Hudson’s Hope and Tumbler Ridge
• 24-hour pilot expansion update at Rolla and Cecil Lake Transfer Stations

Emergency Executive Committee

The committee will review 2024 Search and Rescue grant applications from North Peace, Tumbler Ridge, and South Peace groups. The agenda also includes correspondence regarding funding clarification for search and rescue groups.

• 2024 Search and Rescue Grant Application Review
• Funding clarification letter from Search and Rescue groups
• Emergency Executive Committee Terms of Reference

Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission

The provided document contains only software interface elements and procedural boilerplate. No specific decisions, proposals, or discussions are recorded in the text.

Board Meeting

The Regional Board will consider several bylaw amendments regarding zoning, building regulations, and enforcement. The meeting includes discussions on land use applications within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) and a cost increase for the Bessborough Landfill development. The board will also hear from delegations representing Northern Lights College and the Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources.

• Zoning Amendment Bylaws No. 2547 and 2548 for third reading or adoption
• OCP and Zoning Amendment Bylaws No. 2544 and 2545 for consideration of refusal
• Bessborough Landfill Phase 4A Cell Development cost increase (Contract 25-2023)
• Kelly Lake Transfer Station propane generator purchase
• Non-farm use and subdivision applications within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR)

North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee

The committee will review the 2024 referendum timeline for the North Peace Leisure Facility replacement. The agenda also includes adopting minutes from March 2024 meetings and a notice regarding a closed session.

• Adoption of March 8, 2024, draft meeting minutes
• Adoption of March 14, 2024, draft special meeting minutes
• Report on North Peace Leisure Facility 2024 Referendum Timeline
• Notice of closed committee meeting for June 18, 2024

Electoral Area Directors Committee

The committee will review the NorthwesTel Residential Fiber Deployment Project in the Peace River Regional District. The agenda also includes a review of tax implications for switching stations and notifications regarding UBCM convention nominations.

• NorthwesTel Residential Fiber Deployment Project report
• Tax implications on switching stations (FN-EADC-004)
• UBCM 2024 Convention nomination notification
• Review of EADC Terms of Reference

North Peace Leisure Pool Commission

The provided text contains only procedural boilerplate and software interface information. No specific topics, decisions, or discussions are documented in this record.

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board is meeting to consider several items, including second and third readings and adoption of Building Bylaw No. 2542, refusal of OCP and Zoning Amendment Bylaws Nos. 2544 and 2545, and awarding contracts for landfill cover remediation and concrete crushing. The board will also hear delegations from the BC Energy Regulator, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and Enbridge, and receive reports on budgets, grants, and development variance permits.

• Building Bylaw No. 2542, 2024 – 2nd & 3rd readings and adoption
• OCP & Zoning Amendment Bylaws Nos. 2544 & 2545 – consideration of refusal
• RFP 29-2024 Award Cover System Remediation Mile 62.5 Closed Landfill
• RFQ Award 10-2024 North Peace Regional Landfill Concrete Crushing
• Delegations from BC Energy Regulator, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and Enbridge

Committee of the Whole Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Committee of the Whole is meeting to hear presentations from the RCMP Dawson Creek Detachment on April policing activities and from the BC Vegetable Marketing Commission on expanding its regulated area north of the 53rd parallel. The committee will also review the Health Care Scholarship Committee's terms of reference and related agreements. No decisions are listed; items are for discussion and information.

• RCMP Dawson Creek Detachment April policing report
• BC Vegetable Marketing Commission expansion north of 53rd parallel
• Health Care Scholarship Committee review (ADM-COW-009)
• Health Care Scholarship MOU with Northern Health

Public Hearing

The Peace River Regional District is holding a public hearing to receive comments on two zoning amendment bylaws: Bylaw No. 2547, 2024 (Samuel Ranch) and Bylaw No. 2548, 2024 (Creative Signworks). The hearing will follow a structured process, including statements, agency comments, written public comments, and applicant responses. No further comments will be accepted after the hearing concludes.

• Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2547, 2024 (Samuel Ranch)
• Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2548, 2024 (Creative Signworks)
• Public comments received for Bylaw 2547 (4 comments)
• Public hearing at North Peace Leisure Pool, 9505 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC

Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission

This agenda for the Peace River Regional District's Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission meeting on 2024-05-28 contains only procedural boilerplate and embedded content placeholders. No decisions, discussions, or specific agenda items are listed in the provided text.

Rural Budgets Administration Committee

The Rural Budgets Administration Committee is meeting to review several grant requests from local societies, updated costs for North Peace Regional Park bleacher repairs, and financial reports. The agenda includes a delegation from the Peace River North Festival Association about the 2024 Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival. Most items are for discussion or decision, with no major policy changes listed.

• Grant requests from BC Rural Centre Society, North Peace Fall Fair Society, Peace River North Festival Association, Clearview Arena Society, Flatrock Community Cemetery Society, Mile 22 Community Park Association, and South Peace Mile 0 Park Society
• North Peace Regional Park bleacher repair – updated costs and funding allocations (CS-RBAC-095)
• Canada Community Building Fund Agreement conclusion (FN-RBAC-314)
• April 2024 Financial Reserves report (FN-RBAC-311)
• Delegation from Peace River North Festival Association re: 2024 Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival

Electoral Area Directors Committee

The Electoral Area Directors Committee is meeting to discuss a report on the Rose Prairie alternative well assessment and next steps, and to hold a discussion regarding fire departments. The agenda also includes routine items such as adoption of minutes, correspondence from Northwestel, and the consent calendar.

• Rose Prairie Alternative Well Assessment and Next Steps (ENV-EADC-037)
• Discussion re: Fire Departments
• Letter from Northwestel re: Letter of Support
• Adoption of April 25, 2024 draft minutes
• EADC Terms of Reference (consent calendar)

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board is meeting to review the 2023 audited financial statements, hear from delegations on audit findings, BC Hydro's electrification program, and Ovintiv's water management, and to consider several contract awards and amendments for infrastructure projects. The board will also consider a zoning amendment bylaw and a security issuing bylaw for the City of Fort St. John, along with various reports and correspondence.

• 2023 audited financial statements and audit findings letter
• Contract amendment for Rolla Sewer Treatment Upgrades with McElhanney Ltd.
• Contract award for Charlie Lake, Rolla, and Kelly Lake Lagoon Desludging
• ITT award for Bessborough Landfill Phase 4A Construction
• Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2548, 2024 (first and second readings)

Regional Hospital District Board Meeting

The Board will review the 2023 draft financial statements and audit findings. A delegation from Beswick Hildebrandt Lund will present regarding the audit findings.

• Presentation of 2023 Peace River Regional Hospital District Financial Statements
• Delegation regarding 2023 PRRHD Audit Findings Letter

Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission

This agenda for the Peace River Regional District's Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission contains only boilerplate and no listed agenda items, decisions, or discussion topics. The meeting appears to be scheduled but the agenda provides no substantive content for residents.

Electoral Area Directors Committee

The Electoral Area Directors Committee is meeting to handle routine procedural items: adopting the agenda and prior minutes, hearing gallery comments, and reviewing correspondence. The only substantive item is a sponsorship package letter from the 2024 Keeping it Rural Conference. The rest of the agenda consists of standard reports, a diary, and the committee's terms of reference.

• Letter from 2024 Keeping it Rural Conference re: sponsorship package
• Adoption of draft minutes from March 14, 2024
• EADC Diary review
• EADC Terms of Reference on consent calendar
• No reports, new business, or notices of motion listed

Rural Budgets Administration Committee

The Rural Budgets Administration Committee is meeting to review several grant requests, including from the Lions Flatbed Creek Campground, Groundbirch Cemetery Committee, Farmington Community Association, Spark Women's Leadership Conference Society, and Baldonnel Elementary School Parent Advisory Committee. They will also consider the 2024 Rural Recreational and Cultural Grant-in-Aid Allocations and the March 2024 Financial Reserves report. The agenda includes routine items like adoption of minutes and correspondence.

• Delegation from Lions Flatbed Creek Campground requesting funding for renovations
• Grant request from Groundbirch Cemetery Committee (FN-RBAC-305)
• Grant request from Farmington Community Association (FN-RBAC-307)
• Grant request from Spark Women's Leadership Conference Society (FN-RBAC-308)
• 2024 Rural Recreational and Cultural Grant-in-Aid Allocations (FN-RBAC-306)

Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee

The Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee is meeting to hear a presentation from Connected Communities and Networks BC, consider awarding a consulting contract, and review items including a CRTC decision and funded projects. The agenda also includes routine items like adopting minutes and a closed session.

• Presentation by Connected Communities and Networks BC officials
• Contract award to Planetworks Consulting (RFP 12-2024)
• Telecom Decision CRTC 2024-69
• Northeast Connectivity NDIT Funded Projects
• Closed session notice

Public Hearing

The Peace River Regional District is holding a public hearing to consider proposed Official Community Plan (OCP) and zoning amendments (Bylaws 2544 and 2545, 2024) for a property associated with 'Callahan'. The hearing will accept comments from agencies, the public, and the applicant before the board makes a decision.

• OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 2544, 2024
• Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2545, 2024
• Public hearing at Pouce Coupe Community Centre, 5010 52 Ave, Pouce Coupe, BC
• Comments from agencies and municipalities received
• Public comments received

Health Care Scholarship Committee

The Health Care Scholarship Committee is meeting to review a funding balance carry-forward request from Northern Health Authority, along with related scholarship program documents. The agenda also includes adopting draft minutes from January 12, 2024, and receiving thank-you letters from Northern Lights College Foundation. Most items are routine administrative matters.

• Northern Health Authority funding balance carry-forward request (FN-HCSC-017)
• Northern Health and PRRD Health Care Scholarship MOU review
• Northern Health Deferred Revenue Form as of March 31, 2024
• Updated Northern Health Scholarship Program Annual Report 2023
• Adoption of draft minutes from January 12, 2024

Committee of the Whole Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Committee of the Whole is meeting to hear two delegations: a presentation from the North Pine Farmers Institute on past, current, and future community engagement, and a review of policing activities from the RCMP Fort St. John Detachment. No reports or decisions are listed on the agenda.

• Delegation: North Pine Farmers Institute on community engagement
• Delegation: RCMP Fort St. John Detachment review of policing activities
• Meeting held at Pomeroy Hotel and Conference Centre, 11308 Alaska Road, Fort St. John

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board is meeting to decide on several items, including a temporary use permit for the Extreme Mudfest event, a development variance permit, a zoning amendment bylaw, and two contract awards for architectural services and backup power. The board will also discuss a letter of support for Quintette Mine and other correspondence. A recommendation to defer the Mudfest permit to a future meeting is on the table.

• Temporary Use Permit No. 24-001 for The Festival Company (Extreme Mudfest) with recommendation to defer
• Development Variance Permit Application 24-001 DVP
• Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2547, 2024 (first and second reading)
• Contract Award RFQ 01-2024 Architectural Services for Standalone EOC
• Contract Award RFP 11-2024 Charlie Lake Sewer Trucked Waste Facility Back-up Power

North Peace Leisure Pool Commission

This agenda for the North Peace Leisure Pool Commission is procedural only, containing no listed agenda items, reports, or decisions. The document consists solely of system-generated interface text from the eSCRIBE meeting software.

Solid Waste Committee

The Peace River Regional District Solid Waste Committee is meeting to review reports on transfer station operations, landfill projects, and contracts. Items include updates on 24-hour pilot expansions, a Chetwynd landfill replacement, a contract award for Hudson's Hope transfer station operations, and a cost increase for landfill environmental monitoring. The committee will also discuss break-in events at the Kelly Lake Transfer Station and a property update for solid waste sites.

• 24-hour pilot expansion update at Rolla and Cecil Lake transfer stations (ENV-SWC-149)
• Partnership with Interchange Recycling at Chetwynd Landfill (ENV-SWC-151)
• Kelly Lake Transfer Station break-in events and generator replacement (ENV-SWC-153)
• Contract 40-2022 landfill environmental monitoring cost increase (ENV-SWC-154)
• RFP award 23-2024 for Hudson's Hope Transfer Station operations (ENV-SWC-157)

Regional Hospital District Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District's Regional Hospital District Board is meeting for a routine agenda: adopting minutes, receiving correspondence, and holding a closed session. The only substantive item is a letter from Northern Health inviting the board to meet on April 15, 2024. No decisions or dollar amounts are listed on the public agenda.

• Letter from Northern Health inviting board to meet April 15, 2024
• Draft minutes of March 21, 2024 for adoption
• Notice of closed meeting (ADM-RHD-022)

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board is meeting to consider a contract award for operating potable water stations, a temporary use permit, a development variance permit, and adoption of two recreation-related bylaws. The board will also hear updates from the Prince George Fire Centre, Invenergy, and the South Peace Health Services Society, and discuss a Section 57 notice on a property title.

• Contract award for RFP 02-2024 Operations of Potable Water Stations
• Temporary Use Permit No. 24-001 with public comments
• Development Variance Permit PRRD File No. 24-002
• Adoption of Bylaws No. 2520 and 2521 on recreation grants
• Delegations from Prince George Fire Centre, Invenergy, and South Peace Health Services Society

Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission

This agenda for the Peace River Regional District's Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission meeting on 2024-03-26 contains only procedural boilerplate and no listed agenda items, decisions, or discussion topics. The document is essentially empty of substantive content.

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board is meeting to decide on a range of items including contract awards for fire apparatus, software, and library construction, as well as zoning and Official Community Plan amendments. The agenda also includes adoption of the 2024-2028 Five Year Financial Plan and several consent items. One report on OCP and zoning amendment bylaws is recommended for deferral to the next meeting.

• Contract awards for Charlie Lake Fire Department fleet purchase, DCFD fire engine replacement, FireSmart consultant, and structural protection unit
• Contract awards for CDW Canada and ESRI Canada ArcGIS, plus TELUS contract extension
• Chetwynd Library construction and architectural contracts amendment
• OCP and Zoning Amendment Bylaws No. 2544/2545 (deferral recommended) and No. 2540/2541
• 2024-2028 Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 2546 for adoption

Regional Hospital District Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional Hospital District Board is meeting to consider its 2024 annual budget bylaw (No. 210), which includes requisition details. The agenda also includes routine items such as adoption of minutes, correspondence, and reports. No other substantive decisions are listed.

• Annual Budget Bylaw No. 210, 2024 (FN-RHD-030) with requisition details
• Adoption of draft minutes from March 7, 2024
• Gallery comments or questions
• Delegations and correspondence

NP Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee SPECIAL

The North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee is meeting to consider a notice of a closed committee meeting. The agenda is largely procedural, with no substantive decisions or discussions listed.

• Notice of Closed NPLFRS Committee Meeting – March 14, 2024, CS-016

Electoral Area Directors Committee

The Electoral Area Directors Committee is meeting to handle routine business: adopting the agenda and prior minutes, hearing a delegation from Clear Course on a grant writer update, and reviewing correspondence, reports, and the committee's terms of reference. No major decisions or public hearings are listed.

• Delegation: Clear Course (Dawn Johnson, Monica Sander Burns) re: grant writer update
• Adoption of draft minutes from February 15, 2024
• Review of EADC Terms of Reference
• EADC Diary review

Rural Budgets Administration Committee

The Rural Budgets Administration Committee is meeting to consider funding allocations for fire department fleet purchases in Charlie Lake and Dawson Creek, grant requests including one from the South Peace District Crime Prevention Association, and 2024 recreational and cultural grant allocations for Electoral Areas B and E and sub-regional applications. The committee will also review February 2024 financial reserves and adopt the draft minutes from February 15, 2024.

• Charlie Lake Fire Department fleet purchase funding allocation (CS-RBAC-093)
• Dawson Creek fire apparatus funding request (CS-RBAC-094)
• South Peace District Crime Prevention Association grant request (FN-RBAC-303)
• 2024 Rural Recreational and Cultural Grant-in-Aid allocations for Area B, Area E, and sub-regional (FN-RBAC-300, 301, 302)
• February 2024 financial reserves report (FN-RBAC-299)

North Peace Leisure Pool Commission

This agenda for the North Peace Leisure Pool Commission contains only procedural boilerplate and no listed agenda items, decisions, or discussion topics. The document appears to be a system-generated placeholder with no substantive content for residents to review.

North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee

The North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee is meeting to handle routine business: adopting the agenda and February 13, 2024 minutes, hearing gallery questions, and reviewing correspondence. The committee will also consider a notice of a closed meeting (CS-NPLFRC-031) and its terms of reference. No major decisions or proposals are listed on the agenda.

• Notice of Closed NPLFRS Committee Meeting – March 8, 2024, CS-NPLFRC-031
• Draft meeting minutes of February 13, 2024
• North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee Terms of Reference

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board is meeting to consider several bylaws, including zoning amendments, a financial plan amendment, and the 2024-2028 Five Year Financial Plan. The board will also decide on a request for a letter of support for Waskaygan Housing Management Association's BC Housing funding application, and hear delegations on primary care, Coastal GasLink, and a proposed PNG tenure award to Blueberry River First Nations.

• Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2529, 2023 (File 23-009 ZN) - third reading and adoption
• Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2532, 2023 (File 23-011 ZN) - third reading and adoption
• OCP and Zoning Amendment Bylaws No. 2544 and 2545, 2024 (File 24-001)
• 2024-2028 Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 2546, 2024
• Contract amendment with BBA Engineering Ltd. (ENV-BRD-178)

Regional Hospital District Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional Hospital District Board is meeting to consider its 2024 annual budget bylaw (No. 210, 2024), which includes requisition details. The agenda also includes routine items such as adoption of minutes, correspondence, and reports. No other substantive decisions are listed.

• Peace River Regional Hospital District Annual Budget Bylaw No. 210, 2024
• 2024 Requisition Details attachment
• Draft minutes of February 22, 2024 meeting

Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission

This agenda contains no substantive items — only boilerplate interface text from the eSCRIBE agenda system. No decisions, discussions, or reports are listed for the Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission meeting on 2024-02-27.

Public Hearing

The Peace River Regional District is holding a public hearing to receive comments on proposed Official Community Plan (OCP) and zoning amendments (Bylaws No. 2540 and 2541, 2024) for properties at 1343 and 2312 Brewster. The hearing includes statements from the applicant, agencies, and the public, and will terminate after all comments are heard.

• OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 2540, 2024 (2312 Brewster)
• Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2541, 2024 (1343 Brewster)
• Public hearing at Chetwynd & District Recreation Centre, 4512 N Access Rd
• Comments received from municipalities and provincial agencies
• Written comments from the public

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board is meeting for its regular session. The only substantive item on the agenda is a delegation from BGC Engineering Inc. and Young Anderson on landslide and flood geohazards, with a workshop attachment. The rest of the agenda consists of standard procedural items such as adoption of minutes, reports, bylaws, and a recess to closed session.

• Delegation from BGC Engineering Inc. on landslide and flood geohazards, with Kris Holm, Michael Porter, and Reece Harding attending
• Workshop attachment: Landslide and Flood Geohazards Workshop.pdf

Regional Hospital District Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District's Regional Hospital District Board is holding a routine meeting on February 22, 2024, in Dawson Creek. The agenda consists of standard items such as adopting the agenda and minutes, receiving reports, and a closed session. No substantive decisions or discussions are listed on the public agenda.

• Adoption of draft minutes from February 8, 2024
• Notice of closed meeting (ADM-RHD-021)
• Meeting held at 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board is meeting to hear updates from the North Central Local Government Association and Ovintiv, and to consider several reports and correspondence items. Key items include a temporary use permit application, a report on mandatory building permits and fire protection area alignment, and requests for letters of support from AutismBC and Waskaygan Housing. The board will also consider deferring the NCLGA membership fee decision until after the association presents to the board.

• Temporary Use Permit Application, PRRD File No. 23-005 TUP
• Mandatory Building Permit and Fire Protection Area Alignment report
• NCLGA Membership 2024 fee deferral motion
• AutismBC request for letter of support for BC Hydro grant
• Waskaygan Housing Management Association request for letter of support for BC Housing funding

Special Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District board is holding a special meeting to review the overall draft 2024 budget package and individual budgets for each service function, including administration, recreation, fire protection, and utilities. Many budgets were already approved on February 8, 2024, and are provided for information only, while others are being presented for discussion and potential approval.

• Overall 2024 budget package (FN-BRD-275) with year-over-year breakdowns
• Function 500 Solid Waste budget with supplemental requests for water monitoring wells and landfill remediation
• Function 245 North Peace Leisure Pool budget with 18 supplemental capital items (e.g., replace HVAC pumps, install heat recovery ventilation)
• Function 240 Chetwynd Leisure Centre budget with supplemental items (hot water tank replacement, parking lot repaving)
• Function 420 12-Mile Electrification budget (approved Feb 8, for information only)

Rural Budgets Administration Committee

The Rural Budgets Administration Committee is meeting to review and decide on several funding commitments, grant requests, and budget items, including the 2024 animal control shelter budget, fire protection funding, and various community grants. The agenda also includes routine items like adopting minutes and correspondence.

• Funding commitment for Chetwynd Leisure Centre using Area E Peace River Agreement funds
• Moberly Rural Fire Protection funding commitment
• Draft 2024 budget for Function 410 Animal Control Shelter
• Funding request for Rolla Dyke Decommissioning
• Grant requests for natural gas extension (S. Teslo) and Cecil Lake Recreation Commission

Electoral Area Directors Committee

This is a routine meeting of the Peace River Regional District's Electoral Area Directors Committee. The agenda includes standard items such as adopting the agenda and minutes, receiving reports, and reviewing the committee's diary and terms of reference. No substantive decisions or public hearings are listed.

• Adoption of draft minutes from January 26, 2024
• Review of EADC Diary
• Review of EADC Terms of Reference

Public Hearing

The Peace River Regional District is holding a public hearing regarding a proposed zoning amendment. The meeting includes a review of the application, agency comments, and public feedback.

• Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2529, 2023

North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee

The North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee is meeting to handle routine procedural items: adopting the agenda and minutes, receiving correspondence, and reviewing a notice of a closed committee meeting. The agenda is largely administrative, with no major decisions or public hearings listed.

• Adoption of draft minutes from January 19, 2024
• Notice of closed committee meeting (CS-NPLFRC-029)
• Review of steering committee terms of reference (May 2023)

Public Hearing

The Peace River Regional District is holding a public hearing regarding a proposed zoning amendment. The meeting includes a summary of the application, agency comments, and opportunities for public comment.

• Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2532, 2023

Emergency Executive Committee

The Emergency Executive Committee will discuss the draft 2024 budget for Function 300 - Emergency Planning. The meeting also includes the adoption of previous meeting minutes and a review of the committee's terms of reference.

• Function 300 - Emergency Planning Draft 2024 Budget
• Function 300 Emergency Planning Draft 2024 Tax Rate Sheet
• Adoption of January 19, 2024, draft meeting minutes
• Emergency Executive Committee Terms of Reference

Regional Hospital District Board Meeting

The Regional Hospital District Board is meeting to review the 2023 Memorandum of Understanding renewal with Northern Health. The board will also consider the adoption of minutes from the November 16, 2023, meeting.

• 2023 Memorandum of Understanding Renewal with Northern Health (ADM-RHD-020)
• Adoption of November 16, 2023, draft meeting minutes

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board is meeting to consider numerous 2024 draft budgets for various functions, including administration, recreation, and emergency services. They will also review recommendations from committees, consider a contract award for invasive plant management, and discuss a non-farm-use application within the Agricultural Land Reserve. The agenda includes several routine items such as adoption of minutes and consent calendar items.

• Contract award for RFP 05-2023 Invasive Plant Management Area Controller
• 2024 draft budgets for multiple functions, including Administration, Economic Development, and Recreation
• Non-Farm-Use application within the ALR (PRRD File No. 23-010 ALR NFU, ALC ID 69902)
• Building Bylaw No. 2542, 2024 – first reading
• Authorization to repair Handicraft and Pineview Halls at North Peace Regional Park

Committee of the Whole Meeting

The Committee of the Whole will hear a presentation regarding updates to the Building Bylaw. The committee is also reviewing a request for additional full-time equivalent staff to meet modernized emergency management legislation requirements.

• Building Bylaw Update Presentation by Development Services Team
• Additional FTE Request – Modernized Emergency Management Legislation Requirements (CS-COW-004)

North Peace Leisure Pool Commission

The agenda for the North Peace Leisure Pool Commission meeting on 2024-02-06 contains only boilerplate interface text and no substantive agenda items. There are no listed decisions, discussions, or attachments to report.

Electoral Area Directors Committee

The Electoral Area Directors Committee is meeting to discuss next steps for the Rose Prairie Water Station Treatment Upgrades project, including a review of historic revenue for Area B potable water stations. The agenda also includes routine items such as adoption of minutes, correspondence, and a consent calendar with the committee's terms of reference.

• Rose Prairie Water Station Treatment Upgrades Project Next Steps (ENV-EADC-036)
• Function 702 – Area B Potable Water Stations Historic Revenue Overview
• Adoption of December 14, 2023 draft minutes
• EADC Terms of Reference on consent calendar

Rural Budgets Administration Committee

The Rural Budgets Administration Committee is reviewing various draft 2024 budgets. These include funding for community centers, fire protection, and water and sewer services.

• Draft 2024 Budget for Legislative Electoral Areas
• Draft 2024 Budget for Seniors Aging in Place
• Draft 2024 Budget for Community Parks
• Draft 2024 Budget for Kelly Lake Community Centre
• Draft 2024 Budget for Tate Creek Community Centre

Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee

The Peace River Regional District's Broadband Internet and Mobility Committee is meeting to discuss regional connectivity. Key items include an update to the Connectivity Strategy Plan, a response on open access municipal networks, and the draft 2024 budget for Function 135 (Regional Connectivity). The committee will also consider several consent calendar items, including a funding program intake and connectivity reports.

• Update Connectivity Strategy Report - 2024 (ADM-BIMC-021)
• Open Access Municipal Networks - Response (ADM-BIMC-020)
• Function 135 – Regional Connectivity Draft 2024 Budget (ADM-BIMC-018)
• Connecting Communities BC (CCBC) Funding Program - Third Intake
• Notice of Closed Meeting (ADM-BIMC-019)

Committee of the Whole Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Committee of the Whole is meeting to discuss and receive information on several items, including community wildfire resiliency plans, the impacts of new provincial emergency management legislation, a request for an additional full-time employee to meet those requirements, and a draft operating reserves policy. The meeting includes a delegation from Diamond Head Consulting on wildfire plans and reports on emergency management modernization. No final decisions are listed; items are for information or referral.

• Delegation from Diamond Head Consulting on Community Wildfire Resiliency Plans
• Report CS-COW-005: Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan for information
• Report CS-COW-002: Emergency Management Legislation and Regulatory Modernization impacts
• Report CS-COW-004: Additional FTE request for modernized emergency legislation requirements
• Report FN-COW-009: Draft Operating Reserves Policy

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board is meeting to consider a range of items, including two non-farm use applications within the Agricultural Land Reserve, contract awards, and the adoption of several bylaws. The board will also review recommendations from the Health Care Scholarship Committee, a grant request from Northern Lights College Foundation, and the 2024 board appointments. The meeting includes a closed session.

• Non-Farm Use within the ALR, PRRD File No. 20-005 ALR NFU
• Non-Farm Use within the ALR, PRRD File No. 23-011 ALR NFU, ALC ID 69918
• Contract Award RFP No. 38-2023 – NP Leisure Facility Replacement Project Community Engagement – Phase 3
• RFP Award 37-2023 Mile 62.5 Transfer Station Site Attendant
• North Peace Leisure Pool Service Boundary Amendment Bylaw No. 2531, 2023 (Consideration of Adoption)

Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission

This is the agenda for the Chetwynd Civic Properties Commission meeting on January 23, 2024. The agenda contains only standard procedural items such as the agenda itself and a video link, with no substantive business items listed. The meeting appears to be routine with no decisions or discussions of note.

North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee

The North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee is meeting to review the draft 2024 project budget and the committee's terms of reference. The agenda also includes adoption of previous meeting minutes and routine administrative items. No decisions are listed on the agenda; items are for discussion or information.

• Draft 2024 Project Budget – North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement (CS-NPLFRC-027)
• Adoption of draft meeting minutes from November 22, 2023
• Review of Steering Committee Terms of Reference

Emergency Executive Committee

The Peace River Regional District's Emergency Executive Committee is meeting to handle routine procedural items, including electing a chair and vice-chair, adopting minutes, and receiving reports. The main business is reviewing the draft 2024 budget for Function 300 (Emergency Services) and the final report on the 2023 FireSmart program. No decisions are listed on the agenda; items are for discussion or information.

• Draft 2024 budget for Function 300 (Emergency Services) with tax rate sheet
• 2023 PRRD FireSmart Program final report
• Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
• Adoption of June 20, 2023 draft minutes
• Emergency Executive Committee Terms of Reference for information

Invasive Plant Committee

The Peace River Regional District's Invasive Plant Committee is meeting to review and discuss its 2024 strategic plan, the 2023 annual report, and the draft 2024 budget for the invasive plants program. The agenda also includes routine items like adopting minutes, correspondence, and new business. No votes or decisions are listed on the agenda itself.

• Review of 2024 Invasive Plant Program Strategic Plan and Profile (ENV-IPC-015)
• Review of Invasive Plant Program 2023 Annual Report (ENV-IPC-016)
• Review of Function 520 Invasive Plants Draft 2024 Budget (ENV-IPC-014)
• Adoption of minutes from January 23, 2023 meeting
• Information item: Strategic Plan and Profile of Invasive Plant Monitoring Committee minutes from December 1, 2023

Solid Waste Committee

The Peace River Regional District Solid Waste Committee is meeting to review reports and make recommendations on solid waste matters. Key items include the draft 2024 regional solid waste budget, a proposed extension of the agricultural plastics pilot program, and extended hours at the Tumbler Ridge facility during spring and fall cleanup. The committee will also receive updates on the Taylor closed landfill permit ownership and the Public Technical Stakeholder Committee for 2024-2025.

• Function 500 Regional Solid Waste Draft 2024 Budget (ENV-SWC-145), including tax rate sheet and supplemental requests for water monitoring wells and landfill remediation
• Agricultural Plastics Pilot Program Extension (ENV-SWC-142), with 2023 Cleanfarms annual report and alternative option briefing with budget
• Tumbler Ridge Extended Hours during Spring and Fall Cleanup (ENV-SWC-141)
• Taylor Closed Landfill Permit Ownership update (ENV-SWC-144), with 2023 closure report by Tetra Tech
• Public Technical Stakeholder Committee (PTSC) 2024-2025 (ENV-SWC-143)

Health Care Scholarship Committee

The Peace River Regional District Health Care Scholarship Committee is meeting to adopt minutes, review correspondence including thank-you cards from scholarship recipients, and consider reports on the Northern Health annual report and funding allocation request, as well as a progress update on the scholarship program. The agenda is largely routine administrative business with no major decisions listed.

• 2023 Northern Health Annual Report and Funding Allocation Request (FN-HCSC-016)
• PRRD Health Care Scholarship progress update and subscription status (FN-HCSC-015)
• Thank-you cards from Addison Haddow and Paige Scott
• North Peace Secondary School request for confirmation of scholarship commitment
• Adoption of draft minutes from October 20, 2023

Board Meeting

The Peace River Regional District Board is meeting to consider a range of items including the 2024 regional parks budget, several development variance permits, temporary use permits, and Agricultural Land Reserve applications. They will also hear a delegation from Northern Lights College about an allied healthcare strategy, discuss a letter of support for the Taylor Bridge, and review updates on provincial housing legislation and funding. The agenda includes many routine items such as adoption of minutes, appointments, and a consent calendar with correspondence and reports.

• Function 200 – Regional Parks Draft 2024 Budget with supplemental requests for trail design at Blackfoot Regional Park, design study at Spencer Tuck Regional Park, bleacher repair and engineering services at North Peace Regional Park, and a ride-on lawn mower
• Development Variance Permits No. 23-007 and No. 23-008
• Temporary Use Permits No. 23-004 and application No. 23-003
• Agricultural Land Reserve exclusion application (No. 23-001), subdivision (No. 23-005), and two non-farm use applications (No. 23-009 and No. 23-012)
• Letter of support for Taylor Bridge to the Ministry of Transportation

North Peace Leisure Pool Commission

This agenda for the North Peace Leisure Pool Commission contains only boilerplate and no substantive items for decision or discussion. The document is essentially empty of actionable content.