SLRD board weighs $81,750 emergency vehicle, floodplain statement amid busy agenda
Regional directors were scheduled to vote on a $81,750 emergency services vehicle and nearly $48,000 in civic-addressing signs when the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Board met June 24. Minutes have not yet been released, so final outcomes on several funding items, a zoning change for a bed-and-breakfast, and a proposed floodplain-resilience statement remain unconfirmed.
Floodplain presentation and joint statement
The board was set to hear from the Lower Fraser Floodplains Coalition about floodplain resilience and then decide whether to sign the coalition’s joint statement. The agenda also included a possible letter of support for a broadband project in the Upper Squamish Valley and backing for a letter concerning Bill M214, the Firefighters’ Health Act.
Money items before the board
Three spending requests appeared on the June 24 agenda:
- Up to $31,027 for Phase 2 civic addressing signage in Electoral Area B, drawn from Community Works Funds.
- Up to $17,000 for civic addressing signage across all electoral areas.
- $81,750 for a Protective and Emergency Services support vehicle, funded from BC Hydro PILT reserves.
- $26,995 for an emergency pump replacement at the Bralorne Water system.
- $6,000 for a Lil’wat Nation sweat lodge.
Zoning change for a B&B
Directors also were scheduled to vote on a zoning amendment that would allow a bed-and-breakfast at 14988 Squamish Valley Rd. (Area D).
Hospital district hears from MLA
The Sea to Sky Regional Hospital District Board met the same day. On its agenda: a presentation from West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jeremy Valeriote, approval of draft minutes from May 27, and a verbal update from the chief administrative officer. No funding decisions or public hearings were listed.
Committee of the Whole tackles grants policy
A day later, the Committee of the Whole considered a new External Grants Policy (No. 52-2026) to streamline how grants are administered. The panel was asked to direct staff to include the necessary grants-administration capacity in the 2027 budget process. The meeting also reviewed the Select Funds Bylaw and the Officer Designation and Delegation of Authority Bylaw, and went into closed session to discuss negotiations with Indigenous entities.
Policy committee reviews governance workplan
On July 2, the Policy Development and Review Committee received an update on its Governance Excellence Initiatives Workplan. Completed projects include a new Procedure Bylaw, Elections Bylaw and Code of Conduct Bylaw; an Electronic Meetings Policy and Budget Process are in progress, while the Pemberton Valley Utilities Committee mandate review has been deferred. The committee also discussed whether to reschedule or cancel its October 7 meeting.
Coming up
July 8 – Electoral Area Directors Committee
The committee will meet in closed session to consider registering notices on title and seeking court injunctions against three Area C properties where construction allegedly occurred without building permits (the Miller, Jackson-De Jong, and Strim properties). In open session, directors will review a $50,000 request from Electoral Area B Select Funds for deer fencing to protect crops, and a $29,129 operational funding request from the Pemberton Meadows Fire Association.
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