Response directed
At the August 28 qathet Regional District (qRD) board meeting, staff members were directed to respond to Powell River resident Paul McMahon’s questions regarding a story on the resource-recovery centre in the regional district’s July newsletter, and that the directors and the Peak be copied on the response.
McMahon, in his letter to the regional district, asked a series of questions regarding the operation of the centre, including capital costs to construct the facility, and operating costs. McMahon asserted that many elements of the project could and should have been handled better, particularly relative to public transparency.
Ratifies decision
qRD’s board of directors has ratified a decision for staff to request meetings at the 2024 Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) convention in September.
At the August 28 regional board meeting, regional district representatives stipulated that they want to meet with provincial government staff from ministries, agencies, commissions and corporations for three minister meeting requests that were denied.
These include: a meeting with the ministry of housing regarding consideration of capacity funding grant flexibility; the ministry of transportation and infrastructure regarding consideration of a safety and mobility study for Highway 101; and the ministry of transportation and infrastructure regarding neglect of provincial assets in rural areas due to insufficient funding.
Seeks report
The regional board has referred back to staff for a report for a future regional district planning committee meeting regarding signing of the coastal Douglas fir conservation partnership statement of cooperation.
The conservation partnership is a collaboration of agencies, organizations and land managers who are interested in promoting and protecting healthy coastal Douglas fir and coastal western hemlock in the future. The aim is to do this through sound science, Indigenous knowledge, shared information, supportive policies and community education.
The conservation partnership has requested the regional district sign a statement of cooperation, indicating that it is aligned with the intent of the partnership to work to protect the coastal Douglas fir and western hemlock forest and its associated ecosystems, biodiversity and cultural values.
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