Regional services budget
Powell River Regional District (PRRD) directors looked at first draft of the regional services budget at a committee of the whole meeting on Thursday, January 21. The regional district is undergoing its 2016 budget process, which has to be wrapped up by the end of March. Regional services in the draft budget come in at $440,000 in the current draft and cover a variety of services, including cemeteries, parks, emergency services, general administration and waste management. The cost for those services are split evenly between rural area and city residents.
Forestry presentation
PRRD received an invitation from the Managed Forest Council to provide an information presentation on its mandate in representing private forest owners in the province and its regulatory role. PRRD will invite the city to also participate in the presentation.
Wildlife safety funds
PRRD committee of the whole is recommending the regional district board authorize a $3,000 grant-in-aid to help support the WildSafeBC program in 2016 and secure a community coordinator in Powell River.
