Present from Cariboo Regional District: Co-Chair (Director) M. LeBourdais & Directors Forseth and Neufeld Present from City of Williams Lake Council: Co-Chair (Mayor) SPS Rathor and Councillors Lyons and Flaspohler  Meeting Chair: Co-Chair/Director M. LeBourdais  Meeting called to order at 5:30pm The Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place on traditional, unceded Williams Lake First Nation territory within Secwepemculecw  Meeting Agenda adopted with 2 Late Items (Information Item - WL Gymnastics Club/New Recreation Building on new Marie Sharpe Elemen ..read more

The BC Northern Real Estate Board has released a 2023 study in financing Home Ownership as a percentage of median income. For our incorporated communities in the Cariboo-Chilcotin Region: Quesnel – 34.8% Williams Lake – 37.9% 100 Mile House – 59.1% According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, “… housing is considered “affordable” if it costs less than 30% of a household’s before-tax income.” The full study can be viewed at https://bcnreb.bc.ca/files/documents/HousingAffordabilityIndicators2023.pdf ..read more

Courtesy of the Cariboo RD Emergency Operations Centre - April 21st, 2024 at 7:45pm: An Evacuation ALERT has been issued by the Cariboo Regional District Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for 6 parcels in the Burgess Creek Area within Electoral Area "F". This alert covers 3,283 hectares. Because of the potential danger to life and health, the Cariboo Regional District has issued an Evacuation Alert for this area: Burgess Creek Area Alert Evacuation Alert and Map   Interactive Map   An Evacuation Alert has been issued to give you time to prepare to evacuate your ..read more

Courtesy of the Cariboo RD Emergency Operations Centre: The Cariboo RD’s EOC/Emergency Operations Centre is activated to monitor fire activity in the Cariboo region. At this time, there remain no active evacuation orders and alerts in response to fires in our region. We are working with BC Wildfire to share information and identify public safety concerns, along with receiving briefings about response activities. Advance planning work is being done in coordination with BCWS/BC Wildfire Service Our Emergency Information Line is not open. If an evacuation order or alert is required, we will o ..read more

During the week of April 22-26, 2024 -- the following Local Governments' or Boards' of Education of the Cariboo-Chilcotin will be holding meetings, as follows: Wells - Regular Council Meeting on Tuesday, April 23rd at 7pm in Wells Council Chambers (4243 Sanders Avenue) or via Zoom.  When available, the Agenda can be viewed here Quesnel: 1) Public Safety/Policing Committee - Regular Meeting on Tuesday, April 23rd at 10:30am in the Fraser Room, Quesnel City Hall (4th Floor, 410 Kinchant St.).  On the Agenda: * Delegation -- Quesnel Downtown Association re: Collaboration b ..read more

Courtesy of the Government of BC: Editor's Note -- the following Cariboo-Chilcotin Local or Indigenous Governments have received Emergency Operations Centre or EOC Funding... Wells -- $30,000 for equipment/training Quesnel - $14,000 for training Lhtako Dene Nation - $30,000 for equipment Williams Lake First Nation - $29,352.87 for equipment Cariboo Regional District - $13,875.90 for equipment and training People in approximately 100 communities will be safer during emergencies with provincial funding that will better equip local governments and First Nations to respond to emergencies ..read more

Courtesy of the Tŝilhqot’in National Government: The Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) is highlighting ten years since the historic Indigenous land rights victory in Canada, known as the Tŝilhqot’in Decision, while attending the United Nations Permanent Forum of Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York City. The theme of the UNPFII this year is “Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination in the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: emphasizing the voices of Indigenous youth”. The Tŝilhqot’in Nation fought for 25 years in Can ..read more

Courtesy of the BC Wildfire Service: The BC Wildfire Service, in partnership with Williams Lake First Nation, will be conducting a 2-hectare prescribed burn in preparation for future maintenance treatments on Fox Mountain. Preparation will take place on either side of Fox Mountain Road before Mason Road. Preparation for the prescribed burn will reduce wildfire risk and prepare the area for future ignitions. This project will maintain a previous fuel management treatment that was completed in 2010. Ignitions for this site may begin as early as April 19, 2024 and continue until May 3, 2024. I ..read more

Present: Mayor Rathor; Councillors Boehm, Flaspohler, Lyons, Moses and Nelson Meeting called to order at 6:00pm Mayor Rathor recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional unceded territory of Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw. Meeting Agenda adopted Minutes of the previous Williams Lake City Council meeting held on April 9th, 2024 were  received/adopted Delegation: Laurie Brown, Letwilc Manager and Judy Ventry, Esk'etemc FN Health Director appeared before Council regarding a presentation on Letwilc Ren Semec Centre Recovery House Following thei ..read more

Courtesy of the Tŝilhqot’in National Government: The Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) has declared a state of local emergency in response to recent deaths in communities last week. This order was issued for all six Tŝilhqot’in communities and provides the Nation with the opportunity to access additional government support. The toxic drug supply combined with the harms of historical and present-day colonialism are contributing to higher rates of death from toxic drugs amongst Indigenous peoples compared to other populations in the province. Treatment facilities lack the capacity to ..read more