Area directors gathered in Williams Lake for the Jan. 12 Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District (CCRHD) and Cariboo Regional District (CRD) board meetings.
New CCRHD chair and vice-chair
The CCRHD board elected Director Bob Simpson as chair and director Al Richmond as vice-chair of the Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District for 2018.
Feedback Sought on CCRHD budget
The CCRHD board endorsed its provisional five-year financial plan.
Tax requisitions will be maintained at a residential tax rate of $70 per $100,000 of net taxable assessed value for each year of the 2018-2022 Five Year Financial Plan.
The CCRHD maintains its debt-free status.
Residents are encouraged to review the documents and provide feedback prior to their final adoption on March 23, 2018.
Hard copies of both the CCRHD and CRD budgets are available for viewing at all three CRD offices and in the CRD Branch Libraries in 100 Mile House, Quesnel and Williams Lake.
The budgets can also be viewed at cariboord.ca under Services > Finance > Business & Financial Plans.
CCRHD funds health projects
The CCRHD approved a 40 per cent funding contribution totaling $143,060 for Northern Health’s Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) and Cardiology Upgrade Project.
Read more about the project in the Dec. 15, 2017 agenda at cariboord.ca
Wildfire & recovery presentations
The CRD board heard two presentations regarding the 2017 wildfires and recovery efforts.
Jeff Kelly of Safeguard Training gave a presentation on effective community wildfire preparedness, planning and response plans.
Albert Nussbaum, from the Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch of the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, provided a detailed update on fire recovery progress, Annual Allowable Cut determinations and the resulting impact from this summer’s wildfires.
McLeese Lake Hall upgrades funded
The directors approved up to $4,700 from the 2018 Community Halls Improvements envelope of the Community Works Fund for the McLeese Lake Recreation Commission Society.
The funding will be used to improve the electric furnace and install two wireless thermostat units at the McLeese Lake Community Hall.