Quesnel’s new city council is starting off with an ambitious plan, as it kicks off its four-year term.
The City of Quesnel issued a Council News bulletin today (Nov. 14), outlining some of the plans mayor and councillor will be addressing.
“Together with our many partners, we have the exciting opportunity to truly transform Quesnel into a fun, modern, destination community that takes full advantage of its natural strengths and surroundings to attract repeat visitors, residents, and job creating investment,” said Mayor Simpson in the news release.
Some of the opportunities council hopes to further for the city include:
- developing the City’s riverfronts;
- working with the Lhtako Dené Nation to create a First Nations Cultural Centre at Ceal Tingley Park;
- advocating for the proposed North-South Interconnector, as well as the proposed new intensive care unit and emergency department at G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital;
- working with the School District to secure a new junior school;
- creating a comprehensive housing strategy;
- and continuing work to bolster and reinvent the local forestry industry.
Simpson also noted that council will have to address changes to city’s waste management system, community crime rates, capital investment challenges and succession planning.
The Council News bulletin calls the next four years a time of “transformation,” and council members are currently engaged in orientation sessions to bring everyone up to speed on the work done to date.
“This is a time of transition and transformation for our community and I believe the new Council is well equipped to lead Quesnel during this exciting and challenging time,” wrote Mayor Simpson.
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