CREATE Forum Summary Report
The Community & Regional Economic Action - Together For Everyone (CREATE) Forum was held on Friday, October 14, 2016 at the P'eg'ig'lha Community Centre at T'it'q'et in Lillooet, BC. The Forum brought together representatives of St'át'imc and local governments, business and community organizations, and other citizens involved or interested in community economic development. The purpose of the day was to build networks, share information, and inspire collective action for community economic development in the northern SLRD / northern St'át'imc Territory.
Lillooet Landfill Tipping Fees Bylaw Update
Effective March 1, 2017 – Compost and wood chips for sale. Clean fill accepted with administrator approval, changes to gypsum (drywall) acceptance procedures.
Growing Healthy Communities: Lillooet gets ready to Grow Local
Ministry of Agriculture
NEWS RELEASE
LILLOOET - Residents of the northern St'át'imc territory and the greater Lillooet region will be growing more local food in 2017 as the Lillooet Agriculture and Food Society (LAFS) begins its "Growing Healthy Communities" project.
The project is a result of the Society's successful application to the B.C. government's Grow Local Program for $25,000.
Call for Volunteers - Area B/Lillooet Agricultural Advisory Committee
The SLRD is looking for interested residents of Lillooet and Area B to serve on the Electoral Area B Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC). Ideally, applicants should:
Emergency stabilization work at the Ten-Mile Slide on Highway 99 northeast of Lillooet is now underway
The provincial government issued a news release on Tuesday, to share an update on the Ten Mile Slide, where emergency stabilization work has commenced, with a view to re-opening the road to two-way traffic and lift load restrictions. The content of the release is below:
UPDATE: Hwy99 (Duffey Lake Rd) is re-opened to two way traffic
UPDATED at 9:30 am Friday, 20 January 2017
The Duffey Lake Road (Highway 99) is open to two way traffic.
Visit DriveBC for webcams and updates on road conditions and incidents.
Travel Advisory: Avalanche Control on Route 40 January 16 & 17
Drive BC is reporting that Avalanche Control is planned along Route 40 between Gold Bridge and Mission Dam (56.4 km) beginning Monday, January 16 at 9:00 a.m. and continuing through Tuesday, January 17 at 12:00 p.m.
Potential delays and / or road closures due to increasing avalanche hazard may occur during this time.
ALC Subdivision Application - 212 McNary Road (Texas Creek)
The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) received an ALC Subdivision Application (55725) proposing the subdivision of 212 McNary Road into 3 lots – 2.5 hectares, 2.5 hectares and 3 hectares respectively. The property is located within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) in the Texas Creek area of Electoral Area B of the SLRD and is zoned Rural Resource 1 (RR1) in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Electoral Area B Zoning Bylaw No. 1300-2013.
At the November 23, 2016 SLRD Board meeting, it was resolved:
Northern Economic Development & Initiatives - 29 November 2016
The Northern Economic Development and Initiatives Committee (“NEDI”) is a Standing Committee of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) Board, appointed to consider and report to the Board from time to time or whenever desired by the Board on all matters referred to it or coming within its purview, and to make recommendations to the Board regarding such matters.
Meetings are open to the public and are generally held in the District of Lillooet Council Chambers, 615 Main Street, Lillooet BC.
Area B Agricultural Advisory Committee - 03 November 2016