H.01 Mayor and Council External Correspondence Summary January 25, 2016
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K. Felker, Coordinator, 2016 Order of British Columbia – Call CLERK’S 127242 14 Order of British Columbia for Nominations
Hon. T.G. Stone, Minister Ladner-Steveston Secondary Channel HR&CP 127203 15 of Transportation and Dredging Program Infrastructure
Hon. N. Yamamoto, Discussion of the Emergency Program FIRE 127204 16 Minister of State for Act Emergency Preparedness
P. Gill, CEO, Creative BC Thanks for Continued Support of ENG 127205 17 British Columbia’s Motion Picture Industry
18 E. Tobin Signage Bylaw Review CP&D 127202
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From: BC Honours and Awards HAS:EX [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 14, 20163:48 PM To: Mayor Lois Jackson Subject: 2016 Order of British Columbia - Call for Nominations
January 14, 2016 TYPE: ((~ia( q evri!: DepT: ((erk.s Mayor Lois Jackson and Councillors District of Delta A. T. #: I d--7-dY 0'\ 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Comments: Ja.flUW1. 2-)(( ~ Delta BC V 4K 3E2 !?. ~ ",I fCIY ffle e Dear Mayor and Councillors: Re: Order of British Columbia - 2016 Call for Nominations It is time once again to f'call for nominations" for the Order of British Columbia, the highest honour the Province can bestow on its citizens for excellence and outstanding achievement. Anyone is welcome to nominate a deserving individual as candidate for appointment to the Order of British Columbia. I seek your assistance in informing your municipality about this opportunity to take part in the public recognition of its outstanding citizens. An independent Advisory Council chaired by the Chief Justice of British Columbia considers nominations to the Province's highest award for excellence and outstanding achievement. Three hundred and eighty-six distinguished British Columbians have been honoured since 1990. 1 The correspondence has been provided for Council’s consideration. The deadline for the Order of British Columbia – 2016 Call for Nominations is March 4, 2016 For your information, a report listing all of the recipients of the Order, broken down by Citytrown, is below. . Nomination forms for the Order are available online or by emailing the Honours and Awards Secretariat in Victoria at [email protected]. Completed nominations must be received by the Secretariat by the first Friday in March (March 4, 2016) to be considered this year. Nominations received after this will automatically be forwarded for consideration in 2017. Your continuing support of the Order of British Columbia is very much appreciated. Yours sincerely, Karen Felker Coordinator e~ ~£84ibJ, ~ Recipients by City/Town Year Recipient Name City 1998 Michael V. O'Shaughnessy 2003 Rose Charlie Agassiz 2014 Hal Weinberg Anmore 2006 Janet Nita Connolly Atlin 2010 Pauline Hilistis Waterfall Bella Bella 2006 Beverley Ann Busson Blind Bay 2005 Temoseng Charles W. Elliott Brentwood Bay 1998 Mark Angelo Burnaby 1992 SushmaDatt Burnaby 1998 Kenneth V. Georgetti Burnaby 2008 Peter Legge Burnaby 2008 Kathy Louis Burnaby 1990 *Jack Shadbolt Burnaby 1995 *Arthur Skidmore Burnaby 2 1995 *Herbert Skidmore Burnaby 1992 Kerrin Lee-Gartner Calgary, AB 2007 Steven L. (Xwe 1I qwel tel) Point Chilliwack 2000 *Thomas James Foord Coldstream 1998 lona V. Campagnolo Comox 2004 *John W. Turvey Comox 2014 Gloria Cuccione Coquitlam 1996 *(Dorothy) Isabelle Stubbs Courtenay 2008 Arthur Vickers Cowichan Bay 1994 Sophie Mae Pierre Cranbrook 2007 Sudarshan Bakshi Delta 2003 *Irving K. (Ike) Barber Delta 2011 Ken Dobell Delta 2005 Felix A. Durity Delta 2008 Bruno Marti Delta 2001 *Hwunumetse' Simon Charlie Duncan 2005 *Edward John Hughes Duncan 2001 Raffi. Cavoukian Fergus 1998 Roger S. Tonkin Gabriola Island 1998 *Jane Rule Galiano Island 2001 *Chester A. Johnson Garibaldi Highlands 1994 Ric Careless Gibsons 1996 *Jack K. Harman Gibsons 1999 Joseph Arthur Gosnell, Sr. Gitlaxt' aamiks 1996 *John J. Verigin Grand Forks 2000 Harvey Thommasen Hagensborg 2014 Dana Brynelsen Halfmoon Bay 2011 Phil Muir Hazelton 2004 Peter James Newbety Hazelton 1998 Roy Henry Vickers Hazelton 1999 *Winnifred Ariel Weir Invermere 1992 Ronald Allen Eland Kamloops 2004 Nancy Greene Raine Kamloops 2009 Clarence Thomas (Manny) Jules Kamloops 3 2014 Leonard Stephen Marchand Kamloops 1996 Basil Morissette .Kamloops 2010 Christopher Rose Kamloops 1995 NavaAshraf Kelowna 2007 *William Bennett Kelowna 2010 Brad Bennett Kelowna 2008 *Harold Capozzi Kelowna 2009 D. Ross Fitzpatrick Kelowna 1994 M. Rendina Hamilton Kelowna 2005 *Jack Jensen Kelowrta 2015 Barry Lapointe Kelowna 2007 Daphne Odjig Kelowna 2008 Mohini Singh Kelowna 2012 *James "Jim" Ogilvie Kimberley 2014 Ellis Ross Kitamaat Village 2001 *Mervyn Wilkinson Ladysmith 1991 *Bemard O. Brynelsen Langley 2013 Donna Crocker Langley 1994 *Lucille Johnstone Langley 2015 Norman Rolston Langley 1996 *Rosalind MacPhee Lion's Bay 2011 Gordon Campbell London 1991 *Neville (Pat) Duke Lumby 1997 Howard White Madeira Park 2000 *Lome W. Davies Maple Ridge 2008 Ann Meraw Maple Ridge 1993 *F. Gordon Antoine Merritt 1991 *Sherwin Kelly Merritt 2007 *Josephine Mills Mill Bay 2002 *H. Martin Kenney Mission 2004 Richard James Beamish Nanaimo 2000 Diana Krall Nanaimo 2008 Kenneth Langelier Nanaimo 2012 Carol Matthews Nanaimo 1995 Kenneth McVay Nanaimo 2000 Grace Elliott Nielsen Nanaimo 4 1993 *Ross Charles Purse Nanaimo 2011 Ellen White Nanaimo 2006 Alver Chester Tait New Aiyansh 2007 Francis Blatherwick New Westminster 1990 *Gurdev S. Gill New Westminster 2009 Dolores Kirkwood New Westminster 1997 *William Everett McKinney New Westminster 1994 Joan Acosta North Vancouver ·1997 Michael Conway Baker North Vancouver 1991 *Edmund Desjardins North Vancouver 2011 *Tim Jones North Vancouver 2015. Robert Joseph North Vancouver 2005 Bob Lenarduzzi North Vancouver 2006 *Wendy B. McDonald North Vancouver 2012 Djavad Mowafaghian North Vancouver 1992 R.T~ (Phil) Nuytten North Vancouver 1993 *Dr. Sydney Segal North Vancouver 2006 Clarence Louie Oliver 2012 Dr. Robert Brent Thirsk Orleans 1996 Ruth Schiller Osoyoos 1995 *Dean George Frederick Curtis Ottawa 2006 Stephen John Nash Paradise Valley, CA 2014 Roger H. Barnsley Parksville 1993 Takao Tanabe Parksville 1999 Timothy J.C. Frick Pender Island 2009 Hart Buckendahl Penticton 2003 Harry McWatters Penticton 2013 Peter Stephen Anderson Pitt Meadows 1998 Brian A. Canfield Point Roberts, WA 2003 Debra L. Foxcroft Port Alberni 1992 Wolfgang Zimmermann Port Alberni 1998 *Albert Dalzell Port Clements 1998 Kathleen Dalzell Port Clements 2001 Judith D. Forst Port Moody 1997 Geraldine Braak Powell River 5 2014 William (Bill) Clifford Prince George 2013 Charles J. Jago Prince George 2011 Baljit Sethi Prince George 2010 Barbara Ward-Burkitt Prince George 1994 *Peter James Lester Prince Rupert 2012 Judith Guichon Quilchena 2014 Tung Chan Richmond 1992 Suezone Chow Richmond 2009 Peter Dhillon Richmond 1990 Richard M. (Rick) Hansen Richmond 2010 *Milan Ilich Richmond 2004 Balwant Sanghera Richmond 2014 Aubrey J. Tingle Richmond 1991 *Frank Beinder Rossland 2001 Robert Bateman Saltspring Island 2012 A. Kim Campbell San Diego 1995 David W. Foster Santa Monica, CA 1997 *Frances L. Fleming Sechelt 1990 *Grace MacInnis Sechelt 1999 *Alex A. Campbell Sidney 2001 *Myfanwy Pavelic Sidney 1993 Elida Peers Sooke 2005 Raghbir Singh Bains Surrey 2013 Larry Berg Surrey 2015 Tim Collings Surrey 1995 Robert Davidson Surrey 2015 AI Etmanski Surrey 1999 Charan Pal Singh Gill Surrey 1995 *Tara Singh Hayer Surrey 1991 Gordon F. MacFarlane Surrey 2001 Leonel Perra Surrey 2002 Gian Singh Sandhu Surrey 1996 George B. Zukerman Surrey 1995 Edna Cooper Terrace 1995 Robert Cooper Terrace 6 2014 Chester Moore Terrace 2009 Ray Markham Valemount 1990 Bryan Adams Vancouver 2011 Luigi Aquilini Vancouver 2010 Jacob (Jack) Austin Vancouver 1992 Patricia Baird Vancouver 2011 Peter Baird Vancouver 1991 Vivien E. Basco Vancouver 199~ *Jack T. Bell Vancouver 2009 Samuel Be1zberg Vancouver 2014 Peter Bentley Vancouver 2004 Thomas R. Berger Vancouver 2009 *Leon Bibb Vancouver 2002 John (Jack) Patrick Blaney Vancouver 2004 George Bowering Vancouver 1990 David A. Boyes Vancouver 1990 *Vernon C. Brink Vancouver 1995 *Rosemary Brown Vancouver 1993 May Brown Vancouver 2003 Peter Brown Vancouver 2012 Sister Nancy Brown Vancouver 2010 Robert Brunham Vancouver 2015 Ron Burnett Vancouver 2000 Helen Burnham Vancouver 2014 John Cairns Vancouver 2006 Wallace Bakfu Chung Vancouver 2013 Sergio Cocchia Vancouver 1990 *Joseph H. Cohen Vancouver 2012 Dr. Peter L. Cooperberg Vancouver 1993 Marilyn Dahl Vancouver 1991 *Jack Diamond Vancouver 2007 Gordon Diamond Vancouver 1995 Isabelle Diamond Vancouver 2014 Leslie Diamond Vancouver 2006 *Thomas Anthony Dohm Vancouver 7 1999 Beverly Witter Du Gas Vancouver 2015 Jane Dyson Vancouver 2011 David Emerson Vancouver 2002 Gathie Falk Vancouver 2007 B. Brett Finlay Vancouver 1997 Marguerite Ford Vancouver 1995 JohnA. Fraser Vancouver 1990 Lori Fung Vancouver 2010 John Furlong Vancouver 2002 *Garde Basil Gardom Vancouver 2012 Christopher Gaze Vancouver 2002 Patsy George Vancouver 2004 Leila Getz Vancouver 2008 Gordon Gibson Vancouver 2000 Virginia Giles Vancouver 2006 S. Larry Goldenberg Vancouver 2005 June E. Goldsmith Vancouver 2013 Dr. Paula Gordon Vancouver 2013 Wendy Grant-John Vancouver 1998 *Hilda Gregory Vancouver 2001 Chit Chan Gunn Vancouver 2007 Gloria Gutman Vancouver 2002 *Irving Guttman Vancouver 2009 Robert Hancock Vancouver 2013 Arthur S. Hara Vancouver 1997 *Walter Gordon Hardwick Vancouver 2003 James (Jim) Hart Vancouver 2009 Michael Hayden Vancouver 1997 Kathleen Heddle Vancouver 1997 Margaret G. (Meg) Hickling Vancouver 2010 Robert (Bob) Hindmarch Vancouver 2014 James C. Hogg Vancouver 2013 George Hungerford Vancouver 2014 Jane Knott Hungerford Vancouver 1991 AsaJohal Vancouver 8 1997 *Douglas Jung Vancouver 2012 Norman B. Keevil Vancouver 1997 John C. Kerr Vancouver 1996 Heruy Ketcham Vancouver 2012 Hassan Khosrowshahi Vancouver 1990 *Walter C. Koerner Vancouver 2006 Joy Kogawa Vancouver 1998 Kazuko Komatsu Vancouver 1995 *David C. Lam Vancouver 1995 *Dr. Dorothy T. Lam Vancouver 1996 *Peter Anthony Larkin Vancouver 1998 Charles Laszlo Vancouver 2012 Marion Lay Vancouver 1990 . Robert H. Lee Vancouver 2003 Trevor Linden Vancouver 2015 Don R. Lindsay' Vancouver 2000 Victor Ling Vancouver 2014 H. Anne Lippert Vancouver 1991 *Tong Louie Vancouver 1990 *Anne E. Macdonald Vancouver 1991 *Irene MacDonald Vancouver 2003 *RoyMah Vancouver 2010 Marco Marra Vancouver 2004 Grace M. McCarthy Vancouver 2006 Gerald A.B. McGavin Vancouver 2005 Edith McGeer Vancouver 2005 Patrick McGeer Vancouver 2001 Sarah McLachlan Vancouver 1999 David G. Mclean Vancouver 2009 RoyMiki Vancouver 2000 Margaret Mitchell Vancouver 2010 Julio Montaner Vancouver 2001 Beverly Nann Vancouver 1990 *Nathaniel T. Nemetz Vancouver 2015 Rudolph "Rudy" North Vancouver 9 ",.... ,- ' .•.. '.' . -.,':' 1990 *James Oscar Orr Vancouver 2011 Karen O'Shannacery Vancouver 1990 James (Jim) Allen Pattison Vancouver 2002 K. George Pedersen Vancouver 1993 *Barbara L. Pentland Vancouver 2005 Martha C. Piper Vancouver 2014 David Reed Podmore Vancouver 2003 *John W. (Jack) Poole Vancouver 1996 Derek Porter Vancouver 2007 Patricia Proudfoot Vancouver 2015 SaidaRasul Vancouver 1994 *William (Bill) A. P. Reid Vancouver 2014 Bob Rennie Vancouver 2003 Dal Richards Vancouver 2004 *Donald Rix Vancouver 1999 *Geoffrey C. Robinson Vancouver 2011 Jim Robson Vancouver 1998 Martha E. Salcudean Vancouver 2004 *William L. ·Sauder Vancouver 1994 William G. Saywell Vancouver 1994 Martin T. Schechter Vancouver 2004 Alfred J. Scow Vancouver 2013 Dr. Charles Henry Scudamore Vancouver 1992 Joseph Segal Vancouver 2015 Lome Richard Segal Vancouver 2015 Jim Shepard Vancouver 1994 *Dr. Michael Smith Vancouver 2002 *Emest Alvia (Smokey) Smith Vancouver 2012 Tricia Smith Vancouver 1999 Richard Stace-Smith Vancouver 1995 David T. Suzuki Vancouver 1990 *Erwin M. Swangard Vancouver 2015 Tamara Taggart Vancouver 2015 Hari Varshney Vancouver 2006 *Erich W. Vogt Vancouver 10 2005 Anthony von Mandl Vancouver 2000 Henry Hiroshi Wakabayashi Vancouver 1991 *Harry V. Warren Vancouver 2009 Linda Warren Vancouver 1990 *PeterWing Vancouver 2003 *Milton K. Wong Vancouver 1994 *Morris J. Wosk Vancouver 2001 YosefWosk Vancouver 2015 Sing Lim Yeo Vancouver 2015 Melvin Zajac Vancouver 2013 Finley Annanious Vernon 2007 Larry Bell Vernon 1990 *Margaret Ormsby Vernon 2007 James Spencer Vernon 1999 Jean Jacques Andre Victoria 1990 *Gerald Andrews Victoria 1996 *Dr. Peter John Banks Victoria 2012 David Barrett Victoria 2004 *Frank Arthur Calder Victoria 1992 R. Wayne Campbell Victoria 1999 Eric Charman Victoria 1992 Mel Cooper Victoria 2010 Dan Doyle Victoria 2011 Crystal Dunahee Victoria 2010 Jeneece Edroff Victoria 2013 Gregory Fahlman Victoria 2008 *Edward (Ted) Hardy Harrison Victoria 2000 *Jane Heffelfinger Victoria 1991 Richard Ralph Hunt Victoria 2010 Tony Hunt Victoria 2000 Vicky Husband Victoria 2005 Perry Robert William Kendall Victoria 2014 Paul Lacerte Victoria 1995 *J. Fenwick Lansdowne Victoria 1992 *Dorothy Livesay Victoria 11 2008 Charles Ludgate Victoria 2005 E. George MacMinn Victoria 1991 *Ian McTaggart-Cowan Victoria 2002 Norma I. Mickelson Victoria 1999 *J. Mavor Moore Victoria 2003 *P.K. Page Victoria 1990 Howard E. Petch Victoria 2008 *Peter Ransford Victoria 2001 *R. Hayward Rogers Victoria 1990 *Robert G. Rogers Victoria 1990 *R. Ian Ross Victoria 1993 *Dunc. Russell Victoria 1992 Carole Sabiston Victoria 2008 Kathy Shields Victoria 2008 Kenneth W. D. Shields Victoria 1999 Alison Sydor Victoria 1999 Nancy J. Turner Victoria 1991 *Lawrence J. Wallace Victoria 2008 Andrew Weaver Victoria 1993 Lorna Williams Victoria 2001 *Ken Willoughby Victoria 2001 Jan Willoughby Victoria 2007 Michael J. Audain West Vancouver 1993 Unity Bainbridge West Vancouver 2003 *Ge.offrey E.H. Ballard West Vancouver 1990 *Henry P. Bell-Irving West Vancouver 2005 *DennyBoyd West Vancouver 2004 Barbara Brink West Vancouver 1994 *Dr. Jean Coulthard West Vancouver 2014 Douglas Coupland West Vancouver 2007 MaxCynader West Vancouver 1990 Helmut M. Eppich West Vancouver 2011 Yuri Fulmer West Vancouver 2000 *Murray Goldman West Vancouver 2012 Rick Harry (Xwalacktun) West Vancouver 12 2013 Robert H. N. Ho West Vancouver 2000 Paul Frederick Howard West Vancouver 2003 *Edgar F. Kaiser, Jr. West Vancouver 2010 Patricia (Patti) Leigh West Vancouver 2015 Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia West Vancouver 2009 Brandt Louie West Vancouver 1996 *Eleanor Malkin West Vancouver 2014 K. Barry Marsden West Vancouver 2006 Murray A. Newman West Vancouver 2011 J.C. "Jim" O'Rourke West Vancouver 1990 *Leslie Raymond Peterson West Vancouver 2014 *John Brian Patrick "Pat" Quinn West Vancouver 2000 Gordon A. Smith West Vancouver 1993 *A.J. (Jim) Spilsbury West Vancouver 2015 Ginny Dennehy Whistler 2015 Kerry Dennehy Whistler 1991 Barbara J. Rae Whistler 1990 Phyllis Chelsea Williams Lake 1992 Joan Gentles Williams Lake 2001 Sarah-Spring Stump Williams Lake 2007 lain Baxter& Windsor, ON 2005 William Patrick Kinsella Yale (:tJ Deceased 13 .~.::,.." . .... , .. This message is provided in confidence and should not be forwarded to any external third party without authorization. If you have received this message in error, please notify the original sender immediately by telephone or by return email and delete this message along with any attachments. 14 15 genda BRITISH FILE # 05 / ~O · --ED COLUMBIA - '" ... ,...... 1:;:1"', January 6, 2016 Her Worship Reference: 251172 Mayor Lois Jackson The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent TYPE: $~~_~ I/- Delta BC V4K 3E2 DEPT: H ~ . t C f \.~ -~'Cy~ Dear Mayor Jackson: AT #: _ Kl __ I / (,-Comments: S ct t'\ J tI("~ '2. ';) I b ~I'e.;""-'.HT~ f2. t'l'vdlA.r (f/eef>~ Re: Ladner-Steveston Secondary Channel Dredging Program I ' ~* Thank you for your letter and attached report regarding the Ladner-Steveston Secondary Channel Dredging Program, Please accept my apologies for the lateness of this reply. I appreciated receiving your positive feedback about the success of this program, and will ensure ministry staff are aware of your kind words regarding Mr. Haugen' s efforts. I was also glad to have the chance to review the attached update detailing the many locations that were successfully cleared. I know how committed you and the Corporation of Delta have been to the removal of sediment in secondary waterways along the Fraser River, and I agree that the completion of this program is a major achievement. As you are aware, the British Columbia Transportation Financing Authority (BCTF A) still has a small portion of funding remaining as part of the Local Channel Dredging Contribution Agreement. Mr. Haugen is currently working with Port Metro Vancouver and other funding partners to ensure this amount is available for sediment maintenance. Once this funding is expended, however, BCFTA will no longer be involved in dredging along the Fraser River. Should you have any questions about the remaining BCTF A funding, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Haugen directly. He is available by telephone at 250 356-7904 or bye-mail at [email protected] and would be pleased to assist you. The BC Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure is responding to Delta's request to work with the federal government to provide funding for the ongoing maintenance dredging of secondary river channels. Minister Stone . ..12 advises that, with the completion of the Ladner Steveston Local Channel MAYOR 'S OFFICE Dredging Program, there will be no additional funding for dredging from the BC Transportation Financing Authority. JAN 1 t 2016 RECEIVED Ministry of Transportation O ffice of the l\Ilinister Mailing Address: and Infrastructure Parliament Buildings Victoria Be V8V l X4 - 2 - Thank you again for taking the time to write. Sincerely, Todd G. Stone Minister Copy to: Lindsay Kislock, Assistant Deputy Minister Partnerships Department Svein Haugen, Director Properties and Land Management Branch :;:)j';;:';C=:£-::::-~~:>.:" ~('I'" ..... THE CORPORATION OF DELTA Office (~l Tlte Muyor. Lois E . .fach.wJf October 6,2015 The Honourable Todd Stone Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure PO Box 9055, Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9E2 /""~/ A(,· , ~'~~I D~iriister, / Re: Ladner-Steveston Secondary Channel Dredging Program With the conclusion earlier this year of the $10 million Ladner-Steveston Secondary Channel Dredging Program, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your staff for making this challenging project a success. In particular, I would like to acknowledge the involvement of Svein Haugen, Director of Properties & Land Management, who worked with Port Metro Vancouver to ensure this three year project was completed in a timely and cost-effective manner. While we were extremely grateful to receive funding support from the Provincial Government and Port Metro Vancouver to supplement our municipal funding, the issue of long-term funding for maintenance dredging remains unresolved. We will continue'to press senior governments to address this matter - without ongoing maintenance dredging, the channels will continue to fill in and will eventually reach a critical point when a major dredging effort will once again be required. Delta Council recently received an update report on the dredging program - a copy is enclosed for your information. The completion of the secondary channel dredging project around Ladner after more than 20 years without dredging is a significant achievement, the benefits of which will be felt throughout the community for years to come. I look forward to your continued support as we seek senior government funding to ensure these channels remain safe and accessible into ~ture. (>!f~u. ril s, !r;U,IY, : lily , _. .", t! t ./ ~ I ~_C :;': I {l/ " 'II . -- --;~~ o~ E. Jackson l ' (~",J .' 7 " f _/ 4 ayor 0~2:J r /7 Enclosure f ._- / cc: Delta Council \~ George V. Harvie, Chief Administrative Officer Sean McGill, Director of Human Resources and Corporate Planning 4S00 Clarence T genda FILE # o 40oo - ~ BRITISH COLUMBIA '.' 1,;:r",.... '1 10 1::.....1 ::z::t:::~ January U, 2016 Reference: 252888 I ' ~ " T PI:: ' ~JJ. l a< 4q~tA.. I;' :.-c:r '~I 1'- '1 Dear Union of B.C. Municipalities and Local Governments: DEPT rl tZ ~ It I ~~ . ." d.-:t \) 0:; Re: DiscuSsion of the Emergency Program Act 6:~!ents :1C1.n v Cl/ ~ 25" la " ri As Minister of Sta:te for Emergency Preparedness, I am pleased to announce the releafe ~" lOtv fY\ e.e. J Preparedimd Resilient: A Discilssiori Paper on the LegislatiVe Frall1eWorkfor Emergency' lvlanagement il1 Bi'ilfsh Columbia. This documentis intended to supp0l1 an online consultation and engagement with British Columbians through a dialogue about the current Emergency Program Act (the Act), whiCh sets out the key responsibilities and authorities to guide and enable experts at the local and provincial levels in prep~ring for, tespondingto mId recovering from. emetgencies and disasters. It is our intention to review the Act to ensure that it provides a solid legal foundation to meet whaJeverchalJenges thalmay come our way here in: this province, be they small scale emergen<>iescdlltained at the 10calieveLQr c~tasttophic ev~nts affecting a region or even PQ~sibly the entire province. The Act was first introduced in 1993 and has undergone few changes since. While legislation Ina), not be top of mind when we_think about being prepared fat an emergency Qr disaster, it is the key source of responsibilities and allthorities requited to empower elected officials 'and, emergency management personnel to take the right actions at the right time, Prepared and Resilient describes challenges iil the curren't legislatioh as wellasproposals for possible changes. The-challenges and propqsals reflect recent changes some Ganadian jul'isdictions have made to modernize their emergency management laws, as well as the findings and recommendations of two recent reports here in B.C.- the 2014 earthquake preparedness reports of the Allditor General and Henry Renteria. The input we receive from you and other stakeholders through this consultation will he a key component to informing our government's review ofthe Act and, ultimately, any decision to move forward with the introdtlction of possible legislative changes. ".12 Ministry of Transp9riation Office of the i\lini ~ ter of State for Mailing Add t;ess: and Infrastructure Emergeilcy Preparedness Parliament Buildings ViCtoria Be vav lX4- -2- .Thecons~ultatiQfi period begins on January 11, 2016~ with the release of the paper, and will continue tifitjIFebmary 19. 2016; at 4:00 p~m. Please submityout fonnal resppnses to [email protected] before the end pftile consultation period. In order to promote that transparency ofthlsreV'iew~ any submissionfi'ol11 your orga.nization,or other stakeholders who have been· invited to participate,.ti1ay be posted on . http://engage.gov:bcica!emergenoyprogramact! Xheweb site contains a listofall.stakellQld~rs who have received, invitations to participate, Please include the nante ofyour .organization in your submission. To protect yol.ltpri,Vacy or the privacy of any other inemhersof your organization, please do not include your personal phone number Qf e-mail address in your submission. .. . Emergency managemenlis fundamentally about pal1nerships. We must all continue to work together to ensUre a prepared and resilient B.C. rant thercfote·looking forward to hearing the fe¢dbackMd thoughts you and the .merhbers ofyour organizationJnay have .for possible improvements to the legislative frameworkJor em;ergen.cymanage1llent in B.C •. Smcerely, N miYamamoto Minister of State The Office of the Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness is undertaking a review of the Emergency Program Act and has asked the Corporation of Delta for stakeholder input. The Chief Administrative Officer has directed emergency planning staff and Corporate Planning to review the Ministry's discussion paper on the Legislative Framework for Emergency Management in British Columbia and provide feedback to the Ministry before February 19, 2016. Staff will report back to Council with all recommendations after the review process has occurred. A discussion paper 0 emergency manage , t Contents Message from the Minister ...... 1 Executive Summary...... 2 Context of a Review of the Emergency Program Act ...... 3 Challenges and Proposals ...... 5 Discussion Area A: Modernizing fundamental concepts and structure of the Act ...... 5 Discussion 1.' The phases of emergency management ...... 5 Discussion 2: Dennition of "emergency" ...... 6 Discussion 3: Dennition of "local authority" ...... 8 Discussion Area B: Clarifying roles and responsibilities ...... 9 Discussion 4: Em ergency Management Be...... 9 Discussion 5: Assigning provincial emergency planning, response, and recovery responsibilities ...... 10 Discussion 6: Ministerial authority to direct emergency planning ...... 12 Discussion 7.' Private sector and non-government agencies ...... 13 Discussion Area C: Supporting emergency response and recovery ...... 15 Discussion 8: Shared responsibility for emergency response ...... : . 15 Discussion 9: State of emergency ...... 17 Discussion 10: Evacuation orders ...... 18 Discussion 11: Employment protection ...... 20 Conclusion ...... 21 f..\ BRITISH L-___ . ) COLUMBIA -_ ... ----- Message from the Minister As Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness, I am pleased to announce the release of Prepared and Resilient: A Discussion Paper on the Legislative Framework for Emergency Management in British Columbia. This document is intended to support a consultation that will engage stakeholders in a dialogue about emergency management legislation in British Columbia. When we think about being prepared for an emergency or disaster I think it is fair to say that legislation is not top of mind. Nevertheless, we must recognize that the coordination and synergies of emergency management experts in this province-whether at the local or provincial level-starts with understanding and fulfil ling key emergency management responsibilities and having the appropriate authority to take the right actions at the right time when faced with an emergency or disaster. That's where legislation comes in: to establish the legal framework for a prepared and resilient British Columbia . The Emergency Program Act is the key piece of legislation for emergency management in British Columbia. The Act, which w as introduced in 1993, sets out roles and respon sibi lities for local authorities and the provincial government in preparing for, respond in g to and recovering from emergencies and disasters. The Act also sets out the authority for local government or the province to declare a state of emergency and to use emergency powers to protect the health, safety or welfare of people and to limit damage to property. A key challenge with the Act and its regulations-and a principal reason for this consu ltation and engagement-is that while best practices in the field of emergency management in B.C. and elsewhere have evolved significantly over the past two decades, the Emergency Program Act has remained largely unchanged since its introduction and has never been the subject of a full and open review as proposed herein. Th e time has therefore come for us to examine the Act to ensure it provides th~ so li d legal foundation we need here in B.C. to meet whatever cha ll enges may come our way, be they sma ll scale emergencies contained at the loca l leve l or catastrophic events affecting a region or even possibly the entire province. Thi s consultation acknowledges recent changes some other Canadian jurisdictions have made to modernize their emergency management laws. The engagement has also been shaped by find ings and recommendations of the 2014 earthquake preparedness reports of the Aud itor Genera l and Henry Renteria, the former head of Ca lifornia's Office of Emergency Services who consu lted with stakeholders on earthquake preparedness issues and priorities. Ultimately, though, it is the input and feedback that we receive from interested British Columbians on the challenges and proposals outlined herein that wi ll best inform the development of any changes to the law. It is my hope that this consultation wil l engage British Columbians in a dialogue so that together we can create legislation that supports a prepared and resi lient B.C. Sincerely, ~~~~ Honour. Naomi Yamamoto Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness Executive Summary The Premier's mandate letter to Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness Naomi Yamamoto directs the Minister to lead a review of the Emergency Program Act (Act) to ensure the legislation is up to date and effective in managing the impacts of emergencies in British Columbia, providing a report back to Cabinet Committee on Secure Tomorrow on or before March 31, 2016. This engagement is intended to be a key component of the review of the legislation. It highlights several key challenges in the Act and seeks input from stakeholders on proposals for possible legislative changes so that government may better understand what improvements if any may be needed to ensure the Act is up to date and effective. The specific examples of challenges presented in this consultation fall into one of the following three discussion areas, with each including proposals for possible changes to the Act for consideration and input of stakeholders: A. Modernizing fundamental concepts and structure of the Act: 1. Phases of emergency management (prevention, preparedness, response and recovery); 2 . Definition of emergency and disaster; and 3. Definition of local authority. B. Clarifying roles and responsibilities: 4. Emergency Management BC; s. Provincial emergency planning, response and recovery responsibilities; 6. Ministerial authority to direct emergency planning; and 7. Provincial authority for private sector and non-government agencies. C. Supporting emergency response and recovery: 8. Shared responsibilities for emergency response; 9. State of Emergency; 10 . Evacuation orders; and 11. Employment protection. Stakeholder input on the identified challenges and discussion questions may be submitted to ~iti~~'!~t1Jlq9~'li.~'!t<8!.9()1'.~. ~~~~q by Feb. 19, 2016. In order to promote the transparency of the review and engagement process, submissions received from stakeholders who Minister Yamamoto invited to provide input may be posted to Emergency Management BC's website. Submissions from members of the public posted to the website forum will be reviewed and incorporated into the review process along with the other stakeholder submissions. ! ~"'? /~:\ BRI'rrSH L.__ j COLUI\IBIA ~~., ----- Context of a Review of the Emergency Program Act OVERVIEW OF THE WHY REVIEW THE ACT? LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK The time is ripe to review the Emergency Program The Emergency Program Act provides the legislative Act to ensure it is effective in supporting the framework for the management of disasters management of emergencies in British Columbia. and emergencies w ithin British Columbia. This The current iteration of the Emergency Program framework defines responsibilities of local Act dates back to 1993 and ha s been subject to a authorities, provincial ministries and crown small number of limited amendments s'ince then. corporations along with the responsibility for the Over the last two decades va rious events and Province's emergency management program. operationa l responses have prompted the provincial It requires local authorities, ministries, crown government and other partners in emergency corporations, and government agencies to develop management to consider and revise operational plans and programs to prepare and respond to practices and procedures. emergencies and disasters in the Province. It also A further factor contributing fa ctor are the 2014 provides local authorities, the Minister responsible reports of the Office of the Auditor Genera l and for the Act, and the Li eutenant Governor in Council, Henry Renteria on earthquake preparedness. These w ith the ability to declare a state of emergency in reports further highlighted where changes may be order to access the extraordinary powers required to necessary to improve the preparedness of British co-ordinate emergency responses. Columbians in relation to the possible occurrence of Supporting the Emergency Program Act are three a catastrophic event. regulations made under the authority of the statute: Fina ll y, the Premier's July 30,2015 mandate letter . ~ Emergency Program Management Regulation to Minister Yamamoto directs the Minister to lead identifies duties and responsibilities of provincial a review of the Act to ensure the legislation is up ministries and government corporations in to date and effective in managin g the impacts of re lation to specific hazards and generally in the emergencies in British Col umbia and reporting back event of an emergency; to Cab inet Committee on Secure Tomorrow on or before March 31, 2016. This consultation is intended ~ Local Authority Emergency Management as a key step in achieving a review as envisioned in Regulation outlines roles and responsibilities of the mandate letter by engaging stakeholders in a Local Authorities; and discussion about w hat improvements if any may be ~ Compensation and Disaster Financial Assistance needed to ensure the Act is up to date and effective. Regulation establishes the framework for the provisions of disaster financial assistance. SCOP E OF REVI EW OVERVIEW OF REVI EW PROCESS This engagement identifies 3 main challenges MinisterYamamoto sent letters to key stakeholders in the Act and broken out into the following on the release date of this engagement to invite discussion areas: them to provide submissions on the challenges and proposals outlined herein . In order to promote A. Modernizing fundamental concepts the transparency of the review and engagement and structure of the Act process, submissions received from stakeholders . who received invitations may be posted to B. Clarifying roles and responsibilities Emergency Management BC's website. A list of these stakeholders is also provided on the website. c. Supporting emergency response and Other interested stakeholders, including members recovery of the public, may also make submissions. The list of challenges and examples presented for Any submissions recei ved from individuals or discussion and consideration are focussed on the organizations who did not receive invitation letters Act and not the regulations. However, this does from MinisterYamamoto will also be reviewed not preclude comments and input on any of the and incorporated into the review process; these regulations as potential changes to the Act could submissions will be collected via the EMBC also have implications for matters set out under the website forum. regulations. . Submissions will be received up to Feb. 19, 2016, Finally, the discussions presented here are not at 4 p.m. At the closing of the consultation period, intended to be an exhaustive list. It is hoped that all submissions will be reviewed and analyzed for the items raised here will generate thought and themes and suggestions that can be compiled and discussion that will result in a broad range of items presented by MinisterYamamoto to the Cabinet for government to consider. Committee on Secure Tomorrow on or before March 31, 2016, in accordance with the Minister's mandate letter. Challenges and Proposals Discussion Area A: Modernizing fundamental concepts and structure of the Act D iscussion 1: The phases of emergency management Background: to reflect the distinct subject matter of the phases Emergency management is a universal term for whereby separate parts are established for each . the systems and processes used for preventing or phase, with powers and duties for local authorities reducing the impacts of disasters on communities. and the provincial government set out in each part. Emergency management is conceptualized in The Act's cu rrent name should also better reflect four phases: prevention/mitigation, preparedness, the emergency management focus of the act. The response and recovery. current name reflects the role of the Provincial This phased approach is an internationally Emergency Program, which has been superseded recognized standard for defining and understanding by Emergency Management BC See Discussion different aspects of emergency management and Area B, Discussion 4. As well, "emergency program" is integral to the systems and processes in BC that is not defined and, while the term "program" is used local authorities and government use to minimize in numerous sections in the Act, it may be unclear in vulnerability to hazards and for coping with some sections as to what this term means in relation disasters. For example, over the last two decades to the phases of emergency management. local authority and government emergency plans, A further consideration is the definition of which are a central feature of the Emergency Program "local authority emergency plan" and "provincial Act, have come to be understood as plans related emergency plan". These definitions do not current ly to preparedness for, prevention and mitigation of, emphasize that emergency planning involves all response to and recovery from an emergency and phases of emergency management. its effects. Relevant sections in the legislation: Challenge in the current ~ Title of the Act legislative framework: ~ Part l-Definitions and Application While the Emergency Program Act references aspects of the phased approach to emergency ~ Part 2-Administration management, it is important that the terms ~ Part 3-Emergencies, Disasters and Declared prevention, preparedness, response and recovery Emergencies are used consistently throughout the legislation. Consideration should be given to structuring the Act Discussion 2: Definition of "emergency" Proposal: Background: Consideration should be given to the following A definition of an "emergency" is essentia l to potential changes to the Act: emergency management legislation. In the 1. Renaming it the Emergency Management Act. Emergency Program Act, the term "emergency" gives meaning to other important concepts such as 2. Restructuring the Act so that it contains emergency plans, emergency programs, emergency parts reflecting the phases of emergency measures, and states of emergency. management (i.e. a part dedicated to preparedness, a part dedicated to response etc.) The cu rrent definition of emergency in the Act provides that it is a "present or imminent event 3. Removing the term "emergency . or circumstance that is caused by accident, fire, program" and references to "program" or explosion, technical failure or the forces of nature ... ". "programs" throughout. A "d isaster'; on the other hand, is a subset of an 4. Defining an "emerg ency plan" as a plan under emergency. The Act defines a disaster as a ca lamity the Act to prepare for, prevent, mitigate against, that is caused by accident, fire, explosion or technical respond to and recover from an emergency and failure or by the forces of nature and has resulted its effects. in serious harm to people or widespread damage to property. Challenge in the current legislative framework: BCs leg islation limits the definition of an emergency to a specific set of causes, which raises a question as to whether some events or circumstances may fall outside the scope of the Act. Similar legislation in other provincial jurisdictions generally uses broader lang uage that puts an emphasis on defining an emergency based on what could or does result from an event, situation, or condition. Many other jurisdictions have also included damage to the environment in the definition of emergency. Relevant sections in the legislation: ~ Section 1 of the Emergency Program Act /(~ BRITISH [_ j COLUl\IBIA -----' ---- DISCUSSION PAPER-EMERGENCY PROGRAM ACT Proposal: Additional information for consideration: 1. Consider removing the potential causes in the ~ Manitoba's Emergency Measures Act: definition of'emergency' and clarify that an ~ . t.~p'~~/!'!!.~~3 .: . 9.. c:>.~~.,!!~.:C:c:l!!c:l.V1'..~/s.t.~~L!~.~~!~~~ .rl!! emergency includes a disaster. The following f!c:>.?c:>.~ ~ P~P definitions from other Canadian jurisdictions ~ Alberta's Emergency Management Act: may be a helpful guide in revising the definition ~~~p~/!'!!."Y.1('!..qp~p!.~.~!~c:l:~c:l.!c!c:>.. ~ .l!'!! .~f.l. .~~!!.l.~~~1. of'emergency' in BC: ~c:>.?p.?:Pc!f. • Manitoba's Emergency Measures Act defines ~ Ontario's Emergency Management and Civil 'emergency'.as foll ows: Protection Act: "a present or imminent situation or condition ~ .~ .t.P':!!iJ1!"Y.iJ1!:. c:>.f.l.t.~!i.c:>.. :. ~~(1.c:liJ1!s.(~tt:lt.'!.t.~!9..c:>.~9.. !J.. that requires prompt action to prevent or limit ~ Nova Scotia's Emergency Management Act: (a) the loss of life; or (b) harm or damage to the safety, health or welfare of people; or (c) damage ~t.t.p.:(('.lS.!~9J~/~t.l!.r~:c:c:l!!~!1.~1. to property or the environment" • Alberta's Emergency Management Act defines 'emergency' as fol lows: "an event that requires prompt co-ordination of action or special regulation of persons or property to protect the safety, health or welfare of people or to limit damage to property" • Ontario's Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act defines em ergency as follows: "a situation or an impending situation that constitutes a danger of major proportions that could result in serious harm to persons or substantial damage to property and that is caused by the forces of nature, a disease or other health risk, an accident or an act whether intentional or otherwise" 2. Consider including damage to the environment in the definition of emergency. A(~~\~lb /~~\ BIUTISH L--..... ) COLUlVIBIA ------ Discussion 3: Definition of "loca l authority" Background: of the treaties. Thi s change will further reinforce the continued coordination of activities and shared Four treaties have been ratified to date under the BC Treaty Process with the Maa-Nulth First Nations, responsibilities between the provincial government, Tsawwassen First Nation, Tla'amin Nation, and Yale Treaty First Nation governments, local governments, First Nation. In addition, a treaty was implemented and other institutions to work together to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. outside of the treaty process with the Nisga'a in 2000. Relevant sections in the legislation: All of the modern treaties implemented or ratified ~ Sections 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19 of the provide thatTreaty First Nations and the Nisga'a Emergency Program Act Li sims Government have the "rights, powers, Loca l Authority Emergency Management duties and obligations of a loca l authority under ~ Regulation federal and provincial law in respect of emergency preparedness and emergency measures" on Treaty ~ Compensation and Disaster Financial Assistance Lands. This includes speCific law making authority in Regulation relation to emergency preparedness and emergency Proposal: measures, as well as authority to declare a state of local· emergency and exercise the powers of a local 1. Consider changing the definition of'local authority in accordance with federal and provincial authority'to include Treaty First Nations, laws in respect of emergency measures. including the Nisga'a Li sims Government. Challenge in the current • Consider the impact of this proposal in relation legislative framework: to all provis ions in the Act that are applied to loca l authorities. The Emergency Program Act defi nes a 'loca l authority' • This proposal is subject to provincial as one of the following: government consultation with the Treaty First A municipa'lity ~ Nations and the Nisga'a Li sims Government in ~ Regional district accordance with treaty obligations. ~ National park subject to an agreement between Additional information for consideration: the province and the government of Canada BC Treati es: The definition does not currently include Treaty Under the BC Treaty Process: First Nations or the Nisga'a Lisims Government. ~ As the Treaty First Nations have the status of local ~t.~P.:((~.~~~. I?t::.t.~~.t:lt.Y~~.£!.t.!f.!!<'!s.!t.r~qt.!£!s.~t:l'.l.c!.~ authorities for the purposes of the Emergency .£1.9..r.~<'!.'!l.<'!.,:".~s..~i.t:!~pr.i .,:"cJpl.~:P .~P Program Act, consideration needs to be given to ~ Nisga'a Fin al Agreement: modernizing the definition of'local authority' in the ~t~p.:!(~~~:'!f! .~'.l.·c.t:l!'-UI'?s.!l!~~!f}is.~f!,!9..~p.r!.f Act to ensure proper al ignment w ith the provisions Discussion Area B: Clarifying roles and responsibilities D iscussion 4: Em erg ency Management BC Background: Relevant sections in the legislation: Emergency management requires cross-agency, ~ Section 2 of the Emergency Program Act cross-government and inter-jurisdictional ~ Section 2 of the Emergency Program coordination and integration to ensure effective Management Regulation delivery of emergency management services. Proposal: Emergency Management British Columbia (EMBC) was established in 2006 to take on the 1. Establish Emergency Management BC in responsibilities of its predecessor, the Provincial legislation and remove references to the Emergency Program (PEP), and to take on the role Provincial Emergency Program . as the lead coordinating agency in the provincial 2. Clarify the responsibilities of the director of government for all emergency management EMBC to include the following: activities. • Lead the coordination of all EMBC provides executive coordination, strategic provincial government emergency planning, and multi-agency facilitation and strives management activities, to develop effective working relationships in an • Provide advice and assistance to increasingly complex emergency management other authorities-provincial and environment. EMBC works with local governments, local authorities-in their emergency First Nations, federal departments, industry, non management responsibilities, government organizations and volunteers to support the emergency management phases of • Establish and maintain a provincial emergency mitigation/ prevention, preparedness, response and management system to standardize provincial recovery. Additionally, EMBC engages provincial, emergency response activities, and national and international partners to enhance • Reduce risk by promoting and supporting collective emergency preparedness. emergency preparedness, prevention and Challenge in the current legislative framework: mitigation, response and recovery initiatives. The Emergency Program Act does not currently Additional information for consideration: reference Emergency Management BC Instead, ~ EMBC website: the Act continues to reference the Provincial ~.t.~P:!("Y.."!"Y.:. f!,!!.~~:. 9..C1..'!.: . ~.~:.~.(1/i.'!t!.e.J!.:!!tl!!. Emergency Program. ~ EMBCs strategic plan: ~ .t.!P.:"!("Y.."!"Y.?:. 9.?v.::~.~:.~g(c:l.~. ~~.t.~(9.?..I!(pl!.~H~= ~(1f~.t.Y:.c:l.'.'.q~.f?.fl].e.~9..~.'.'.~y~~.e.~l(t~~.s.!fi!.'!!.~r.ge.'!.(X~ Pr.fi!pg~~.c!'.'~.s.s.~~f!.s.P.t:J.'.'.~fi!.~~~.~t:>.I!f!~y.!e.'!'..~~! ~'!'.~ .~~~.~r.(1 .~e.. 9.!<:.~plc:l,!:pt!( ,.~ BRITISH ~____ J COLU1'viBIA ------' ----- Discussion 5: Assigning provincial emergency planning, response, and recovery responsibilities Background: is more accurately reflected in schedule 1 of the EPM Regulation. Under section 4(1) of the Emergency Program Act, the Minister responsible for the Act is required to However, the feasibility of assigning emergency prepare provincial emergency plans respecting plann ing and other duties by way of regulation is preparation for, response to and recovery from questionable. Emergency management practices emergencies and disasters. have evolved considerably over the la st two decades and will continue to do so. The process The Act also provides authority under section 28(2) of updating and changing provincial emergency (a) for the Lieutenant Governor in Council (LGIC) responsibilities through amendments to a regulation to assign responsibilities to ministries, boards, can be cumbersome and not well suited to commissions or government corporations or re sponding to changes in the dynamic emergency agencies for the preparation and implementation of management environment. emergency plans, including arrangements to deal with emergencies and disasters. A further matter in the context of provincial emergency management responsibilities is the The Emergency Program Management Regulation extent to which the legislative framework should contains requirements for ministers and government capture public organizations such as school corporations to develop emergency plans. The boards and health authorities, which do not fall responsibility for ministers to make provincial under the definition of Government Corporation . . emergency plans for specific hazards is assigned Henry Renteria acknowledged concerns of many in Schedule 1 of the Regulation. Schedule 2 stakeholders respecting emergency management of the regulation sets out duties of ministers pla ns and capacities across specific sectors (p. 19). and government corporations in the event of While other public bodies with various degrees an emergency. of independence from government engage Challenge in the current with government ministries in emergency legislative framework: planning processes, the question of government's The Ministerial responsibility under the Act for responsibility to ensure coordination of planning, preparing provincial emergency plans and the response and recovery duties when and where LGIC authority to assign responsibility for provincial necessary should be considered. emergency plan s requires clarification. The Minister Relevant sections in the legislation: responsible for the Act does not prepare all provincial emergency plans respecting preparation ~ Sections 4 and 28 of the Emergency Program Act for, response to and recovery from emergencies ~ See the Emergency Program Management and disasters. Thi s responsibility is distributed across Regulation government ministries and agencies, a process that !~\ BRITISH L_ J COLUI'vIBIA ~---~-., ----- USSION P'APER'-EMERGENCY PROGRAM ACT Proposal: Additional information for consideration: 1. Consider removing the current scheme from the ~ Henry Renteria's 2014 re port on B.C. Act whereby the Lieutenant Governor in Council Earthquake Preparedness: (LGIC) assigns emergency planning, response ~ . t.~P.:!(~"Y.~?:.~.gl!.y'~.~.C;:Eg('.'.~S.. ~. t.~(gl;)Y/P.I!.~. t.i.C;: and recovery duties by regulation and provide s.~(e. . ~Y~.'.'I!.c!.~.~'!l. .~~ge..I!.EY~s..~~'!..i.c:.e..S.!~'.r.>.~t9.~,!9'_~ for the following in the Act: p~~p'g~~4.'!e.s..s..~~e..s.pC>..'!. ~~~r.e..C;l!.'!..~.r.Y/e.'.r.>.~~! • An authority for the minister responsible .~f!.I!..t.~~i'.'""e.q""~l;)I!.s.'!.It.'.':Y<>'.I!.""t~P?.r.t.",,,~<>'!4:Pc!t for the Act to require other ministers, after consulting with them, to prepare emergency plans in relation to specified haza rds. • An authority for the Minister responsible for the Act to require, after consultation, that a minister, government corporation, or other prescribed public bodies prepare emergency plans in relation to carrying out specific emergency response and recovery duties. 2. I n order to supportthe proposed changes outlined above, other amendments would be required, including the following: • Define 'hazard' as something that may cause, or contribute substantia lly to the cause of, an emergency. • Move the existing requirements in section 3 of the Emergency Program Management Regu lation respecting emergency planning to the Act. • Provide an LGIC regu lation creating the authority to prescribe public bodies for the purposes of the Act. Discussion 6: Ministerial authority to direct emergency planning Background: under section 8 of that province's Act for the Minister Effective emergency planning is essential to to require revisions to local authority emergency emergency management. In B.c., local governments plans as wel l as those across the provincial government. Ontario's Act provides authority for lead the initial response to emergencies and the Minister to set standards for plans under section disasters in their communities and, as required under 14 of that province's Act. Section 9 of Alberta's Act the Act, they prepare emergency plans and maintain provides that the Minister responsible may"review an emergency management organization to ensure the safety of citizens when a situation escalates and approve or require the modification of provincial and emergency plans and programs". beyond the first responder level. Henry Renteria referenced the expectation many Under section 4(2)(f) of the Act, the Minister has stakeholders in British Columbia have with respect the authority to review and recommend changes to provincial gove rnment leadership in setting to a local emergency plan. Currently, Emergency standards respecting emergency plans and Management BC works with its partners in local governments to provide advice and guidance on the programs. Specifically, he stated that Emergency Management Be must "provide more clarity development of local emergency plans. regarding the expectations of local authorities in Challenge in the current the area of emergency management" in support legislative framework: of his recommendation that EMBCs authority While the Minister has authority under the Act be augmented to set minimum standards for to review and recommend changes to a local emergency management programs. emergency plan, the minister does not have Relevant sections in the legislation: authority to require that a local authority make changes to their plans in situations where a ~ Section 4 of the Emergency Program Act cooperative approach ha s not been productive to address a significant issue with a plan. Most other jurisdictions in Canada provide the Minister responsible with authority to review and, if necessary, require changes to emergency plans. Manitoba has a clear and comprehensive scheme ;(.~ BRITISH (_. ) COLUl\IBIA ------ DISCU SSION MPER-EM68GENCY ACT \ PROGRAM Discussion 7: Private sector and non govern ment agencies Proposal: Bac kground: 1. Consider the addition of authority to provide It is vital that critical infra structure function that the Minister responsible for the Act may through an emergency-a community's ability make an order requirin g a local authority to respond and recover from a disaster requires to change its local emergency plan w here restoration of and access to water, food, electricity, the minister has reviewed the plan and communications and other critical infrastructure. recommended modifi cation s. In his 2014 British Columbia Earthquake Preparedness: • The authority should only be avai lable to the Consultation Report, Henry Renteria wrote that Minister after the Minister has recommended entities such as private sector organizations and modifications to an emergency plan and NGOs have a responsibility to those that depend this authority should parallel the authority of on their services, particularly those organizations the Minister to req uire revisions/changes to that provide critical goods and services, w hi ch, if provincial emergency plans establi shed by disrupted or destroyed, would have a serious impact other ministries, government corporations and on the health, safety, security or economic well other agencies. being of citizens. Additional information for consideration: Whi le Renteria's report acknowledges the efforts to date of Emergency Management BC to work ~ Alberta's Emergency Management Act: with critical infrastructure (CI) partners through 1} · ~t.P:!('v'!VY"Y.·qp:g/~~r.t.c:I: .~c:I(cJ..9.c:.I!~ .~'!t.~!I:l. C::t.~1. the establishment of a cross sector CI Steering ~c:>.~?~~p4f Committee, he recommended the fo ll owin g key ~ Manitoba's Emergency Measures Act: action to enhance the engagement of private sector 1} . t..t.P~:!('!!.f!~?:.:.9..t:>.lI.:~ .~:.. ~c:I!!g.vys.!s..t.c:I.t.(JJ.~s.(c::c::s.~ ! and non-government organizations in emergency .~t:>.~'?f!:.P~P management as well support province-wide risk analys is: ~ Ontario's Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act: 'As a backdrop to voluntary engagement, the provincial and federal government .~t.t.P.:!(~VYV!(:c:>.'!t.c:lr.i.t:>.: . c..c:I(t.qvy~!.s.~c:ltl!tf!.!~t:>.f!9~ must mandate appropriate private sector ~ Henry Renteria's 20 14 report on B.C. preparedness, including sharing ofC! Earthquake Preparedness: information and engagement in joint planning .~ .~ .t.e.:!('v'!VY"Y.~. :9..'? .v.:: .~c::: . c..c:I(c.r..s.. s.. f!.. t.~(9..t:>...,!p.'!..~Hc::= with emergency management organizations" (p.28) . s..C!lf!t.Y~.c:I.'!. • Manitoba's Act requires that critical service providers submit business continuity plans to the co-ordinator of the province's Em ergency Measures Organization for review and approval. I~\ BRITISH ~~ COLU1\:IBIA Discussion Area C: Supporting emergency response arid recovery Discussion 8: Shared responsibi lity fo r emergency response Background: local authority's know ledge about its community its people, history, risks, vulnerabilities, operational The Emergency Program Act provides that local requirements and services-is critical to planning for, authorities and the provincial government are to re sponding to and recovering from emergencies. prepare emergency plans and implement them w hen "an emergency exi sts or appears imminent or a The province provides advice and support to disaster has occurred or threatens:' the local authority responding to an emergency. Where the scope of an emergency exceeds a local Section 7 of the Act provides that the Minister authority's resources, the province coordinates or designated person in a provincial emergency the provision of provincial resources to assist plan may cause the plan to be implemented if, the local authority. In some cases, the provincial in the opinion of the Minister or the designated government has statutory obligations with respect person, an emergency exists or appears imminent. to emergencies. For example, when it comes to Section 8 provides that a local authority or a person wildfires under the Wildfire Act that do not affect designated in the local authority's local emergency developed areas, the provincial government plan may cause the plan to be implemented if, in responds, not local authorities. the opinion of the local authority or the designated person, an emergency exists or appears to exist. While this 'shared responsibility'framework to emergency response is generally understood and The Emergency Program Managemen t Regulation sets acce pted by stakeholders, it is not refl ected in the out that provincial emergency plans may include Act. One consequence of this, in combination with plans and procedures to assist local authorities the current scheme in the legislative framework for with response and recovery from emergencies that assigning provincial emergency responsibilities, is "are of such magnitude that the local authorities that from time to time confusion may result as to are incapable of effective ly responding to and whether a local authority or the province should recovering from them:' be implementing emergency plans in certain Challenge in the current circumstances. Such confusion can undermine the legislative framework: coordinated and collaborative approaches essential A key aspect of emergency management is the for effective emergency management. sharing of responsibilities between local authorities Relevant sections in the legislation: and the province. In general, provincial government ~ Sections 7 and 8 of the Emergency Program Act policy is that a local authority is responsible for planning for and responding to any emergency in its ~ Section 3 of the Emergency Program Management jurisdictional area w ith local resources and resources . Regulation available to them through mutual aid/ assistance agreements. This approach acknowledges that a Proposal: 1. Consider the addition of provisions in the 2 . . Consider the addition of provisions in the Act Act that set out the fol lowing in respect of that set out the following in respect of the local authorities: provincial government: • Establish that a local authority is • A Mini ster (or des ignate) is responsible for responsible for: implementing one or more provisions of the Minister's provincial emergency plan to o Assessing the threat to health, safety, or welfare of people or damage to provide provincial assistance and support to a property and the environment posed by local authority's response to and recovery from an emergency; an emergency if the fol lowing occur: o Assess in g the resources requ ired o The sca le of the emergency exceeds the to respond to and recover from the response and recovery resources of the emergency; and local authority and/or o Implementing its local emergency plan o The Minister is required under provincial and using local authority resources law to provide provincial resources for to respond to and recover from emergency response and recovery. the emergency. • Emergency Management BC is responsible for: • Provide that a local authority may implement o Communicating with a local authority one or more provisions of its loca l emergency in relation to an emergency within the plan in relation to responding to and jurisdictional area of the loca l authority, recoverin g from an emergency if: which inclu des: o If the local authority is of the opinion that • Monitoring the needs of a local an emergency exists or is imminent in authority in responding to and the local authority's jurisdictional area; recovering from emergencies; the loca l authority has declared a state • Providing advice when necessary to of emergency; or a provincial state of local authorities responding to and emergency has been declared. recoverin g from emergencies; and • Communicatin g and providing advice when necessa ry to a Minister in relation to an emergency in the jurisdictional area of a local authority. Discussion 9: State of emergency Background: Th e Emergency Program Act authorizes both local declared, as well as criteria for the making of orders authorities and the province to declare a state of during declared emergencies. emergency. Once a state of emergency is declared, The emergency powers in the Emergency Program the level of government making the declaration Act are generally consistent with those powers may do "a ll acts and implement all procedures" provided in sim ilar legislation in other Canadian that it considers necessary to prevent, respond to jurisdictions; however, some jurisdictions have or alleviate the effects of an emergency or disaster, recently included additional powers. Ontario's including one or more of the following: legislation provides authority to require a person to collect, use or disclose information and this ~ Acquire or use any land or personal property authority is conti.ngent on the information considered necessary; collected only being used for the purpose of Authorize or require any person to render ~ preventing, responding to or alleviating the effects assistance of type the person is qualified to of an emergency. Other BC legislation aimed at provide or that otherwise is or may be required; addressing specific emergency situations, such ~ Authorize the entry into any building or on any as the Public Health Act, also contains a similar land, without warrant; general emergency power to collect, use and ~ Cause the demolition or removal of any trees, disclose information. structures or crops ifthe demolition or removal Relevant sections in the legislation: is considered necessary; and ~ Sections, 9 to 15 of the Emergency Program Act ~ Procure, fix prices for or ration food, clothing, fuel, equipment, medical supplies, or other Proposal: essential supplies. 1. Consider the addition of criteria or a test Challenge in the current to guide local authorities or the provincial legislative framework: government in the declaration of a state of emergency and the making of ord ers during a The authority for a local government or the province declared emergency. to undertake "a ll acts and implement all procedures" it considers necessary to address an emergency or • For example, criteria could in clude that a head disaster is a very broad and sweeping power. While of a local authority or the Minister responsible legislation in most other Canadian jurisdictions for the Act must believe that the declaration of provides a similar approach to the declaration of a state of emergency is required because the emergencies and the exercise of emergency powers use of one or more emergency powers under as Be's Act, Ontario's Emergency Management the Act is necessary and essential to protect and Civil Protection Act notably establish es criteria the health, safety or welfare of persons or to to guide when a state of emergency should be limit damage to property. 2. Consider the addition of emergency powers Discussion 10: not currently provided under section 10 of Evacuation orders the Emergency Program Act. Some additional emergency powers that should be considered Background: are as fo ll ows: The current Act provides authority for local • Authority to col lect, use or disclose authorities or the government to declare a state of information during a state of emergency that emergency. A 'state of emergency; once declared, coul d not otherwise be co ll ected, used or authorizes the local or authority or the Mini ste r to disclosed under any enactment. undertake acts and procedures to prevent, respond to or alleviate the effects of an emergency or a o Consideration must be given to including disaster, which includes ordering the evacuation of limits on any add itional power respecting persons from an area that may be affected by the the col lection, use and disclosure of emergency or disaster. information during an emergency. For example, in Ontario the information must Challenge in the current only be collected, used or disclosed for legislative framework: the purpose of preventing, responding to While the Act provides authority for loca l or all eviating the effects of an emergency governments or the Minister to make an evacuation and for no other purpose. order and "cause the evacuation" of people from an • Authority to fast track the accreditation of affected area, it says little of anything about how medical or other essentia l personnel from such an order is to be understood and carried out other Canadian jurisdictions who may to ensure people are out of harm's way. There is arrive to provide assistance during a state currently no authority under the Act or in other of emergency. legislation to compel competent adults to leave • A further potential emergency power to be their pri vate property after an evacuation order is considered is the authority for a loca l authority made- emergency responders warn people of or the province to vary a licence, permit or the imminent risks of remaining in an area subject other authorization the local authority or to evacuation, but ultimately rely on people to province, as applicable, has issued under voluntary evacuate. an enactment. Wh ile leaving one's property in a very short period Additional information for consideration: of time leading up to or fol lowing an emergency or disaster is extremely difficu lt to do, it is important to ~ Ontario's Emergency Management and Civil understand that an individual's decision not to heed Protection Act: .~~~P:l.!'!!~'!!~P'?t.~~i.9.:~l:l!!q,!!~( an evacuation order can have serious implications .s. .t.~t.':'.t~!29~c>.~ not only for themselves, but also other people in the ~ Be's Public Health Act: ~ .t.t.P:!('!!.':Y.."Y:.~~/q. ':Y.~ :. affected area. There have been numerous instances ~q!c.i.'!i.~/q.9.~':'.'!'. .~'?t.!!.q(~.C>..,!!p!~.t.~/ in Canadian jurisdictions and elsewhere where .s. .t.~ .t.r..~9..(91J.. 9?1J.."",.C>.. ~ persons who refuse to evacuate require subsequent rescue, creating additional and unnecessary risk to themselves and emergency response personnel, who are extremely burdened in times of crisis Proposal: providing round-the-clock assistance to ensure the 1. Consider adding authority for police to safety of the pu bl ic. apprehend any person w ho refuses to comply The issue of enforcing evacuation orders has w ith an evacuation order issued under a emerged as a recent topic of discussion in numerous declared state of emergency for the purpose of Canadian jurisdictions. Ma nitoba became the taking the person to a place of safety similar to first jurisd iction in Canada to address the issue in sections 18.1 to 18.3 of the Manitoba Emergency legislation, with amendments to its Emergency Measures Act. Measures Act in 2013. Th e changes provide authority • As part of this proposal , also consider the to the police to apprehend any person who refuses following supporting provisions: to comply with an evacuation order issued under o Providing police with a right of entry and a declared state of emergency for the purpose of use of reasonable force to enforce an taking the person to a place of safety, as well as an evacuation order; ability to recover the costs of relocating the person. o Limiting the period of apprehension to be As evacuation orders are rare and, when they do no longer than reasonably required to take occur, are followed by the vast majority of people in a perso n to a place of safety; and an affected area, changes such as those introduced in Manitoba are intended to provi de further support o Authority for the province (in a state of to voluntary evacuations by encouraging people provincial emergency) or a loca l authority to recognize the serious and grave nature of an (in a state of local emergency) to order evacuation order and to vo luntarily comply with a person w ho was apprehended to pay directions to leave their property without delay. the costs in curred by police in taking the action to enforce the evacuation order. Relevant sections in the legislation: Additional information for consideration: ~ Sections 9, 10, 12 and 13 of the Emergency ~ Manitoba's Emergency Measures Act: Program Act !! .t.~P~:((,!,!~~~:.9.. t:>.I(· f!I. .l?:Hc:g/!g .vys.!s..t.gt.'!t.~~(~l::.s.'!l( .~ Background: Proposal: The Emergency Program Act provides authority 1. Consider whether employment protection in a state of emergency for a local authority or should be limited only to the duration of a the provincial g\>vernment to require a person to state of emergency or whether the protection provide emergency assistance that the person is should extend to cover, for example, travel to qualified to provide or may be required in order to and from the emergency or a time period after prevent, respond to or al leviate the effects of an an emergency if the person is still required to emergency or disaster. provide assistance. The Act also provides (under section 25) that where • A further consideration here could include a person is ordered to provide assistance under a situations where a person is recove ring state of emergency, that person's employment may from illness or injury as a result of providing not be terminated because of their being required to assistance during an emergency. provide ass istance. • Consideration should also be given to Challenge in the current whether volunteers or other persons who legislative framework: assist in responding to and recoverin g from an emergency or disaster are entitled to A person who is ordered to provide assistance employment protection in circumstances under a state of emergency is providing a civic where they have not been ordered to service similar to jury duty; however, the Act provide assistance. currently does not provide a similar leve l of employment protection. 2. Consider expanding the protection against loss of employment in section 25 of the Act to The scope of protection under s. 25 of the Act also include the same protections as those provided appears to be specifica lly limited to a person w ho for a person on jury duty under section 56 of the has been the subject of an order requiring the Employment Standards Act. person to provide assistance in a declared state of emergency and, as such, does not appear to apply • Th is would add protection for employment to a person who acts vo luntarily (i.e. not under benefits and benefits based on seniority, as an order) or w ho acts in an emergency for which well as provide that a person who is providing no state of emergency or local emergency has assistance is deemed to be on leave and must been declared. not be term in ated as a result of being required to provide assistance or because the person Relevant sections in the legislation: is absent or unable to perform employment ~ Section lO(l)(e) and section 25 of the Emergency duties while on deemed leave. Program Act Additional information for consideration: ~ Be's Employment Standards Act: ~t..t.P:!(VY'v1!VY~. i? .~.I.(;/. VY~~. ~(;/(~i.':'.i.~!q~EI!.'!!~. '.l. t.!!qf. .~~ .,!!p!~.t.~!s..~(;/ .t.r.~9.!t;?~. ~. !?. .. 7. ~!. /• BRITISH _. ) COLU ,"vI BI A C ------_.- ---- Conclusion In order to so lidify and maintain cooperative and effective approaches to emergency management in British Columbia, partners across the emergency management spectrum in British Columbia and the citizens of this province must engage in thoughtful and meaningful discussions so that we are ready when challenged by known and emergent threats to public safety. This consultation and engagement is but one of many steps we are taking together to ensure we are prepared and resilient. Submissions may be made on the contents herein on or before Feb. 19, 2016. At the closing of the consultation period, all submissions will be reviewed and analyzed for themes and suggestions that can be compiled and presented by MinisterYamamoto to the Cab inet Committee on Secure Tomorrow on or before March 31, 2016, in accordance with the Minister's mandate letter. Thank you to all who took time to consider this document's contents and submit feedback.· Clerks From: Minister, EP TRAN:EX [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 1 :30 PM To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:Anmore, Village ENV:IN; XT:Muni Armstrong, General MTIC:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; 'belcarra@belcarra.ca'; '[email protected]'; XT:Burnaby, City ENV:IN; XT:Muni Burns Lake, General MTIC:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:Muni Chetwynd, General MTIC:IN; XT:Chilliwack, City ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:Comox, General MTIC:IN; XT:Coquitlam, City ENV:IN; XT:Courtenay, City ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:DawsonCreek, City ENV:IN; Clerks; XT:Duncan, City ENV:IN; XT:Elkford, District ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:Esquimalt, Township ENV:IN; XT:Fernie, City ENV:IN; XT:Muni Fort St. James, General MTIC:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:Gibsons, Town ENV:IN; XT:GoldRiver, Village ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:GrandForks, City ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:HarrisonHotSprings, Village ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:Muni Highlands, Liz Condon MTIC:IN; XT:Hope, District ENV:IN; XT:District of Houston MTIC:IN; XT:HudsonsHope, District ENV:IN; XT:lnvermere, District ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:Kamloops, City ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:Kelowna, City ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; 'cao@keremeos.ca'; '[email protected]'; XT:Kitimat, . District ENV:IN; XT:Ladysmith, TownENV:IN; XT:LakeCountry, District ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:Lantzville, District ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT: Lytton , Village ENV:IN; XT:Mackenzie, District ENV:IN; XT:MapleRidge, District ENV:IN; XT:Masset, Village ENV:IN; XT:McBride, Village ENV:IN; XT:Tolerton, Ruth - City of Merritt MTIC:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:Mission, District ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:Nakusp, Village ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:Long, Frances MTIC:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:NewHazelton, District ENV:IN; XT:NewWestminster, City ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:NorthSaanich, District ENV:IN; XT:NorthVancouver, City ENV:IN; . XT:NorthVancouver, District ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:Oliver, Town ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:Hooson, Cheryl- Pemberton Village MTIC:IN; XT:Penticton, City ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:PortAlberni, City ENV:IN; XT:PortAlice, Village ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:PortCoquitlam, City ENV:IN; XT:PortEdward, District ENV:IN; XT:PortHardy, District ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:PoweliRiver, City ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:PrinceRupert, City ENV:IN; XT:Muni Princeton, General MTIC:IN; XT:QulaicumBeach, Town ENV:IN; XT:QueenCharlotte, Village ENV:IN; 'cityhall@quesnel.ca'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:Richmond, City ENV:IN; XT:Rossland, City ENV:IN; XT:Saanich, District ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:SalmonArm, City ENV:IN; XT:Sayward, Village ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:Sicamous, District ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:Silverton, Village ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:Muni Smithers, General MTIC:IN; XT:Sooke, General FIN:IN; XT:Spaliumcheen, Township ENV:IN; XT:Muni Sparwood, General MTIC:IN; XT:Squamish, District ENV:IN; XT:Stewart, District ENV:IN; XT:Summerland, District ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:Telkwa, General MTIC:IN; XT:Terrace, City ENV:IN; XT:Tofino, District ENV:IN; XT:Trail, City ENV:IN; XT:TumblerRidge, District ENV:IN; XT:Ucluelet, Didtrict ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:Vancouver, City ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:Vernon, City ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:Whistler, Municipality ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:AlberniClayoquot, RegionalDistrict ENV:IN; XT:BulkleyNechako, RegionalDistrict ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:CentralKootenay, RegionalDistrict ENV:IN; XT:CentralOkanagan, RegionalDistrict ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; XT:CowichanValley, RegionalDistrict ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:FraserValley, RegionalDistrict ENV:IN; 1 To: XT:FraserFortGeorge, RegionalDistrict ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:KitimatStikine, RegionalDistrict ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:MountWaddington, RegionalDistrict ENV:IN; XT:Daniels, Kelly Regional District of Naniamo ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:Ashton, Dan Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District EAO:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:PoweIiRiver, RegionalOistrict ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; XT:SquamishLiliooet, RegionalDistrict ENV:IN; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' Cc: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; '[email protected]'; . 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Municipalities and lc;>cal Governments: Please find attached correspondence from the Honourable Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness. Sincerely, Office of the Minister of State Emergency Preparedness 3 17 u CO January 8, 2016 Mayor Jackson and Council Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Dear Mayor Jackson and Council: On behalf of Creative BC, I would like to thank you , members of your Council, and your administration for your continued support of British Col umbia's motion picture industry. Creative BC is an independent non-profit agency created , and supported, by the Province of British Columbia to help grow its creative sector which includes the motion picture (film and television), digital and interactive media, music, magazine and book publishing industries. As you know, BC's motion picture industry is a major contributor to our provincial economy, creating thousands of jobs and benefitting local communities. BC is also one of the top three full-service production centres in North America and a destination of choice among major US studios such as Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount and Columbia Pictures, to name a few. We also have a dynamic domestic industry that produces a wide range of screen-based entertainment that is seen by audiences around the world. The fact that BC has gained an international reputation as a leading motion picture production centre is due in part to the strong support it receives from local governments such as yours. In particular, I would like to acknowledge the work of Arvind Sharma and his staff for their assistance in meeting the needs of producers from BC and around the world over the past year. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to Marnie Orr, Creative BC's Community Engagement Manager. Marnie is responsible for helping resolve Industry production issues with all levels of government and stakeholders, proactively advising on the development of standardized guidelines and procedures to facilitate production and building strong community relationships. We look forward to working with you to ensure BC remains a film-friendly destination that benefits both local communities and the production community in the coming year. Yours sincerely, 0't::'~ MAYOR 'S OFFICE CEO JAN 11 2016 Delta's Film Liaison has met with Marnie Orr and assured her of Delta's continued support for filming. However, a one year filming hiatus for 2016 RECEIVED is in place for Ladner Village due to construction activity on Delta Street. 18 Mayor _Council From: Mayor Lois Jackson Sent: Friday, January 08, 2016 2:06 PM , entia .- D I To: Mayor & Council . FILE #. Subject: FW: Signage Bylaw Review A /0. /00 '- From: Sent: Friday, January 08, 2016 1:47 PM To: Mayor Lois Jackson " " Subject: Signage Bylaw Review I-"'" 1"'1,.) 1/8/2016 Mayor Jackson and Council I understand with speaking to Karen Smith that a Bylaw review is coming up in 2016. I also understand that there is no restriction on language that can be used under the present Bylaw on commercial and residential signage and that bring me to the reason for writing. Some time ago Mayor Jackson had expressed a concern about the lack of English on signage in Delta and I hope she still has that concern today. My concern is that Delta will have more signage in other languages in the coming future if something is not done to curb this now, by putting in the updated Bylaw the states French and English only on Commercial and Residential signage. Yes some will argue that and have already done so in Richmond. Some will say if you don't like it shop somewhere else and you could do that but when you can 't find a place that displays French or English on there sign you will soon run out places to shop. Council did a great job standing up for us tax payers with Frist Nations on water and sewer which I think was the first time anyone in any from of government did. I think we need the same commitment from council now to show that French and English is the law of the land and we will protect that right in Delta. Your comments please. Regards Staff have informed Mr. Tobin that Delta's Sign Bylaw No. Ernie Tobin 5860, 2000, does not currently address language on signs 4ct~ . b--5S:B ~~~ and that a review of the Sign Bylaw will be undertaken in the bGL-rf1- ~ v'cr/.{ 3B CJ near future. Mr. Tobin felt the Sign Bylaw should address the issue of language on signs in Delta and would like his comments noted. 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