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COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKAGE October 31, 2018 COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKAGE October 31, 2018 Page Regional Council Calendar 3 COUNCIL CALENDAR November 4, 2018 - November 10, 2018 Invitations to Mayor and Council 4 INVITATION TO ATTEND 3RD ANNUAL SPRUCE BEETLE SUMMIT Civic Center Prince George BC December 6, 2018 Miscellaneous Correspondence 5 NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TRUST Re: Appointments to the Northeast Regional Advisory Committee October 22, 2018 6 LETTER FROM THE VILLAGE OF VALEMOUNT Donations for Charities October 3, 2018 7 FORT NELSON FIRST NATION Re: Election and Re-election victory October 26, 2018 News Articles 8 - 10 CBC NEWS New company promises to take over some of Greyhound's routes in Page 1 of 30 Page Western Canada Article by Helen Pike, October 24, 2018 11 - 14 CBC NEWS Majority of B.C's Greyhound bus routes covered, but gaps remain Article by Megan Thomas, October 29, 2018 CBC NEWS Liberals offer bridge funding to fill Greyhound service gaps October 31, 2018 View 15 - 17 RIGZONE Crude, Pipeline Woes Loom Over Oil-Sands Earnings Article by Kevin Orland, October 25, 2018 18 - 21 CBC NEWS Fire chiefs worry new ambulance dispatch system leaves small-town patients waiting October 24, 2018 22 - 24 BC GOVERNMENT NEWS New cell service increases safety along Highway of Tears October 26, 2018 Business and Industry 25 - 30 ENBRIDGE Letter From Tom Ouellette, Community and Indigenous Engagement Advisor October 25, 2018 Page 2 of 30 November 18 December 18 November-4-18 - SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 November-10-18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7 AM 8 9 10 11 12 PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 Statutory Meeting Bear Pit Cheryl Cantelon 1 31/10/2018 9:48 AM Page 3 of 30 3RD ANNUAL SPRUCE BEETLE SUMMIT Date: December 6th, 2018 Location: Civic Center Prince George B.C Update on the spruce beetle outbreak. BC has not seen a spruce beetle outbreak of this magnitude in decades. We will Northern community development. continue to build strong connections with Timber supply and stumpage. industry and the public to mitigate Industry planning. impacts from this outbreak and work as a Caribou and spruce beetle. team together for best results. D. Nichols, Chief Forester Environment and human health. Gathering the best science to mitigate impact www.gov.bc.ca/ominecasprucebeetle Page 4 of 30 301 - 1268 Fifth Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 3L2 Tel: 250-561-2525 Fax: 250-561 -2563 - [email protected] / lNlTIATIVE TRUST www.northerndewlqpment.bc.ca October 22,2018 I Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Bag Service 399 Fort Nelson, BC VOC 1RO Attention: Scott Barry Chief Administrative Officer Dear Mr. Barry, Subject: Appointments to the Northeast Regional Advisory Committee Following Local Government Elections - Northern Development lnitiative Trust Northern Development lnitiative Trust (Northern Development) is an independent regional economic development corporation focused on stimulating economic diversification and job creation in Northern British Columbia. Northern Development's board of directors is advised by four regional advisory committees comprised of elected local government leaders from each of the regions. This ensures that local knowledge is incorporated into Northern Development's Strategic Plan as well as funding approval processes. In follow-up to the local government elections held on October 20, 2018, please consider this letter as Northern Development lnitiative Trust's request to have appointments to the Northeast Regional Advisory Committee listed as an agenda item at your November 2018 council/board meeting. Please appoint an elected official to the Northeast Regional Advisory Committee as well as an alternate who may represent your appointee in his/her absence. It is important that you advise our oftice by November 30,2018 so that we can send an agenda package to the appropriate representative prior to the first scheduled regional advisory committee meeting in January 2019. The first meeting of the Northeast ~egibnalAdvisory Committee is scheduled for January 18, 2019. At that meeting, committee members will elect a Chair and Vice Chair for the Northeast Regional Advisory Committee, as well as appoint one regional advisor to represent them on the Northern Development Board of Directors. The Northern Development lnitiative Trust Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Please confirm receipt of this request. If you have any questions or concerns with this request, please contact Lori Moseley, Executive Coordinator, Northern Development by telephone at 250-561-2525 or via email at [email protected]. 1. Thank you. Sincerely, Page 5 of 30 lllllrllif llf VALEMOUNT Letiliemoumtaimsmovegnu October 3, 2018 UBCM 60-10551 Shellbridge Way Richmond, BCV6X2W9 ATTN: Councillor Arjun Singh, UBCM President Dear Sir, The Council ofthe Village of Valemount was pleased to attend the 2018 Union of BC Municipaities convention in Whistler this year. The conference offered informative seminars and speakers, as well as an opportunity to meet with other government officials on key issues affecting municipalities around the province. Council was very pleased to see that in lieu of a gift from UBCM,guest speakers at the conference were provided a donation to a charity on their behalf. However, it was noted that all of the donations were made to charities located in the lower mainland. The Council of the Village of Valemount respectfully requests that consideration be given to other areas of the province when determining where donations of this nature are to be distributed. We appreciate your consideration of this matter and look forward to your reply. VayorJeannette Townsend Village of Valemount cc: AllNorthern and Interior Municipalities K www.Valemount.ca J 735 Cranberry LakeRoad I PO Box lo8 I Volemouni, BC | VOE2Z0 | P. 250.566.4435 F. 250.566.4249 PageI 6 of 30 FORT NELSON FIRST NATION 2026 KENNAY-YAH ROAD RR #I, MILE 295, ALASKA HWY FORT NELSON, BC VOC 1RO TELEPHONE (250) 774-7257 FAX (250) 774-7260 October 26th, 2018 Mayor Gary Foster and Council 5319 - 5othAvenue South Bag Service 299 Fort Nelson, BC VOClRO Re: Election and re-election victory - NRRM election Dear Mayor and Council I would like to take this time to congratulate you on your successful election and re-election as the new Mayor and Council of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, and extend my greetings to the elected and re-elected members of your council. We share many common interests in our communities and we look forward to collaborating council to council on matters that are important to the people we serve. We hope to meet with your council in the near future to begin a positive, respectful and open relationship. This will set an example to other First Nation communities and municipalities that we can create meaningful change and that we can achieve our common goals by working together. We have already set an example with our partnership by our recent submission of the Community Forest Agreement Application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. We look forward to collaborating on many other aspects like Health, Tourism and preparing for the return of the Natural Gas industry in the North Rockies Region. We wish you a successful tenure and look forward to working with the new Mayor and Council, and the community to develop a strong and bright future for all our people. Regards, % Chief Curtis Dickie On Behalf of Fort Nelson First Nation Chief & Council Page 7 of 30 New company promises to take over some of Greyhound's routes in Western Canada Ahead of Greyhound's last Western Canada runs, there's a new bus company promising to swoop in and take over routes. 0 Rider Express Transportation will offer rides between Calgary, Vancouver and Winnipeg Helen Pike · CBC News · Posted: Oct 24, 2018 4:45 PM MT | Last Updated: October 24 A Regina-based company is taking over when Greyhound exits Western Canada next week. However, Rider Express is launching with just a few major routes. (Colin Hall/CBC) 59 comments Ahead of Greyhound's last Western Canada runs, there's a new bus company promising to swoop in and take over some of the old routes. Page 8 of 30 Rider Express is ready with six buses able to carry 55 passengers, two running between Calgary and Vancouver, and one running between Calgary and Winnipeg — seven days a week. The company plans to start service from Vancouver to Winnipeg on Oct. 29, just before Greyhound stops service in Western Canada. But days before the routes start up, the company is still putting the final touches on where it will pick up and drop off passengers, and have yet to update information online about their service and its exact pricing. Greyhound Canada to end bus service in Western provinces "We are working hard to get this service up and running," said owner Firat Uray. "If everything goes smoothly, we're ready to go." The pricing will look similar to what Greyhound charged, but Uray said the company is watching the model to see if it is sustainable. If it needs to adjust, you might see fares go up. For the rides to be profitable, he said, the buses need 15 to 20 passengers. "We are getting closer to those long weekends and Christmas," Uray said. "We're hoping we will be OK." Greyhound's model unsustainable In July, Greyhound Canada announced the cancellations of its passenger bus and freight services in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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