GRADS CRUISE
Folks are encouraged to watch Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School 2014 graduates taking a spin through town in their Grad vehicles for a first-time local event.
It begins at the former 100 Mile House Junior Secondary at 3 p.m. on May 31, proceeds north down Birch Avenue to First Street, and then south along Highway 97 to the South Cariboo Rec. Centre.
RISKY DUMPING
The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) no longer accepts beef specified risk material (SRM) at any non-approved landfills and transfer stations.
Prior to recently receiving information from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), directors had mistakenly understood that beef cattle under 30 months of age were not considered SRM, and could be accepted without violating regulations.
Dead stock of any age is considered SRM and must be disposed of at an approved facility.
In the South Cariboo, the sole CFIA approved site is the South Cariboo landfill in 100 Mile House. CFIA requires all other CRD waste facilities to post a sign banning SRM from the facility.
UTILITY REVIEW
Government has launched independent reviews of the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) and its public rate design.
The province wants BCUC to resume its role setting BC Hydro rates to help keep them as low as possible, while the Crown corporation invests in an electricity system to meet a growing demand.
The BCUC review task force has started consultations and will report back to government by Nov. 17.
