BRIDGE WORK
There will be bridge maintenance on Boss creek bridge on the 6000 road (Canim Hendrix) from May 15 to May 18. The road will remain open, but you can expect delays if you are travelling this route.
DAM SAFETY
The North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA) endorsed the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) resolution to call for the NCLGA and Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) to lobby the Province to provide greater support to agricultural dam owners. Currently, the Dam Safety Regulation requires owners to hire engineers to inspect and develop plans to maintain dams based on the level of risk. According to the CRD, these requirements are complex, onerous and prohibitively expensive to dam owners. Further, the level of risk depends in part on development downstream, which is beyond the control of the dam owner. The Board’s resolution calls for the NCLGA and UBCM to lobby the Province to assist agricultural dam owners in meeting the requirements of the Dam Safety Regulation.
BOARD REMOVAL
The NCLGA also endorsed a CRD resolution asking the NCLGA and UBCM to lobby the Province to remove the requirement for a Board of Variance. The Board of Variance is a three person, non-elected committee empowered to make land use decisions that could overturn a decision of the elected municipal council or regional district board. The Board of Variance considers appeals and decides if there should be minor relaxation to a few specific bylaw requirements, when an applicant can demonstrate that compliance would cause hardship.
