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For earlier materials see Table of Contents

Council Info

 

 

3 Council members at UBCM: Pond, Thorkelson & Bedard

 

 

SQCRD at UBCM

 

Several members went as delegates and presented numerous resolutions to the assembly including:

  • Additional hotel room tax
  • Delivery of health care services
  • Contingency Funding

(see below) more details on UBCM site

 

 

Some Parts of PR Economy Booming

These Stats are produced monthly by city on Building permits and value of project – this to end of Sept 2006 ---

 

Building Permits

At one time they were part of the agenda package – now only Council normally has access to them

 

Ditto the RCMP reports

Terrace includes much more in agenda packages

 

 

 

 

Resolutions by SQCRD at UBCM (meeting held Oct 22-27th in Victoria)

 

B82 ADDITIONAL HOTEL ROOM TAX Skeena-Queen Charlotte RD WHEREAS the Hotel Room Tax Act allows municipalities and regional districts, as prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, to apply for Additional Hotel Room Tax (AHRT) to be levied on their behalf;

C34 DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES Skeena-Queen Charlotte RD WHEREAS local community input into the provision of delivery of health services has been significantly reduced with the creation of regional health authorities; AND WHEREAS communities continue to express frustration at the lack of such input: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the UBCM establish a task force to determine the extent of frustration and develop options for improving community input into the delivery of local health care services.

B125 PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT Skeena-Queen Charlotte RD CONTINGENCY FUND WHEREAS the provincial government establishes a contingency fund in its annual budget, which isreallocated to provincial debt if all funds are not exceeded within the current fiscal year; AND WHEREAS a significant amount of provincial revenue, past and present, is derived fromresources in the North, which provides for infrastructure in the province;AND WHEREAS communities throughout the North are going through major transition and requireimmediate funding to improve and maintain their infrastructure, which far exceeds currently

Created by LG on Feb 1, 2006

Last updated on Friday, October 27, 2006