Hot Issues

• Alpine Recreational Strategic Study
  • Sierra Club Conservation Policies
  • Straight article of April 28/2005
  • The Tyee March 9/2005
• Lynn Valley Library, Public Plaza, Town Centre -Collected Material
• COMMUNITY CHARTER - Collected Material
• Billboards on Public District Property
  
• Waterfront Access via Street-Ends
  Read the letter posted by Brian Platts
• Disposal of Public Lands to Not for Profit Corporations
  June 18th Council Public Meeting
• Low Earnings of District Leased Lands?
  Read the Report by John Hunter
• Final Drinking Water Report can be found here with more at BC Gov. Water home site
• Drinking Water Quality In BC Yr 2000 Report
• Reporting Waste in Government
• Seymour Water Filtration Plant - Private Design-Build-Operate scrubbed or NOT?
  • IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT and report for in-camera meeting of June 29th!
  • Informal Paper on subject and PDF of June28 presentation by C. Kost
  • Opinion from SPEC re NAFTA and Water
  • Water Quality and Treatment
  • Seymour Filtration Plant Proposal
  • Turbidity and Risk
  • Gastrointestinal Illness in Greater Vancouver
  • Canadian Guidelines - Summary and especially for Turbidity set by Health Canada
• Council setting own remuneration/benefits
  • Letter from Mayor Don Bell
  • Letter from John Hunter
  • Letter from Dave Sadler
  • Letter from Dave Sadler
  • Letter from Dave Sadler
  On June 4/2001 Council rescinded May 14th decision to choose option 1 (district pay benefits) of April 9 staff report and chose option 3 - council members pay own benefits.
• Grouse Grind for Sale?
  • Letter from Karen Milne
  • Letter from Bill Morrell (GVWD) response to some questions by Dave Sadler.
  • Letter from Councillor Ernie Crist
• Occupation of Public Land in DNV
  • Permission to Occupy - list of addresses
  • Licences to Occupy - listing in progress
• Amalgamation - Growth - Quality of life
  • C.D. Home Institute - Bish report discrediting amalgamation
  • FCM Quality of Life in Canadian Communities - March 2001
• Land Development Program - March 19/2001 Council Meeting.
  • See Council Minutes Item #1 of Jan 30/2001 for additional information.
  • Input by Corrie Kost
  • Input by Margaret Fraser on page 2.
• Greer Report - Review of Rapid Transit Project Claims
• 2001-2005 Financial Plan Process - Schedule
  • Input by John Hunter
  • Input by Corrie Kost
  • Input by Dave Sadler
  • Cost of a ranger
• Financial Plan Process for District
  • Agenda and Notes of Financial Plan Worshop held at 5pm Dec 19/2001
  • Financial Plan Process as outlined in District Dialogue of Feb 7/2002 and Jan 31/2002
  • Agenda for Draft 2002-2006 Financial Plan Meeting held Feb 13/2002 and Feb 19/2002 and May 28/2002 and minutes thereof
  • 2001 Schedule
  • April 21/2001 report by Mayor Bell
  • April 16/2002 Financial Plan Bylaws report by Gord Howie
  • April 22/2002 report by Mayor Bell
  • 2003 - 2007 Draft Financial Plan Meetings
  • 2003-2007 Action Plan Report by Mayor Bell of May 8/2002
  • Minutes of June 27/2002 Public Meeting
  • Review of June 27/2002 Financial Plan
  • The Ideas in Action Strategic Directions 2001-2005 is worth a look.
• Waterfront Task Force Report
• Local Government Legislative Reform, especially the set of planning Bulletins
  • Ethical Conduct
  • OCP Purpose and Content
  • OCP Process and Consultation
  • OCP Provincial Policy Guidelines
  • Planning and Land Use Management
  • Smart Growth Guide to Local Government Law and Advocacy - warning: 3.2Mb pdf
  • The Local Government Management of BC Newsletters are loaded with useful information.
• New Streamside Regulations Announcement and Policy Directives
• Riparian Protection and Compensation due to Fish Protection Act
• Drinking Water Protection Program