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PRRD Board Meeting Agenda – April 9, 2020

The agenda for the PRRD Board Meeting to be held at 10 am on Thursday, April 9th at the PRRD Office Boardroom, 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, is now posted to the website and is available for viewing, downloading and printing.

The office is currently closed to the public to due COVID-19, but members of the public are invited to watch the meeting on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OfficialPRRD/

Facility Closures

The following PRRD facilities are currently closed to the public until further notice:

PRRD Main Office in Dawson Creek
PRRD Office in Fort St John
Charlie Lake Fire Hall
PRRD Warehouse
All PRRD Parks Washroom / Outhouse Facilities
North Peace Leisure Pool
Chetwynd and District Rec Centre
Kelly Lake Community Centre
Buick Creek Recreation Grounds
Cache Creek Community Hall
Golata Creek Community Hall
Goodlow Community Recreation Grounds
Halfway Graham Recreation Grounds
Jackfish Community Hall
Moberly Lake Community Hall
North Peace Fall Fair
Osborn Community Hall
Share Sheds

Please note that all PRRD Board Meetings will be live-streamed on the PRRD Facebook page to allow the public to view Board Meetings while PRRD offices are closed.

Read the PRRD Facility Closure Order – March 19 2020

The following recreation facilities supported by the PRRD and owned by School District No 60 are now closed for recreational programs:

Clearview Arena
Buick Arena

Meeting Cancellations

Due to the rapidly changing situation with COVID-19, the following PRRD Meetings have been cancelled:

Electoral Area Director Committee (EADC) – Thursday, March 19th
Rural Area Budgets Committee (RABC) – Thursday, March 19th
Electoral Area E Roundtable Meeting (Moberly Lake) – Thursday, March 19th
Electoral Area E Roundtable Meeting (McLeod) – Monday, March 23rd
Public Hearing for Proposed Zoning Amendment (Arras) – Tuesday March 24th
Electoral Area D Roundtable Meeting (Farmington) – Tuesday, March 31st
Electoral Area B Roundtable Meeting (Buick) – Monday, April 6th
Electoral Area D Roundtable Meeting (Tomslake) – Tuesday, April 7th
2020 Rural Recreational & Cultural Grants-in-Aid Allocation Meeting – April 20, 2020 (Area B & C – Cecil Lake Community Hall)
2020 Rural Recreational & Cultural Grants-in-Aid Allocation Meeting – April 21, 2020 (Area E – Chetwynd & District Recreation Centre)
2020 Rural Recreational & Cultural Grants-in-Aid Allocation Meeting – April 22, 2020 (Sub-Regional – Cutbank Community Hall)

Service Changes

Please be advised that until further notice the PRRD will no longer be accepting cash at any PRRD Landfills or Transfer Stations as of March 28th due to COVID-19. Other forms of payment such as credit, debit, clean up coupons, or charge accounts (if applicable for businesses) will still be accepted.

The PRRD would like to inform all 2020 Regional Grant-in-Aid applicants that at its Special Meeting held on March 19, 2020, the Regional District Board of Directors approved the 2020 budget for Regional Grant-in-Aid. Subsequent to this, the PRRD Board determined that no grant funding will be released until the Committee of the Whole reviews each application as per the PRRD’s Regional Grant-in-Aid policy.

Until this process is complete, the status of all 2020 Regional Grant-in-Aid requests remains “pending”. The Committee of the Whole will review applications at its meeting scheduled for April 23, 2020, and all recommendations from the Committee will go forward to the May 7, 2020, Regional District Board meeting for final consideration. All applicants will be notified by email by May 15, 2020, of the Regional District Board’s decision.

If you have any questions, please contact the office at 250-784-3200 or email prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca

Rose Prairie Water Station March Update

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, meetings that were scheduled to discuss the next steps for the Rose Prairie Water Station were cancelled and have not yet been rescheduled at this time. PRRD Staff are eager and committed to looking for solutions to move forward on the Rose Prairie Water Station, however, health and safety must come first. These meetings will be rescheduled as soon as possible and we will update you on future plans and actions for the Rose Prairie Water Station as soon as we have new information available.

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Please be advised that until further notice the PRRD will no longer be accepting cash at any PRRD Landfills or Transfer Stations as of March 28th due to COVID-19.

Other forms of payment such as credit, debit, clean up coupons, or charge accounts (if applicable for businesses) will still be accepted.

All PRRD Share Sheds will also be closed as of March 28th.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. If you have any questions please call the PRRD at 250-784-3200 or toll free at 1-800-670-7773.

The PRRD has made the decision to CANCEL all Rural Recreational & Cultural GIA Allocation meetings in an effort to protect the health and safety of the public who attend these meetings.

COVID-19: Resources for Residents

The PRRD is continuing to monitor the COVID-19 / Coronavirus situation. We encourage residents to stay up to date and continue to follow the Provincial and Federal Governments as the official sources for new information. Below are some resources that may be helpful for residents:

BC Centre for Disease Control | Website Facebook

Northern Health | Website Facebook

Northern BC Information Line: 1-844-645-7811

Government of Canada – Public Health | Website Facebook

Health Link BC (BC Ministry of Health) | Website Facebook

First Nations Health Authority | Website Facebook

BC 211 | Website Facebook

PRRD Offices Closed to the Public

During this difficult time, the Peace River Regional District will be taking steps to protect employees and the public by closing the PRRD Main office in DC, office in FSJ, Charlie Lake Fire Hall, and Warehouse to the public as of 4:30pm on March 20th.

Many of our employees will now be working remotely to combat the spread of COVID-19. We want to reassure our residents that PRRD employees will still be available to help.

For assistance, please call the PRRD at 250-784-3200 / Toll Free: 800-670-7773. To contact a PRRD staff member by email, visit the Staff Directory to find a list of our staff with their contact information.

Continue to check prrd.bc.ca for future updates.

North Peace Leisure Pool Closed

As of March 14, 2020 the North Peace Leisure Pool will be closed until further notice. Please refer to the City of Fort St John’s website for more information.

For information on Pool and Facilities in other municipalities, please refer to their websites.

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