Public Notices
Boundary Lake Water Station closure
Repair and construction activities in Charlie Lake from August 12 to September 9
PRRD Board of Variance
Development applications for lands within the Old Fort Study Area
News
Notice of Meetings For September 12, 2024
Meetings of the Peace River Regional District Board and Committee of the Whole will be held beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at the Dawson Creek office located at 1981 Alaska Avenue in Dawson Creek, BC.
Agendas may be viewed on the PRRD’s web page at www.prrd.bc.ca/agendas-minutes/
The PRRD will accept gallery questions and comments from the public, either at the meeting, or via email in advance, sent to tyra.henderson@prrd.bc.ca. Your comments and your name will be read out loud during the Gallery Questions and Comments portion of the meeting. Gallery comments are limited to items on the agenda, and each person has up to two minutes to share their views or pose questions for the Board’s consideration.
Board meetings are livestreamed over Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialPRRD/
Thunder Creek Wildfire, G72443 Update
There are currently no evacuations orders or alerts associated with this wildfire.
09/06/24 12:30: Thunder Creek Wildfire, G72443
The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) is aware of a new wildfire start in the Bearhole Lake, Thunder Creek area east of Tumbler Ridge. The BC Wildfire Service fire number is G72443.
The BCWS Wildfire Situation Map currently lists this wildfire at 13 hectares with firefighter crews responding with 2 helicopters and 5 pieces of heavy equipment.
Updates
PRRD staff have been in contact with the duty officer this morning, and can confirm that good progress was made overnight through air response. Crews are continuing air response today with ground crews also attending the fire.
BCWS has advised that at this point, the fire is likely to be contained and do not foresee any area restrictions, alerts or orders being necessary. As always, this is weather dependent and subject to change.
Boundary Lake Water Station closure
The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) has closed the Boundary Lake Water Station, located at 1105 Cecil Lake Road in Electoral Area B. The water station will be out of service until further notice. The closure began on Monday, August 12, 2024, after a routine inspection raised concerns about raw water quality.
Investigation has identified an equipment failure on the supplier’s side of the system as the cause of the compromised water quality. The supplier is currently repairing the failure point. While this event has affected the water station, the PRRD confirms that the damage poses no threat to public safety. However, it has impacted the treatment system’s functionality.
Regional District Highlights, August 2024
The latest issue of the Regional District Highlights
- PRRD begins feasibility study on fire service expansion in Area D
Campfire prohibition to be rescinded in Prince George and Northwest Fire Centres on August 1
Effective at 12 p.m. (noon) PDT on Thursday, August 1, 2024, the Category 1 (campfires) Open Burning prohibition will be rescinded in the Prince George and Northwest Fire Centres, which includes the Peace River Regional District. Fire danger is constantly being measured and campfire prohibitions may return in either region if conditions change. The current prohibition for any Category 2 and Category 3 open fires remains in effect.
