1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 Morning. 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:11,360 Uh good morning everyone. Um and 3 00:00:06,879 --> 00:00:13,599 welcome. Um and uh welcome back. I know 4 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:15,679 we uh we had planned to do this a week 5 00:00:13,599 --> 00:00:18,640 ago, but I'm really glad that we could 6 00:00:15,679 --> 00:00:21,520 reschedu and um thank you for joining us 7 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:23,439 this morning. Uh as chair of the Central 8 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:26,320 Coast Regional District, I call this 9 00:00:23,439 --> 00:00:29,920 public hearing to order at 9:04 on 10 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:31,920 Thursday, August 13th. Um, this public 11 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:37,840 hearing concerns Bellakula Valley 12 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:39,360 official community plan bylaw number 565 13 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,920 2026. 14 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:44,719 This the proposed bylaw would adopt a 15 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:47,680 new official community plan for elected 16 00:00:44,719 --> 00:00:50,480 electoral areas C, D, and E, including 17 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:53,199 the accompanying map schedules, and 18 00:00:50,480 --> 00:00:56,320 would repeal the existing official 19 00:00:53,199 --> 00:00:58,800 community plan, Bella Valley official 20 00:00:56,320 --> 00:01:02,559 community plan designation bylaw number 21 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:04,960 302 from 1998. 22 00:01:02,559 --> 00:01:06,640 Um, the purpose of this hearing is to 23 00:01:04,960 --> 00:01:08,960 provide every person who believes that 24 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:11,360 their interest in property is affected 25 00:01:08,960 --> 00:01:14,240 by the proposed bylaw a reasonable 26 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:16,080 opportunity to be heard or to present a 27 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:18,479 written submission on matters contained 28 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:21,680 in the proposed bylaw. This is a 29 00:01:18,479 --> 00:01:23,920 statutory statutory hearing. It's not a 30 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:25,920 debate, an open house or a meeting at 31 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:28,240 which the board will make a decision. 32 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:31,280 The role of the board here is to listen 33 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:34,479 with an open mind and where necessary 34 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:36,320 ask neutral questions for clarification. 35 00:01:34,479 --> 00:01:38,640 The merits of the bylaw will be debated 36 00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:40,320 and decided on later at an open board 37 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:42,079 meeting. 38 00:01:40,320 --> 00:01:44,079 Um, notice of this hearing has been 39 00:01:42,079 --> 00:01:46,320 provided to the public and copies of the 40 00:01:44,079 --> 00:01:48,000 proposed bylaw and related background 41 00:01:46,320 --> 00:01:50,000 material have been made available for 42 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:53,119 inspection. Written submissions received 43 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:55,040 by the stated deadline form part of the 44 00:01:53,119 --> 00:01:57,439 public record and will be identified by 45 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:59,439 the corporate officer. Everything said 46 00:01:57,439 --> 00:02:02,479 or submitted at this hearing may become 47 00:01:59,439 --> 00:02:04,479 part of the public record. Participants 48 00:02:02,479 --> 00:02:06,000 should therefore avoid including any 49 00:02:04,479 --> 00:02:08,399 personal information that is not 50 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:11,360 necessary to their comments. Once the 51 00:02:08,399 --> 00:02:13,840 hearing is formally closed, the board 52 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:16,879 cannot receive or consider any further 53 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:19,040 public submissions regarding this bylaw. 54 00:02:16,879 --> 00:02:21,840 This hearing is being held in person at 55 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:24,400 the CCRD office and electronically 56 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:26,239 through Microsoft Teams. Participants 57 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:28,480 attending through Teams should remain 58 00:02:26,239 --> 00:02:30,319 muted until they are called upon and 59 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:32,879 should use the raise hand function when 60 00:02:30,319 --> 00:02:35,200 they wish to speak. Staff will monitor 61 00:02:32,879 --> 00:02:37,599 both the room and the online meeting so 62 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:40,480 that participants in either format have 63 00:02:37,599 --> 00:02:42,879 a fair opportunity to be heard. To 64 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:45,440 ensure an orderly and fair hearing, I 65 00:02:42,879 --> 00:02:47,680 ask everyone to follow these procedures. 66 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:50,400 Please direct all remarks through the 67 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:55,040 chair and limit your comments to matters 68 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:57,440 contain contained in bylaw number 565. 69 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:59,280 When called upon upon, please state your 70 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:02,319 name and indicate whether you are 71 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:04,800 speaking on your own uh behalf or on the 72 00:03:02,319 --> 00:03:06,800 behalf of an organization. Please keep 73 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:09,280 your remarks focused and reasonably 74 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:11,360 concise. To ensure that everyone has a 75 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,519 reasonable opportunity to be heard, each 76 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:16,080 speaker will initially be provided up to 77 00:03:13,519 --> 00:03:17,920 five minutes. Speakers will be given an 78 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:20,560 initial opportunity to speak before 79 00:03:17,920 --> 00:03:22,080 anyone is invited to speak a second 80 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:24,239 time. 81 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:26,400 I may ask a speaker to conclude if 82 00:03:24,239 --> 00:03:29,120 comments become repetitive, unrelated to 83 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:31,840 the bylaw, disrespectful, or disruptive, 84 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:34,799 personal attacks, interruptions, and 85 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:36,799 applause are not appropriate. 86 00:03:34,799 --> 00:03:40,239 Uh board members may ask questions to 87 00:03:36,799 --> 00:03:43,040 clarify a speaker's comments or the cont 88 00:03:40,239 --> 00:03:45,120 content of the proposed bylaw. Questions 89 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:47,200 will be directed through the chair. 90 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:50,080 There will be no cross-examination, 91 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:51,920 rebuttal, or debate between speakers, 92 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:54,480 board members, staff, or other 93 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:56,480 participants. Anyone wishing to provide 94 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:58,640 a written document during the hearing 95 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:00,799 should give it to our corporate officer 96 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:05,439 or send it through the method identified 97 00:04:00,799 --> 00:04:09,680 by staff before the hearing is closed. 98 00:04:05,439 --> 00:04:11,040 Um, so Mr. Prime. Uh, please confirm for 99 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,720 the record that the notice of this 100 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:15,040 public hearing was given in accordance 101 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:16,959 with the applicable requirements and 102 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:20,000 advise whether any written submissions 103 00:04:16,959 --> 00:04:21,519 were received by the stated deadline. 104 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,520 » Thank you, Madam Chair. I can confirm 105 00:04:21,519 --> 00:04:25,840 that uh we did post notice accordingly 106 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:28,160 through uh the procedure bylaw. We 107 00:04:25,840 --> 00:04:30,639 posted on our Facebook website as well 108 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:33,840 as on the public notice boards at the uh 109 00:04:30,639 --> 00:04:36,320 CCRD office. We've received two uh 110 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:38,000 written correspondents. uh both are 111 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:42,080 within the agenda package that you have 112 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:44,960 received. Um I will note here that while 113 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:46,800 um you know there certainly everyone is 114 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:49,199 aware of the new health letter that was 115 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:51,680 posted on Facebook that was never to the 116 00:04:49,199 --> 00:04:56,160 best of my knowledge sent to the CCRD 117 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:59,040 directly to staff or board. 118 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:03,520 » Thank you very much. 119 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:06,160 Um I will now um ask our our planner to 120 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:09,759 provide a brief overview of the 121 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:13,759 Bellacula Valley Community Plan official 122 00:05:09,759 --> 00:05:15,919 community plan bylaw number 565 2026. 123 00:05:13,759 --> 00:05:18,639 Following that overview, I will invite 124 00:05:15,919 --> 00:05:20,400 represent um representations from the 125 00:05:18,639 --> 00:05:22,800 public beginning with participants in 126 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:26,759 the room and then participants attending 127 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,759 through Microsoft Teams. 128 00:05:27,919 --> 00:05:31,440 is our 129 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:33,440 » And uh Chair Kennedy. Yeah, I believe 130 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:35,360 that was for the previous one. Chris 131 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:38,560 Rele is not here today. Yeah, sorry. 132 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:40,240 » Oh, okay. I'm sorry. I uh Yeah, I didn't 133 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:42,960 » That was on me. 134 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:45,188 » No, no, I'm sure I Yeah, I should have 135 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:46,720 reprinted. I was saving paper. 136 00:05:45,188 --> 00:05:51,199 [laughter] 137 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:53,440 Um Okay, no problem. Um is there a uh do 138 00:05:51,199 --> 00:05:56,639 we have a chance to do a brief overview? 139 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:58,960 Um perhaps Mr. Prime or Mr. Slingerland, 140 00:05:56,639 --> 00:06:02,960 I don't know um if we can do just a 141 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:04,960 quick overview of 142 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:08,639 um either like the the purpose of the 143 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:11,759 plan or kind of what uh you know where 144 00:06:08,639 --> 00:06:14,000 how we got here today basically. 145 00:06:11,759 --> 00:06:15,680 » Okay. I uh through the chair I can take 146 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,440 a bit of a stab at that. So the official 147 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:19,280 community plan is the highest level uh 148 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:21,520 planning document that uh local 149 00:06:19,280 --> 00:06:23,039 government does. It sets out a bit of a 150 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:25,360 kind of a vision over a loadar in 151 00:06:23,039 --> 00:06:27,680 regards to where community wants to go 152 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:31,440 and the CCRD has started this process in 153 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:33,520 2022 and uh had urban systems undertake 154 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:37,759 that work which involved uh community 155 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:40,240 meetings in 2022 2023 and has advanced 156 00:06:37,759 --> 00:06:43,039 to uh to the point now. It is not a 157 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:45,759 zoning bylaw but it will but it does uh 158 00:06:43,039 --> 00:06:49,680 affect a future iteration or updates of 159 00:06:45,759 --> 00:06:51,600 zone of the zoning bylaw. So, um that is 160 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:54,080 a general overview of it. It has been 161 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:57,120 available for uh public comment and 162 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:59,520 review for a bit of time and uh we're 163 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:02,560 here today for the public hearing. 164 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:06,639 » Great. Thank you very much. Yes, the I 165 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:08,240 um yeah, three three four years um in 166 00:07:06,639 --> 00:07:13,599 the making. So, thank you very much. 167 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:17,199 That's great. Um so I will now um I will 168 00:07:13,599 --> 00:07:20,479 now uh call on our speakers who are in 169 00:07:17,199 --> 00:07:23,759 the the boardroom. Um 170 00:07:20,479 --> 00:07:25,840 and I I don't have a great view. I did 171 00:07:23,759 --> 00:07:28,400 see Mr. Nestagard there or I don't know 172 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:30,319 if there if there's if anyone is 173 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,880 speaking before him. Oh yes. 174 00:07:30,319 --> 00:07:32,800 » Yes. 175 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,560 » We have Katherine Best will be first and 176 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,360 if you want to go to the podium you can 177 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:35,759 speak from there. 178 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,800 » Okay. 179 00:07:35,759 --> 00:07:41,199 » Great. Okay. Good morning, Miss Best. 180 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:43,039 » Good morning. Um, oh, sorry, I prepared 181 00:07:41,199 --> 00:07:45,360 a question. Um, so I'm just sort of 182 00:07:43,039 --> 00:07:46,960 frantically writing it as a comment, I 183 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:48,000 suppose. Maybe I'll just read the 184 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,440 question and whether or not it can be 185 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,720 answered, it might give some 186 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:55,280 understanding of where I'm coming from. 187 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:57,840 Um, so this is in regard to 4.2.3.8, 188 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:59,680 which uh is a line saying discouraging 189 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:02,160 recreational trails that bisect or 190 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:04,479 border farmland. Um, and that raised a 191 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:07,360 bit of a red flag for me just because, 192 00:08:04,479 --> 00:08:10,160 uh, recreational trails provide access 193 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:11,919 beyond just hiking in the valley. Um, 194 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:14,319 they're for harvesting, for exploration, 195 00:08:11,919 --> 00:08:16,560 for cultural practices. Um, and for a 196 00:08:14,319 --> 00:08:18,800 whole host of reasons that are really 197 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:20,479 important to a lot of people. Um, and I 198 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:23,120 think the restriction of where they may 199 00:08:20,479 --> 00:08:24,800 be built uh, should the the cost of that 200 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:27,840 should be recognized. Um, and I 201 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:29,680 understand that uh, agriculture uh, is 202 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,879 an important part of this plan and I 203 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,320 think that's wonderful. I'm really in 204 00:08:30,879 --> 00:08:35,200 favor of that. I'm looking at getting 205 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:38,000 farm status myself. Uh but I do think we 206 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:40,159 need to be very very careful about the 207 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,760 restriction of general public access, 208 00:08:40,159 --> 00:08:45,760 especially because of how the valley 209 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:47,600 runs. Um a lot of the valley could be 210 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:50,000 either currently is or could easily 211 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:53,680 become farmland. Um, we know a lot of it 212 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:55,680 is in the ALR and by restricting where 213 00:08:53,680 --> 00:08:58,959 the trails can be built, it restricts 214 00:08:55,680 --> 00:09:00,800 really like everything goes beside land 215 00:08:58,959 --> 00:09:02,640 that could be farmland or that is 216 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,080 farmland currently. Um, and I think we 217 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:06,320 want to be really careful about 218 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:08,720 restricting general public access to the 219 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:12,640 land. I think um, this may speak more 220 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:16,399 towards um, sort of a private property 221 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:19,200 ownership uh, like way of viewing the 222 00:09:16,399 --> 00:09:21,519 our land use in the valley. Um, and 223 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:23,839 obviously interrupting agricultural land 224 00:09:21,519 --> 00:09:26,320 use would be a problem, but I don't see 225 00:09:23,839 --> 00:09:27,279 how recreational trails um are currently 226 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,200 doing that. I don't really see a 227 00:09:27,279 --> 00:09:32,399 justification for that in uh in what 228 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:34,480 we've seen. Um, and I I would like to 229 00:09:32,399 --> 00:09:36,480 see I know some of this goes beyond the 230 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:38,800 purview of the CCRD, but I would prefer 231 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:41,600 as a society that we be moving more 232 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:43,600 towards a freedom like a right to Rome 233 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:46,560 um way of looking at the land rather 234 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:48,399 than a like parceling off. And I think 235 00:09:46,560 --> 00:09:49,839 um especially the way that the valley 236 00:09:48,399 --> 00:09:52,959 has been parcled and the way that it's 237 00:09:49,839 --> 00:09:56,800 set up um this could potentially really 238 00:09:52,959 --> 00:09:59,200 restrict where we have access to um in 239 00:09:56,800 --> 00:10:01,839 the in the public lands that go beyond 240 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:03,600 the private lands. Um so that that line 241 00:10:01,839 --> 00:10:06,640 concerned me. Sorry I didn't end up 242 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:08,800 asking my question, but that's fine. Um 243 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,680 and I would like that to be considered. 244 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,440 Thank you. 245 00:10:09,680 --> 00:10:13,440 » Thank you very much. Can you give me 246 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:18,279 that line one more time so I can just 247 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:18,279 make a note of it? Yeah. 4.2.3.8. 248 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:23,839 » Thank you very much. And thank you. 249 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:26,000 Yeah. Thank you for um addressing the 250 00:10:23,839 --> 00:10:29,160 board today and uh for your comments. 251 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,160 » Thank you. 252 00:10:29,519 --> 00:10:34,800 » Um so I believe 253 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:37,440 » There we go. Mr. Nestagard, welcome. 254 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:41,760 Good to see you. Thank you. 255 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:43,760 » Hey, good morning everybody. Um 256 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:46,079 I see a few problems looking through 257 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:49,440 this plan. 258 00:10:46,079 --> 00:10:52,560 The one just mentioned is it was one of 259 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:55,839 them. Uh one of the other big problems I 260 00:10:52,560 --> 00:10:57,519 think is the and I don't have the number 261 00:10:55,839 --> 00:11:00,959 so if you want to look it up you're 262 00:10:57,519 --> 00:11:03,680 going to have to look it up yourself. Uh 263 00:11:00,959 --> 00:11:06,680 there's a line in there about unrip and 264 00:11:03,680 --> 00:11:06,680 drip. 265 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:14,800 So basically I think it says that the 266 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:17,959 CCRD is going to move to implement unrip 267 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,959 and drip. 268 00:11:18,399 --> 00:11:22,880 I don't know if you guys are aware of 269 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:26,160 what's going on with our provincial 270 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:29,680 government right now, but 271 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:31,760 you know, a bunch of UNRIP when when the 272 00:11:29,680 --> 00:11:33,279 provincial government passed UNRIP, a 273 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:36,640 lot of people said, "Oh no, this is 274 00:11:33,279 --> 00:11:40,079 terrible. Um, we shouldn't be doing this 275 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:42,079 and here's why." And and then, you know, 276 00:11:40,079 --> 00:11:44,079 the government said, "Oh, no. This is 277 00:11:42,079 --> 00:11:47,839 this is good. This is great. This is 278 00:11:44,079 --> 00:11:50,880 progress." And then a few things started 279 00:11:47,839 --> 00:11:53,680 to happen and the provincial government 280 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:58,680 said, "Well, I think um we're going to 281 00:11:53,680 --> 00:11:58,680 have to uh repeal DRIPA." 282 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:04,438 And then they said, "Oh, well, maybe 283 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:04,959 we'll just amend it a little." Um 284 00:12:04,438 --> 00:12:07,279 [clears throat] 285 00:12:04,959 --> 00:12:09,600 and then they said, "Oh, we're not 286 00:12:07,279 --> 00:12:12,720 changing it at all. We're we're sticking 287 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:14,560 with it." Um that that was about a month 288 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:19,600 ago. I don't know where they are on it 289 00:12:14,560 --> 00:12:22,000 now and I don't think the board knows. 290 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:25,920 So, I think it would be a huge mistake 291 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:28,160 to um put it into our policy into our 292 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:31,440 official plan that we're going to follow 293 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:34,079 a legislation that 294 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:35,600 you know who knows who knows what's 295 00:12:34,079 --> 00:12:37,360 going to happen with [clears throat] it. 296 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:39,839 The provincial government doesn't know 297 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:43,600 right now. 298 00:12:39,839 --> 00:12:46,079 So, for that reason, and 299 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:47,440 um 300 00:12:46,079 --> 00:12:49,600 I don't know. I think you're going to 301 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:51,839 hear a few other people today. 302 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:53,839 Hopefully. I don't know where they are. 303 00:12:51,839 --> 00:12:57,839 I thought they would be here in person. 304 00:12:53,839 --> 00:13:02,720 Maybe they'll be online, but uh 305 00:12:57,839 --> 00:13:06,079 I've heard a lot of people um I've heard 306 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:08,639 from the chief counselor. I've heard 307 00:13:06,079 --> 00:13:10,800 from other counselors of the New Hawk 308 00:13:08,639 --> 00:13:13,360 Nation that they're not very happy about 309 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:16,360 this plan. 310 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,360 Um, 311 00:13:16,560 --> 00:13:21,920 it mentions reconciliation I don't know 312 00:13:19,519 --> 00:13:24,920 how many times. 313 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:24,920 Um, 314 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:30,160 it doesn't really mention truth and 315 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:32,000 recon. It mentions, I think, the truth 316 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:35,360 and reconciliation 317 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:37,920 uh commission, 318 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:40,000 but it doesn't mention the word truth. 319 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:43,440 Maybe I think that's the only time the 320 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:46,720 word truth is in there. So, 321 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:51,040 um yeah, I I think this board has done 322 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:56,000 enough over the last bunch of years 323 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:58,959 and this board is on its way out in like 324 00:13:56,000 --> 00:14:01,920 eight weeks or something. 325 00:13:58,959 --> 00:14:04,800 So, I think this board should just back 326 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:07,519 off of this official community plan and 327 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:10,160 leave it to the next board. 328 00:14:07,519 --> 00:14:11,760 Thank you. 329 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:13,600 » Thank you, Mr. Nestagard for your 330 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:20,160 comments. 331 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:22,880 Um, I see a hand up in the um 332 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:27,040 in the teams 333 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:30,639 uh here and I believe it's Mr. Weber, I 334 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:32,959 think. And uh I'm not sure yeah how we 335 00:14:30,639 --> 00:14:35,120 are doing the the list of of speakers 336 00:14:32,959 --> 00:14:38,399 but perhaps 337 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:42,040 miss Oh I see. Okay we've got the 338 00:14:38,399 --> 00:14:42,040 council perhaps. 339 00:14:48,639 --> 00:14:57,199 » Uh thank you chair Kennedy. Um 340 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:59,040 I I just want to mention a few things. 341 00:14:57,199 --> 00:15:00,959 You know all the although we're here and 342 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:03,910 participating 343 00:15:00,959 --> 00:15:05,600 this is not being sent to move forward 344 00:15:03,910 --> 00:15:08,480 [clears throat] 345 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:10,000 and there has been letters 346 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:12,959 there has been letters sent to 347 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:15,680 yourselves 348 00:15:12,959 --> 00:15:18,480 including yourself chair Kennedy 349 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:21,680 including federal representation 350 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:24,560 including provincial representation 351 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:28,320 regarding this process. 352 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:30,240 There has been opposition from Stalin. 353 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:33,240 There has been opposition from elected 354 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:33,240 leadership. 355 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:40,120 And 356 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:40,120 for this work to start in 2022, 357 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:46,079 New was not present at that time. 358 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:49,079 There was no collaboration on this 359 00:15:46,079 --> 00:15:49,079 process. 360 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:56,320 This process really is 361 00:15:52,560 --> 00:16:00,399 challenging our title and right. 362 00:15:56,320 --> 00:16:03,399 This process is not inclusive of our our 363 00:16:00,399 --> 00:16:03,399 way. 364 00:16:04,639 --> 00:16:09,519 So there has been opposition to this 365 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:12,240 process 366 00:16:09,519 --> 00:16:14,399 despite us hearing out what this process 367 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:17,040 is. 368 00:16:14,399 --> 00:16:19,600 We we we are not aware of this process. 369 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:22,480 We're learning about this process. This 370 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:25,040 is not our way. 371 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:28,600 That's a fair misrepresentation of us 372 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:28,600 new people. 373 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:37,600 We are OCP is not our way. 374 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:40,240 So it's it's a misrepresentation to say 375 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:42,639 we've been involved. 376 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:45,120 We've been involved to hear about it, 377 00:16:42,639 --> 00:16:48,720 but you've also heard our official 378 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:50,959 opposition against it. 379 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:56,600 So although we're here participating, we 380 00:16:50,959 --> 00:16:56,600 are here saying we oppose this process. 381 00:16:56,959 --> 00:17:02,959 You know, we we rely on 382 00:17:00,079 --> 00:17:05,360 the medicines of this land. 383 00:17:02,959 --> 00:17:09,280 We have no access 384 00:17:05,360 --> 00:17:12,679 to many many places in this valley. 385 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:12,679 No access. 386 00:17:13,919 --> 00:17:20,000 That's harvesting 387 00:17:15,919 --> 00:17:24,079 medicines, hunting, mushroom picking. 388 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:26,720 Our way of life has been challenged. 389 00:17:24,079 --> 00:17:30,520 So it's a misrepresentation to say we've 390 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:30,520 been engaged 391 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:36,320 and there's a lot of words around 392 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:40,080 reconciliation 393 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:45,039 and working with new nation 394 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:46,880 but that work has been unfair. 395 00:17:45,039 --> 00:17:49,200 We're brought to the table at the 11th 396 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:51,200 hour 397 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:54,520 and we don't know a darn thing about 398 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,520 this process. 399 00:17:56,480 --> 00:18:00,960 So I just want to open up with those 400 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:04,240 comments because I have my staff here. I 401 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:07,440 have elected leadership here. 402 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:09,840 So I'm stalled here. 403 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:11,840 This is a misrepresentation of new 404 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:14,240 nation 405 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:17,679 inclusive of new leadership and new cult 406 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:19,679 people has to start from the beginning. 407 00:18:17,679 --> 00:18:22,480 We don't know about this process. This 408 00:18:19,679 --> 00:18:26,840 is foreign to us. 409 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:26,840 This is not our traditional way. 410 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:39,679 Uh thank you Mr. Weber uh for your 411 00:18:35,039 --> 00:18:42,799 comments. Um, is 412 00:18:39,679 --> 00:18:45,280 there anyone 413 00:18:42,799 --> 00:18:48,880 else there that would like to speak or 414 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:54,520 should I go through speakers 415 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:54,520 um on the teams? 416 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:07,840 Okay, I'm going to maybe 417 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:11,919 Yeah, I'll watch for hands and then I 418 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:14,799 will Oh, I see a hand, but I see the 419 00:19:11,919 --> 00:19:19,200 microphone is muted. I don't know if um 420 00:19:14,799 --> 00:19:21,200 I can't hear anything. 421 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,799 » Archer Kennedy, I'm not seeing who has 422 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:25,360 their hand up. 423 00:19:22,799 --> 00:19:28,080 » Oh, uh it was uh Mr. Weber put his h 424 00:19:25,360 --> 00:19:30,240 like his hand up. Um, but I 425 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:34,160 » But then the microphone was muted so I 426 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:36,080 wasn't sure. Um, but Mr. Weber, is there 427 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:37,520 someone else there that would like to 428 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:40,000 speak as well? 429 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:42,720 » Yes, Chief Spooner. 430 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:46,218 » Okay. Yeah, 431 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:47,039 I'm a little uh I'm a little curious to, 432 00:19:46,218 --> 00:19:49,120 [clears throat] 433 00:19:47,039 --> 00:19:54,559 you know, uh 434 00:19:49,120 --> 00:19:56,799 to figure out what what um 435 00:19:54,559 --> 00:20:00,960 what would be considered consultation 436 00:19:56,799 --> 00:20:04,480 from the CCRD 437 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:06,640 uh board of directors. Um I think a 438 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:08,960 meeting, a quick meeting is is really 439 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:12,640 not that. And once uh you know the 440 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:16,559 statement that uh Huda had made 441 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:19,280 um about uh 442 00:20:16,559 --> 00:20:21,679 you know proper consultation you know 443 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:24,799 proper um you know working with the 444 00:20:21,679 --> 00:20:27,360 nation you know and and 445 00:20:24,799 --> 00:20:30,159 you know and that that that starts right 446 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:31,679 from the beginning you know I think at 447 00:20:30,159 --> 00:20:35,120 uh 448 00:20:31,679 --> 00:20:38,559 um having a like picking members off the 449 00:20:35,120 --> 00:20:43,000 street or whatever for Abby. There's got 450 00:20:38,559 --> 00:20:43,000 to be a, you know, a 451 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:48,000 and I don't really care for the word 452 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:50,799 consultation, you know. I don't I don't 453 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:53,200 honestly think it really works for, you 454 00:20:50,799 --> 00:20:55,280 know, what we have. Like, it's got to be 455 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:58,400 there's got to be a word in our in our 456 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:59,919 language that that says that we are 457 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:01,840 actually working together, that we see 458 00:20:59,919 --> 00:21:05,039 eye to eye on this, and that this is 459 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:08,960 moving forward in a good way. 460 00:21:05,039 --> 00:21:12,000 you know that's that that's the work 461 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:16,760 that has to be the work you know so I'm 462 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:16,760 I guess the question would be is like 463 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:24,480 you know my expectation is is that you 464 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:27,280 know that that we are and should be 465 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:28,799 working together 466 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:31,600 and I and I think [clears throat] that 467 00:21:28,799 --> 00:21:34,880 got lost along the way. I know that um 468 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:36,159 the intention is good relationships, 469 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:38,640 you know, and I think that that's 470 00:21:36,159 --> 00:21:40,960 something that we can work on, but I 471 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:42,799 would also ask that that you know, maybe 472 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:46,960 this work has to continue when the new 473 00:21:42,799 --> 00:21:49,840 board of uh directors is elected 474 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:52,320 because it's I I don't believe and I'd 475 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:55,039 be curious as to what uh director Hall 476 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:58,320 has, you know, some some comments that 477 00:21:55,039 --> 00:22:00,799 he might have that he might add. I'm not 478 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:03,600 sure where Heltech is on this. I'm not 479 00:22:00,799 --> 00:22:08,120 sure where we can is on this because 480 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:08,120 we're we're all in the same area. 481 00:22:09,679 --> 00:22:12,720 But that's all I have to say for now. 482 00:22:12,285 --> 00:22:16,000 [clears throat] 483 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:20,240 » Okay. Thank you. Um thank you um Chief 484 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:22,720 Skooner. Um so at this this time like it 485 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:24,640 isn't we're not exactly directing 486 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:28,720 questions at the board. We're here just 487 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:30,080 to to listen right now. Um, I I don't 488 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:33,280 know if there's anything that director 489 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:37,440 Hall does want to say, but um, but yeah, 490 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:40,000 right now our role is as uh open-minded 491 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:42,480 listeners in this forum, but I do see 492 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,840 Director Hall's hand up. 493 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:47,200 » Yeah, I just wanted to brief 494 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:50,720 acknowledgement of uh um Chief Scooters 495 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:53,760 and u their admin staff as well as their 496 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:57,919 um elected leadership um with regards to 497 00:22:53,760 --> 00:23:00,559 this this concern. Um I know I worked 498 00:22:57,919 --> 00:23:02,320 with Chief Scooner in the past regarding 499 00:23:00,559 --> 00:23:05,039 uh relationship development. We worked 500 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:08,080 on emergency planning and management and 501 00:23:05,039 --> 00:23:10,640 stuff like this where um things had gone 502 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:13,600 very well for a while. Uh things drop 503 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:16,799 off the board and we've stated it uh 504 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:18,640 verbally in the past when 505 00:23:16,799 --> 00:23:20,960 your agreements and your discussions are 506 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:22,799 only as good as this the people that are 507 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:26,000 are are representing you and and 508 00:23:22,799 --> 00:23:28,320 ensuring these things move forward. Um I 509 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:30,880 do understand the concerns being placed 510 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:33,919 forward and I do recommend you know us 511 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:36,480 working together um going forward. Um 512 00:23:33,919 --> 00:23:39,440 the nation has issues of course with 513 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:42,400 regional district decisions and whatnot 514 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:46,080 considering of course one of the major 515 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:48,080 issues is the uh my area for area B is 516 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:52,000 just my reserve proper. So it doesn't 517 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:54,000 really um make for a wholesome 518 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:56,720 relationship as well with the regional 519 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:59,600 district. Although my my stance and I 520 00:23:56,720 --> 00:24:06,240 know that um uh Chief Skooner and I had 521 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:09,840 worked on many um documents that were um 522 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:11,679 uh documents to try and state a better 523 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:14,080 relationship and work toward a better 524 00:24:11,679 --> 00:24:18,000 relationship. Um comments were made 525 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:20,400 about um Andrip and DRIPA and uh local 526 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:22,400 government, the provincial government 527 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:25,039 signed an agreement certainly and it it 528 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:29,039 it made the regional districts and and 529 00:24:25,039 --> 00:24:31,840 municipalities have um 530 00:24:29,039 --> 00:24:35,039 it it asked them to push forward with no 531 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:38,240 key elements in place or no guidance uh 532 00:24:35,039 --> 00:24:41,760 to put those elements into place. So uh 533 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:42,880 in in conversation with Chief Scooner I 534 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:45,440 think yeah we need to have a more 535 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:47,200 wholesome understanding and discussion 536 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:51,200 regarding this. I know that we also 537 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:55,679 wanted to implement and and put um some 538 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:57,120 weight behind um legislative reform and 539 00:24:55,679 --> 00:24:59,120 that's another huge discussion that 540 00:24:57,120 --> 00:25:01,120 needs to happen as well. I appreciate 541 00:24:59,120 --> 00:25:03,440 your comments and concerns New Hawk 542 00:25:01,120 --> 00:25:06,480 Nation uh staff as well as elected 543 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:08,240 leadership. Um I do want to work toward 544 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:11,679 continuing um improving relationships 545 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:14,720 with nations and that's key and and 546 00:25:11,679 --> 00:25:16,080 partial um to some very significant 547 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:19,279 events that have happened in the 548 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:21,360 regional district. Um 549 00:25:19,279 --> 00:25:24,559 and again it it we need to make sure 550 00:25:21,360 --> 00:25:27,520 that the um the staff that we hand these 551 00:25:24,559 --> 00:25:30,000 tasks to are are you know fully 552 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:33,760 acknowledged um and educated to move 553 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:37,200 things forward. Um I hope this um 554 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:38,880 discussion will continue um Chief um 555 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:40,799 Skooner and also the regional district 556 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:42,480 current regional district board. Thank 557 00:25:40,799 --> 00:25:45,679 you guys. 558 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:48,720 » Thank you Director Hall. Um I'm looking 559 00:25:45,679 --> 00:25:51,720 for the next um person who would like to 560 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:51,720 speak. 561 00:25:51,919 --> 00:25:59,080 I see a hand up there. The initials JN 562 00:26:00,559 --> 00:26:04,720 Hello. Thank you for giving time for 563 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:06,240 responses. I understand that this is uh 564 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:08,400 not something that you can comment on 565 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:10,320 right now, but it's just a hearing. Um 566 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:11,919 so, uh yeah, just like you to listen to 567 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:14,320 this. So, I believe there's been some 568 00:26:11,919 --> 00:26:16,880 communication failures to the community. 569 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:19,679 I have um about seven issues here. I'm 570 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:22,320 going to quickly go through um survey 571 00:26:19,679 --> 00:26:25,200 participation 112 responses from the 572 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:28,000 community between February March 2023 573 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:29,760 had a very low response rate from the 574 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:32,240 population. So I'm unclear how this 575 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:34,640 represents uh the valley. Curtis 576 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:36,400 mentioned to the start of this that this 577 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:38,320 OCP represents the vision of the 578 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:40,720 community. That can't be true if that's 579 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:43,679 the facts. Business engagement 35 580 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:46,799 businesses were contacted. 12 responded. 581 00:26:43,679 --> 00:26:50,559 This is a 34% response rate uh which 582 00:26:46,799 --> 00:26:52,720 were mostly um which is unrepresent 583 00:26:50,559 --> 00:26:55,200 under representation of the community. 584 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:57,919 Um the OCP visibility there was an 585 00:26:55,200 --> 00:27:00,559 engagement week held on uh in May 586 00:26:57,919 --> 00:27:02,240 between the 1st and the 4th in 2023. One 587 00:27:00,559 --> 00:27:04,159 single week of engagement window does 588 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:06,400 not reach all residents and there's no 589 00:27:04,159 --> 00:27:08,880 indication of any follow-up. The 590 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:11,039 document access the OCP is 90 pages and 591 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:13,360 is a dense technical document and 592 00:27:11,039 --> 00:27:15,360 there's no evidence of a plan um or to 593 00:27:13,360 --> 00:27:17,120 to put plain language or summaries for 594 00:27:15,360 --> 00:27:20,240 accessible formats for public friendly 595 00:27:17,120 --> 00:27:22,880 versions. Um ongoing updates section six 596 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:24,559 implementation strategy outlines actions 597 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:26,159 but there's no public timeline or 598 00:27:24,559 --> 00:27:28,159 progress tracking mechanism described 599 00:27:26,159 --> 00:27:30,080 for these residents to monitor OCP 600 00:27:28,159 --> 00:27:32,000 implementation. The meeting 601 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:33,760 accessibility multiple drop-in sessions 602 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:36,000 were mentioned at co-op at the Legion 603 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:37,760 Hall. These were incredibly minable and 604 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,520 um they have geographic constraints 605 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:40,880 noted in engagement. There's youth 606 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:43,440 throughout the valley that struggled to 607 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:45,919 get access to transportation. Um, and 608 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:48,960 having uh someone posted at the co-op 609 00:27:45,919 --> 00:27:50,559 for a few weeks um does not count as um 610 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:53,440 accessibility. You need to do better 611 00:27:50,559 --> 00:27:55,279 than that. Um feedback transparency. The 612 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:57,600 key engagement themes lifted in section 613 00:27:55,279 --> 00:28:00,159 1.5. There's no indication how specific 614 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:02,960 resident comments shaped final policies. 615 00:28:00,159 --> 00:28:06,000 Um so the feedback loop is not visible. 616 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:10,080 Yeah. Thank you. 617 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:10,080 » Thank you Mr. Nash for your comments. 618 00:28:11,679 --> 00:28:16,520 I am looking for our next speaker. 619 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:33,200 If there's yeah any member of the 620 00:28:30,559 --> 00:28:36,720 gallery online that would like to speak 621 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:40,679 um please uh raise your hand and I will 622 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:40,679 be sure to call on you. 623 00:28:54,159 --> 00:29:04,240 Um, oh, I see uh Oh, I see um Mr. uh or 624 00:29:00,559 --> 00:29:08,200 I see the hand up for uh Mr. Weber again 625 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:08,200 um in the New Hope Chambers. 626 00:29:17,279 --> 00:29:22,399 » There we go. Go ahead. Go ahead. 627 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:25,760 » Thanks again, Chair Kennedy. Um, 628 00:29:22,399 --> 00:29:29,840 you know, this this 629 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:32,080 I I'm all for working together, 630 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:35,520 but that that collaboration needs to be 631 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:39,279 often and very very early. 632 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:41,600 Curtis and I meet quarterly 633 00:29:39,279 --> 00:29:44,080 and there's 634 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:47,520 there's support from from leadership to 635 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:50,399 to meet with yourselves. 636 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:53,039 But we we need to do better 637 00:29:50,399 --> 00:29:55,760 strongly. 638 00:29:53,039 --> 00:29:57,520 We need to pick up 639 00:29:55,760 --> 00:30:01,679 our our 640 00:29:57,520 --> 00:30:05,520 motivation. We we need to do better. 641 00:30:01,679 --> 00:30:07,440 This is not working for us. 642 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:10,559 If we're working together, we're working 643 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:12,480 together early. 644 00:30:10,559 --> 00:30:14,320 We were not aware of this process even 645 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:16,799 beginning 646 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:19,200 and it came to our table I want to say a 647 00:30:16,799 --> 00:30:23,360 year and a little bit ago 648 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:26,960 presentation was made as I shared we we 649 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:31,919 that we're not aware of this process. 650 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:35,279 There's no orientation on this process. 651 00:30:31,919 --> 00:30:35,279 We we don't know 652 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:43,440 And we there's a lot of this I'm looking 653 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:46,399 through the schedules. 654 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:49,120 There's there's a lot of, 655 00:30:46,399 --> 00:30:52,120 you know, pen houses, burial grounds, 656 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:52,120 CMTs 657 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:57,520 ancestral villages 658 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:59,919 that you're talking about here 659 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:01,840 within the this the maps here, the 660 00:30:59,919 --> 00:31:05,880 schedules. 661 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:05,880 That's what we're talking about. 662 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:10,120 Medicines, harvesting. 663 00:31:11,039 --> 00:31:17,240 We need to do better 664 00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:17,240 obviously. 665 00:31:18,399 --> 00:31:23,840 So I I I fully support you know this 666 00:31:21,039 --> 00:31:26,720 process being paused. 667 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:31,919 This is not proper [clears throat] 668 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:33,520 engagement with new leadership. 669 00:31:31,919 --> 00:31:36,320 In order for this process to move 670 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:39,360 forward, you need consent. 671 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:41,600 That's reconciliation. 672 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:44,480 You can't take our opposition and move 673 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:48,320 forward with it. That's not working 674 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:51,679 together. That's not reconciliation. 675 00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:55,080 If we move this forward, this is not 676 00:31:51,679 --> 00:31:55,080 working together. 677 00:31:55,760 --> 00:32:00,482 We're we're we're here to help you 678 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:02,320 define what that looks like. 679 00:32:00,482 --> 00:32:07,320 » [clears throat] 680 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:07,320 » We are available and committed to that. 681 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:15,039 But this is not proper process. 682 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:18,640 We can't move forward without engaging 683 00:32:15,039 --> 00:32:22,519 with new leadership, new people and 684 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:22,519 ultimately having consent. 685 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:30,159 Then we move forward. 686 00:32:26,159 --> 00:32:32,080 We're willing to reshare those letters, 687 00:32:30,159 --> 00:32:35,279 but that's official opposition that 688 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:41,159 there shouldn't be a restriction on 689 00:32:35,279 --> 00:32:41,159 sending it on based on dates, deadlines. 690 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:50,200 Those responses should be heard often 691 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:50,200 and available through any platform. 692 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:55,080 That's that's fair process. 693 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:07,399 Thank you again, Mr. Weber. Um, other 694 00:33:04,399 --> 00:33:07,399 speakers. 695 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:23,600 Yeah, I'm going to um 696 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:26,640 to call for other speakers. Um, 697 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:28,720 I'm not seeing any other hands up at 698 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:31,200 this time. Oh, 699 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:33,760 » Mr. Weber got to speak. Could I bring up 700 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:35,840 another point, Chair Kennedy? 701 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:37,679 » Uh, yes. So, yeah, now that we've called 702 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:39,200 for other speakers, I haven't heard any. 703 00:33:37,679 --> 00:33:42,840 Yes, you may speak a second time, Mr. 704 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,840 Nestagard. Go ahead. 705 00:33:46,159 --> 00:33:53,399 » I don't know who uh who was the speaker 706 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:53,399 online. Is it Mr. Nash. 707 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:59,840 » Mr. Nash brought up uh a point that the 708 00:33:56,480 --> 00:34:03,320 the page is 90 pa the the plan is 90 709 00:33:59,840 --> 00:34:03,320 pages long. 710 00:34:03,519 --> 00:34:10,720 Well, it's actually 711 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:13,679 140 pages long, 150 pages long. Maybe 712 00:34:10,720 --> 00:34:16,480 Mr. Prime could tell us 713 00:34:13,679 --> 00:34:19,839 uh the link 714 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:22,800 on for this meeting for the agenda 715 00:34:19,839 --> 00:34:25,359 package where you can go and look at the 716 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:27,200 plan so that you can provide meaningful 717 00:34:25,359 --> 00:34:30,399 input. 718 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:35,599 It's 90 pages. 719 00:34:30,399 --> 00:34:39,440 There's no schedule B, C, D, E, or F. 720 00:34:35,599 --> 00:34:43,280 Um the the the full plan, the full 140 721 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:45,919 something page plan is available. 722 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:48,480 You just have to 723 00:34:45,919 --> 00:34:51,639 go through the gears with Mr. Prime to 724 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:51,639 get it. 725 00:34:52,079 --> 00:34:57,119 So I I I wonder how many people have 726 00:34:54,639 --> 00:34:58,960 seen the full plan 727 00:34:57,119 --> 00:35:03,040 and how many people think that the 728 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:06,400 90page plan is the plan. 729 00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:11,400 So h how do we provide meaningful input 730 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:11,400 without the plant? How do we do that? 731 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:15,000 » Well, we don't. 732 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:22,400 » Thank you. 733 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:25,119 » Thank you, Mr. Nesterard. Um 734 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:27,119 okay, so I am 735 00:35:25,119 --> 00:35:29,200 calling for 736 00:35:27,119 --> 00:35:32,240 additional speakers. If there's anyone 737 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:36,480 in the room or participating through 738 00:35:32,240 --> 00:35:38,880 teams who wishes to speak regarding um 739 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:43,960 Bella Kula Valley official community 740 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:43,960 plan bylaw number 565 2026 741 00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:52,079 for a second time. Is there anyone who 742 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:54,880 wishes to speak regarding the proposed 743 00:35:52,079 --> 00:35:57,200 bylaw 744 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:59,280 for a third and final time? Is there 745 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:02,760 anyone who wishes to speak regarding the 746 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:02,760 proposed bylaw? 747 00:36:03,599 --> 00:36:10,880 I see a hand up. Mr. Weber there. If we 748 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:14,359 can enable his microphone 749 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:14,359 and camera. 750 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:17,920 » Are we on? 751 00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:21,175 » Go ahead. 752 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:22,000 » Yeah, it's um Chief Stew again. Um 753 00:36:21,175 --> 00:36:24,880 [clears throat] 754 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:28,160 I just uh you know I think there's there 755 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:30,880 was a lot of gaps that are that um you 756 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:34,400 know it goes back to even when I was on 757 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:36,079 the board um you know and the and the 758 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:40,960 lack of communications the lack of 759 00:36:36,079 --> 00:36:43,359 resources um you know uh financial 760 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:45,440 um 761 00:36:43,359 --> 00:36:48,480 even even going back as far as uh 762 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:50,000 financing reconciliation that we brought 763 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:51,920 to 764 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:53,599 uh UBIC. 765 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:56,320 Um 766 00:36:53,599 --> 00:37:00,160 but I you know it it really identifies a 767 00:36:56,320 --> 00:37:02,320 lot of gaps and that includes the nation 768 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:05,520 as well you know where where 769 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:10,079 communications and lack of resources is 770 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:12,000 is uh you know for CCRD as well is that 771 00:37:10,079 --> 00:37:14,000 that 772 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:16,560 we don't 773 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:21,200 necessarily have the expertise or the 774 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:24,160 resources uh meaning uh that finances to 775 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:28,280 have um communications, 776 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:28,280 you know, or maybe that that that 777 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:34,400 is is a real gap between us right now, 778 00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:36,720 you know, and I and I I think that 779 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:38,480 identifying that that, you know, 780 00:37:36,720 --> 00:37:41,680 something that, you know, potentially 781 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:43,920 that we can work together on 782 00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:47,119 or maybe it's something that you guys 783 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:50,880 can work on on your end and we can work 784 00:37:47,119 --> 00:37:54,841 on on our end. But I I do believe that 785 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:55,680 that you know the intention is there 786 00:37:54,841 --> 00:37:59,599 [clears throat] 787 00:37:55,680 --> 00:38:02,960 but right now that we we just don't have 788 00:37:59,599 --> 00:38:05,839 the resources. Maybe that's what it is. 789 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:08,839 But I I do know that the process has 790 00:38:05,839 --> 00:38:08,839 hasn't 791 00:38:11,599 --> 00:38:16,560 you know for us that that we can't agree 792 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:19,119 to this OCP. 793 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:21,839 We we can't right now. I think it it's 794 00:38:19,119 --> 00:38:26,800 it's it's needs more work. it needs more 795 00:38:21,839 --> 00:38:30,960 work from us, especially if it's a uh 796 00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:34,000 designated a Bella Valley OCP, 797 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:40,079 you know, and and um and just one of the 798 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:43,599 words that that I see in here um 799 00:38:40,079 --> 00:38:46,480 and of course it says draft, but uh 800 00:38:43,599 --> 00:38:49,359 before 801 00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:51,599 figure one, Bella Valley OCP planning, 802 00:38:49,359 --> 00:38:54,880 it should be noted that since The CCB 803 00:38:51,599 --> 00:38:57,760 has no jurisdiction on New Coke reser 804 00:38:54,880 --> 00:39:03,200 reserve lands, 805 00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:07,040 you know, which is uh, you know, for me, 806 00:39:03,200 --> 00:39:10,320 you know, that that that is a very uh 807 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:13,119 colonial term, 808 00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:18,200 you know, that word 809 00:39:13,119 --> 00:39:18,200 we only have say on reserve lands, 810 00:39:20,079 --> 00:39:25,040 you You know that that brings us back to 811 00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:28,280 uh 812 00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:28,280 the Indian 813 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:37,920 brings brings us back to a time where uh 814 00:39:35,119 --> 00:39:39,680 you know our our our hunting grounds 815 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:42,160 were taken, our fishing grounds were 816 00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:45,480 taken. You know that we weren't allowed 817 00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:45,480 off reserve. 818 00:39:47,119 --> 00:39:53,000 You know that that we are no better than 819 00:39:49,599 --> 00:39:53,000 caged animals. 820 00:39:59,119 --> 00:40:03,520 You know that that's what it was like 821 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:06,000 for my people, 822 00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:07,680 our people. 823 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:10,720 You know that we weren't allowed 824 00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:13,359 anywhere else on the land that we used 825 00:40:10,720 --> 00:40:16,000 to be free on. that we used to go 826 00:40:13,359 --> 00:40:19,720 everywhere and harvest our medicines, 827 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:19,720 hunt, fish, 828 00:40:20,079 --> 00:40:26,400 that we weren't allowed to 829 00:40:23,599 --> 00:40:28,640 walk off four square kilometers when we 830 00:40:26,400 --> 00:40:31,280 used to run three in the whole entire 831 00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:33,280 area, 832 00:40:31,280 --> 00:40:35,200 you know. So, I I really have a lot of 833 00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:38,079 issues, you know, with some of the 834 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:41,599 language in here, you I think it's very 835 00:40:38,079 --> 00:40:45,400 uh it it really needs a lot of work. You 836 00:40:41,599 --> 00:40:45,400 know, they talk about partnerships, 837 00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:51,760 you know, and I I 838 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:54,240 I would love to see it get to be a 839 00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:57,040 partnership at some point, but right now 840 00:40:54,240 --> 00:41:01,200 it's not there. It's just not like in 841 00:40:57,040 --> 00:41:04,800 the language in this uh document is uh 842 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:07,599 you know, it needs to be changed. 843 00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:10,599 It needs to be changed. 844 00:41:07,599 --> 00:41:10,599 What? 845 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:22,079 Um, [clears throat] 846 00:41:20,319 --> 00:41:24,400 thank you, M. Uh, thank you, Chair, 847 00:41:22,079 --> 00:41:28,240 pardon me, thank you, Chief Skooner, um, 848 00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:32,160 for your for your comments. Um 849 00:41:28,240 --> 00:41:35,920 it's so it is very hard to to you know 850 00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:37,680 not um yeah 851 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:40,000 to to 852 00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:44,079 not that I want to argue with anyone but 853 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:48,079 we are just here to listen and um I yeah 854 00:41:44,079 --> 00:41:51,040 it is hard to not um engage that way and 855 00:41:48,079 --> 00:41:54,319 so um there was a a comment of like what 856 00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:56,880 what will happen next and so um after 857 00:41:54,319 --> 00:42:00,800 all of the speakers have uh have been 858 00:41:56,880 --> 00:42:03,359 heard. Um then we will close the the 859 00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:06,960 public hearing. Um most likely there 860 00:42:03,359 --> 00:42:09,760 will be a special meeting called um when 861 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:12,560 when the board decides what to do next 862 00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:15,839 after this hearing. Uh we are no longer 863 00:42:12,560 --> 00:42:19,680 able to receive comments. And so, you 864 00:42:15,839 --> 00:42:22,880 know, it is um yeah, the board has to 865 00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:26,079 have have heard everything that they 866 00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:29,280 um that they can at this hearing and 867 00:42:26,079 --> 00:42:32,319 then um decide at the special meeting 868 00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:35,760 what happens uh next with this process. 869 00:42:32,319 --> 00:42:38,400 Um so yes once again we are just here to 870 00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:41,359 listen and I know that it's hard and it 871 00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:43,440 doesn't mean that we aren't listening 872 00:42:41,359 --> 00:42:46,800 and engaged um with this with the 873 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:49,520 speakers but um unfortunately we can't 874 00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:53,520 yeah answer questions at this time. Um I 875 00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:55,520 see uh oh I see uh director Hall I see 876 00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:59,920 your hand up. Um is there something that 877 00:42:55,520 --> 00:43:01,440 you wanted to site? Yeah, just to um um 878 00:42:59,920 --> 00:43:03,760 bring up some other issues too with 879 00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:05,520 regards to communications and whatnot. 880 00:43:03,760 --> 00:43:08,079 Um there were there had been issues even 881 00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:09,839 with the previous board and in 882 00:43:08,079 --> 00:43:12,079 communications with all of the nations 883 00:43:09,839 --> 00:43:15,200 within the regional district. Um it's 884 00:43:12,079 --> 00:43:17,760 it's not um something we had a lot of 885 00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:20,000 control over like like um Chief Skooner 886 00:43:17,760 --> 00:43:22,880 had stated there was there are issues 887 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:25,440 with funding financial rec financing 888 00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:27,200 reconciliation document was one that was 889 00:43:25,440 --> 00:43:28,800 trying to address that especially for a 890 00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:30,400 regional district that's not coupled 891 00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:33,920 with a municipality. It doesn't have 892 00:43:30,400 --> 00:43:36,560 that additional um tax requisition info 893 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:38,480 or I'm sorry input. 894 00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:40,720 um the engagement dollars that are set 895 00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:43,680 up by the federal government for local 896 00:43:40,720 --> 00:43:47,040 governments to um engage with nations is 897 00:43:43,680 --> 00:43:48,720 is minuscule. It works for a lot of 898 00:43:47,040 --> 00:43:50,640 municipalities or regional districts 899 00:43:48,720 --> 00:43:53,040 again that are coupled with regional 900 00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:56,000 districts or sorry municipalities next 901 00:43:53,040 --> 00:43:58,240 to them. Um they have more funds like uh 902 00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:59,920 Sno was doing very success successful 903 00:43:58,240 --> 00:44:02,640 for a long time and they actually had 904 00:43:59,920 --> 00:44:06,960 employed an individual to have that 905 00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:09,680 engagement uh piece. um other other um 906 00:44:06,960 --> 00:44:12,079 regional districts and and whatnot like 907 00:44:09,680 --> 00:44:13,920 um Alurnie Clayquat I believe that's 908 00:44:12,079 --> 00:44:17,200 what it's called. Sorry if I'm if I'm 909 00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:19,839 incorrect on that but um they have a 910 00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:22,000 very engaged good engagement piece where 911 00:44:19,839 --> 00:44:24,800 even their their chief is also on the 912 00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:27,520 board for the regional district. So um 913 00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:29,200 stuff like that. Um the limitations of 914 00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:32,240 the local government act and the Indian 915 00:44:29,200 --> 00:44:35,520 act really really in the past had um 916 00:44:32,240 --> 00:44:37,520 made a clear separation between the two. 917 00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:40,400 Um things like that needed needed to be 918 00:44:37,520 --> 00:44:46,480 engaged. Some of that was also um looked 919 00:44:40,400 --> 00:44:48,480 at and addressed through the um local 920 00:44:46,480 --> 00:44:50,400 local election reform. I I can't 921 00:44:48,480 --> 00:44:53,040 remember the title. Sorry. I apologize. 922 00:44:50,400 --> 00:44:55,119 Um I did um want to share another 923 00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:58,240 conversation maybe with director or 924 00:44:55,119 --> 00:44:59,760 sorry chief scooter. I keep he was 925 00:44:58,240 --> 00:45:02,000 worked with him for several years so I 926 00:44:59,760 --> 00:45:04,480 keep on thinking he's a director still 927 00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:07,040 but um yeah I hope I hope we have some 928 00:45:04,480 --> 00:45:09,599 conversation seriously moving forward. 929 00:45:07,040 --> 00:45:11,839 Um I'm I'm in support of the nations. Um 930 00:45:09,599 --> 00:45:14,160 we've tried to initiate and and 931 00:45:11,839 --> 00:45:16,640 incorporate the fact that um any 932 00:45:14,160 --> 00:45:22,480 agreements that come around such as um 933 00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:24,800 the one with the the um um internet and 934 00:45:22,480 --> 00:45:26,160 they needed to engage and have approvals 935 00:45:24,800 --> 00:45:27,920 by each of the nations that they're 936 00:45:26,160 --> 00:45:29,760 working with too. And we try to make 937 00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:32,079 sure that they promote that um within 938 00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:35,440 the regional district as well as ours to 939 00:45:32,079 --> 00:45:39,920 make sure engagement is uh wholesome and 940 00:45:35,440 --> 00:45:43,680 informed and um cooperative. But um 941 00:45:39,920 --> 00:45:45,440 yeah, I I'm strongly working and we need 942 00:45:43,680 --> 00:45:47,280 to work together. I appreciate 943 00:45:45,440 --> 00:45:49,520 everybody's words here and everybody's 944 00:45:47,280 --> 00:45:52,480 comments and concerns, their fair 945 00:45:49,520 --> 00:45:53,920 concerns and um across the board. Let's 946 00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:57,680 work together. There's so many things 947 00:45:53,920 --> 00:45:59,680 that can happen if we work together and 948 00:45:57,680 --> 00:46:02,079 there's more success when nations work 949 00:45:59,680 --> 00:46:03,200 together with local governments and 950 00:46:02,079 --> 00:46:05,359 provincial governments, federal 951 00:46:03,200 --> 00:46:08,160 governments. Thank you. 952 00:46:05,359 --> 00:46:11,359 » Thank you, Director Hall. Um I have a 953 00:46:08,160 --> 00:46:14,160 speaker on the uh teams here. Uh 954 00:46:11,359 --> 00:46:19,200 initials KG. 955 00:46:14,160 --> 00:46:23,560 Um we will enable your microphone and 956 00:46:19,200 --> 00:46:23,560 when you're ready you can go ahead. 957 00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:31,680 » Can you hear me? 958 00:46:30,720 --> 00:46:34,079 » Yes. 959 00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:36,480 » Uh good morning. Thank you uh Chair 960 00:46:34,079 --> 00:46:38,720 Chair Kennedy. Uh this is Kim. I work 961 00:46:36,480 --> 00:46:41,359 for the New Hawk Nation. I just wanted 962 00:46:38,720 --> 00:46:44,240 to reiterate and check in regarding the 963 00:46:41,359 --> 00:46:47,920 next steps. Thank you for uh clarifying 964 00:46:44,240 --> 00:46:49,920 that. Uh thank you for clarifying that 965 00:46:47,920 --> 00:46:51,119 um 966 00:46:49,920 --> 00:46:54,400 the [clears throat] next steps on behalf 967 00:46:51,119 --> 00:46:56,319 of of your board is to have a special um 968 00:46:54,400 --> 00:46:59,280 meeting. 969 00:46:56,319 --> 00:47:01,760 What steps are going to be ensured to 970 00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:04,160 ensure that 971 00:47:01,760 --> 00:47:07,440 the official opposition from the New 972 00:47:04,160 --> 00:47:09,040 Hawk Nation is brought up at that 973 00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:12,880 meeting? 974 00:47:09,040 --> 00:47:15,280 Is it up to the chair and the CEO to 975 00:47:12,880 --> 00:47:17,760 craft that special meeting agenda and 976 00:47:15,280 --> 00:47:20,560 how much notice is given for that 977 00:47:17,760 --> 00:47:22,880 special meeting 978 00:47:20,560 --> 00:47:25,440 in your process? 979 00:47:22,880 --> 00:47:28,800 Um so I think that special meetings 980 00:47:25,440 --> 00:47:30,880 require 48 hours public notice. Um I 981 00:47:28,800 --> 00:47:34,640 could be wrong. 982 00:47:30,880 --> 00:47:37,040 Um uh yeah once again it is this is we 983 00:47:34,640 --> 00:47:40,000 are just here to to listen just to be 984 00:47:37,040 --> 00:47:43,119 clear but I I feel like um that is yeah 985 00:47:40,000 --> 00:47:48,000 a procedural piece. Um so there will be 986 00:47:43,119 --> 00:47:50,400 public notice and um and yeah from there 987 00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:52,720 the board you know takes into account 988 00:47:50,400 --> 00:47:55,760 all the feedback that we have received 989 00:47:52,720 --> 00:47:58,319 from you know all the other parties um 990 00:47:55,760 --> 00:48:01,119 and uh then decides what to do from 991 00:47:58,319 --> 00:48:03,680 there so that it is up to the board. 992 00:48:01,119 --> 00:48:07,040 » It is up to the up to the board to craft 993 00:48:03,680 --> 00:48:10,240 the special meeting agenda. 994 00:48:07,040 --> 00:48:11,119 » No that isn't what I stated. Um, 995 00:48:10,240 --> 00:48:13,119 » Okay. 996 00:48:11,119 --> 00:48:16,960 » That it is up to the board what we do 997 00:48:13,119 --> 00:48:21,119 next. But the agenda of course is 998 00:48:16,960 --> 00:48:23,599 is made by staff. That's but the you 999 00:48:21,119 --> 00:48:26,800 know that will be the item on the agenda 1000 00:48:23,599 --> 00:48:30,240 is to decide what to do next. Yeah. 1001 00:48:26,800 --> 00:48:32,160 » And will the item from the New Hawk 1002 00:48:30,240 --> 00:48:34,720 Nation 1003 00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:37,200 be on that agenda considering all of the 1004 00:48:34,720 --> 00:48:39,680 concerns that were brought forward here? 1005 00:48:37,200 --> 00:48:42,880 » I I can't speak to the agenda. We are 1006 00:48:39,680 --> 00:48:44,559 here to listen and we have you know been 1007 00:48:42,880 --> 00:48:46,640 listening with open minds to the 1008 00:48:44,559 --> 00:48:48,160 comments that have been made here and 1009 00:48:46,640 --> 00:48:50,160 all comments will be taken into 1010 00:48:48,160 --> 00:48:52,559 consideration including written comments 1011 00:48:50,160 --> 00:48:55,680 that have been submitted um that are in 1012 00:48:52,559 --> 00:48:58,400 the agenda as well and uh the board will 1013 00:48:55,680 --> 00:49:00,480 be taking all of those comments um into 1014 00:48:58,400 --> 00:49:01,440 consideration. 1015 00:49:00,480 --> 00:49:02,960 » Thank you. 1016 00:49:01,440 --> 00:49:04,240 » Thank you. 1017 00:49:02,960 --> 00:49:08,960 » Yes. 1018 00:49:04,240 --> 00:49:12,599 Um, so I am looking for anyone else who 1019 00:49:08,960 --> 00:49:12,599 would like to speak. 1020 00:49:13,760 --> 00:49:19,359 I'm calling a second time for Oh, I 1021 00:49:17,440 --> 00:49:22,359 maybe see a hand in the boardroom. 1022 00:49:19,359 --> 00:49:22,359 Perhaps 1023 00:49:23,280 --> 00:49:26,319 if I Yeah, if there's a hand in the 1024 00:49:24,960 --> 00:49:29,520 boardroom, I just see it out the side of 1025 00:49:26,319 --> 00:49:32,160 my screen. Everybody 1026 00:49:29,520 --> 00:49:33,359 in the board can speak. Katherine, if 1027 00:49:32,160 --> 00:49:35,200 you would like to speak again, you can 1028 00:49:33,359 --> 00:49:38,400 step right up to the podium there and we 1029 00:49:35,200 --> 00:49:40,559 will hear you. 1030 00:49:38,400 --> 00:49:43,680 » Thank you um for hearing me one more 1031 00:49:40,559 --> 00:49:46,319 time. I neglected in the first time to I 1032 00:49:43,680 --> 00:49:47,520 shared a concern with the plan and um I 1033 00:49:46,319 --> 00:49:49,040 understand that this is an ongoing 1034 00:49:47,520 --> 00:49:50,480 process. It sounds like it's not a done 1035 00:49:49,040 --> 00:49:52,000 deal. There's a lot more that needs to 1036 00:49:50,480 --> 00:49:54,400 happen here um from listening to many of 1037 00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:56,000 the speakers in the room and online. Um 1038 00:49:54,400 --> 00:49:57,200 but I do want to highlight as we go 1039 00:49:56,000 --> 00:49:59,359 forward with the plan some of the things 1040 00:49:57,200 --> 00:50:01,680 that really stood out to me as really 1041 00:49:59,359 --> 00:50:04,079 good in the plan. um just so that as 1042 00:50:01,680 --> 00:50:09,119 this process continues those things can 1043 00:50:04,079 --> 00:50:11,760 be held on to. Um so the um advocacy for 1044 00:50:09,119 --> 00:50:13,440 more housing availability um really are 1045 00:50:11,760 --> 00:50:15,040 really important especially focusing on 1046 00:50:13,440 --> 00:50:17,599 those key areas where development makes 1047 00:50:15,040 --> 00:50:20,160 sense and is uh accessible. Um a lot of 1048 00:50:17,599 --> 00:50:22,960 the aspects of the agricultural 1049 00:50:20,160 --> 00:50:26,559 um aspect of the plan including 1050 00:50:22,960 --> 00:50:27,760 supporting uh like processing uh in the 1051 00:50:26,559 --> 00:50:28,880 valley and things like that for people 1052 00:50:27,760 --> 00:50:30,960 with livestock. I thought that was 1053 00:50:28,880 --> 00:50:32,960 really important. Um, I recognize the 1054 00:50:30,960 --> 00:50:35,839 acknowledgement of the many, many 1055 00:50:32,960 --> 00:50:37,520 organizations that provide volunteer um, 1056 00:50:35,839 --> 00:50:40,000 services in the valley because I think 1057 00:50:37,520 --> 00:50:42,240 that's a lot of how this valley runs is 1058 00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:45,280 with people just volunteering time and a 1059 00:50:42,240 --> 00:50:46,559 recognition of that from the CCRD uh, I 1060 00:50:45,280 --> 00:50:50,880 think is really meaningful for those 1061 00:50:46,559 --> 00:50:53,680 groups. Uh I appreciated the uh aspect 1062 00:50:50,880 --> 00:50:56,640 of support for existing emergency 1063 00:50:53,680 --> 00:51:00,160 services including um the possibility of 1064 00:50:56,640 --> 00:51:01,839 providing like access to CCRD land to 1065 00:51:00,160 --> 00:51:03,359 support again volunteer services that 1066 00:51:01,839 --> 00:51:04,800 may be providing some of those emergency 1067 00:51:03,359 --> 00:51:07,599 services that we all rely on in the 1068 00:51:04,800 --> 00:51:09,680 valley. Um, and I understand that in 1069 00:51:07,599 --> 00:51:12,160 putting these things into the plan, it 1070 00:51:09,680 --> 00:51:14,319 opens us up for access to grants, which 1071 00:51:12,160 --> 00:51:16,960 is from my understanding a lot of how 1072 00:51:14,319 --> 00:51:19,359 the CCRD is able to make anything happen 1073 00:51:16,960 --> 00:51:21,040 in the valley. Um, and so as we go 1074 00:51:19,359 --> 00:51:22,720 forward and as you work with the nation 1075 00:51:21,040 --> 00:51:24,640 and um, with all the stakeholders on 1076 00:51:22,720 --> 00:51:26,000 this plan, I just want to uh, say that 1077 00:51:24,640 --> 00:51:28,400 those really stood out to me as really 1078 00:51:26,000 --> 00:51:29,680 important parts of the plan. Um, I heard 1079 00:51:28,400 --> 00:51:32,000 some of the things that were talked 1080 00:51:29,680 --> 00:51:34,559 about in the consultation program or uh, 1081 00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:36,160 process come into the plan there. Um, 1082 00:51:34,559 --> 00:51:38,000 and I hope that as this goes forward, 1083 00:51:36,160 --> 00:51:40,079 those things get held on to because 1084 00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:41,440 that's really, really important to me 1085 00:51:40,079 --> 00:51:43,839 and I think many people in the 1086 00:51:41,440 --> 00:51:47,040 community. Thank you. 1087 00:51:43,839 --> 00:51:50,680 » Thank you very much, Miss Best. Um, 1088 00:51:47,040 --> 00:51:50,680 thank you for your comments. 1089 00:51:51,599 --> 00:51:59,440 Um, I speak see Mr. Nash's hand there. 1090 00:51:55,359 --> 00:52:02,720 We will enable your microphone. 1091 00:51:59,440 --> 00:52:04,960 » Thank you. Um yeah, just uh just wanted 1092 00:52:02,720 --> 00:52:06,160 to kind of speak back what I what I 1093 00:52:04,960 --> 00:52:07,920 think I've heard and just want to make 1094 00:52:06,160 --> 00:52:10,160 sure I have the right understanding. So 1095 00:52:07,920 --> 00:52:11,839 the next steps as I understand it is 1096 00:52:10,160 --> 00:52:14,559 that um you're going to have a special 1097 00:52:11,839 --> 00:52:16,880 meeting and the uh CCD board will decide 1098 00:52:14,559 --> 00:52:19,599 what they want to do regarding the OCP. 1099 00:52:16,880 --> 00:52:23,040 Um you cannot take any more input after 1100 00:52:19,599 --> 00:52:25,119 this hearing. Um so it does seem like 1101 00:52:23,040 --> 00:52:27,520 this is happening with or without us and 1102 00:52:25,119 --> 00:52:29,280 and us being the collective us of the 1103 00:52:27,520 --> 00:52:31,680 whole valley. um and which is 1104 00:52:29,280 --> 00:52:34,680 concerning. So that's why I just say 1105 00:52:31,680 --> 00:52:34,680 that. 1106 00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:41,520 » Thank you, Mr. Nash, for your comments. 1107 00:52:38,559 --> 00:52:45,960 Um 1108 00:52:41,520 --> 00:52:45,960 all right, any other speakers? 1109 00:52:49,760 --> 00:52:56,200 Um I'm asking for a second time. Any 1110 00:52:52,880 --> 00:52:56,200 other speakers? 1111 00:52:56,960 --> 00:53:00,880 For a third and final time, anyone who 1112 00:52:59,359 --> 00:53:03,880 would like to speak regarding this 1113 00:53:00,880 --> 00:53:03,880 bylaw? 1114 00:53:08,160 --> 00:53:13,040 Hearing no further speakers, I declare 1115 00:53:10,720 --> 00:53:15,359 the public hearing for Bellakulla Valley 1116 00:53:13,040 --> 00:53:18,079 Official Community Plan bylaw number 1117 00:53:15,359 --> 00:53:22,000 565206 1118 00:53:18,079 --> 00:53:24,000 closed at 9:56 a.m. The public hearing 1119 00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:26,640 record is now closed. Thank you so much 1120 00:53:24,000 --> 00:53:28,559 for everyone who participated. Um, and 1121 00:53:26,640 --> 00:53:32,400 yes, the board is listening to your 1122 00:53:28,559 --> 00:53:35,200 comments. It's very hard to not um, you 1123 00:53:32,400 --> 00:53:36,640 know, to to not speak, but we are 1124 00:53:35,200 --> 00:53:39,040 listening. And that is a really 1125 00:53:36,640 --> 00:53:42,240 important part is that this is yeah your 1126 00:53:39,040 --> 00:53:44,800 this was uh yeah your turn to um to 1127 00:53:42,240 --> 00:53:47,119 speak to us. So I I really thank you for 1128 00:53:44,800 --> 00:53:50,559 everyone who participated 1129 00:53:47,119 --> 00:53:52,720 um in this hearing and um the p the 1130 00:53:50,559 --> 00:53:56,960 notice for the special meeting will be 1131 00:53:52,720 --> 00:53:59,920 posted and um and yeah and then the 1132 00:53:56,960 --> 00:54:02,559 board will um will consider everything 1133 00:53:59,920 --> 00:54:04,720 that has been discussed today. So, thank 1134 00:54:02,559 --> 00:54:07,119 you for joining us whether it's online 1135 00:54:04,720 --> 00:54:10,319 or in person. Um, all comments will be 1136 00:54:07,119 --> 00:54:10,319 considered. Thank you.