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Good evening everyone and uh welcome to
the village of gold rivers regular

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council meeting. Thank you for all
coming out. Um it's wonderful when we

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get to see all our bosses out here like
this keeping an eye on us [laughter] as

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we go about the uh public's business and
the people's business. So anyways, I'd

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like to um take this opportunity to call
the meeting to order and u introduction

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of late items. Administrator Rory is
there any late you like to introduce the

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the agenda this evening sir?
>> No your worship

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» counselors any late you wish to
introduce the agenda this evening

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councelor Pringle
>> to the chair. Would we be able to go in

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camera please?
>> And what would be the reason for going

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in camera? Councelor Pringle
>> some personel

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» we could if we could get it seconded and
we're prepared to second that. Councelor

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Fawson.
No discussion on it. vote for going into

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camera. Everybody's in favor. Cancer
posing. Great. Add that to the agenda at

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the end of our meeting.

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Holy smokes, there's a lot of pages
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We could be here for a while. Okay. And
camera.

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[sighs] Okay. personnel.

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Done.
Any other late items? Council wishes to

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introduce the agenda. Seeing none,
moving on.

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Approval of the agenda. The agenda be
adopted as presented. Who can remove it?

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Councelor Pickard. Second by councelor
Waymire. Any discussion?

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Seeing none, call for the question. All
in favor? Carried. We have an agenda.

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Adoption of the minutes. that the
regular meeting minutes from August 4th,

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2026 be adopted as presented. Who care
to move it? Councelor Fawson, second by

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councelor Wemar. Any discussion? I was
on holidays during that meeting. I like

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to watch it on YouTube. I was very
impressed with you guys. You look really

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good and you made some great calls, I
think, especially on grants and uh and

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the smiles. So, I was um even though I
wasn't there, I thought you represented

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the community extremely well. Um other
than the cheerleading pep top stuff, is

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there anything [laughter]
Anybody else would like to comment on?

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No. Call for the question on favor.
We've got it. We adopt the minutes.

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Public and statuto hearing. Seeing none,
moving on. Unfinished business. Seeing

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none, moving on.

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Delegations. We have a delegation this
evening on water meter 7.1. I'm terrible

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at pronunciation, so I hope you'll
forgive me if I get it incorrect, but I

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have it as B. Radowski and M. Shenshin.
Am I even am I close?

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» If you would like to correct that,
you're welcome to do so.

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» Uh, okay. Presenters, uh, I just need
you to come to the mic that's behind the

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screen, introduce yourself, and then,
um, yeah, tell us where you live, and we

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listen to your presentation. If there's
just one person presenting, or both of

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you presenting this evening, are you tag
teaming like going back and forth? Okay,

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terrific. Okay, we have a super long
agenda tonight. So, just to make you

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aware that are some time restrictions on
what you're presenting.

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Yes, please. Ma'am,

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» do you need some technical assistance?
Oh, you got it. You're all lit up there

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now. Like Christmas.
>> Yes. So we are both trained as EMF

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radiation consultants by the geo vital
academy for radiation protection and

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environmental medicine in Austria Europe
clinic known for helping thousands of

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patients by addressing EMF exposures in
people's home

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across Vancouver Island and the
mainland. We have worked with academics,

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medical professionals, engineers and
even former European opera star. We are

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also co-authors of the book Holistic EMF
Protection Made Easy.

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» Okay.
>> Now about smart meters. These units

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constantly transmit microwave signals
which increase harmful radiation

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pollution in Gold River unlike analog
meters. Ultimately the gain is financial

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interest for corporations not for public
health which should be number one.

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Thousands of doctors and scientists have
warned again and again that wireless

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radiation disrupts communication on the
cellular level and over time the body

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can't keep up leading to illness even in
the young population. This radiation is

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not benign.
I pose a question. Has Neptune

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explained how much additional radiation
burden their smart meters will impose on

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our community and the environment? If
not, why not?

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Shouldn't council be making decisions
based on independent scientific

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knowledge, not vague assurances from the
industry lobby

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since independent experts like us
>> are not connected to the profit-driven

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wireless industry. We would be happy to
make an educational presentation to the

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new council to avoid any regrettable
decisions in the future regarding

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further expansion expansion of wireless
technology. In conclusion, our message

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is simple. Let's ensure council
decisions are based on independent

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science, not industry lobbying. Thank
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» Thank you very much for your
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» Oh yeah, now we have

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Yes, please.

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scientific controversy. It tells me that
scientists haven't figured things out

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and it means we can
>> case after case after case of malignant

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blastoma lymphoma metastatic carcinoma
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a link between brain cancer and usage.
So much so that thankfully I wasn't a

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loose gun anymore. So it makes no sense
to argue that you can use a radio

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frequency radiation to put chemotherapy
into brain and then say that but by the

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way there's no negative effects.
>> It would be very nice to do studies

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before it is installed and then study
patients again after they have been

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exposed to telephone
>> and why do we allow 100 times more

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radiation exposure to our citizens and
our children than other countries do?

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But when you look at the data and you
look what's happening with infertility,

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cancer, DNA damage, but just seeing
these young people that were seen

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already,
>> you talk about the longer you can delay

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portable screens for your child, the
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» If you interview these patients, they'll
tell you about cell phone loose next to

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their head is that the physicians are
not trained to answer these questions.

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Now with co we all have experienced some
form of social isolation but our EMF

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patients especially feel socially
isolated. EMFs act on bacteria and their

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host in a stressful manner.
>> EMF source removal or avoidance are the

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best way for creating a low EMF
environment. If that does not work the

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most effective solution is to shield
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» We need to listen to the scientists. We
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doing the EMR research. Wireless
radiation isn't benign. It's a blessing

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and it's also a curse.
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environmental pollutant and the
consequences of this environmental

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pollutant, they're going to misdiagnose
their patients. Dr. Ray said to me,

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"This is your generation's tobacco."
You're He told me this 10 years ago, and

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I think he's right.

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Uh so now it's my turn here. This EMF
medical conference was very interesting.

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I attended this as well. It was in 2021
and I was shocked to hear about the toll

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that EMF exposure takes on patients
young and old. They they actually showed

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the SC medical scans and we heard the
stories. It was horrific.

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I'd like to point out that we are
presenting what we presenting is based

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on scientific evidence and years of
medical research not hearsay or opinion.

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It is backed of by healing thousands of
patients who found no healing through

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mainstream medicine.
Uh please be read both sides of the

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international doctor's appeal. Even the
back has text is small but it's very

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interesting.
To be clear, radio frequency is

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radiation
which is emitted constantly by all

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wireless technologies such as cell
towers, smart meters, Wi-Fi, etc.

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Let me demonstrate a radiation exposure
with the cell phone with a tech phone to

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give you a glimpse to what chronic
radiation exposure is all about.

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This is a typical deck phone many people
have in the home.

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I have a reading of well over half a
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I can go back.

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So this gives you an idea. This is
something that none of the telecom

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industry does. It surprises me. The
engineers

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uh that these big companies have, these
corporations, they failed to do so.

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» I don't think the gallery can see your
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» Well, I'm just going to leave this. I
will move it forward so you can see it

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better.

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I would think the gallery would be
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we'll listen to your presentation but
I'm sure they'd be very interested in

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seeing what you're saying

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» all about patients
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» this because of this you're busy and you
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» so this is a typical home I not speak
about geopathic stress

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But this is very typical. We even
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High-end homes are supposed to be smart
homes worse for anyone. Here for

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instance, you have the water smart meter
always the ground. Unfortunately,

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water and copper are in extreme
contacttors. It travels through the

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ground into the house.
That's how it works. In fact, this

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radiation, we have other meters. They
are we touch them. They're very

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expensive.
And uh when you touch them, it shows

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your radiation level inside your body
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So,
here's a new car.

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They're loaded with transmitters today.
This goes throughout the whole house.

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Neighbors wireless boosters. Some of
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ft.
Baby mones industry likes to say, "Oh,

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it's as safe as baby." I was present in
one of those events.

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And then they say, "It's a safe. There's
nothing safe about a baby. It has the

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same frequency at that device."
And that device actually has been banned

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in Germany and in medical institution in
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small children and children that people
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They said it should not be in the
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Here's an electric smart meter. I think
by now everybody would know, but we told

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they only emit once in a while. It's not
the case. They go nonstop. They like to

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meet many times even the seat even the
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supervisor
I can be here I can pick up the smart

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meter here are the bedrooms baby
monitors are the same smart appliances

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are problem microwave radiation actually
goes through your whole house typically

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go back up go to the other end of the
house and you make a presentation

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cell towers

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They they proposed on the cell tower. We
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We have nearly 300 micro three no
300,000 microwatts per square meter.

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1,000
microwatts per square meter. that

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doctors appeal in that they say leave
the area at 1,000.

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We we spend thousands of dollars to
share a house because we look directly

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at this town. We we looking three sector
antennas hunting directly. We have a

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beautiful big that we cannot use.
When I spend too much in front of the

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house, I feel unwell. When I just water
the plants, I feel unwell.

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unacceptable. And then Marus was going
to insult another one. So, let's hope

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this would be avoided with the next
council. Here's Wi-Fi.

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This goes through the house. Tablets,
they're not quite as bad, but they still

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live constantly.
You should always avoid them if you can.

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The neighbors Wi-Fi. Some of them have
boosters. They can be down here and

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check the information from home.

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So gaming consoles children play. Many
boys play for hours including my

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grandchildren s
they're horrendous. Laptops are also

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wireless devices because they
communicate back and forth with all this

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technology.
TVs also are the same. It comes you can

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go back and forth and all of these you
only solve one device.

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Just think at all of these together
in com in combination and industry like

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this like the smart me industry or
whichever it is is that it's safe. They

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base it on one meter in their lab. It's
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they have to connect all of them. They
have to be functional. And you're

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dealing with dirty electricity.
They're called harmonics and

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distortions.
And they creep. So anything metal, they

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can come into your house.
You have to put filters to to reduce

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that. So that's why so many people often
do that.

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So that's basically uh so this will give
you just an idea and uh lastly

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uh industry proudly FSIA
the product of these devices

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that they penetrate walls as well. Of
course they failed to mention that also

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penetrates your body and the bodies of
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Remember when you touched the rabbit
ears of the old TV sets

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and how the perception suddenly
improved. This is because our bodies are

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so superb conductors due to the high
water content of our bodies.

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So I'm almost done.
U take the time and read the article I

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sent all of you by Norman from Harvard
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called the captured agency.
It is fascinating. It reads like a

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criminal novel. How the Federal
Communications Commission is dominated

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by the industries it presumably
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And I can say when dealing with the
wireless industry for several years that

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Canadian corporations are no less guilty
in the betrayal of the public.

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They gaslight the public because they
know nothing. Nobody has an if meter. No

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one.
If you have family members or friends

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who are unwell or those with children,
please pass this information on to them.

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» Thank you very much for your
presentations. Counselors, do you have

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any questions I'd like to address to the
presenters? Are you willing to take some

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questions if there is any?
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» Not seeing any. Thank you very much for
your presentation this evening. very

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informative
>> and thank you for coming out

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» and thank you very much for your service
for this last year last years.

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» You're welcome.
>> On to the next item, administrative

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reports 8.1 grant partnership
opportunity disability alliance of

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British Columbia. Um moved that the
village of Gold River pass a resolution

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in support of being a partner for Gold
River Community Services 2026 disability

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alliance grant application which
councelor to move that councelor way

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second by councelor
Pickard. Any discussion

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start us off councelor Picker. Thank
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Thank you so so much to the chair and I
just want to say thanks to um our

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partners for bringing this to us uh at
the Gold River Community Services. This

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is um yeah an exciting thing for uh
seniors. Councelor Waymire, I had a

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chance to sit down with the revelers and
a lot of them expressed some concern of

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uh what to do in case a disaster struck
and if anyone knew where they were and

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how they would get their medicines and
the people with no mobility, how they

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would um be helped if there was an
emergency. So, this grant's an exciting

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opportunity to hopefully continue some
partnerships with the SRD, Sean Kumman,

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who's been awesome and um I am really
proud of our all the work that Gold

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River Community Services does and would
be happy as a village to partner with

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them. So, we'll be supporting this
application. Thanks.

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» Thank you, Councer. Anybody else care to
comment?

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Everybody's happy with it. I'm really
happy with it. I love to see um that

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resource available in the community to
provide that information and um that's a

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and I think it's terrific partnership
with the different areas and and having

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that coordinator be available in our
community to help these folks out. So

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yeah, and $40,000
um if the province wants to timber if

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the province wants to provide that so
that we can that we can offer that

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service that's great. It doesn't cost
our local taxpayers anything. It

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enhances a service
people with disabilities. So I'm all in

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favor of it. Um no other discussion then
call for question. All in favor carried

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unanimously.
8.2 Build community strong fund local

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impact stream. moved that the council
approve submitting a grant application

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to the build community strong fund local
impact stream to complete mechanical

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systems upgrade at the Anfake aquatic
center as outlined in the climate ready

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infrastructure service CIS study
preparation for polar engineering

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pathway B that's a tongue twister
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first of all who would like to move it
council mayor second by councer

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discussion how we start off with our um
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They can speak to the report.
>> Director of operations, Dr. You care to

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address your report, sir?
>> Yes. Is this on?

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» Your mic doesn't look very red to me,
sir.

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» Hello. Oh, yeah. [laughter] First thing.
One, two, three.

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» Um, yeah. I guess the the first thing I
should do is thank Chelsea for kind of

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doing the lion share of this. And then
when I picked this back up, um, I went

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and, uh, made an error on the
recommendation. It should be uh pathway

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A, not B.
>> Um, pathway B, there's three things

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included in pathway B that are not
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items for us. The showerheads can be
done internally with staff. Uh, the de

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super uh dehumidifier and the um the um
the ice plant heat recovery over on the

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curling side arena. Um there there is a
system over there that is not that

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terribly old. And so uh pathway A was
the like the intended preferred

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direction.
>> Just for a point of order CA we've made

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a motion accepted the motion. We're
having discussion on that presentation.

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It is been read out as being do we need
to go back and address that sir or can

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we just do that as administrative
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» Uh if you can just do it as a friendly
amendment if the mover and second are in

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favor of the minor amendment.
>> Friendly amendment moved by councelor

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Ramire. Second by councelor Pickard. All
in favor of friendly amendment changing

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it from B to A for discussion. Thank you
sir. Carry on.

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» Yeah. Otherwise um the report is as
described in there. This is about energy

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recovery uh some grants um that are that
are plausible to help uh the the this

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project audit energy audit report or
study was undertaken with the lens of

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looking at equipment that was going to
be aging out that was either to be

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identified or already identified in the
5-year capital uh budget. And so it

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looked at how do we renew uh assets and
infrastructure and and save operational

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funds on the operational side at the
same time. And so with that being the

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context, the other uh thing that's
affected by that switch from B to A is

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the uh financial implications. They are
actually reduced somewhat. uh they go

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from a outstanding balance of 1,41
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to $823,000446.

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So um that um very briefly explains the
difference between the two and the

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report otherwise um kind of speaks for
itself and then the um the um what do

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you call it the climate ready
infrastructure uh service study was

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attached uh for information
Um, so I'll leave it maybe to council if

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they have questions pertaining to the
report or the project or the grant.

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» Counselors, do you have any questions
you want to address to the director of

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operations?

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Councelor Way.
>> I think first and foremost, uh, thank

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you and Chelsea and staff for all the
work. Um, this is a unicorn of a grant.

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Uh these don't really come around all
that often for our infrastructure and

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you know getting her pool and everything
all upgraded and up to snuff. Um I guess

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um not that I'm necessarily thinking
this way, but this grant application uh

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if we were successful, does that tie us
to that dollar amount or

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um like would we be locked in?
director of operations doxy to respond

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to that
>> if I may through your worship. Um I'm

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not certain until we really finish the
application and um and then typically

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upon successful u successfully being
recommended or attaining the grant

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there's a grant agreement uh process and
then the details are flushed out during

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that that time and period.
>> Well, councelor Mary.

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» Uh very cool. Um that's perfect. And as
a second question, um I recognize time

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is very short. The deadline is very
soon. Um [snorts]

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would um
would reaching out to MMFN uh be an

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opportunity for us to get a letter of
support to strengthen this grant

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application? Um I'm again time is short.
Um turnaround time might not happen, but

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is that a possibility?
>> Director of operation

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» again if I may through your worship. Um
it is a possibility. um whether or not

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there's sufficient time and and
capacity, but reaching out to our

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neighbors is always a good um like never
never hurts a grant application.

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[snorts]
>> Just for my clarification and uh for the

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galleries understanding people are
listening uh the grant application is

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that um it's 50/50. Is that what it is?
It's whatever the final dollar amount is

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we would pay 50% of it and the province
would pay 50% of it. Is that the grant?

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» If I may, uh, it generally is. It says
up to 50% and a million dollars. So, it

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um it it may vary or flux or whatever
from project to project in the review

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and number of applicants, but in general
speaking terms, yes, $50.

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» Great. Because that's how we need to do
business. We talked about that early in

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our term that if we wanted to be
financially responsible and the tenants

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of that would be that we would not
consider projects unless we had grants

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attached that would um supplement the
financing of those we've got paid dollar

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for dollar for the projects we're doing
just can't afford it and I think you

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know the community should understand
that if you look at the fiveyear

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financial plan that this council had
passed you know for its projects I don't

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have the exact number because I'm not an
accountant but um it's over $9.2 $2

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million worth of projects over the next
five years that are critical to the

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operation of this this um this community
if we want to maintain our

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infrastructure, operating systems, our
equipment. And there's more like about 6

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something 6.5 million that have been
that have procured in grants. So that

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allows us to do the things that you're
talking about like right now to um

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upgrade the systems at our facilities,
our recreation facilities and u maintain

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the integrity of those buildings and
keep them operational. if we didn't have

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grants like this and people like
yourself and uh our mech dev officer and

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our CEO chasing these down because you
guys got jobs already and we ask you to

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do this off the side of your desk but
without the millions and millions of

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dollars that are coming in from staff
chasing down these grants we would be in

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big trouble big trouble we couldn't
afford it and we would suffer the

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consequences because things would be
burking down and we wouldn't be able to

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do stuff so yeah I'm very grateful for
all your efforts here and Um and the

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fact that um we even have money in our
reserves, it can be attributed to folks

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like councelor weight and his generation
putting money away in the good times so

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that here we are in the bad times.
There's some money in the accounts that

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we can do stuff with and we've managed
the money well so that it we haven't

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depleted those reserves so that we can
actually pay our 50%. Because there's a

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lot of communities out there desperate
for grant money, but they're out of the

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game because they can't pony up their
50%.

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So, they don't get to look at this
million-doll grant and the 50% of it.

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They
they don't have that money in the

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reserves to be, you know, to to apply
for this. So, um that's a soap box, but

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I think it's important for public to
understand that um the reason that Gold

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Rivers surviving and making it and not
looking at other communities as because

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the efforts of folks like yourself were
going out and hustling those grants and

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making these um project or upgrades um
for our critical infrastructure

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possible. So, thank you guys for your
efforts and like I said um if it doesn't

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have a grant attached to it, I don't
want to see it. [snorts] So, it's nice

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that uh you guys have found some grant
money because there is like council was

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saying, there is no grants. And all the
time that I worked for the village

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starting in 97, they simply said, no
grants for recreation facilities. No,

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no, no, no, no. Don't even bother. We
don't have grants for recreation

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facilities. We couldn't get a penny out
of the province or the feds. So, I don't

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know where you guys beat the bushes, but
if we got a million dollars worth of

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stuff to do down there and you found
$500,000 in grants, I compliment you

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because in my time doing that, beating
the bushes and finding grants, I never

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found a penny for recreation facilities.
So, thank you very much,

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um,
Councelor Pickard.

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» Thank you to the chair. Thanks for your
thoughts and I want to echo councelor

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Wayer and Mayor Lot and congratulations
to staff on finding a grant for some

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mechanical upgrades and operational
costs. As we say, it's always a

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challenge and very hard to find. So, and
we know how important the rec uh center

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uh recreation and Jerry Morgan are to
the community from from little kids to

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seniors and everyone in between. We we
know that that's a big um a big asset

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for the community and attracting
families and keeping them here. So, I'm

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really glad to see us being proactive
about maintenance there and just

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replacing some um end of life's assets
and also looking at ways we can reduce

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energy and greenhouse gas usage. So,
that's awesome. And another huge plus is

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just being proactive and having
everything modernized and energy

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efficient and up to date um might help
some some kind of future investments. We

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had a group come to us that wanted to do
a summer bond spill for curling and and

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staff was a bit of an issue getting the
ice in early but also equipment and not

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not really being modernized and
operating effectively that wouldn't be

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able to handle that moisture and the
heat in the summer. So maybe having our

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equipment up to date will attract maybe
a broader range of groups there, more

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more teams coming up for hockey, more um
usage of the pool and um yeah, I know

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the pool as councelor Wayer said too
also supports the MFN community know TAS

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residents come and use a lot and Strath
Kona Park Lodge there sometimes there in

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the summer in the winter time. So I
think it is a really big benefit to the

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communities all around us too. So thanks
for um all your work finding this grant

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and good luck submitting on the 11th.
Thanks.

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» Thank you guys pickard. Just another
question. Director Paper Doxy is this um

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report from polar engineering that I
spent like seven to 12 hours reading and

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trying to understand and is this paid
for by grant or did we pay for it?

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» Um again if I may through your worship
the report itself was actually funded

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through a grant at 100% level. So, and
it was geared around um helping

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communities that necessarily didn't have
um the in-house expertise um pursuing

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energy operational savings and of course
greenhouse gas reduction. So,

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» what would it cost the folks in this
room and our community if we had to pay

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for that grant? What was it to pay for
this report?

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» I I might have missed that with all the
thousands of numbers I went through

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there on your that report.
>> Don't quote me. I think about a 30

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$40,000 study.
>> Yeah. So I thought something like that

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terrific
study and engineering report done by

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grant and uh the repairs critical
repairs to infrastructure and operating

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systems half on the grant. I'm a happy
man.

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Uh yeah any other discussion any other
questions for director of operations

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doxy or croy?
No. I'm seeing any um call for the

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question to accept as amended.
All in favor? Done.

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Are you still Are you still sitting
there dro? It looks like you have a few

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reports here. [laughter]
>> Yeah, might as well. Yeah.

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Uh Gold River Aquatic and Sports Center
climate ready infrastructure study. that

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the move that the Gold River Aquatic and
Sports Center climate ready

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infrastructure study report be received
accepted for information. Who care to

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move it? Councelor Fawson second by
councelor Pringle. Discussion

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Everybody's really happy with that one.
Okay.

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Me, too. But I'm biased. I'm a pool guy.
Been one for all my life. So, I thought

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I'd kind of just sit back and let other
people take the lead on this because I

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because I'm unabashedly biased about
this. Invested fully invested in this

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one.
I I am curious. So, director of

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operations, Docs, I see in your report
that you were you were you were looking

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for gremlins in your HVAC and your
mechanical systems. Did you happen to

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find any gremlins there, sir?
>> In your in your report, I see that you

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mentioned that in the things that you
did over the summer at the aquatic

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center there was gremlins running
around.

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» Um, we are still some of them are being
solved and some of them are still

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ongoing. It's a bit of a combination
having managed in the at the uh

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recreation the aquatic center you're
probably familiar with just you know

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things like the control systems not
working or HVAC systems running when it

422
00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:24,800
shouldn't be
hot water where it not where it should

423
00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:28,800
be just yeah it's it's a complicated
building [laughter]

424
00:35:27,119 --> 00:35:34,000
» and I understand that money's already
been allocated but you're looking for a

425
00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:36,640
little bit more. Is that correct?
>> Is this uh

426
00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:40,400
» that would be a subsequent uh report
coming up on the agenda next.

427
00:35:38,240 --> 00:35:44,720
» Thank you, sir. Getting ahead of myself.
Okay,

428
00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:49,680
councelor Pickard.
>> Thank you chair and um yeah, thanks for

429
00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:54,000
uh you guys finding the grant to do this
study and appreciate and I think it's

430
00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:57,040
been good learning for us as we go along
when we're always saying, well, why do

431
00:35:55,359 --> 00:36:00,720
all these reports and we have reports on
reports? But just showing that this

432
00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:04,960
climate ready infrastructure service
study prepared by Polar kind of was a

433
00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:08,800
springboard that allowed us to identify
where we needed our upgrades and repairs

434
00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:12,800
so we could build a really strong
proposal for the build community strong

435
00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:17,760
fund. So I think it's a good kind of
lesson that sometimes like we got the

436
00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:21,599
read up for our ECA report and and study
and so hopefully that we have that

437
00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:26,240
professional report done and then we can
use that to go ahead and find grants for

438
00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:29,760
the the priorities or upgrades
identified in those reports. So thanks

439
00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:34,560
for the foresight in getting that done
and making us eligible for this build

440
00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:37,920
community strong fund grant.
Thanks.

441
00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:43,520
» Thank you councard. Anyone else call for
the question? All in favor?

442
00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:46,560
Cool. And now the meeting. Move that
council direct staff to pursue projects

443
00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:50,320
and funding in support of the
recommendations through infrastructure

444
00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:55,440
renewal.
Council

445
00:36:52,240 --> 00:36:59,440
moved it. Second by councelor Pringle.
Discussion.

446
00:36:57,119 --> 00:37:04,720
I love it.
All in favor call for question. Yeah.

447
00:37:02,720 --> 00:37:10,280
Good.
That's why I like being a politician in

448
00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:10,280
this community.

449
00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:18,880
» Yeah, they value health and wellness and
uh all the other things that go with

450
00:37:15,359 --> 00:37:25,040
having those facilities.
Um 84 Anidic Aquatic and Sports Center

451
00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:28,400
main [snorts] pool boiler renewal. Move
that the council approve a budget

452
00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:32,880
amendment drawing upon capital equipment
reserve accounts in the amount of 65,000

453
00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:36,720
and directing towards the capital
renewal of the pool boiler and that

454
00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:40,880
council authorized staff proceed with
replacement of the main pool boiler a

455
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:45,040
cost of not more than 240,000 care to
move it councelor way second by

456
00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:49,280
councelor Pringle discussion the same
question I had for you before

457
00:37:47,599 --> 00:37:53,280
director of operations stocky when I was
a little ahead of myself can you explain

458
00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:59,839
the um you have money budgeted already
in the existing budget for 2026 and um

459
00:37:57,520 --> 00:38:03,440
um for doing the job and you're going to
consolidate that money and you just need

460
00:38:01,359 --> 00:38:08,000
another 65,000 in order to get worked
in. Am I am I summarizing it correctly?

461
00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:13,760
» If I may through your worship, you're
you're pretty close. Um I actually had

462
00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:18,400
we had uh
$125,000 in the capital budget and then

463
00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:20,880
I actually made an air and I had $50,000
in the operational budget for the same

464
00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:26,160
thing.
>> Okay. Um, so as it turns out, uh, the

465
00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:29,680
boiler is, um, more money than either of
those. Yeah.

466
00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:34,400
» So, the air works in this instance in
our favor and we still do need $65,000,

467
00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:39,440
um, and recommending to transfer it from
the capital reserve.

468
00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:43,680
Um, I guess like also point out within
the report though that um, this is a

469
00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:49,520
good example of having having the study
um, it was completed back uh, near the

470
00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:53,119
year end. Um, but we we we wanted to
have a refrigeration because as soon as

471
00:38:51,040 --> 00:38:56,400
we brought the study to to council for
information, we knew it was going to be

472
00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:59,839
followed up with uh requests for
information around uh the budget and we

473
00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:03,200
wanted to make sure in the boiler
because it had also failed earlier in

474
00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:06,640
the spring and we needed to get a
refrigeration contractor kind of lined

475
00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:11,200
up. So, this is a good example of um
just needing to have all the layers kind

476
00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:15,119
of like put into a into a row for it to
make sense to bring before council, but

477
00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:20,640
we do need the main boiler to be
renewed. Um it um it's described in the

478
00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:25,200
in the report. It failed in the spring.
We um we jigged some of the plumbing

479
00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:28,960
over from the leisure pool boiler to
circulate the the water from the leisure

480
00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:34,320
pool or from the main pool through the
leisure pool boiler. Um but it involves

481
00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:40,079
manually valving open and valving closed
uh the different circulation systems and

482
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:43,839
it was able to maintain uh within about
2 degrees of the temperature target

483
00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:49,760
temperature but it it will not be able
to there's not enough BTU power there to

484
00:39:46,240 --> 00:39:56,320
to to heat both both uh bodies of water
from uh from a ground cold uh standing

485
00:39:53,200 --> 00:40:01,119
still so to speak. Um so we do need to
get the boiler going. Um, and that's why

486
00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:04,720
they ask for the $65,000. And that is
this boiler that's in here is in line

487
00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:10,160
with what's being recommended and
what'll be being applied for. It is a um

488
00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:14,480
what do they call it? A condensing uh
hydronic uh boiler. So, it's a separate

489
00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:19,040
circulatory system from right now the
pool body water goes through the uh the

490
00:40:17,359 --> 00:40:23,599
heat exchanger within the boiler and in
the new system it'll be heated through a

491
00:40:21,359 --> 00:40:27,760
separate heat exchanger. Um, so the the
liquid going through the boilers is

492
00:40:25,119 --> 00:40:32,720
actually a kind of a a straight tap
water, glycol or like some other liquid

493
00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:38,880
besides the pool body water. So it won't
have quite the chlorine and uh uh

494
00:40:35,359 --> 00:40:42,480
exposure. They they last much longer. Um
and um that's about all I know on that

495
00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:45,119
for right now. [laughter]
>> That's a lot.

496
00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:49,680
» The report says it all.
>> That's a lot. That's triggered.

497
00:40:47,839 --> 00:40:54,320
Thank you through the chair and thanks
again director DXY for uh your staff

498
00:40:52,240 --> 00:40:58,079
doing all their creative rigging up
plumbing all throughout last year. I

499
00:40:55,920 --> 00:41:02,000
know they had challenges and we go to
the pool lots with my daughters and I

500
00:41:00,079 --> 00:41:06,400
know there was some disappointment with
the community of all the the temperature

501
00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:10,000
fluctuations and some seniors and and
kids getting packed up and the boiler

502
00:41:08,079 --> 00:41:13,680
issues and temperature. So, I appreciate
your staff did the best they could with

503
00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:17,440
aging equipment. And I also was
wondering um you know, if this is

504
00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:20,400
included in the building community
strong fund grant, does it have to be

505
00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:24,640
exclusive and do we have to do this
first? But director, administrator Roy

506
00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:28,319
and I chatted today and he mentioned the
urgency and to get lifeguard staff and

507
00:41:26,560 --> 00:41:32,560
to ensure that the pool opens in time.
It's a matter of kind of urgent time to

508
00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:36,319
get it going for opening day, October
5th. So maybe we can include it as a

509
00:41:34,720 --> 00:41:40,319
retroactive expense of the grant. would
usually know, but uh and if not, thanks

510
00:41:38,960 --> 00:41:45,520
for your guys' foresight and all your
guys' work and hopefully we can get it

511
00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:49,440
in and temperatures up to standard and
the hot tub hot for the opening day.

512
00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:53,839
Thank you.
>> Thank you, Councelor Pickard. Um Council

513
00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:58,480
Remmer,
>> yeah, I guess at the heart of it, the

514
00:41:55,440 --> 00:42:03,359
boil or pool needs a boiler now and uh
placement that staff's recommending um

515
00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:10,000
it's fits with the rest of the what is
it called? The CIS study. Um so I have

516
00:42:06,720 --> 00:42:15,040
no particular qualms with this. Uh it's
a unnecessary

517
00:42:12,240 --> 00:42:19,440
evil to uh pay that money but at the
same time uh we want to you know have

518
00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:24,760
our pool up and running in October. So
I'm all for moving forward with this.

519
00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:24,760
» Thank you Councelor

520
00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:30,319
Fawson.
>> Thank you through the chair. And just a

521
00:42:28,240 --> 00:42:36,720
a question through the chair to our
director of operations. Um, so if this

522
00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:41,440
passes tonight, then is the boiler going
to be installed by October 5th?

523
00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:47,920
» Director of operations, Oxy.
>> Um, I can't guarantee it, but that is

524
00:42:44,480 --> 00:42:51,440
that is what is um uh loosely promised
by the refrigeration company. They they

525
00:42:49,839 --> 00:42:55,119
say that the one that they're spec is
compliant with what's being recommended,

526
00:42:53,280 --> 00:43:02,000
but also available on the island with
with readily accessible parts. And um so

527
00:42:59,040 --> 00:43:06,400
it should be I know that's a strange way
to answer.

528
00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:10,200
» That sounds like you could be a good
politician to me.

529
00:43:11,200 --> 00:43:18,720
» Yeah, just a secondary question to our
director of operations. Um knowing that

530
00:43:16,079 --> 00:43:22,880
um what is the how many days will the
pool be shut down in order to replace

531
00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:26,000
this boiler?
>> Director of operations. Officer, you're

532
00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:29,359
shut down right now, correct? Yes, if I
may through your worship, the the goal

533
00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:33,119
would be to have this done prior to
opening. So,

534
00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:37,680
» what's your projected oper opening date?
Beginning of October.

535
00:43:36,160 --> 00:43:42,160
» It's October 5th. It's in the next
report. [laughter]

536
00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:46,800
» Yeah. Just testing.
>> Good. Councelor Fawson, do you want to

537
00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:52,640
explore anything else or are you good,
sir?

538
00:43:49,599 --> 00:43:57,599
» You're good. You're welcome.
Any

539
00:43:54,800 --> 00:44:00,800
other discussion on this item?
Um, I'll just weigh in because I never

540
00:43:59,440 --> 00:44:05,760
had an opportunity to really say
publicly my express my sentiments and

541
00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:10,240
thanks for um yourself and your staff
for showing so much creativity and

542
00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:13,680
innovation last year. I thought when it
I discovered that the boiler was down,

543
00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:17,200
being a practitioner, that would mean
that the main pool was going to be down

544
00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:21,119
for the operating season until you could
get your boiler and um you would only be

545
00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:24,560
able to operate your leisure pool off
your leisure boiler and your hot tub off

546
00:44:23,359 --> 00:44:30,800
your hot tub boiler because there are
three separate systems there. But um

547
00:44:26,560 --> 00:44:36,160
through I guess your [laughter]
your creativity and um and and your

548
00:44:34,480 --> 00:44:40,560
perseverance, you found a way that you
could uh get that leisure pool boiler to

549
00:44:38,880 --> 00:44:43,520
maintain temperature in leisure pool as
well as main pool so that we could keep

550
00:44:42,079 --> 00:44:47,119
that facility available to the
community. And I know that um when that

551
00:44:45,599 --> 00:44:50,160
facility is open to the community, the
health and wellness of the community and

552
00:44:48,560 --> 00:44:54,480
the overall betterment of the community
is being realized. So I I I do recognize

553
00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:57,280
that and I do appreciate that and on
behalf of myself, council and the

554
00:44:55,920 --> 00:45:01,760
community, we do really appreciate those
efforts because um our pool without um

555
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:07,040
you know only partially open and during
operating season would have been would

556
00:45:04,240 --> 00:45:11,280
have been yeah really diminished what we
um the services we operate in the

557
00:45:08,480 --> 00:45:16,000
community and uh yeah I'm ready to go. I
just like I was looking at your CRS and

558
00:45:14,240 --> 00:45:18,720
uh that grant application and the
reports and everything. It looks like

559
00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:23,520
the two other boilers that you're
planning on replacing, the leisure pool

560
00:45:20,640 --> 00:45:28,240
and the hot tub are operate on the same
system as the main pool boiler. So, we

561
00:45:25,680 --> 00:45:32,560
won't be having to reconfigure anything
because that's the evolution, right, of

562
00:45:30,079 --> 00:45:35,680
the that boiler replacement program. All
three are going to operate on the same

563
00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:38,880
basic principles. We're not going to
have main pool being different from the

564
00:45:37,200 --> 00:45:42,960
other two that you want to replace under
the CIS.

565
00:45:40,079 --> 00:45:48,400
» Uh you're you're correct, Arthur. Um I I
I might be could or should add that um

566
00:45:46,079 --> 00:45:52,400
some of the headworks uh plumbing is
part of the main pooler pooler pool

567
00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:57,200
boiler installation that we're proposing
here um those headworks are done and

568
00:45:54,560 --> 00:46:04,640
installed. So um integration into uh
another boiler for the leisure pool will

569
00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:08,480
be be no problem. So yeah great. So
folks okay with giving director of

570
00:46:06,240 --> 00:46:12,160
operations an extra 65,000 to get the
job done before so we can go put the

571
00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:16,319
pool in October. Terrific. Any
discussion on it? All good. Call for a

572
00:46:14,720 --> 00:46:19,520
question. All in favor? You have your
$65,000.

573
00:46:18,079 --> 00:46:24,437
Director of operations, Oxy. Looking
forward to seeing being in the main pool

574
00:46:21,200 --> 00:46:29,400
on October the 5th. Hot main pool.
[laughter]

575
00:46:26,079 --> 00:46:29,400
» Thank you, sir.

576
00:46:29,440 --> 00:46:35,520
U
Nish Park Design. Holy smokes. Director

577
00:46:33,920 --> 00:46:40,720
of operations. Doctor, you got like how
many reports you got in this thing?

578
00:46:38,847 --> 00:46:44,319
[laughter]
Oh, this I think this is a record for

579
00:46:42,319 --> 00:46:50,400
the amount of reports staff reports that
we got from one staff member. Um 8.5

580
00:46:47,520 --> 00:46:54,720
Nish Park design options that Nymphish
Park design options report be accepted

581
00:46:52,720 --> 00:47:01,000
for information. Who care to move that?
Councelor Fawson second by councelor

582
00:46:57,440 --> 00:47:01,000
Pringle. Discussion

583
00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:08,560
councelor Fost.
>> Thank you to through the chair. I just

584
00:47:06,880 --> 00:47:14,240
wanted to say thank you to staff, but
also to um just this has been a long

585
00:47:12,079 --> 00:47:18,720
time coming. I think we as council were
working towards this uh pretty much four

586
00:47:16,160 --> 00:47:23,520
years started four years ago. So I know
our our community has been wanting to

587
00:47:21,040 --> 00:47:27,200
see the plans, wanting to know what
we're going to do. And I think by

588
00:47:25,280 --> 00:47:33,920
directing our staff to okay, let's go
out and get professionals to u look at

589
00:47:30,880 --> 00:47:38,400
this and give us design ideas is great.
I think it's um part of what we need to

590
00:47:36,480 --> 00:47:42,319
do to be physically responsible to make
sure that whatever we do is going to be

591
00:47:40,640 --> 00:47:48,160
uh one beneficial to the community but
also to uh financially responsible. So I

592
00:47:45,599 --> 00:47:53,920
um really look forward to seeing which
option we choose. I already have picked

593
00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:58,240
mine but I also want to do some tweaking
as well. I I don't think it really meets

594
00:47:56,480 --> 00:48:04,160
neither all three do neither of the
three do um I think directly uh deal

595
00:48:02,000 --> 00:48:07,599
with what I've heard from our
constituents.

596
00:48:05,760 --> 00:48:11,760
So, but I am very thankful for this
report and I know that we can uh move

597
00:48:10,079 --> 00:48:14,760
forward with this finally. So, thank
you.

598
00:48:16,560 --> 00:48:25,520
» Thank you, Cra. Um again, director of
operations doxy the $500,000 over budget

599
00:48:22,880 --> 00:48:30,599
for the rehabilitation of our nimish
park by this council. Where'd that money

600
00:48:27,119 --> 00:48:30,599
come from, sir?

601
00:48:32,480 --> 00:48:39,960
» Um actually maybe I can defer that one
to uh

602
00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:39,960
talk to [laughter] your CEO.

603
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:46,240
that is coming from the grant funding
that the village received a couple of

604
00:48:43,440 --> 00:48:51,119
years ago that we have to allocate and
uh expend in the a fiveyear window

605
00:48:48,960 --> 00:48:54,800
» that was a growing um communities fund
the 966 some thousand that we got

606
00:48:54,160 --> 00:48:58,800
» that is correct
>> four years ago thank you sir so all this

607
00:48:57,359 --> 00:49:02,480
all this stuff that you're talking about
here is going to be paid by grant money

608
00:49:02,240 --> 00:49:05,520
» uh
>> and uh not these folks here we're not

609
00:49:04,240 --> 00:49:08,960
going to be taxing them and they're
going on their tax bill to rehabilitate

610
00:49:07,599 --> 00:49:13,280
Nkush work
>> well well up till the value of the grant

611
00:49:10,800 --> 00:49:17,599
money that is held in question. Um there
are certainly more options available to

612
00:49:15,119 --> 00:49:21,680
council to elect from that might be over
that value but certainly a lot of the

613
00:49:19,760 --> 00:49:25,520
amenities are within the grant.
>> Just wanted to emphasize that um we're

614
00:49:23,680 --> 00:49:28,640
not taxing our citizens in order to do
this upgrade to Nimish Park that this is

615
00:49:27,359 --> 00:49:32,319
being done through grant money that's
been procured for the provincial

616
00:49:29,920 --> 00:49:35,359
government. And I think these folks in
this room when they look at their tax

617
00:49:33,760 --> 00:49:39,760
bills are really happy when they don't
see them themselves having to be taxed

618
00:49:37,839 --> 00:49:43,680
another million dollars to upgrade their
um their main park in their community.

619
00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:49,440
So anyways, I just wanted to make that
point. I know where the money came from.

620
00:49:47,489 --> 00:49:53,280
[laughter]
Um any other discussions on receipt?

621
00:49:51,920 --> 00:49:57,680
Seeing none, call for the question and
receipt. All in favor? And next is that

622
00:49:56,079 --> 00:50:02,720
council direct staff to proceed
immediately. like that word immediately

623
00:50:00,480 --> 00:50:06,800
with playground equipment renewal using
the growing community spun cost not to

624
00:50:04,640 --> 00:50:10,319
exceed 150,000 and that council direct
staff to include the report for upcoming

625
00:50:08,640 --> 00:50:15,599
budget discussion and secured a movement
councelor Fawson second by councelor

626
00:50:13,280 --> 00:50:19,920
discussion care to lead us off I thought
you would lead us off on that one

627
00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:23,920
councelor Fost starting blocks
>> thank you for the through the chair um

628
00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:27,119
yeah I can't wait to see our tetanas
parks changed into uh parks that are

629
00:50:25,920 --> 00:50:33,119
actually going to be safe for our
children um I've only been here 23

630
00:50:29,680 --> 00:50:36,720
years. Um my son and my wife and I,
we've enjoyed the parks with him while

631
00:50:34,400 --> 00:50:41,520
he was growing up and we're a little
concerned when we saw how unfortunately

632
00:50:39,599 --> 00:50:45,920
well I'm really thankful the parks were
there. I I think with Helicopter Park, I

633
00:50:43,680 --> 00:50:50,000
think in Nipius Park, I already really
appreciate what the uh school school

634
00:50:48,240 --> 00:50:54,640
division had done with their school
parks. Um, and I think the school park

635
00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:58,640
uh, elementary park um, playground is
actually a great example of what or

636
00:50:56,480 --> 00:51:02,960
should give inspire us for the village
what we should do for our parks. So, I

637
00:51:00,800 --> 00:51:06,720
just wanted to uh, say thank you. It's
it's about time that we deal with this

638
00:51:04,640 --> 00:51:08,960
and I'm glad we have the opportunity to
look forward to dealing with it. Thank

639
00:51:08,400 --> 00:51:14,319
you.
>> Thank you, Counc. Any other counselors

640
00:51:11,680 --> 00:51:18,720
want us? Councelor Bickert.
>> Thank you to the chair and thanks

641
00:51:16,319 --> 00:51:22,720
Councelor Fawson. I agree with you. It's
time to look around and it's been

642
00:51:20,800 --> 00:51:26,880
identified as a priority by a lot of a
majority of residents to look at the

643
00:51:24,240 --> 00:51:32,559
tetanus parks and good term. [laughter]
I live beside the helicopter park done

644
00:51:29,760 --> 00:51:36,559
multiple emergency trips of other kids
on the rusty metal there. But yeah, we

645
00:51:34,960 --> 00:51:40,880
have to start bit by bit and this one's
all grant funded and um from community

646
00:51:38,960 --> 00:51:45,520
engagement has shown that it's a
priority. it's in the middle of town and

647
00:51:43,200 --> 00:51:50,000
will be kind of part of whatever we do
with the rest of the funding so that we

648
00:51:47,440 --> 00:51:53,280
can have kind of one defined space
that's not going to affect whatever plan

649
00:51:51,680 --> 00:51:57,119
whatever option design option that we do
and get started on it while we have the

650
00:51:54,720 --> 00:52:01,280
grant funding and a deadline to use it I
think is fantastic and I I really

651
00:51:59,520 --> 00:52:04,319
recommend I don't know who's going to
kind of look at design if it's going to

652
00:52:02,880 --> 00:52:08,559
be staff or if we'll have a chance to
review it but there's some really

653
00:52:06,240 --> 00:52:13,520
gorgeous um just kind of thinking
outside the box inclusive kind

654
00:52:11,119 --> 00:52:18,079
educational parks that include kind of
maybe we can include some gold river

655
00:52:15,040 --> 00:52:22,720
kind of history like Luna or salmon or
wildlife or MFN culture and art and

656
00:52:20,960 --> 00:52:27,520
Naimo where we had some conferences
before I have a gorgeous really really

657
00:52:25,520 --> 00:52:31,200
um it's just inspiring and really
beautiful for the kids and kind of

658
00:52:28,720 --> 00:52:36,319
incorporates lots of um traditional
images and animals and stuff and also

659
00:52:33,680 --> 00:52:40,319
all along the Wfuca Trail down have some
really neat kind of interactive parks

660
00:52:38,160 --> 00:52:46,480
for the kids too so I think it'd be
really special to include some um some

661
00:52:43,520 --> 00:52:51,839
local kind of culture or some local uh
First Nation culture and have it a bit

662
00:52:48,880 --> 00:52:56,079
artistic too as well as safe and um
upgraded. So, thanks staff for bringing

663
00:52:54,160 --> 00:53:02,079
this forward.
>> Thank you, Council Pickard. Anyone else?

664
00:52:59,599 --> 00:53:08,960
» That's where I'm
Yes. It's a long awaited report.

665
00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:14,000
I've had a few people on my case uh
having been at the uh open house in

666
00:53:12,079 --> 00:53:21,040
February, I think it was. So, I'm very
glad to see this in front of us today.

667
00:53:16,319 --> 00:53:25,760
Um I fully support um getting the
playground equipment in as soon as

668
00:53:23,599 --> 00:53:33,680
possible, as soon as we unleash the
funds. And um

669
00:53:30,480 --> 00:53:39,920
I think we perhaps might want to go
slightly further. Um I'm looking at one

670
00:53:36,480 --> 00:53:46,559
of the alternates. Um [snorts]
talking to the uh community garden um so

671
00:53:43,680 --> 00:53:53,200
that they have their preferential area.
And also, I'm thinking about I mean,

672
00:53:50,480 --> 00:53:58,319
because this has been so long, I want us
to be hitting the ground running in

673
00:53:55,599 --> 00:54:04,079
spring 2027.
Um, so I have another subsequent motion.

674
00:54:01,920 --> 00:54:10,720
I won't totally speak to it now, but
more or less getting

675
00:54:07,599 --> 00:54:13,200
as much of that done um in the meantime
so that we are hitting the ground

676
00:54:11,920 --> 00:54:17,599
running.
>> Thank you, councilor.

677
00:54:15,760 --> 00:54:23,902
Director of Operations, Docy, I see in
your report that you're recommending

678
00:54:18,960 --> 00:54:26,960
that um we select one
[snorts]

679
00:54:24,559 --> 00:54:31,839
component of the proposals and that's
the upgrade of playground equipment for

680
00:54:29,040 --> 00:54:36,240
150,000. And I presume that the reason
that you've

681
00:54:34,000 --> 00:54:39,680
presented this to council in that manner
is you're looking at resources and um

682
00:54:38,240 --> 00:54:42,720
climate and time and how much
construction period you have and that

683
00:54:41,359 --> 00:54:48,400
you feel that this would be the only
thing that you could accomplish um

684
00:54:44,720 --> 00:54:51,520
during this um this year. Is am I am I
on the right track there, sir? Is that

685
00:54:49,680 --> 00:54:56,480
the rationale for recommending this
council that we just do the $150,000,

686
00:54:54,319 --> 00:55:00,800
upgrade the playground equipment um and
then defer the other stuff to the budget

687
00:54:58,640 --> 00:55:04,640
discussion and then look at um doing
that in next year? Is that is that the

688
00:55:03,119 --> 00:55:10,400
rationale behind the way that this is
being presented to council? Uh pretty

689
00:55:06,640 --> 00:55:15,839
much uh just keeping in mind um you know
the the next larger uh project will you

690
00:55:13,680 --> 00:55:20,079
know like budget time will be you know
post elections and so there would be

691
00:55:17,680 --> 00:55:25,839
time for the fresh fresh council to kind
of evaluate and and uh understand and

692
00:55:23,119 --> 00:55:30,960
own uh their priorities of the day. Um
and so yeah the playground equipment is

693
00:55:27,760 --> 00:55:35,280
aged. It is um it is not meeting like
current what would be Canadian standards

694
00:55:32,960 --> 00:55:41,040
acceptable for a playground. [laughter]
Um the um I guess the the one notion

695
00:55:39,200 --> 00:55:45,920
that is listed there in the alternatives
would be that if council like maybe not

696
00:55:43,920 --> 00:55:49,200
necessarily selecting a priority next
project, but if they um if they were in

697
00:55:48,000 --> 00:55:52,640
a position where they were comfortable
to select um an option one, two, or

698
00:55:51,359 --> 00:55:57,920
three in terms of where the community
garden goes, that would be beneficial to

699
00:55:54,880 --> 00:56:01,280
get them moving sooner than later. Um
and that would be the only, you know,

700
00:55:59,280 --> 00:56:05,359
that that's listed as an alternative uh
motion. Um

701
00:56:03,599 --> 00:56:11,978
um but that could also be kind of
deferred and uh you know discussed in in

702
00:56:08,000 --> 00:56:16,880
line with budget discussions as well. So
[sighs]

703
00:56:12,799 --> 00:56:21,119
um if this $150,000 was approved for the
replacement of the existing playground

704
00:56:18,880 --> 00:56:24,799
equipment um is that realistic and you
can do you believe that you can

705
00:56:22,799 --> 00:56:29,839
accomplish that before but uh before the
end of this budget year and would that

706
00:56:27,440 --> 00:56:33,119
be contracted out to somebody else or
would that be an in-house project? Uh if

707
00:56:31,520 --> 00:56:36,640
I may through your worship, the the most
likely um what I was would have been

708
00:56:35,520 --> 00:56:40,000
kind of planning on for that would have
been to go through a proposal and kind

709
00:56:38,160 --> 00:56:44,240
of leverage um some of the playground
manufacturers and installers

710
00:56:42,640 --> 00:56:47,599
um against each other to get the best
pricing. Mhm.

711
00:56:45,520 --> 00:56:52,640
» Um, so there would be there probably
wouldn't uh it's it's uncertain as to

712
00:56:51,040 --> 00:56:57,839
whether or not the the whole thing could
be 100% completed before December 31st,

713
00:56:55,599 --> 00:57:03,119
but we would need the funding and the
certainty to to be able to move forward

714
00:57:00,240 --> 00:57:06,559
um to be able to uh run a successful
competition, award a successful

715
00:57:04,799 --> 00:57:09,839
competition, get them going. And then
what what would happen is anything

716
00:57:07,920 --> 00:57:13,760
that's not finished or incomplete at the
end of the year, we would um I believe

717
00:57:12,240 --> 00:57:16,480
here we don't do carry forwards, but we
would roll it forward and budget for it

718
00:57:15,200 --> 00:57:23,559
in the following year. Anything that's
not complete,

719
00:57:19,599 --> 00:57:23,559
that sounds like a maybe.

720
00:57:24,720 --> 00:57:35,119
And that I keep on saying, you're going
to make a great politician one day, sir.

721
00:57:30,640 --> 00:57:38,559
Okay. Um council, any other discussion?
>> Thank you. to the chair. And um just one

722
00:57:37,280 --> 00:57:42,559
more thing to throw out there without
really having to decide on a design

723
00:57:40,319 --> 00:57:46,240
option, but since we've kind of parcled
off the playground as an attainable goal

724
00:57:44,799 --> 00:57:51,119
is it won't really impact whatever
design we go with, would we be able to

725
00:57:48,480 --> 00:57:55,040
maybe throw in um the pickled tennis
ball courts into that too or is that not

726
00:57:53,680 --> 00:57:58,160
doesn't really make sense now because of
weather? But I know there's been quite a

727
00:57:56,640 --> 00:58:02,480
few groups that have approached us that
are doing some makeshift stuff with the

728
00:58:00,640 --> 00:58:06,799
nets and repairing them themselves and
doing the lines themselves. So, I know

729
00:58:04,960 --> 00:58:11,520
that's kind of a defined area that won't
be impacted by what whatever design

730
00:58:08,720 --> 00:58:15,280
option um that we choose out of those.
So, I'm just wondering if that would

731
00:58:12,559 --> 00:58:19,280
make sense to do also implement now and
get it done with the park or just wait.

732
00:58:17,440 --> 00:58:26,720
» That would really be
>> Sorry. Yeah. To your worship, that would

733
00:58:22,079 --> 00:58:30,480
100% be uh council initiative. Um it it
um

734
00:58:28,720 --> 00:58:37,280
it could be a constraining in terms of
like staff time um being able to set up

735
00:58:33,839 --> 00:58:44,000
and uh run multiple uh competitions at
the same time while we have the metering

736
00:58:39,440 --> 00:58:49,040
project ongoing and uh but yeah um I
mean if we're directed to move forward

737
00:58:46,319 --> 00:58:53,599
we will move forward with it.
>> Any followup? Councelor Brickard are you

738
00:58:50,559 --> 00:58:58,559
good? Any other questions for director
of operations Doxy?

739
00:58:56,319 --> 00:59:04,559
Call for the question. All in favor?
Done. Carried. You have your $150,000

740
00:59:01,839 --> 00:59:11,920
there, sir.
And do we have any follow-up motions?

741
00:59:08,720 --> 00:59:17,280
I thought we might. Councelor Rymer.
Uh, I have two follow-up motions. I'll

742
00:59:13,920 --> 00:59:20,720
start with one. um that council direct
staff to proceed by coordinating with

743
00:59:18,799 --> 00:59:27,240
the community garden association on
relocation of the community garden based

744
00:59:22,480 --> 00:59:27,240
on the preferred option plan.

745
00:59:27,920 --> 00:59:33,640
» Do you have a seconder? Councelor Fawson
discussion.

746
00:59:36,559 --> 00:59:45,440
» Um again this is uh very much uh
trying to get ourselves ahead in the

747
00:59:42,000 --> 00:59:51,440
game. Um it's not going to take too much
time to have that conversation and uh

748
00:59:48,079 --> 00:59:57,040
shows that we're reaching out to um a
very important organization uh whose you

749
00:59:54,400 --> 01:00:02,240
know main goal right now is probably to
find a home for 2027. So the more

750
01:00:00,319 --> 01:00:07,839
prepared we are for the 2027 growing
season which will be spring um the

751
01:00:05,920 --> 01:00:14,000
better it is for them.
>> Thank you. Director of Director of

752
01:00:10,559 --> 01:00:19,440
Operations Joy. Do you see any um any
issues with that

753
01:00:16,559 --> 01:00:25,280
motion that we're debating?
No, there um there is some flexibility

754
01:00:23,280 --> 01:00:31,520
um I I guess with regards to the
community garden location where um

755
01:00:29,520 --> 01:00:36,559
it could pro like if if council were to
say uh settle on option one, two or

756
01:00:33,680 --> 01:00:40,480
three um and something were to change in
the imple in in implementation

757
01:00:38,480 --> 01:00:46,559
implementation
process, sorry. Um

758
01:00:43,680 --> 01:00:52,160
there um it looks like um there would be
flexibility that um it could be wherever

759
01:00:50,559 --> 01:00:56,000
it is chosen to go there would be room
to move with whatever the remaining

760
01:00:54,160 --> 01:01:01,680
aspects of those option plans could
still go. Um you'll see that they're

761
01:00:58,880 --> 01:01:06,400
largely kind of around like number 60
the main uh just kind of a field in one

762
01:01:04,799 --> 01:01:12,079
of the option plans. that main field
becomes a uh looks like a what's it

763
01:01:10,160 --> 01:01:20,160
soccer pitch
if I I'm confusing myself. Um

764
01:01:16,640 --> 01:01:25,040
yeah, it's it's yeah, there is room
there um to accommodate that community

765
01:01:23,119 --> 01:01:29,520
garden. It's basically if they'd like it
over towards the north or more over

766
01:01:27,280 --> 01:01:34,480
towards the south
um there there is room to play. There's

767
01:01:32,720 --> 01:01:36,960
flexibility. Council Raymire, do you
have any follow-up questions, sir? Are

768
01:01:35,680 --> 01:01:40,640
you good?
>> Okay. Anyone else? Councelor Fawson,

769
01:01:39,280 --> 01:01:46,559
» thank you through the chair. And I'm
glad Council Ray, you brought that up.

770
01:01:42,960 --> 01:01:48,720
And u the this the one question I have
when when looking at all these different

771
01:01:48,079 --> 01:01:53,200
options.
>> Yes, sir.

772
01:01:49,599 --> 01:01:56,960
» Is again, I have a small garden. I look
for sunshine.

773
01:01:54,720 --> 01:02:01,359
» I look for shade. And so when I was
looking through these different options,

774
01:01:58,640 --> 01:02:06,079
I was like, neither of the proposals in
my mind are a great location for the

775
01:02:04,480 --> 01:02:11,440
community garden. But I did want to ask
director Doxy because this was done by

776
01:02:09,040 --> 01:02:16,640
um a consulting group, engineering
group. Um

777
01:02:14,400 --> 01:02:20,480
what is their recommend? So I'm assuming
from all option one, two, and three that

778
01:02:18,480 --> 01:02:25,119
these are where they propose the best
place for the community garden would be.

779
01:02:22,880 --> 01:02:29,359
And um like you said, I'm pretty sure
which whenever council decides we can

780
01:02:27,359 --> 01:02:32,559
consult with the community garden group
cuz I'm pretty sure they're maybe a

781
01:02:30,960 --> 01:02:37,200
little more knowledgeable than me about
the amount of sun that the gardens need.

782
01:02:34,480 --> 01:02:43,599
Um so there flexibility is there
flexibility with these one, two, and

783
01:02:38,880 --> 01:02:47,920
three options and if so um
>> I'm understanding that it's easily

784
01:02:45,200 --> 01:02:53,599
changed.
if I may through your worship. Um w

785
01:02:50,240 --> 01:02:56,559
within reason. Um you know um I was
looking for the all-in-one uh package.

786
01:02:55,280 --> 01:03:01,760
That's the one that has like a soccer
pitch uh instead of just a a simple main

787
01:02:59,119 --> 01:03:06,640
field. Um if you look at where the
community garden goes there, it is not

788
01:03:04,400 --> 01:03:11,040
terribly dissimilar than where it goes
in uh the music in the park option.

789
01:03:08,799 --> 01:03:14,799
Well, that one is different um sorry
than the green thumb option plan. Uh the

790
01:03:13,200 --> 01:03:19,920
green thumb option plan has it going up
nestled up near the corner with the uh

791
01:03:16,960 --> 01:03:24,400
the spray park and the playground. Um
versus the all-in plan has it kind of uh

792
01:03:22,400 --> 01:03:31,520
located in the middle of the west side
of the park. Um so if we put it in that

793
01:03:28,240 --> 01:03:37,039
uh all-in plan, it would really just be
a matter of juxtapositioning the

794
01:03:33,440 --> 01:03:43,599
gathering space or the gazebo. Um,
you know, um, and similarly, um,

795
01:03:41,520 --> 01:03:48,160
you know, if you put it like putting it
in location on the all-in-one plan, it

796
01:03:45,440 --> 01:03:51,520
probably makes the most flexible sense
in that if you do or don't go with a

797
01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:56,160
gathering space, at least the gathering
space is reserved to be near the

798
01:03:53,680 --> 01:04:02,799
playground and the spray park for
parental monitoring uh, sake.

799
01:04:00,160 --> 01:04:08,720
um the uh you know putting it over
towards the north

800
01:04:05,039 --> 01:04:14,559
um in the music in the park option plan
um and then the green thumb option plan

801
01:04:12,559 --> 01:04:20,799
those are also similarly compatible. So
it really comes down to if we really

802
01:04:16,640 --> 01:04:26,400
like the all-in plan versus the uh the
green thumb plan I guess.

803
01:04:23,440 --> 01:04:29,839
Um,
>> yeah, it's uh

804
01:04:28,000 --> 01:04:34,240
» I've seen counselor Pringle's brain
starting to explode.

805
01:04:31,520 --> 01:04:39,359
» But it's simply Yeah. The green thumb um
like the primary green thumb and the uh

806
01:04:37,599 --> 01:04:44,400
and the all-in option plan had the
community garden in a similar space and

807
01:04:41,599 --> 01:04:49,520
the music in the park and the alternate
green thumb have it at the north end of

808
01:04:46,079 --> 01:04:54,400
the park. So there's two very, you know,
crude basic depictive areas uh for the

809
01:04:52,400 --> 01:04:59,119
community garden. And if we can select
one of those two places, we can move

810
01:04:56,160 --> 01:05:03,280
forward with the rest in the time. Um,
you know,

811
01:04:59,520 --> 01:05:08,160
» thank you, sir. Um,
>> I just can I just want to just check on

812
01:05:05,520 --> 01:05:11,760
something here again,
could you um read back our motion for

813
01:05:10,079 --> 01:05:15,520
us, sir? I want to know what we're I
just want to refresh myself on what

814
01:05:13,200 --> 01:05:20,720
we're actually
>> to proceed with the community garden

815
01:05:17,839 --> 01:05:24,480
» uh based on the preferred plan.
>> Excuse me.

816
01:05:22,640 --> 01:05:29,839
» To proceed with the community garden
based on the preferred plan.

817
01:05:27,280 --> 01:05:32,559
» Okay. Thank you, sir.
Councelor F.

818
01:05:30,960 --> 01:05:36,720
» Thanks. Just a follow-up question
through the chair to the director of

819
01:05:34,319 --> 01:05:41,839
operations. Um when this when these
plans were drawn up and the the pe the

820
01:05:39,280 --> 01:05:48,880
men and ladies came out to survey the
whole nkish park um I'm assuming they

821
01:05:45,680 --> 01:05:55,599
came in the summer or the spring and not
when the uh one section I'm going to say

822
01:05:52,079 --> 01:06:01,119
the section closest to uh Eagle Crescent
is not flooded. And so I'm I'm thinking

823
01:05:59,440 --> 01:06:05,200
that needs to be taken into
consideration with whatever we put in

824
01:06:03,520 --> 01:06:12,319
there, whether it's community garden,
dog park, uh you know, the the um

825
01:06:08,319 --> 01:06:16,319
community uh you know, like anything we
put in that side of the park or that

826
01:06:14,480 --> 01:06:20,480
side of the track. I'm pretty sure
hopefully they were informed that that

827
01:06:17,839 --> 01:06:24,640
area floods quite a bit.
uh they they were they heard it from

828
01:06:22,640 --> 01:06:28,400
staff, they heard it from the community,
and they were out for the comm the uh

829
01:06:26,799 --> 01:06:31,680
the open house, I believe, was March
5th.

830
01:06:29,520 --> 01:06:37,200
» Um and so the survey work would have
happened uh prior like during during the

831
01:06:34,160 --> 01:06:40,240
winter period. So um I can't remember
specifically if there was snow or rain

832
01:06:38,799 --> 01:06:46,880
at the time. There wasn't a heck of a
lot of snow all winter here, but uh um

833
01:06:44,400 --> 01:06:54,119
it I don't think it quite flooded. This
was probably not the most representative

834
01:06:48,559 --> 01:06:54,119
year for flooding there, but yeah.

835
01:06:54,559 --> 01:06:58,920
Terrific. Any other discussion?

836
01:07:01,760 --> 01:07:08,000
You look like you're kind of in the
wilderness there. Councilor Pringle kind

837
01:07:05,839 --> 01:07:12,920
of feel the same way. Health for the
question. All in favor? Carried.

838
01:07:14,960 --> 01:07:22,559
Council Mer,
>> I'd like to make a subsequent motion

839
01:07:20,079 --> 01:07:26,559
that council direct staff to advance the
technical design, costing, and

840
01:07:24,480 --> 01:07:32,319
procurement preparation required for
rehabilitation of Nimish Park pathway

841
01:07:29,680 --> 01:07:36,319
and resurfacing of the tennis courts and
bring implementation ready options back

842
01:07:34,319 --> 01:07:41,200
to council for consideration ahead of
the 2027 construction season.

843
01:07:39,039 --> 01:07:45,680
» Do you have all that, um, C Roy, or do
you have a copy of that motion? I would

844
01:07:43,680 --> 01:07:50,000
be getting one from council way.
>> I sure hope so.

845
01:07:48,000 --> 01:07:54,520
Anyone care to second that motion?
Councelor Fawson. Discussion.

846
01:07:55,280 --> 01:08:01,599
» Councelor Wayare.
>> Uh, so as I previously said, I want us I

847
01:08:00,079 --> 01:08:07,760
mean, this has been a long time coming.
I want us to be able to hit the ground

848
01:08:02,960 --> 01:08:13,839
running in spring of 2027. Um, as we all
know, Canada has two seasons. We have uh

849
01:08:10,880 --> 01:08:20,239
winter and construction season and we
are uh heading into winter. So it's not

850
01:08:16,799 --> 01:08:26,319
quite realistic to expect resurfacing of
the pickle ball or tennis or basketball

851
01:08:22,640 --> 01:08:32,480
courts uh right now. But um what we do
have in front of us is multiple plans

852
01:08:28,640 --> 01:08:38,159
that all have a common entity of having
dire need of resurfacing of the tennis

853
01:08:34,719 --> 01:08:45,839
courts and the Nish Park pathway being
in need of a lot of love. Um, so that is

854
01:08:41,839 --> 01:08:53,920
very much uh the root of this motion uh
that staff has the winter to uh get the

855
01:08:51,440 --> 01:08:59,839
ball rolling and then hopefully come
spring of 2027 we can hit the ground

856
01:08:56,560 --> 01:09:04,839
running instead of uh possibly missing
another window.

857
01:09:01,440 --> 01:09:04,839
» Thank you, Counc.

858
01:09:05,600 --> 01:09:11,279
» Yeah, thank you councelor Weimar. And um
I I love this motion and I think it's

859
01:09:10,239 --> 01:09:14,480
great. We've been waiting a long time
for the macain report. I know staff's

860
01:09:13,279 --> 01:09:19,199
going to be really busy putting the ice
in and then the pool and the boiler and

861
01:09:16,080 --> 01:09:23,199
all that, but and then Christmas and all
that, but during that time, I think it

862
01:09:21,600 --> 01:09:27,600
would be great to be ready and prepared
and have have as much ready as we can. I

863
01:09:25,279 --> 01:09:31,359
know that the park was a big concern
with residents, but also that walking

864
01:09:29,359 --> 01:09:35,279
path around and how unsafe it is and how
two people can't go side by side and

865
01:09:33,040 --> 01:09:38,799
it's not great for mobility and needs a
bit more accessibility. having that for

866
01:09:37,359 --> 01:09:43,679
residents to look forward to in the
spring to get them through the dark days

867
01:09:40,799 --> 01:09:48,000
of winter. And also that pickle ball, I
know I haven't played it yet, but I used

868
01:09:45,600 --> 01:09:52,719
to play tennis with the old deli guy
against that wall and I love that that's

869
01:09:50,560 --> 01:09:55,840
gone. But I think just having that
knowing

870
01:09:53,199 --> 01:09:59,120
» deli guy [laughter]
the deli.

871
01:09:57,440 --> 01:10:03,838
» Okay,
>> I used that wall till it fell over and

872
01:10:01,440 --> 01:10:06,880
Mr. Kim Mr.
>> [laughter]

873
01:10:04,560 --> 01:10:10,239
» Anyway, I think having that, yeah,
knowing that that's coming and knowing

874
01:10:08,239 --> 01:10:14,400
that all the consultation was listened
to and we're working on it and it's

875
01:10:12,000 --> 01:10:20,400
going to be um have a facelift will be a
great um boost for residents over the

876
01:10:17,040 --> 01:10:23,199
winter. And just as a side note too, I I
like the option. There were some

877
01:10:21,520 --> 01:10:26,400
recommendations to have that, you know,
Molini drew up these different

878
01:10:24,560 --> 01:10:30,960
proposals, but the design options, but
the gazebo and kind of sitting viewing

879
01:10:28,400 --> 01:10:35,040
area by the parks, a great option for
parents who want to monitor their kids

880
01:10:33,040 --> 01:10:41,120
and who have to listen to all the
shrieks and laughs, but also maybe a

881
01:10:37,920 --> 01:10:44,800
second gazebo option for people who are
um don't really have kids or don't want

882
01:10:42,800 --> 01:10:50,000
to listen to all the shrieks and laughs.
some of the um elderly people or people

883
01:10:48,320 --> 01:10:53,679
who've moved on from the parent phases
to maybe even considering two different

884
01:10:51,440 --> 01:10:59,040
options to kind of accommodate both
those um listening pleasures for

885
01:10:57,280 --> 01:11:00,880
residents would be nice to consider.
Thank you.

886
01:10:59,600 --> 01:11:05,600
» Thank you, Council Pickard. Any other
discussion on the motion? Seeing none,

887
01:11:03,760 --> 01:11:11,040
call for the question. All in favor?
Terrific.

888
01:11:08,000 --> 01:11:16,080
Okay. Are we done with that one, folks?
I think [laughter] so.

889
01:11:13,600 --> 01:11:20,320
All good.
8.6

890
01:11:18,400 --> 01:11:24,239
Anfidic Aquatic and Sports Center and
Jerry Morgan Memorial Center reopening

891
01:11:22,560 --> 01:11:28,400
plan
that the Anfidic Aquatic and Sports

892
01:11:26,560 --> 01:11:33,199
Center and Jerry Morgan Memorial Center
reopening plan report be accepted for

893
01:11:30,159 --> 01:11:39,239
information who care to move it.
Council Pringle second by councelor Pit.

894
01:11:36,239 --> 01:11:39,239
Discussion

895
01:11:43,399 --> 01:11:48,640
[laughter]
the chair. Good luck getting the boiler

896
01:11:47,600 --> 01:11:52,159
in it.
>> One day I'm going to get one of these

897
01:11:49,920 --> 01:11:56,080
closed before you get your hand up.
Councelor Pickard.

898
01:11:53,920 --> 01:11:59,600
» I already did. It was really quick
through the chair. Good luck getting the

899
01:11:57,360 --> 01:12:04,360
boiler installed. I don't know if I'm
going to be able to accomplish that.

900
01:12:00,800 --> 01:12:04,360
» Looking forward to it.

901
01:12:04,480 --> 01:12:07,800
» Are you done?

902
01:12:08,400 --> 01:12:15,840
» Any other discussions? No. Call for the
question. All in favor? carried

903
01:12:12,320 --> 01:12:20,400
unanimously. 8.7 recreation service rate
review that the move that the recreation

904
01:12:18,480 --> 01:12:24,159
services rate review report be accepted
for information. Who care to move it?

905
01:12:22,239 --> 01:12:28,679
Councelor Faucet, second by councelor
Pringle. Any discussion?

906
01:12:29,120 --> 01:12:34,960
Director of operations Doxy. I see
you're recommending that um we do an

907
01:12:33,120 --> 01:12:39,040
inflationary increase for our fees and
charges at um the aquatic center and

908
01:12:37,360 --> 01:12:43,920
pool and you're recommending zero
increase at the um campground. Can you

909
01:12:41,760 --> 01:12:49,199
tell me why that we have a you're you're
recommending that um

910
01:12:46,800 --> 01:12:52,400
this that option of having zero at the
campground instead of 3% of the

911
01:12:50,560 --> 01:12:58,960
compound. What's your rationale behind
that sir? Um

912
01:12:55,040 --> 01:13:05,360
well the willingness to pay I suppose uh
the campground has just historically um

913
01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:09,840
it hasn't hasn't seen uh the the assets
or the quite the infrastructure. There's

914
01:13:06,960 --> 01:13:14,640
no water service. There's um there's
it's it's basically staff time um which

915
01:13:12,640 --> 01:13:20,159
does go up every year, but there aren't
a lot of uh secondary um technical

916
01:13:17,360 --> 01:13:23,600
amenities down there um that drive cost
quite as much as there are with the

917
01:13:21,440 --> 01:13:28,239
facilities like the pools, the arenas,
and such. Um

918
01:13:26,080 --> 01:13:32,239
so that's kind of the basic crux.
Otherwise, the recommendations towards

919
01:13:29,920 --> 01:13:35,679
3% or um I'm going to say they're kind
of balanced. We heard the report from

920
01:13:33,920 --> 01:13:41,120
the health medical health officer tying
in uh kind of the need for recreation uh

921
01:13:38,719 --> 01:13:45,360
services in a community and and tying it
into the [clears throat] need or the the

922
01:13:43,120 --> 01:13:49,040
benefits of access in terms of like
physical health, mental health, and

923
01:13:47,040 --> 01:13:51,760
addictions and uh and heading those
things off. So, it's a bit of a

924
01:13:50,320 --> 01:13:56,239
conflicted report where I'm recommending
a 3% to keep us up with inflation, but

925
01:13:54,719 --> 01:14:01,840
also reminding council that some of
these things are um um they are

926
01:13:59,440 --> 01:14:06,320
community services um intended to
benefit the whole community and um and

927
01:14:04,159 --> 01:14:11,280
with that respecting council's um
direction as to what the increase should

928
01:14:08,000 --> 01:14:14,400
be, but we were recommending 3%.
director of operations oxy and

929
01:14:12,800 --> 01:14:19,360
historically over the last few years
you've been recommending the same amount

930
01:14:16,080 --> 01:14:25,120
and council's been proving that Croy
historically last few years has been 3%.

931
01:14:22,800 --> 01:14:28,239
» I believe it has been 3%.
>> Yeah, that's my recollection also. I

932
01:14:26,719 --> 01:14:31,280
could be incorrect but I'll go back and
take a look at the YouTube for the last

933
01:14:29,679 --> 01:14:34,480
couple years and see what we actually
recommended because I've got a boring

934
01:14:32,880 --> 01:14:39,440
life [laughter]
but I'm pretty confident it's 3%.

935
01:14:37,199 --> 01:14:43,840
And I do agree with you. Um I don't know
if my colleagues do, but I'm quite

936
01:14:41,199 --> 01:14:47,360
prepared to support um inflationary
increases and those facilities. That

937
01:14:45,440 --> 01:14:50,960
basically in my mind that's no increase
if we're just doing inflationary

938
01:14:48,560 --> 01:14:54,560
increases. And that's kind of a best of
both worlds. And at the same time, I

939
01:14:53,120 --> 01:14:59,520
don't believe we should be increasing
the costs of our um fees at the

940
01:14:58,000 --> 01:15:02,480
campground. I think they're excessive at
this point based on the amenities that

941
01:15:01,120 --> 01:15:06,080
are available down there. And you know,
I wouldn't support any increase in the

942
01:15:04,080 --> 01:15:08,480
the costs. I know that um you still got
some improvements that you're going to

943
01:15:07,120 --> 01:15:12,239
be doing down there, which is
encouraging. It's nice to see that I can

944
01:15:10,640 --> 01:15:16,320
finally find the campsites now because
they're all numbered and we have nice

945
01:15:14,000 --> 01:15:20,159
new information signs down there. And
you're planning on replacing those

946
01:15:17,679 --> 01:15:23,679
dreadful toilets that we have down there
that are the most that are disgusting, I

947
01:15:22,239 --> 01:15:27,679
think. And that's compliment. I could
probably get into other words, but I get

948
01:15:25,360 --> 01:15:30,640
in trouble for using exploitives, so I
won't go there. But I know that you're

949
01:15:29,120 --> 01:15:34,320
replacing those, so I'm very happy about
that and maybe some work on the signage

950
01:15:32,800 --> 01:15:37,920
and other thing. But one thing I got
from the people that were down there

951
01:15:35,679 --> 01:15:42,960
this summer, director of operation, Dr.
seem very happy with the fact that um

952
01:15:40,480 --> 01:15:46,719
you've uh you're keeping all of the um
campgrounds down there very clean. Your

953
01:15:45,040 --> 01:15:49,760
staff is doing a great job keeping it
very clean down there. Seem to be very

954
01:15:48,480 --> 01:15:53,600
happy with that. And the other thing is
that you've done some work on those

955
01:15:51,280 --> 01:15:58,480
disgusting toilets by putting in new
toilet dispensers and sand sanitizer and

956
01:15:56,560 --> 01:16:01,520
using a biodegradable thing to reduce
the smell and everything. So, I know

957
01:15:59,760 --> 01:16:05,280
you've been making efforts, but you
know, sometimes you can only put so much

958
01:16:03,280 --> 01:16:10,800
makeup on. The pig is still a pig,
right? So, I'm sure glad that you've got

959
01:16:08,320 --> 01:16:15,120
your $8,000 I think council gave you to
replace those um those um those

960
01:16:13,520 --> 01:16:18,560
buildings down there. The what do you
call those those rooms? Those toilet

961
01:16:17,360 --> 01:16:22,719
rooms down there.
>> John's John's.

962
01:16:20,800 --> 01:16:26,800
» Whatever you worship, they're they're
pit toilets. The super structure.

963
01:16:25,040 --> 01:16:30,320
» Yeah. I've never found a pit toilet I
like. It doesn't matter how nice it is,

964
01:16:28,400 --> 01:16:33,120
but I never but anyways I do appreciate
all the efforts that you guys made down

965
01:16:31,760 --> 01:16:36,960
there. But getting back to the question
here is that receiving for information

966
01:16:35,120 --> 01:16:40,800
I'm happy with your proposals and your
recommendations. Um any other

967
01:16:39,120 --> 01:16:44,480
discussion?
All for the question on favor receipt

968
01:16:42,560 --> 01:16:48,320
done. And then I see you kind of gave us
some detail in the next one here that

969
01:16:46,560 --> 01:16:53,040
council adjust the rates at the an
Aquatic Center as shown in column C that

970
01:16:50,480 --> 01:16:56,800
I assume is a 3% one. That's what I
referenced. Yeah. And that council

971
01:16:54,560 --> 01:17:00,560
adjusts the rate at the jury. Morgan
Moral Center as shown in column C and

972
01:16:59,040 --> 01:17:04,880
that council retain the rate at the
campground set during the April 20th

973
01:17:02,719 --> 01:17:09,040
2026 council meeting as shown on column
A. Who care to move that? Councelor

974
01:17:07,280 --> 01:17:12,400
Picker second by councelor Foster. Any
more discussion that we had? Councelor

975
01:17:11,120 --> 01:17:17,360
Pickard.
>> The chair and um I think that the

976
01:17:15,199 --> 01:17:21,040
inflationary 3% is really fair. Just
keeps us in line with what we're

977
01:17:18,640 --> 01:17:25,360
increasing for wages and costs and
utilities and upgrades. And I think it's

978
01:17:23,840 --> 01:17:30,400
still really important to note even
though we do the 3% increase, infants

979
01:17:28,239 --> 01:17:34,480
and preschool kids six and under still
stay free which is awesome I think for

980
01:17:32,320 --> 01:17:37,920
little kids and increases accessibility
and safety and learning how to swim. So

981
01:17:36,239 --> 01:17:44,159
I appreciate you guys keeping that free
for kids under six. And also still our

982
01:17:41,280 --> 01:17:50,159
rates you know the 3% a child goes from
405 to 425 quite nominal and still

983
01:17:47,520 --> 01:17:54,640
really affordable and adults and seniors
too is quite nominal. So I agree and

984
01:17:52,480 --> 01:17:58,960
support it and still believe our rates
are really fair for the quality of our

985
01:17:56,640 --> 01:18:03,679
facilities. So thank you.
>> Thank you councelor Pickard. Any other

986
01:18:00,800 --> 01:18:09,679
comments? People happy. Good to go. Call
for a question. All favor

987
01:18:07,199 --> 01:18:15,920
reports from councelor
counselors councelor fost officer.

988
01:18:13,120 --> 01:18:22,640
» None at this time. Your worship
councelor Fson councelor Pickard.

989
01:18:18,880 --> 01:18:27,199
Thank you through the chair and um just
a couple updates for the last month I

990
01:18:24,880 --> 01:18:31,040
guess since we've met last and first of
all just want to say thanks to all the

991
01:18:29,360 --> 01:18:34,800
organizers and the groups and
individuals that made Goldiver days such

992
01:18:33,120 --> 01:18:38,880
a success and important event for the
community. It's always a highlight for

993
01:18:37,199 --> 01:18:42,800
our community and visitors in the
summer. So thanks to everyone involved

994
01:18:40,960 --> 01:18:47,120
in organizing and also thanks to the
Chamber of Commerce for taking it on

995
01:18:44,320 --> 01:18:51,920
this year. That's that was really great.
And also thanks to Connie and her crew

996
01:18:49,440 --> 01:18:55,840
from the slow pitch um Gold River Slow
Pitch and they did a lot of work to

997
01:18:53,280 --> 01:19:00,320
organize lots of crew and team and
visitors to come in and it was great to

998
01:18:57,840 --> 01:19:03,760
see so many people some great ball and
tons of people spending hopefully lots

999
01:19:02,400 --> 01:19:07,679
of money in Gold River and supporting
all our businesses and just making our

1000
01:19:05,520 --> 01:19:13,040
community more vibrant.
And also just wanted to send consol

1001
01:19:10,719 --> 01:19:17,760
condolences that that event
unfortunately ended um in a tragedy and

1002
01:19:15,760 --> 01:19:22,640
we lost a really important member of our
community and send prayers and strengths

1003
01:19:20,320 --> 01:19:27,280
to the Christensen and Johnson family
and the entire MFN community and Gold

1004
01:19:24,880 --> 01:19:31,280
River community as Shane was a gentle
and kind soul with a big heart and

1005
01:19:29,600 --> 01:19:36,080
brought our communities together more
than anyone I think I know in the

1006
01:19:33,040 --> 01:19:39,920
community and um brought people together
and he was really committed to salmon.

1007
01:19:37,760 --> 01:19:44,000
So he I don't know if anybody knows but
he right now the hatchery is out in all

1008
01:19:41,679 --> 01:19:47,600
the rivers and getting all the salmon in
there so thanks to the Kuma hatchery and

1009
01:19:46,080 --> 01:19:51,920
all their staff but he was a big part of
that team for over a decade. So he made

1010
01:19:49,840 --> 01:19:56,080
a really big impact on salmon in the
community and um fed the salmon all

1011
01:19:54,560 --> 01:20:00,719
throughout the year before their river
releases. So, um, yeah, well, he'll be

1012
01:19:58,960 --> 01:20:05,520
deeply missed by a lot of us, but I hope
his legacy lives on through us and

1013
01:20:03,120 --> 01:20:11,600
through, um, his love for salmon and the
impact he had. And so, um, yeah, and

1014
01:20:10,159 --> 01:20:16,560
thanks to everyone who showed support to
the family community and celebrating his

1015
01:20:13,760 --> 01:20:20,239
life. And, um, on that note, brood
collections going on. Mayor Lot's been a

1016
01:20:18,719 --> 01:20:23,440
volunteer for that before, but the
Canuma hatchery and all their staff head

1017
01:20:22,159 --> 01:20:26,960
out to the rivers and they actually
support six rivers and they collect

1018
01:20:25,840 --> 01:20:31,679
they're collecting brood now in the
Burman and Gold Rivers. And that's super

1019
01:20:29,360 --> 01:20:37,120
important for our area. They get the
fish, do the pairs, match them even for

1020
01:20:33,840 --> 01:20:42,080
the Burman River, um get the most
genetic Burman DNA fish and make the

1021
01:20:39,440 --> 01:20:45,360
pairs and then do all their brood stuff
magic out there and raise the fish all

1022
01:20:44,080 --> 01:20:49,520
winter and then release them in the
river. So that really supports our

1023
01:20:47,520 --> 01:20:54,880
fishing industries and our sport fishing
and wreck fishing and family fishing. So

1024
01:20:51,600 --> 01:20:58,400
they're doing really important um work
out in the rivers right now. So thanks

1025
01:20:56,480 --> 01:21:05,679
to their team. That's that's really big
for our fisheries around here. And um uh

1026
01:21:02,719 --> 01:21:09,120
another note in some restoration work. I
don't know if anybody went out to

1027
01:21:06,800 --> 01:21:13,280
Mushlet Lake at the end of August, but
our council's been really supportive of

1028
01:21:11,120 --> 01:21:17,520
a big restoration project that's
restored some really important quality

1029
01:21:15,520 --> 01:21:23,679
salmon spawning habitat at the outlet of
Mushellet Lake. So, that was a 1.4

1030
01:21:20,800 --> 01:21:29,679
million all grant-f funded project that
restored habitat, employed local MFN

1031
01:21:26,320 --> 01:21:33,840
members, um had some contractors come
out from Trinity Consultants and Far

1032
01:21:31,679 --> 01:21:38,719
North contractors. So kind of a big
economic boost for the region too. And

1033
01:21:35,840 --> 01:21:43,120
that project was completed ahead of
schedule, unheard of almost in

1034
01:21:40,400 --> 01:21:47,280
construction and on time. And so that is
done and you guys will see some media

1035
01:21:45,040 --> 01:21:51,760
and some footage there. But a really
also important collaborative project for

1036
01:21:49,040 --> 01:21:56,719
partnerships and for ecosystem health,
for wed waterershed function, and for

1037
01:21:54,639 --> 01:22:00,560
salmon health. So hopefully we'll see
lots of benefits. We'll see in a couple

1038
01:21:58,320 --> 01:22:04,320
weeks salmon all coming up the rivers.
really incredible part of where we live

1039
01:22:02,560 --> 01:22:09,040
and hopefully again using all that
habitat and that wershed restored and

1040
01:22:07,360 --> 01:22:13,920
giving nature a chance to heal herself
out there.

1041
01:22:10,800 --> 01:22:18,560
And uh two billion tree planting project
that's funded by natural resource Canada

1042
01:22:15,760 --> 01:22:22,000
is also starting up in the upper Musl
rivers. So that's kind of the last year

1043
01:22:20,480 --> 01:22:26,480
of that project. Restored some upper
octaw last year now upper mushullet and

1044
01:22:24,639 --> 01:22:31,920
all just helping planting repairarian
areas. That's um Nucasan Wershed

1045
01:22:29,120 --> 01:22:37,440
Society, uh Salmon Park Stewardship
Society, and MFN Partnerships also. So,

1046
01:22:34,960 --> 01:22:43,360
some really great work happening
um in that restoration area. And then

1047
01:22:40,320 --> 01:22:47,280
Mayor Lot and I had um an update from
kind of on the other end of the fishery

1048
01:22:45,600 --> 01:22:50,560
stuff aquaculture. We're going to have a
big update tomorrow. So, we'll share it

1049
01:22:49,120 --> 01:22:55,120
with Marian Council from Jennifer
Woodland, our contact with Surerach, and

1050
01:22:53,520 --> 01:23:00,800
they
um she just got back from a trip, but

1051
01:22:57,679 --> 01:23:05,040
there was a some update. She's actually
joined the board for resource works,

1052
01:23:02,800 --> 01:23:08,960
which do lots of advocacy for our uh
resources and have been a big big

1053
01:23:07,440 --> 01:23:14,960
partner with us to advocate for
aquaculture and our other industries.

1054
01:23:11,360 --> 01:23:19,920
And we are still awaiting any updates or
news from the federal government on the

1055
01:23:16,560 --> 01:23:25,280
aquaculture um proposed ban, but there
was a really important bi-election at

1056
01:23:21,440 --> 01:23:29,600
the end of August and um they that kind
of went in the favor of the aquaculture

1057
01:23:27,280 --> 01:23:33,679
support. So we should as we've been
saying for a long time, we thought early

1058
01:23:31,600 --> 01:23:38,400
fall right now have an update on that
and we'll kind of know a little bit more

1059
01:23:35,120 --> 01:23:43,760
for our um our residents and all our
partners at SURAC. So that's all for in

1060
01:23:43,040 --> 01:23:46,760
Thank you,
>> Counc.

1061
01:23:47,440 --> 01:23:54,480
» Yeah. Um I got to uh meet with the new
head of operations down at Western

1062
01:23:52,400 --> 01:24:01,360
Forest Products. Um I don't even know
his last name, Derek. [laughter]

1063
01:23:56,960 --> 01:24:05,520
I uh what four weeks in now. Um so I'm
trying to uh give him a little bit of

1064
01:24:03,600 --> 01:24:11,840
grace as he gets his feet under him. Um
he tells me that um they're you know as

1065
01:24:10,000 --> 01:24:15,040
said before the plan was to go into the
Saunders and go out to the east coast

1066
01:24:13,360 --> 01:24:21,440
and they're kind of ramping up to start
doing that this uh fall. So apparently

1067
01:24:18,159 --> 01:24:28,320
there's lots of wood there. Um it's
multi-year so that is very promising.

1068
01:24:24,800 --> 01:24:32,320
And ideally, um, I was going to check up
with him, uh, get as, you know,

1069
01:24:29,840 --> 01:24:36,960
up-to-date facts as possible, uh, before
heading off to UBCM, uh, which

1070
01:24:34,480 --> 01:24:42,960
apparently I have three days to go and
see him again. Uh, that's everything for

1071
01:24:40,159 --> 01:24:46,560
me.
>> Thank you, Council Wear. Did I miss you,

1072
01:24:44,480 --> 01:24:49,440
Council Pringle? I know I'm bad
sometimes with that. I councelor

1073
01:24:48,480 --> 01:24:53,393
Pringle,
>> I think at this time. Thank you.

1074
01:24:51,373 --> 01:24:53,393
[snorts]

1075
01:24:58,080 --> 01:25:05,120
Um, I don't know if you folks pay
attention to things like this, but um,

1076
01:25:02,000 --> 01:25:10,960
that's important. Um, just recently our
prime minister, Mark Carney, um,

1077
01:25:07,600 --> 01:25:18,080
appointed a new deputy minister of
fisheries and oceans, gentleman's name

1078
01:25:13,600 --> 01:25:22,960
is Paul McKinnon. And um Paul McKinnon
was invited out to Vancouver Island by

1079
01:25:20,639 --> 01:25:28,159
the Coalition of First Nations for
Finnfish Stewardship. And that group um

1080
01:25:25,920 --> 01:25:34,000
invited um stakeholders in the
aquaculture industry um as well as

1081
01:25:31,120 --> 01:25:39,520
politicians um like myself, communities
that have significant investments in the

1082
01:25:36,960 --> 01:25:44,080
in the aquaculture business um to meet
with him. So we met with them in

1083
01:25:41,840 --> 01:25:46,560
Campbell River and it was usually these
things are kind of lame. You know, you

1084
01:25:45,440 --> 01:25:51,600
don't get too much attention. They're
just photo ops. But um this one wasn't

1085
01:25:49,520 --> 01:25:57,040
this was a person who had a genuine
interest in uh understanding the

1086
01:25:54,320 --> 01:26:00,320
aquaculture business on the West Coast
because there's a significant question

1087
01:25:58,800 --> 01:26:06,719
before this government that they have
yet to answer and that's whether or not

1088
01:26:03,360 --> 01:26:14,159
they're going to resend the um ban on um
open net salmon farming. So I was quite

1089
01:26:11,199 --> 01:26:20,400
surprised that he gave me a a lot of
time to talk to him about the

1090
01:26:17,280 --> 01:26:24,719
aquaculture business on the banker
around the west coast. And he also spent

1091
01:26:22,560 --> 01:26:29,920
time trying to understand how that
impacted Gold River and what were the

1092
01:26:27,199 --> 01:26:35,920
implications of us
shutting down um Surerax operations down

1093
01:26:33,679 --> 01:26:40,800
at West Coast Marine Terminals,
terminating their hatchery and

1094
01:26:38,159 --> 01:26:44,480
eliminating their open net fish farming.
And we talked about those implications

1095
01:26:42,400 --> 01:26:48,320
and he was quite open to understanding
what was happening there. He real he

1096
01:26:46,400 --> 01:26:52,239
wanted to know what were how is it going
to affect the people in your community?

1097
01:26:50,320 --> 01:26:57,840
how many people from First Nations were
employed in that industry? Um what kind

1098
01:26:55,520 --> 01:27:01,600
of um economic impacts does it have?
Like what kind of wages are generated

1099
01:26:59,679 --> 01:27:05,920
and what secondary industries are
supported like um in your community? and

1100
01:27:04,239 --> 01:27:10,000
he he gave me the time to go over that
and make the case and said that he found

1101
01:27:08,719 --> 01:27:13,760
he said they found that very
enlightening and it's going to help him

1102
01:27:11,920 --> 01:27:19,040
with his deliberations when he goes back
to um back to Ottawa and talks to his

1103
01:27:16,239 --> 01:27:23,520
boss Joan Thompson and Joan's boss Mark
Carney because I guess this decision is

1104
01:27:21,040 --> 01:27:27,520
sitting on Prime Minister Mark Carney's
desk and he's hasn't made it yet because

1105
01:27:25,440 --> 01:27:31,195
he's not doesn't look like he wants to
follow what his predecessor did in this

1106
01:27:29,199 --> 01:27:34,880
industry Pier Trudeau and it was
[snorts] interesting that bi-election

1107
01:27:32,480 --> 01:27:39,120
that councelor Picker referred to in
North Vancouver Capalino. The fellow

1108
01:27:36,880 --> 01:27:45,760
that was the MLA there was a was an
ardent um was was ardently opposed to

1109
01:27:43,840 --> 01:27:49,760
the industry and uh was actively
involved in um you know drawing up the

1110
01:27:48,080 --> 01:27:54,159
legislation for shutting and terminating
it. The new fellow that um got elected

1111
01:27:52,239 --> 01:27:59,600
happens to be a staffer that used to
work for Mark Carney who has a

1112
01:27:56,960 --> 01:28:04,719
completely different perspective on
aquaculture and the potential for

1113
01:28:01,120 --> 01:28:09,760
aquaculture. So, um, thank you, um, to
Paul McKinnon, um, the deputy minister

1114
01:28:07,360 --> 01:28:14,639
of fisheries and oceans for, you know,
spending the time, um, getting to know

1115
01:28:12,480 --> 01:28:17,199
me and Gold River and Surerac and the
business because representatives for

1116
01:28:15,679 --> 01:28:20,639
Surac were there and plus spending time
on the island. He had gone out and seen

1117
01:28:18,800 --> 01:28:26,159
a lot of fish farms when he was here.
And so thank you for you know that um

1118
01:28:23,280 --> 01:28:30,480
for for for really
diving deep into it and understand the

1119
01:28:27,840 --> 01:28:34,159
implications if if uh we don't if we
terminate that business and it has and

1120
01:28:32,639 --> 01:28:38,239
that business has so much potential for
growth and and has so many good things

1121
01:28:36,560 --> 01:28:43,040
that it can provide. But I do thank him
and he also said that his office on the

1122
01:28:40,560 --> 01:28:47,199
west coast interesting enough is um our
DFO building in Gold River. He said next

1123
01:28:45,280 --> 01:28:51,679
time he's out here at the office he's
going to phone me up and invite me out

1124
01:28:49,199 --> 01:28:56,000
for a cup of coffee. So I thought, "Wow,
I like that. That'll work for me." So

1125
01:28:54,400 --> 01:28:58,880
anyways, that's probably one of the most
interesting meetings I've had with the

1126
01:28:57,440 --> 01:29:01,840
highlevel politician. Most of the time
it's just photo op and you're out the

1127
01:29:00,400 --> 01:29:05,679
door. They don't really care what you
have to say. It's just But this guy was

1128
01:29:03,920 --> 01:29:10,639
really he was really interested. He
wants to know and um I think he they

1129
01:29:08,239 --> 01:29:16,080
went very favorably. He seemed very
supportive of it. He's from PEI and from

1130
01:29:13,120 --> 01:29:19,520
Prince Edward Island and the Maritimes
they aquaculture is a big thing out

1131
01:29:17,840 --> 01:29:23,280
there. He said, "I grew up next, you
know, when I grew up, you know, next

1132
01:29:21,040 --> 01:29:26,400
door to this operation. They it was
responsible was a hatchery and it was

1133
01:29:24,719 --> 01:29:30,960
responsible for creating all the smolts
for all the open net fish farms that

1134
01:29:28,639 --> 01:29:36,000
were operated by the province of New
Brunswick and Newf Finland and what was

1135
01:29:33,360 --> 01:29:39,679
the other no scope?" He said, you know,
I said, "Well, we want our industry to

1136
01:29:38,159 --> 01:29:43,520
mirror what you guys are doing on the
east coast rather than being shut down."

1137
01:29:41,920 --> 01:29:46,639
So, he was kind of Yeah. So, I think
that maybe we have a different

1138
01:29:45,040 --> 01:29:49,520
perspective.
So,

1139
01:29:47,840 --> 01:29:52,480
That's good. The other thing I was
really grateful for, I don't know if you

1140
01:29:50,880 --> 01:29:56,000
guys noticed it, but I sure noticed it
by looking around the town and talking

1141
01:29:54,000 --> 01:30:00,880
to the businesses in town and looking at
our campground with the Uchuck being

1142
01:29:58,880 --> 01:30:07,040
down. Like I had that terrible accident
and um you know that was

1143
01:30:04,400 --> 01:30:11,199
down where was it down? They were down
at Barkley. They were down there and

1144
01:30:08,560 --> 01:30:14,239
they ran ground or something to this the
bottom of the hull and lost their rudder

1145
01:30:13,040 --> 01:30:18,000
and everything. So, they've been down
for the summer. And boy, talk about the

1146
01:30:16,239 --> 01:30:21,360
impacts. Like, usually it's the
campground's full, you know, because

1147
01:30:19,760 --> 01:30:26,159
people are waiting to get on to the
tours that um you checked in, but not

1148
01:30:23,920 --> 01:30:29,520
this year. Talking to people in town,
the businesses, they usually, you know,

1149
01:30:27,760 --> 01:30:33,679
talking they're accustomed to having
those customers come in and buy services

1150
01:30:31,840 --> 01:30:37,920
off of them. Not happening this year.
So, um it was really it was really

1151
01:30:36,000 --> 01:30:41,440
uplifting for me to be down there. And I
talked to the owners as we went through

1152
01:30:39,440 --> 01:30:45,040
the summer, kept the updates, and Sean,
the owner, was down in Victoria for the

1153
01:30:43,199 --> 01:30:49,199
whole time, you know, overseeing the
project. But the Utre is back in town

1154
01:30:47,199 --> 01:30:53,920
again, and it's really nice to see it in
port and uh back in service again. So,

1155
01:30:52,000 --> 01:30:57,840
that is really uplifting for me. And I
think uplifting for Gold River and the

1156
01:30:56,000 --> 01:31:01,440
Nook Sound in our economy. And I didn't
realize, you know, the type of impact

1157
01:31:00,080 --> 01:31:05,199
that has, but man, does it ever have a
profound impact, you know, when you take

1158
01:31:03,280 --> 01:31:09,920
that out, it just like seems like the
the heart of our economy, you know, and

1159
01:31:08,239 --> 01:31:14,000
I know these guys did a great job just
with that. They just had the a was it AJ

1160
01:31:12,159 --> 01:31:17,280
Greer to work with in the summer and
they they were working 24 hours a day,

1161
01:31:15,760 --> 01:31:20,719
seven days a week to keep up. They did a
great job keeping the business going,

1162
01:31:19,280 --> 01:31:24,639
but they couldn't do any tourist
traffic. So, good for them. And I'm

1163
01:31:23,199 --> 01:31:29,040
talking to Sean, the owner. who said
that um two years uh two years ago,

1164
01:31:27,199 --> 01:31:32,800
remember we they he they they went down
because they their their motors were

1165
01:31:31,280 --> 01:31:36,159
they had problem with their motors, but
they've got new motors now and he's

1166
01:31:34,560 --> 01:31:38,800
going to be bringing it down to dry dock
again in October to have those

1167
01:31:37,600 --> 01:31:42,159
installed. So, he's going to have brand
new motors on the boat, too, and brand

1168
01:31:40,320 --> 01:31:46,800
new hull and a brand new rudder. And
hopefully is he has a fair saving for a

1169
01:31:44,960 --> 01:31:51,120
few more years because he's had some bad
luck over the last couple years and it's

1170
01:31:48,880 --> 01:31:54,719
been hard on him and hard on our and his
family and his business and our

1171
01:31:52,320 --> 01:31:58,880
community. But yeah, really appreciate
these guys. I don't know. I I haven't

1172
01:31:56,560 --> 01:32:03,360
met a heartier souls and these mariners
out there. They just nothing nothing

1173
01:32:01,360 --> 01:32:08,400
phases them. They and they keep on
going. So, um great work you guys and

1174
01:32:06,719 --> 01:32:12,080
I'm glad to have you back and your
business back and in service because it

1175
01:32:10,320 --> 01:32:16,960
sure has a negative impact on the
community.

1176
01:32:14,560 --> 01:32:20,080
Um I didn't know whether it was
appropriate for me to talk about this or

1177
01:32:18,400 --> 01:32:24,880
not, but I just wanted to share with the
community that I did. Yeah, I don't

1178
01:32:22,159 --> 01:32:30,639
care. people say maybe that's not not a
mey thing. I said well I'm the mayor so

1179
01:32:26,880 --> 01:32:35,440
whatever I do is a mey thing so
suck it up. So anyways, but my my

1180
01:32:33,520 --> 01:32:39,840
thought very much was this is that I did
attend that celebration of life for

1181
01:32:37,280 --> 01:32:44,239
Shane Christensen who uh who
unfortunately passed away during the

1182
01:32:41,679 --> 01:32:50,400
weekend our
weekend where we have our gold river

1183
01:32:45,840 --> 01:32:55,920
days and it was very tragic and um
I just wanted to extend my condolences

1184
01:32:52,880 --> 01:33:00,159
like people like um
councelor Pringle did at the celebration

1185
01:32:57,840 --> 01:33:03,040
of life very profound and moving
testimonies from a lot of people. It was

1186
01:33:01,760 --> 01:33:08,719
really a great ceremony. You know,
people just came up to Mike and they

1187
01:33:04,880 --> 01:33:12,080
talked about Shane and um who he was and
you know the impact he had in the

1188
01:33:10,000 --> 01:33:15,520
community and what an influence he
positive influence was in the community

1189
01:33:13,679 --> 01:33:18,719
that yeah I didn't feel it was
appropriate for me to spoke to him for

1190
01:33:16,880 --> 01:33:25,520
some reason. I don't know why but um I
do feel you know I should have and I did

1191
01:33:20,800 --> 01:33:29,520
want to make this public comment that um
yeah my heart is broken. I think um the

1192
01:33:28,080 --> 01:33:35,040
heart of our community is broken. I
think we lost a very valuable son of

1193
01:33:32,480 --> 01:33:39,280
Gold River and Malach First Nations and
um the impacts are felt now and probably

1194
01:33:37,120 --> 01:33:45,040
reverberate into the future. But I did
want to know that the family to know

1195
01:33:41,360 --> 01:33:48,880
that um I extend my condolences to them
and all his friends and family and his

1196
01:33:47,199 --> 01:33:51,920
loved ones. And I was really
appreciative of the folks that put on

1197
01:33:50,320 --> 01:33:56,960
the celebration of life because they put
on a great um yeah a great ceremony for

1198
01:33:55,199 --> 01:33:59,840
him. I think I just love the fact that
they had all those testimony

1199
01:33:58,239 --> 01:34:03,600
testimonials on there. I've never been
to one like that before where person

1200
01:34:02,000 --> 01:34:08,800
after person after person went to the
mic and um shared their experiences with

1201
01:34:06,480 --> 01:34:13,040
Shane and I was, you know, I'm not
supposed to cry. I'm a guy and I'm

1202
01:34:10,239 --> 01:34:16,800
supposed to be a macho guy. But there I
was blubbering and like because my

1203
01:34:15,199 --> 01:34:20,880
daughter grew up with Shane and I grew
up with Shane and I have a lot of

1204
01:34:19,120 --> 01:34:23,679
contacts with him. But I'm sure you know
he had contacts with everybody in this

1205
01:34:22,480 --> 01:34:28,159
town. He was just kind of the great
ambassador ambassador for our community

1206
01:34:26,159 --> 01:34:32,560
and [snorts] to talk about a unifying
force between Mao Mush First Nations and

1207
01:34:30,639 --> 01:34:38,320
the citizens of village of Gold River. I
think we both adopt him. He's both our

1208
01:34:34,480 --> 01:34:42,000
sons, right? So anyways, um Shane, we'll
miss you and um yeah, hope you're having

1209
01:34:40,560 --> 01:34:46,080
fun up there with all your friends and
relatives playing whatever game you're

1210
01:34:44,400 --> 01:34:52,880
playing because I know you love sports.
But yeah, so that's I wanted to do that.

1211
01:34:50,719 --> 01:34:58,600
Um, one of the things that the mayor has
to do is he has to sit as a director on

1212
01:34:59,199 --> 01:35:06,080
Strathon regional district and basically
represent the whole Stratthon regional

1213
01:35:04,400 --> 01:35:11,440
district which is large areas basically
mostly central and a lot of North Island

1214
01:35:08,880 --> 01:35:16,000
and um there was a project that um that
were worked on over the years that I was

1215
01:35:13,520 --> 01:35:19,600
with uh sitting in this chair and
sitting on the chair and as the SRD and

1216
01:35:18,000 --> 01:35:24,080
one of them was really proud of the BS
associated with and enjoyed working on

1217
01:35:21,520 --> 01:35:29,520
and uh has recently come to fruition was
the umh

1218
01:35:27,520 --> 01:35:33,199
the project that they had. Let's see if
I've got it written down here because I

1219
01:35:31,199 --> 01:35:36,639
don't want to get the name wrong. These
are recorded and then people SRD give me

1220
01:35:35,280 --> 01:35:43,360
hell when I go out there. Don't you know
the name of that project? [laughter]

1221
01:35:39,760 --> 01:35:46,880
It's uh just like home lodge and the the
health professional housing project. And

1222
01:35:45,440 --> 01:35:50,800
there was a ribbon cutting that we just
did recently. And that just like home

1223
01:35:49,040 --> 01:35:53,520
project touched me because I'm health
care professional. And I noticed that

1224
01:35:52,239 --> 01:35:57,920
there's a lot of barriers for people
when they're looking after loved ones.

1225
01:35:55,280 --> 01:36:01,679
Like if you have a your child is really
sick and you have to take some place and

1226
01:36:00,080 --> 01:36:05,440
they need care there and you want to be
there to support the child, you got to

1227
01:36:04,000 --> 01:36:09,040
you know you got your transportation
costs over there. Accommodation.

1228
01:36:06,880 --> 01:36:14,880
Accommodations are such a barrier to to
families. is too so expensive. And the

1229
01:36:11,600 --> 01:36:20,560
just like home um allows people that
have loved ones um in the hospital that

1230
01:36:17,600 --> 01:36:24,480
are being treated um to stay at this
just like home place that's just beside

1231
01:36:22,480 --> 01:36:27,760
the hospital and it costs us for a
nominal fee. I think it's about $10 a

1232
01:36:26,239 --> 01:36:31,520
night or something. They can stay there
and be there to support their loved one,

1233
01:36:29,760 --> 01:36:35,679
right? And um if the loved one can get
to the just like homes, they can go over

1234
01:36:33,120 --> 01:36:41,440
there, too. So um to me it's a it's a
project that um I enjoyed um being part

1235
01:36:39,120 --> 01:36:46,159
of and working on and they also we also
talked about it's critical for a health

1236
01:36:43,760 --> 01:36:50,639
care system to be able to compete to
attract um health care professionals

1237
01:36:48,560 --> 01:36:54,239
especially specialists um there's so
much demand for them all over the world

1238
01:36:52,159 --> 01:36:58,400
they can go anywhere they want so we
need to you know try and create some an

1239
01:36:56,480 --> 01:37:04,000
edge for ourel and part of this project
was um folks that are interested in

1240
01:37:01,760 --> 01:37:08,320
coming to Campbell river to work in
Campbell River and their health care

1241
01:37:05,360 --> 01:37:13,280
professionals, they can stay at this um
this um health professional housing at a

1242
01:37:11,440 --> 01:37:16,960
significantly discounted rate while
they're practicing here if it's just

1243
01:37:15,760 --> 01:37:20,480
short period of time or long period of
time or if they want to be there as they

1244
01:37:19,040 --> 01:37:23,920
transition in the community to find
housing. And it gives us a little bit of

1245
01:37:22,239 --> 01:37:28,000
edge because one of the things that
health care professionals have indicated

1246
01:37:25,600 --> 01:37:34,320
in all surveys that are done is that if
um there's some sort of u subsidy or um

1247
01:37:31,840 --> 01:37:38,400
or facilitation for housing that um
affects their choice on where they'll

1248
01:37:36,159 --> 01:37:44,679
practice. So, it's really great to be a
part of that and um yeah, and it's a

1249
01:37:41,440 --> 01:37:44,679
project that

1250
01:37:44,719 --> 01:37:49,920
I like I'm I'm I'm I'm really pleased
with and I think it enhanced the

1251
01:37:48,320 --> 01:37:54,320
healthcare system out there in our
region and especially in Camel River.

1252
01:37:52,480 --> 01:37:57,760
And the other one um that and we're
talking about my background is in

1253
01:37:55,920 --> 01:38:02,159
recreation and aquatics. So, this one
was really passion one of my passions as

1254
01:37:59,920 --> 01:38:07,119
we went through the years is that um
Strath Kona Gardens um is familiar with

1255
01:38:04,239 --> 01:38:11,119
that. What we did is we um we tore down
the old aquatic center there and we

1256
01:38:09,600 --> 01:38:15,679
built a new aquatic center and a
wellness center and that facility is

1257
01:38:14,000 --> 01:38:19,199
going to be opening in the region and
I've had a chance to tour through it

1258
01:38:17,119 --> 01:38:22,639
with the um the contractors and it's
going to just be amazing. People will

1259
01:38:20,719 --> 01:38:27,040
just be blown away when they when they
get in there and they actually um enjoy

1260
01:38:24,719 --> 01:38:31,280
and experience it. And our ribbon
cutting for the grand opening ceremony

1261
01:38:29,360 --> 01:38:35,199
is on September the 29th, which I'll be
a part of. And um again, I'm looking

1262
01:38:33,040 --> 01:38:39,840
forward to being there. And just to give
you some context, that project's about

1263
01:38:37,360 --> 01:38:44,560
$70 million project, and it was done on
time and on budget. And um the reason I

1264
01:38:43,040 --> 01:38:50,320
put a number to it and that sort of
thing is because when people talk about

1265
01:38:48,560 --> 01:38:54,080
shutting down and bulldozing our pool
and recreation center, you're talking

1266
01:38:51,920 --> 01:38:56,560
about um for those assets down there for
the community, they're hundreds of

1267
01:38:55,199 --> 01:39:02,080
millions of dollars. Hundreds of
millions of dollars that we have and we

1268
01:38:58,880 --> 01:39:05,920
that we that we own and um we don't have
any I might be incorrect, but I'm pretty

1269
01:39:04,159 --> 01:39:09,040
confident we don't have any debt on them
at all. It's all paid off. Is that

1270
01:39:07,440 --> 01:39:12,080
correct, Cra?
>> That's correct. The village of Gold

1271
01:39:10,480 --> 01:39:15,040
River is debtree at this time.
>> Debtree. I don't know about you guys,

1272
01:39:13,520 --> 01:39:18,639
but I don't know too many people are
debtree. Um, a lot of people I talk to

1273
01:39:16,960 --> 01:39:22,880
have mortgages. They're paying for the
car payments. They've got their lines of

1274
01:39:20,880 --> 01:39:26,159
credit. They got their charge cards. And
I know a lot of communities that I deal

1275
01:39:24,400 --> 01:39:30,400
with, um, municipalities in the
province. I deal talked to a lot of

1276
01:39:28,800 --> 01:39:35,760
politicians. None of them that I've
talked to are debtree. Goldfree is

1277
01:39:33,040 --> 01:39:39,600
debtree. As far as I'm understand, CEO
Roy, we don't have debt on any of our

1278
01:39:37,840 --> 01:39:43,119
public facilities. Am I correct there,
sir?

1279
01:39:40,960 --> 01:39:46,320
» Yes, that's correct. Anybody can review
our financial statements. Well, it'll be

1280
01:39:45,040 --> 01:39:49,840
indicated in there, too.
>> Yeah, that's pretty amazing. You guys

1281
01:39:48,080 --> 01:39:52,840
aren't paying interest any interest on
loans.

1282
01:39:53,520 --> 01:40:00,400
And most of the stuff that we do is done
through grants. I like it.

1283
01:39:58,639 --> 01:40:06,719
Kind of keep Mr. Roy here. He's keeping
us going and all these creative

1284
01:40:03,280 --> 01:40:11,280
financial ways to keep us going.
Yeah. Anyways, do I have anything else

1285
01:40:08,880 --> 01:40:16,480
on my list? Oh, yeah. One more thing. I
I was spending some time with um

1286
01:40:14,000 --> 01:40:20,560
councelor Way Meer and I and the CEO are
going over to Vancouver to participate

1287
01:40:18,320 --> 01:40:23,840
in this thing called the University of
British Columbia municipalities. And

1288
01:40:22,159 --> 01:40:28,560
sometime I wonder about the value of
some of these things that we go on. Um

1289
01:40:26,320 --> 01:40:33,199
whether or not we get any return as a
community for us going over there and

1290
01:40:30,320 --> 01:40:37,920
spending time with um these politicians
and administrators. But uh I think there

1291
01:40:36,000 --> 01:40:43,360
is value. You know, they hear our
concerns about what we're what are what

1292
01:40:41,679 --> 01:40:50,639
our priorities for Gold River. It helps
us when we want to um apply for grants

1293
01:40:47,760 --> 01:40:54,080
and um I think that you know it networks
and so we have contacts there. But we're

1294
01:40:52,560 --> 01:40:57,679
going to be when we go over there,
councelor Waymire and I are going to be

1295
01:40:55,600 --> 01:41:00,960
running around visiting or actually
having meetings with the Minister of

1296
01:40:59,360 --> 01:41:04,960
Finance,
Ministry of Forestry, Ministry of

1297
01:41:03,119 --> 01:41:09,679
Citizen Services, Ministry of Rural
Development,

1298
01:41:06,960 --> 01:41:14,000
Ministry of Environment and Parks.
And um there's a whole list of each one

1299
01:41:12,480 --> 01:41:18,800
of those ministries. We've got our
briefing sheets that councelor Waymar

1300
01:41:16,719 --> 01:41:23,520
worked on and really diligently did a
great job putting together and council

1301
01:41:20,560 --> 01:41:26,719
and our CEO um cleaned it up a little
bit so it's more presentable so because

1302
01:41:25,440 --> 01:41:32,080
we have to send that over to them. So,
we're going to be meeting with these

1303
01:41:28,159 --> 01:41:36,000
ministers um to um discuss u issues that
are critically important to the village

1304
01:41:33,360 --> 01:41:39,679
of Gold River and um advocating on their
behalf, plus networking and apparently

1305
01:41:38,159 --> 01:41:44,000
learning and every once in a while we're
allowed to go play for a little bit, but

1306
01:41:41,600 --> 01:41:47,760
we won't talk about that. So, but most
of it's work, work, work, and taking

1307
01:41:45,920 --> 01:41:52,960
time off of work or taking holidays to
go over and do it. Yeah. So, that's

1308
01:41:50,800 --> 01:41:56,560
something I've been getting prepared for
um during this time and uh hopefully

1309
01:41:55,360 --> 01:42:01,119
next week when we head over like
council, he's got three days to meet

1310
01:41:58,639 --> 01:42:07,040
with because we'll be hopping on the
hopping on the fairies and heading over

1311
01:42:02,960 --> 01:42:15,040
to to Vancouver for um a week in order
to meet with these people and talk to

1312
01:42:09,360 --> 01:42:20,880
them as politicians and bureaucrats
to promote Gold River's um interests and

1313
01:42:17,840 --> 01:42:26,159
concerns. S. So that's about it for me.
Could go on and on and on, but you folks

1314
01:42:23,360 --> 01:42:31,080
look like you're getting tired. 8:41
long meeting. Probably want to hear from

1315
01:42:27,920 --> 01:42:31,080
me anymore.

1316
01:42:31,119 --> 01:42:38,000
Probably happened about 15 minutes ago,
huh? They're just all very polite.

1317
01:42:35,920 --> 01:42:42,320
Anyways, that's it for reports from
council. Um, information items, work in

1318
01:42:40,800 --> 01:42:46,639
progress,
and let's see. We usually have a motion

1319
01:42:44,159 --> 01:42:50,719
associated with that. Council received
the work in progress for information.

1320
01:42:48,239 --> 01:42:55,320
Who care to move it? Councelor Waymer,
second by councelor Fost. Any

1321
01:42:52,320 --> 01:42:55,320
discussion?

1322
01:42:55,920 --> 01:43:03,600
Council Way, I thought you may want to
talk about revitalization tax exemption.

1323
01:43:00,880 --> 01:43:09,280
» Yeah. Um, that one's coming up, so I'll
leave that one alone. Um, I guess a

1324
01:43:06,000 --> 01:43:17,199
question through the chair to
staff in general. Um,

1325
01:43:12,880 --> 01:43:23,360
we've had that inquiry into MmfN for
months now. Um, have we done any

1326
01:43:20,239 --> 01:43:27,280
followup and have as have they
responded?

1327
01:43:25,679 --> 01:43:29,520
» Director of operations, Oxy, I think
you've been fielding this one for the

1328
01:43:28,719 --> 01:43:33,440
last 6 months.
>> I'm answering your worship. I sent an

1329
01:43:30,960 --> 01:43:38,400
email back to the uh uh the person on
the language committee um just this last

1330
01:43:35,360 --> 01:43:41,520
week. I haven't heard back yet, but u I
there's been a few prior uh

1331
01:43:40,080 --> 01:43:46,480
correspondences through the through the
chain, but this time I went directly to

1332
01:43:43,199 --> 01:43:50,159
the language board or committee person,
whoever is answering that email.

1333
01:43:48,239 --> 01:43:54,800
» Beautiful. Thank you.
>> Thank you, director of operations. Doxy

1334
01:43:52,320 --> 01:44:01,000
follow question. No. Um you're good.
Council, are you wanting to ask director

1335
01:43:57,280 --> 01:44:01,000
of operations council?

1336
01:44:02,080 --> 01:44:08,239
» Can we finish this up and then you can
ask him about something else? Any other

1337
01:44:06,560 --> 01:44:12,719
discussion? Call for the question. All
in favor?

1338
01:44:09,920 --> 01:44:15,679
Councelor Pringle, what is the something
else you wanted to ask?

1339
01:44:13,920 --> 01:44:20,560
» Thank you. I just wanted to ask about
when the crosswalks will be redone and

1340
01:44:18,639 --> 01:44:27,520
when they are redone, will we be able to
put the um November remembered day or

1341
01:44:24,400 --> 01:44:34,719
Yeah. Um sorry, I can't think. The
stenciling, can we put that over top so

1342
01:44:30,800 --> 01:44:39,119
we don't just see red on the roadways?
like we it enhances it a little bit

1343
01:44:37,440 --> 01:44:47,119
better. I'm just wondering if there'll
be time to do that before November 11th.

1344
01:44:42,960 --> 01:44:50,560
» Director of Operations Doxy. Um that we
hadn't necessarily planned on doing. We

1345
01:44:48,880 --> 01:44:55,920
normally do uh some of the pavement
markings every other year. Um we could

1346
01:44:53,760 --> 01:44:59,760
we could look at it and see if we can
still fit it in. Uh as it gets closer to

1347
01:44:57,920 --> 01:45:05,360
the rain season as well, it does get
tight, but we can definitely look at

1348
01:45:02,159 --> 01:45:05,360
that and try

1349
01:45:06,239 --> 01:45:13,040
followup, councelor Pringle.
>> Well, just the crosswalks are very

1350
01:45:11,440 --> 01:45:16,560
unseeable
and um so I would think that they it's

1351
01:45:15,360 --> 01:45:21,040
either
>> come up to the two years or whatever. So

1352
01:45:18,960 --> 01:45:25,679
I know you guys are really busy, but it
is also safety as well for our kids with

1353
01:45:23,280 --> 01:45:30,880
them going back to school. So I just was
asking. Thank you.

1354
01:45:28,800 --> 01:45:34,719
» So director of operations Doxy, is that
a yes or no, sir?

1355
01:45:33,360 --> 01:45:39,040
Um, yes,
>> it is a yes, we will we will try to get

1356
01:45:36,800 --> 01:45:43,119
the crosswalks uh done up here um as
we're into the fall season. So, and

1357
01:45:41,199 --> 01:45:46,560
particularly the the Legion one.
>> Thank you, director of operations. Oxy,

1358
01:45:44,960 --> 01:45:55,600
you good with that? Council Pringle,
that satisfy your quir. Okay. Number 12,

1359
01:45:50,719 --> 01:46:01,199
bylaw 12.1, bylaw number 766 to ask 2026
revitalization tax exemption.

1360
01:45:58,320 --> 01:46:06,080
Move that bylaw number 7662026
revitalization tax exemption be adopted

1361
01:46:03,360 --> 01:46:12,520
by title only. Who care to move it?
Councelor Wayar. Second by councelor

1362
01:46:08,400 --> 01:46:12,520
Fost. Discussion.

1363
01:46:13,600 --> 01:46:20,320
Holy smokes. I was surprised if somebody
else started before you. Councelor

1364
01:46:18,320 --> 01:46:24,639
Rayar. Councelor Rayar.
>> Uh here we are. Uh we're at the finish

1365
01:46:22,239 --> 01:46:30,960
line. Um, I think this is a great
opportunity for the village of Gold

1366
01:46:26,800 --> 01:46:37,119
River to uh really sell development um
to those contractors who uh seem to like

1367
01:46:33,440 --> 01:46:42,239
to ignore our little town. Um think this
is going to be a great tool uh help us

1368
01:46:39,040 --> 01:46:47,360
build um build new and you know
renovate. Um I'm so glad to see this

1369
01:46:45,119 --> 01:46:54,159
here and I look forward to crossing that
finish line.

1370
01:46:49,760 --> 01:46:54,159
» Thank you, Counc. Anyone else?

1371
01:46:57,280 --> 01:47:02,159
For those folks that don't know what the
revitalization tax exemption is, I'll

1372
01:47:00,800 --> 01:47:06,000
give you the thumbnail approach.
Basically, our overview is that we're

1373
01:47:03,920 --> 01:47:10,880
prepared to defer some of our taxes that
we would normally receive to um

1374
01:47:08,000 --> 01:47:14,320
developers are prepared to renovate
existing buildings within our community

1375
01:47:12,560 --> 01:47:18,560
or put in new buildings in our community
and give us a bit of an edge. Um because

1376
01:47:16,880 --> 01:47:22,239
a lot of times I hear contractors
complaining that it's too expensive to

1377
01:47:20,560 --> 01:47:25,679
develop out here because of the costs
that are associated with building on the

1378
01:47:23,679 --> 01:47:30,080
west coast instead of the east coast of
the island. And it gives us a it gives

1379
01:47:27,920 --> 01:47:34,880
us an edge. Plus it also gives us
something that we can sell in order to

1380
01:47:31,920 --> 01:47:38,000
help promote um any sort of initiatives
that we want to see happening in the

1381
01:47:36,880 --> 01:47:41,119
community. I can point to and say,
"Listen, if you're going to invest in

1382
01:47:39,360 --> 01:47:45,440
this community and bring your business
here and uh put your infrastructure in

1383
01:47:43,280 --> 01:47:50,159
and um we're going to we're going to
we're going to give you a tax break uh

1384
01:47:47,600 --> 01:47:52,800
for five years." And uh that means that
the taxpayers are not going to be

1385
01:47:51,520 --> 01:47:56,639
getting that money for the five years,
but on year six, you will start getting

1386
01:47:54,880 --> 01:48:00,320
that money. And that might been money
that you're not getting at all because

1387
01:47:58,080 --> 01:48:03,520
nobody came to do any development or set
up their business before. So that's kind

1388
01:48:01,920 --> 01:48:07,440
of the rationale behind it. And then
folks that want to take existing

1389
01:48:05,199 --> 01:48:13,199
businesses or commercial or residential
over $150,000 if they want to do some

1390
01:48:10,719 --> 01:48:19,280
upgrades, we're going to help them. And
uh we're going to give them a a

1391
01:48:16,560 --> 01:48:23,520
basically crescendoing or descending tax
breaks um as we go year to year over

1392
01:48:21,119 --> 01:48:28,800
five years. And uh again it gives us
another just another tool in our toolbox

1393
01:48:26,400 --> 01:48:34,159
because um most of the time what we're
dealing with is we deal with uh you know

1394
01:48:32,000 --> 01:48:38,080
things that discourage business and um I
think that's when we'll really encourage

1395
01:48:36,000 --> 01:48:42,480
business and we're invested we got some
skin in the game now right we've uh

1396
01:48:39,920 --> 01:48:49,600
we're taking we're we're giving up some
of our potential revenues um in order to

1397
01:48:45,520 --> 01:48:54,239
attract people in businesses in to do
build start businesses for existing

1398
01:48:52,159 --> 01:48:58,239
businesses or commercial homes to
upgrade them. And I think uh you know, I

1399
01:48:56,320 --> 01:49:01,360
remember I was had the debate with the
CEO and some counselors and community

1400
01:48:59,920 --> 01:49:06,400
members as we went through this and
people said, "Yeah, we need to have an

1401
01:49:04,400 --> 01:49:09,360
incentive. We need to have something. We
need to have some sort of edge. We need

1402
01:49:07,760 --> 01:49:13,920
to be able to sell something." And I
remember working with this council and

1403
01:49:11,520 --> 01:49:17,040
our staff and and I'm glad that we're
here at this point. And I was wondering

1404
01:49:15,360 --> 01:49:21,360
sometimes these things take a while like
councilor Wayer's kind like, "Yeah, it's

1405
01:49:18,719 --> 01:49:25,920
finally across the finish line, but But
all I can do is say um thank goodness

1406
01:49:24,080 --> 01:49:31,040
for the perseverance of all people
involved, council members, staff, and

1407
01:49:28,880 --> 01:49:36,560
the community because at the end of the
day, I I I'm a little bit of a farmer at

1408
01:49:34,800 --> 01:49:40,880
heart, community farmer anyways, but I
think we planted some good seeds there

1409
01:49:38,080 --> 01:49:45,440
and it's um and hopefully um we see them
grow to fruition and u and we see some

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01:49:43,520 --> 01:49:50,000
beneficial things in the community.
Yeah,

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01:49:48,320 --> 01:49:52,320
that might stimulate some discussion.
Councelor

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01:49:51,760 --> 01:49:55,679
Pickard.
>> No, thank [snorts] you to the chair and

1413
01:49:53,920 --> 01:50:00,000
thanks for your thoughts. I agree with
all of them and thanks councelor Wayer

1414
01:49:57,360 --> 01:50:03,840
for bringing this to um council to
consider and thanks to staff for taking

1415
01:50:01,840 --> 01:50:07,280
the time putting it together. And Mayor
Law, you're right. It's things take so

1416
01:50:05,360 --> 01:50:11,760
much time, but it's just to be
accountable and have transparency and

1417
01:50:09,280 --> 01:50:16,159
have have us review it and have um
information sent out to the community.

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01:50:13,920 --> 01:50:18,960
And this feels kind of nice to come near
the end of the term as we sat down at

1419
01:50:17,600 --> 01:50:23,600
the beginning of the four years and set
out our strategic priorities. And a huge

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01:50:21,280 --> 01:50:28,000
one for all of us across the board was
economic development and increase our

1421
01:50:26,159 --> 01:50:32,159
tax base and make it a bit more diverse
so we can generate a little bit more

1422
01:50:29,920 --> 01:50:36,400
money for our services and and keep them
up and not put that burden on taxpayers.

1423
01:50:34,719 --> 01:50:40,000
So this is a really exciting
opportunity. I think it shows the the

1424
01:50:38,480 --> 01:50:43,760
climate that we're willing to not just
say we want to do economic development,

1425
01:50:41,440 --> 01:50:48,880
but we really can use one of the tools
in our tool belt that um that is

1426
01:50:46,239 --> 01:50:52,320
attractive to business and as mayor you
mentioned too, you know, there's there's

1427
01:50:50,960 --> 01:50:56,560
people that look at different options
and developing and revital and and

1428
01:50:54,480 --> 01:51:02,719
investing here, but this is really this
is a big card in our back pocket that we

1429
01:50:58,480 --> 01:51:07,119
can say this might offset some of the um
being remote or the cost of building out

1430
01:51:04,800 --> 01:51:10,960
here. So I think it's really attractive
and you know there's been some barriers

1431
01:51:09,199 --> 01:51:15,440
to groups doing investments here and
starting new new development with hydro

1432
01:51:13,840 --> 01:51:18,960
being a big one but the cost has been a
big one that we've heard. So, this is

1433
01:51:16,719 --> 01:51:23,119
one thing that we can have have an
effect on and it is a bit of short-term

1434
01:51:21,520 --> 01:51:27,040
compromise and not having those taxes
right away, but in hopes of growing our

1435
01:51:25,360 --> 01:51:33,280
tax base, having long-term investment,
and eventually making the community more

1436
01:51:29,520 --> 01:51:38,320
um more viable and more more robust and
economically more sustainable. So,

1437
01:51:36,400 --> 01:51:42,080
thanks to everyone for your patience on
this and work on it and look forward to

1438
01:51:40,400 --> 01:51:50,320
what the future holds with this tax
exemption. Thank you, Mor Pickard.

1439
01:51:46,080 --> 01:51:55,080
No. No. All good.
All the question. All in favor? Done.

1440
01:51:55,199 --> 01:52:01,199
Correspondence. That the correspondence
be accepted for information. You can

1441
01:51:58,560 --> 01:52:04,480
move it. Council. Nobody wants to move
correspondence. Is there something

1442
01:52:02,400 --> 01:52:08,280
controversial in there? Councilor Ray.
Second by councelor Ringle.

1443
01:52:10,239 --> 01:52:15,440
Discussion. Seeing none. Call for
question. All in favor? Done. You

1444
01:52:14,132 --> 01:52:19,520
[snorts] guys must be getting tired. You
want to race through the rest of these

1445
01:52:16,560 --> 01:52:24,239
items.
>> Okay, new business. Seeing none.

1446
01:52:21,679 --> 01:52:28,239
Question period. Mr. Roy, do we have any
um inquiries online, sir?

1447
01:52:26,880 --> 01:52:33,840
» Not at this time. Your worship
>> gallery. Um does anybody wish to come to

1448
01:52:30,880 --> 01:52:37,119
councelor White?
Go ahead, sir. You know how that you

1449
01:52:35,679 --> 01:52:41,320
know the drill.
>> Getting used to it. Yeah.

1450
01:52:42,560 --> 01:52:50,000
» Chris White, 507 Golden Hind place.
>> Chris,

1451
01:52:47,360 --> 01:52:55,840
» I'm just tickled pink with with the
meeting tonight, you know, like like we

1452
01:52:53,040 --> 01:52:59,760
are so lucky and and this just just
reinforced everything. I feel good about

1453
01:52:57,760 --> 01:53:06,080
this place. The fact that we have zero
debt, just that alone, like zero debt to

1454
01:53:03,760 --> 01:53:10,800
live here. our taxes are reasonable and
it it's just it's just it's just really

1455
01:53:08,880 --> 01:53:15,119
really good. You guys have done a great
job and I'm just tickled being here and

1456
01:53:13,520 --> 01:53:20,080
it's just it was just good. It was a
good I feel really good about everything

1457
01:53:17,199 --> 01:53:23,840
going on here. Thank you for that.
Yeah, I I remember when I was working

1458
01:53:22,080 --> 01:53:29,199
for the village of Gold River and you'd
hear the squeak squeak squeak squeak and

1459
01:53:26,719 --> 01:53:34,239
that was uh councelor White walking down
the um hallway

1460
01:53:31,760 --> 01:53:38,000
looking at the looking at the
dispersements at your bills had to sign

1461
01:53:36,159 --> 01:53:43,599
off and knocking on everybody's door and
says, "Is this the best that we could

1462
01:53:40,000 --> 01:53:49,760
do? Can we get it cheaper?" And I used
to be just terrified. [laughter]

1463
01:53:47,440 --> 01:53:53,520
» Oh, good. like is that my is that one of
is that one of the things that I bought?

1464
01:53:51,599 --> 01:54:00,719
But one of the things I gained from that
is that um I realized that um it's a

1465
01:53:57,119 --> 01:54:05,280
petition of trust to have um stewardship
over the public purse and that we're in

1466
01:54:03,520 --> 01:54:08,880
we've been given a very important role
and that is to make sure that we get the

1467
01:54:06,960 --> 01:54:14,080
best value for the taxpayers for the
money and that um and people like

1468
01:54:11,840 --> 01:54:18,239
councelor White at that time and others.
I had a CEO who was

1469
01:54:16,400 --> 01:54:23,280
» Larry Plur who even squeakaked more than
you did I think um who are they they

1470
01:54:21,280 --> 01:54:28,159
were very good about managing money and
uh I got beat up a lot. I still got the

1471
01:54:25,440 --> 01:54:32,159
bruises and stuff but um I think it I
think it made me more more financially

1472
01:54:30,239 --> 01:54:36,159
conscious because when I got in here the
first thing on my radar was and we

1473
01:54:34,480 --> 01:54:39,679
shared with this council was that we
need to be financially responsible and

1474
01:54:38,000 --> 01:54:45,840
get our financial house in order. We
cannot kick this can down the road

1475
01:54:41,199 --> 01:54:49,840
anymore. We've been doing it since 1997
9 what I remember when I started right

1476
01:54:47,679 --> 01:54:54,639
and we never had a budget balance and we
never had a budget um operation budget

1477
01:54:52,400 --> 01:54:58,719
that was balanced and we were constantly
drawing down on our surpluses and

1478
01:54:56,560 --> 01:55:02,239
reserves and living beyond our means and
we're going to get to the point where

1479
01:54:59,920 --> 01:55:07,280
the the cupboard was bare and we'd be
shutting down pools and arenas and golf

1480
01:55:05,360 --> 01:55:11,840
courses and everything else and laying
people off and contracting stuff out and

1481
01:55:08,960 --> 01:55:15,119
I thought don't ever want to get close
to that.

1482
01:55:13,040 --> 01:55:19,520
» So, mayor council, that's all I had to
say is just thank you. A heartfelt thank

1483
01:55:17,280 --> 01:55:23,760
you. You're doing a great job. Tickled
pink and and yeah, thanks.

1484
01:55:22,000 --> 01:55:27,119
» Yeah, we better have Thank you very
much, Councelor White. We appreciate

1485
01:55:25,599 --> 01:55:32,400
that.
And uh yeah, and thanks for um like you

1486
01:55:29,920 --> 01:55:37,679
said, other people before us um deserve
the recognition because like in hockey,

1487
01:55:34,480 --> 01:55:41,760
there's a term called setting the tone.
You guys set the tone for your, you

1488
01:55:39,840 --> 01:55:45,440
know, the pre the your council and the
subsequent councils. And I'm hoping that

1489
01:55:43,760 --> 01:55:49,119
the council after us will look at what
we did during this term, cutting

1490
01:55:47,679 --> 01:55:53,119
millions and millions of operating
budgets and we had to raise taxes a

1491
01:55:51,360 --> 01:55:57,360
little bit more than folks wanted them,
but and I I understand that and we

1492
01:55:55,599 --> 01:56:01,920
wanted lots of grants, but we wanted at
the end of the day I I said to this

1493
01:55:59,440 --> 01:56:05,520
council is that let's see if we can
achieve something that hasn't been

1494
01:56:03,360 --> 01:56:09,599
achieved for for all the time that I've
been here since 97. I don't know the

1495
01:56:07,679 --> 01:56:15,280
math. That's about 20 what, eight years
or something. Um, let's get a balanced

1496
01:56:11,840 --> 01:56:20,480
budget operationally and and um and
projectwise and yeah, and once we get

1497
01:56:18,400 --> 01:56:26,400
it, fight like hell to keep it. Don't
ever lose it. [snorts] And uh yeah, and

1498
01:56:23,360 --> 01:56:30,800
that like you said, with no debt, we're
in pretty good shape. And um I think you

1499
01:56:29,360 --> 01:56:34,159
see that because I talked to people that
want to invest in our community and

1500
01:56:32,960 --> 01:56:36,880
they're saying they're going to put a
little bit more money into our community

1501
01:56:35,440 --> 01:56:41,679
because they see that we got our
financial house in order. Like um Kent

1502
01:56:39,599 --> 01:56:45,599
O'Neal, they said they they they're
building some things or adding some

1503
01:56:43,520 --> 01:56:51,199
value buildings down there at his lodge.
And then and then there's a fellow down

1504
01:56:47,920 --> 01:56:55,599
in the industrial sub down there who's
bought those two lots. All the for the

1505
01:56:53,599 --> 01:57:00,000
what 27 years I was here, Chris, were
empty. there when nothing was in there.

1506
01:56:57,840 --> 01:57:04,080
He bought those and now he's developing
those and expanding his business. He

1507
01:57:02,320 --> 01:57:07,599
said, "Yeah, you guys got your financial
house in order. I'm feel comfortable

1508
01:57:05,760 --> 01:57:12,239
that you're not this town's not going
to, you know, go bankrupt and um I'm

1509
01:57:10,639 --> 01:57:16,080
investing some money." So, I think that
not only did we do our work, but um

1510
01:57:14,080 --> 01:57:20,080
hopefully that reverberates and other
people have confidence and they're

1511
01:57:17,280 --> 01:57:23,760
willing to um take a risk and invest
some money in in our community. So,

1512
01:57:22,560 --> 01:57:27,040
yeah. Anyways, I don't know how I got
there. This is just question period. So,

1513
01:57:25,520 --> 01:57:30,719
I'm not supposed to be going on and on
and on and on and on. Especially when

1514
01:57:28,800 --> 01:57:34,719
it's nine o' especially when it's nine
o'clock at night. People are going to

1515
01:57:32,159 --> 01:57:37,719
get upset with me. So, um any other
questions?

1516
01:57:42,480 --> 01:57:47,199
» Glad you talked for so long. I got a few
things here.

1517
01:57:45,199 --> 01:57:50,199
» Uh you got as much time as you want. Go
ahead.

1518
01:57:50,800 --> 01:57:59,199
» I wrote all over it.
So, my first question to the mayor, um,

1519
01:57:57,440 --> 01:58:01,679
do we no longer do territorial
recognitions at the beginning of

1520
01:58:00,320 --> 01:58:05,040
meetings or was that just an oversight
tonight?

1521
01:58:02,480 --> 01:58:09,280
» What's that? I over I missed it.
>> Okay. The other thing that apparently

1522
01:58:07,836 --> 01:58:14,080
[clears throat] is an oversight that
quite upsets me because it's not the

1523
01:58:10,719 --> 01:58:18,080
first time. Um, we made a lot of big
deal tonight about all the grants the

1524
01:58:15,599 --> 01:58:21,760
village gets and you thank Joe a number
of times and no disrespect to you Joe.

1525
01:58:20,239 --> 01:58:26,800
I'm sure you're you are doing a
wonderful job, but not once did you

1526
01:58:24,400 --> 01:58:30,960
thank Chelsea Stubs whose job it
literally is to look for grants for this

1527
01:58:28,719 --> 01:58:35,119
village and that really upsets me
because she does an awful lot of work

1528
01:58:32,480 --> 01:58:40,239
for us and you never thank her.
>> Yeah, I my apologies. I agree with you.

1529
01:58:37,920 --> 01:58:47,280
I think Chelsea does a wonderful job for
us and I and I know that um when the

1530
01:58:43,840 --> 01:58:54,000
grant that we got from ICE TE to provide
for her position when that had expired

1531
01:58:50,880 --> 01:58:57,920
um at that point I advocated for um
investing in that position and encourage

1532
01:58:56,000 --> 01:59:01,920
council to continue on with that
employment because I realized how

1533
01:58:59,360 --> 01:59:04,639
invaluable it was. I think maybe um
>> bad you can't remember to thank her once

1534
01:59:03,280 --> 01:59:08,320
in a while then that's all I really
wanted to say. Thanks.

1535
01:59:05,840 --> 01:59:12,880
» You're you're right. Um my next question
is regarding the work in progress. Um

1536
01:59:10,960 --> 01:59:17,040
last spring I came to council with a
couple of requests. One of them was to

1537
01:59:15,119 --> 01:59:20,880
have um cemetery awareness day
recognized which we did and it went very

1538
01:59:18,800 --> 01:59:26,960
well. Um but the other was also to get
the cemetery mapping up and running. I

1539
01:59:23,520 --> 01:59:31,199
spoke to the SRD money wasn't a problem.
Nothing else seemed to be a problem. I

1540
01:59:29,040 --> 01:59:35,119
don't think it's been done. So I'm
wondering why it's not on this list.

1541
01:59:33,360 --> 01:59:39,199
» It's a good question. I don't really
know myself. I'd have to refer it to

1542
01:59:36,800 --> 01:59:43,840
staff. Staff, would you any staff member
care to um field that question? Director

1543
01:59:41,119 --> 01:59:45,840
of operations, Doxy,
>> can you use that mic there, Sarah, to

1544
01:59:45,440 --> 01:59:50,320
respond?
>> It is a work in pro progress. It's it's

1545
01:59:48,560 --> 01:59:55,760
gone um to the consultant that's working
on our asset management um portfolio and

1546
01:59:53,360 --> 02:00:00,480
it will be going into the mapping system
and and I don't know exactly when right

1547
01:59:57,760 --> 02:00:04,960
now it'll go be going live, but it is it
is a project in in in process.

1548
02:00:03,360 --> 02:00:08,320
» I'm very encouraged to hear that. Can we
get it on the next agenda if it hasn't

1549
02:00:06,639 --> 02:00:11,920
been finished, please?
>> Sorry. What was your request?

1550
02:00:10,400 --> 02:00:17,400
» To have it as a literal work in
progress. If it is one and it's not on

1551
02:00:13,360 --> 02:00:17,400
the agenda now, can we get it

1552
02:00:18,960 --> 02:00:24,080
» point of order sale?
>> Uh the council never directed this to be

1553
02:00:22,080 --> 02:00:29,280
placed on the work in order work in
progress for council. It was done on an

1554
02:00:26,719 --> 02:00:35,440
operational level. Uh but it's uh
council's will.

1555
02:00:32,159 --> 02:00:41,599
Anyone care to move that?
Councelor Pringle. Second.

1556
02:00:37,840 --> 02:00:46,400
All in favor of putting it on the list.
Okay. Done. Next.

1557
02:00:43,840 --> 02:00:50,400
» Uh, do we know how many people work at
Surerac?

1558
02:00:49,040 --> 02:00:53,520
» Surak. The entire
>> Sorry. Down at our site here like in

1559
02:00:52,320 --> 02:00:58,880
Gold River. Oh,
>> I No, not exactly. It varies, but last

1560
02:00:56,560 --> 02:01:03,840
time I had a reading from them, they
said that they're somewhere in the 3540

1561
02:01:01,760 --> 02:01:07,599
range if [snorts] you include both the
hatchery and um open net fish farming.

1562
02:01:06,320 --> 02:01:11,280
» And do we know how many of those people
live in Gold River?

1563
02:01:09,040 --> 02:01:16,320
» I don't, but there is a number of them
that do.

1564
02:01:13,520 --> 02:01:18,639
» Um also with regard to your
>> I think

1565
02:01:16,960 --> 02:01:22,880
» meeting with the minister,
>> I think if you wanted that information,

1566
02:01:20,239 --> 02:01:26,719
you could probably talk to Surerac. I
think Shannon Moberly at Surerac would

1567
02:01:25,119 --> 02:01:29,760
be able to provide you with that data. I
think she keeps that data.

1568
02:01:28,320 --> 02:01:32,880
» Well, I was just curious because you
were advocating for them with the

1569
02:01:31,040 --> 02:01:36,080
Minister of Fisheries and whatnot. So, I
was just curious how many there were.

1570
02:01:34,560 --> 02:01:39,760
Um, and with regards to that meeting
with the Minister of Fisheries, um, do

1571
02:01:38,320 --> 02:01:43,440
you know anything about where we're at
with regards to being able to buy fresh

1572
02:01:41,760 --> 02:01:46,800
seafood at our dock?
>> I don't.

1573
02:01:44,480 --> 02:01:50,560
» Could we find out what the problems are
with that happening?

1574
02:01:48,239 --> 02:01:53,599
» I don't know if I could find out, but
I'll look into it. It had it had been

1575
02:01:52,320 --> 02:01:59,280
discussed some years ago because I knew
we were at a point where the local First

1576
02:01:56,239 --> 02:02:03,199
Nations could have licenses to sell
things like halibet and whatnot.

1577
02:02:00,880 --> 02:02:06,400
» Yeah. So, have you looked into it in the
past?

1578
02:02:04,800 --> 02:02:10,320
» It has been looked into before, but I
was just thinking that with you being in

1579
02:02:08,800 --> 02:02:12,480
contact with the fisheries minister, it
might have been something you had been

1580
02:02:11,440 --> 02:02:14,800
asking about.
>> No, I was looking at something

1581
02:02:14,000 --> 02:02:17,360
different.
>> Okay.

1582
02:02:15,280 --> 02:02:20,639
» What else have you got?
Um,

1583
02:02:18,960 --> 02:02:26,159
I had a question about who's going to
UBCM, but you actually did bring that

1584
02:02:22,639 --> 02:02:32,040
up. And I'm just wondering if one of you
is planning to attend the session on

1585
02:02:27,679 --> 02:02:32,040
hospital and rural health funding,

1586
02:02:32,880 --> 02:02:39,000
seeing as that was another thing you
brought up under your regional district

1587
02:02:36,000 --> 02:02:39,000
meeting,

1588
02:02:39,440 --> 02:02:46,400
» the funding for Sorry,
>> your question. Can you repeat it again?

1589
02:02:44,320 --> 02:02:50,639
uh seminar at 2 p.m. on the 14th
regarding regional hospital funding with

1590
02:02:48,400 --> 02:02:54,400
special regard to rural areas.
>> No, I didn't.

1591
02:02:52,000 --> 02:02:58,719
» Okay. Um you also rattled off a bunch of
minister meetings. Are those actual

1592
02:02:56,000 --> 02:03:01,040
meetings that have been scheduled or are
they just meetings that you've already

1593
02:02:59,920 --> 02:03:04,800
asked for?
>> Um they've been confirmed.

1594
02:03:03,280 --> 02:03:08,880
» And you also didn't mention the Minister
of Highways. So are they on the list?

1595
02:03:07,360 --> 02:03:13,679
Well,
say Roy, we've got some correspondence

1596
02:03:11,119 --> 02:03:18,080
back from the Minister of Highways
concerning Highway 28 that you shared

1597
02:03:15,920 --> 02:03:22,560
with us. Did you want to share that?
>> Uh the

1598
02:03:20,080 --> 02:03:27,040
council did not uh do a request for
meeting with the highways ministry this

1599
02:03:24,480 --> 02:03:31,119
year. Uh but uh conversation with the
ministry is that they are planning to do

1600
02:03:28,719 --> 02:03:36,080
some work starting this fall on some
base work repairs on Highway 28 near

1601
02:03:34,320 --> 02:03:39,679
Gold River. Yeah, I remember your
correspondence and it was um indicated

1602
02:03:38,080 --> 02:03:42,719
that you've been working at staff level
with their managers and they've

1603
02:03:40,880 --> 02:03:46,239
committed to a number of briefs.
>> An email

1604
02:03:44,400 --> 02:03:51,280
28 based on our request. Correct.
>> Yeah, I had an email correspondence with

1605
02:03:48,480 --> 02:03:55,040
highways contact last week where he that
is what he stated. He would be advising

1606
02:03:52,960 --> 02:03:58,480
of timelines once he had them and it
would be posted on drive BC.

1607
02:03:56,560 --> 02:04:01,679
» Thank you, sir.
I specifically asked about meetings with

1608
02:04:00,080 --> 02:04:04,639
the highways minister last spring and
was told that at no point in the

1609
02:04:03,199 --> 02:04:09,040
previous three years had you met with
them. Um I ser at that time that meant

1610
02:04:08,000 --> 02:04:12,480
you were going to have a meeting with
them this September and I'm very

1611
02:04:10,800 --> 02:04:15,760
disappointed to find out that you don't
consider that a high enough priority.

1612
02:04:14,880 --> 02:04:18,480
» Fair enough.
>> Um

1613
02:04:16,239 --> 02:04:22,400
» what else have we got?
>> Oh campground.

1614
02:04:20,880 --> 02:04:27,040
Is the public going to be able to see a
report on where the campground was at

1615
02:04:24,159 --> 02:04:30,880
this summer compared to previous years?
Director of operations, Doxy,

1616
02:04:29,760 --> 02:04:33,840
would you care to respond to that
question, sir?

1617
02:04:33,599 --> 02:04:38,400
Sure.
>> If I may through your worship, we we can

1618
02:04:36,560 --> 02:04:42,800
put together a report. Um, with the
information that we have in prior years,

1619
02:04:40,960 --> 02:04:46,719
there is not always consistent
information that was reported on monthly

1620
02:04:44,560 --> 02:04:51,360
basises, but we can certainly do a
report like kind of a like an annual

1621
02:04:49,280 --> 02:04:56,080
summary uh total revenue, total revenue,
what we expected and um kind of what

1622
02:04:54,480 --> 02:04:59,040
projects were were going on and
successful.

1623
02:04:57,520 --> 02:05:02,639
I would very much like to see that
because although I did also hear a lot

1624
02:05:01,119 --> 02:05:07,520
of very good comments about work that
had been done at the campground, I also

1625
02:05:04,719 --> 02:05:13,599
heard from numerous people that they had
not paid to stay there. Nobody had come

1626
02:05:10,480 --> 02:05:18,080
around to collect money and that was
rather upsetting.

1627
02:05:16,159 --> 02:05:23,960
That's feedback that's valuable for
operations.

1628
02:05:19,760 --> 02:05:23,960
Okay. Um,

1629
02:05:27,599 --> 02:05:32,800
I had another thing, but I'm going to
leave it for now because I still need

1630
02:05:31,040 --> 02:05:35,119
things from the village.
>> Thank you for your question.

1631
02:05:33,679 --> 02:05:40,679
» Thank you very much.
>> Anyone else care to um address council?

1632
02:05:42,480 --> 02:05:51,599
» Nope. No other questions?
Thank you. [laughter]

1633
02:05:47,679 --> 02:05:55,440
Okay, moving on. No. No. A motion.
Motion to adjurnn in camera. Who would

1634
02:05:53,280 --> 02:06:00,400
care to make that motion? Councelor
Pringle, second by councelor Waymire.

1635
02:05:57,280 --> 02:06:07,199
All in favor, folks. We're in now in
camera. So, thank you for coming out. Um

1636
02:06:02,960 --> 02:06:10,800
enjoy your evening and um
as always

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02:06:08,560 --> 02:06:10,800
» as