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Just like the real thing Emergency response personal, RCMP, SD28 and airport staff participated in an emergency response drill simulating a plane crash at the airport as part of Ministry of Transport’s mandate. For more photos and the story see Wednesday’s Observer. Autumn MacDonald photo
Council approves development permit and variances for new arena
Council approved the development permit and variances for the proposed arena development project, the West Fraser Centre. The new 1,300-seat West Fraser Centre will be placed on a new site that will consolidate five parcels of land and a section of roadway and will include a new 73-space parking lot. Two previous studies indicate that the proposed 73-space parking lot, combined with surrounding public offsite parking and private parking sites, is sufficient parking for this proposed arena development. Variances were granted to
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allow for required building setbacks and a provision for off-street parking spaces. An encroachment agreement will be required to allow the front entrance way of the West Fraser Centre to encroach over the building’s front lot line. Council approved entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure that includes a provision where major events held on this site should not occur during street peak hours and should the event occur during street peak hours, the City would require
event organizers to arrange for traffic control provisions to restrict certain traffic movement. Council approved the City’s Public Works crews to relocate the City’s utility mainlines for the new West Fraser Centre, rather than a general contractor, as a means to save money and time on this project. The building footprint for the West Fraser Centre is over the City’s existing water, sewer and stormwater mainlines. Public works will move these utilities and prepare the building site at an estimated cost of $294,460 which is within the budget set for this portion of the project
and will be recovered from the North Cariboo Recreation and Parks budget. The majority of this project is scheduled to start October/November 2015 before the ground freezes; with the final installation of the sanitary sewer line expected to be completed in April 2016 once the ground has thawed.
Campus Way Parking - Tabled Council tabled a motion to develop up to 55 parking spaces on the undeveloped public road right-ofway along Campus Way to the 7 p.m. Sept. 28 regular meeting of Coun-
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cil. This proposed project has not been included in the 2015 budget and has a cost estimate of $16,000. Council is scheduled to meet with President Henry Reiser of the College of New Caledonia to discuss the College’s pay-parking initiative, and possible educational opportunities, at the community’s North Cariboo Community Campus. This meeting is open to the public and is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Sept. 28 at City Hall in Council Chambers.
Proposed Group Day Care – Intervention Services
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Council approved First and Second Bylaw readings of Bylaw 1775 that would permit the use of a proposed Group Day Care at 1341 Pentland Crescent. This zone amendment application is for the use of a Group Day Care that would allow intervention services for children and youth with an autism diagnosis. The proposal is to use the premises exclusively for the intervention services with no residential use. The Public Hearing Date has been set for Monday, Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall inside Council Chambers.
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