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Greetings! With September, comes backto school time. It’s a busy time for every-one. Many people are thinking aboutbringing in the harvest in preparation for winter. We have a fairly large garden andsoon we will be harvesting the garlic androot vegetables. We just delivered our eld-est daughter to the Gulf Islands where she

will be attending the Saturna EcologicalEducation Centre for the semester. She is16 so this is a very exciting venture for her and us. Our youngest daughter (age 13)begins her 1st year at QJS having been atEcole Baker Elementary for the last 8 yrs.She too is ready for the change. Again,exciting. new things.

The autumn is budget time for the CRD asdifferent functions assess their budgetneeds for the 2014 year.

 NEWS FROM YOU TO ME… across Electoral Area B!  

 Letter  Letter B  B  

UPCOMING EVENTS &

MEETINGS

September 26th — Town HallMeeting, Area B, Bouchie LakeHall

October 4th — CRD Board of 

Directors Meeting, WilliamsLake

October 8th — North Cariboo Joint Planning CommitteeMeeting, Quesnel City Hall

October 10th — North Cari-boo Multi-Centre OpenHouse, Bouchie Lake Hall

November 9th — North Cari-boo Multi-Centre REFEREN-DUM

November 16th — BouchieLake Home Based Business FallMarket

Serving the communities of Ahbau Creek, Baker Creek, Bouchie Lake, Cinema, (lower)

Cottonwood, Dunkley, Hilborn, Milburn Lake, Moose Heights, Parkland, Quesnel-Hixon, Riverpark,Strathnaver, Ten Mile Lake and many areas in between!

CONTACT ME

Emailhdixon-

warren@cariboord.bc.ca

BLOGhttp://heloisedixon-

warren.blogspot

FACEBOOK Heloise-Dixon-Warren-

CRD Director Area B 

September, 2013Volume 2, Issue 9

This past week I spent in Vancouver at-tending my 2nd UBCM / Union of BC Mu-nicipalities Convention. There were agreat many resolutions debated and itproved to be another great venue for learning. For information on UBCM,check out http://www.ubcm.ca/.

I participated in the Agriculture Tour andsaw how bell peppers and potatoes aregrown at much larger scale than I’ve ever seen. See photo on page 5 

I am looking forward to the Electoral AreaB TOWN HALL MEETING set for Thurs-day, September 26th at the Bouchie LakeHall. I encourage all residents to attendthese meetings. This is your chance toask questions, bring forth your sugges-tions / concerns, learn about what’splanned, and meet your neighbours. 

North Cariboo Multi-Centre ProjectInformation Sessions

Extension of the Loan Authorization Bylaw approved in 2008The North Cariboo Joint Planning Committee has scheduled several public information sessions regard-ing the upcoming referendum for an extension of the Loan Authorization Bylaw approved in the 2008Referendum for the construction of a new arena, theatre and multi-purpose event space. The referen-

dum is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013.

Elected Officials and staff representatives from the Cariboo Regional District and the City of Quesnel willbe on hand for the presentation and to answer any questions from the public. Residents who live withinthe North Cariboo Recreation and Parks boundary (see map on page 2 )are encouraged to attend any or

all of the following meetings:

 Wednesday, Oct. 9 - Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 94, 262 Kinchant StreetThursday, Oct. 10 - Bouchie Lake Community Hall, 1975 Centennial RoadTuesday, Oct. 15 - Red Bluff Elementary School, 1533 Maple DriveThursday, Oct. 17 - City of Quesnel Council Chambers, 4th Floor, 410 Kinchant Street

All of the public information sessions will begin at 7 p.m.

The referendum question on Nov. 9 will be presented as follows:“ Are you in favour of the Cariboo Regional District extending its authorization to borrow up to $15,000,000 toprovide for the construction of a new arena, theatre and multi-purpose event space for a further two year period 

to allow fundraising efforts to continue?”  

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If you would like to be added to my distribution list for Area B, please email me at hdixon-warren@cariboord.bc.ca

The Town Hall Meeting for Area B is scheduled forThursday, September 26th in Bouchie Lake. Traditional-ly, these meetings have been held in January / Februaryso residents to comment on the draft budget, but byholding the meetings in the fall, residents will have theopportunity to be involved at the beginning of the very

important budget process.

If you have specific issues and / or points you would like dis-cussed and /or addressed, please submit them to me. This

can be done by contacting me at 250.249.5329 or via email 

hdixon-warren@cariboord.bc.ca

TOPICS TODATE: North Cariboo Multi-Centre ProjectNorth Cariboo Economic DevelopmentBouchie Lake Recreational Development / LakeHealthBC Healthy Communities Workshops / Community

Planning

ELECTORAL AREA B TOWN HALL MEETINGThursday, September 26, 2013 — 7pm, Bouchie Lake Hall

 All residents encouraged to attend!

This map depicts the boundary of theNCRP / North Cariboo Recreation & Parksservice function. This function is also re-ferred to as “subregional recreation”. The

boundary is delineated on the map by theblack line. All property owners within this

boundary contribute to the NCRP function.All residents within this boundary are en-couraged to attend one of the public infor-mational meetings on the upcoming refer-endum of November 9, 2013. This will be

YOUR chance to express your VOTE re- garding the future of the proposed 

North Cariboo Multi-Centre Project.

NORTH CARIBOO RECREATION & PARKS TAXATION MAP

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GRANTS FOR ASSISTANCEElectoral Area B

DEADLINE IS APPROACHING…. It’s September 30, 2013 

Each year, the Cariboo Regional

District provides Grants for As-

sistance to groups and organiza-

ons that provide a demon-

strated benet to the communi-

ty.  These grants are provided

under Secon 176(1)(c) of the

Local Government Act. The

Grants for Assistance submis-

sion period and deadline are

from August 1st to September

30th for the following year. 

Currently in the North Cariboo,

Grants for Assistance are only

provided by Electoral Area B.

For these grants to be awarded

the applicaon must show a

direct benet to the residents

of Electoral Area B. For Area B,

please refer to the “Grant for

Assistance Applicaon and

Compleon Guide (Electoral

Areas B, J, and K). The applica-

on is available online at

hp://www.cariboord.bc.ca/

Services/Finance/

GrantsforAssistance.aspx 

Please note that there are sev-

eral guiding principles that the

CRD has adopted in terms of 

determining what applicaons

are eligible for grants. The

grants are not intended to pro-

vide on-going support to groups

and organisaons; rather to as-

sist with special projects. All

guiding principles are encapsu-

lated in the applicaon guide. 

North Cariboo organisaons can

also apply for grants through

the Quesnel Community Foun-

daon. Visit

www.quesnelfoundaon.ca  for

addional informaon on this

process. 

What are IMAGINE Grants? Northern Healthgrants that would support health promotion andprevention and will aid in the health and well-ness of Northerners  – where they live, work,learn and play.

Types of IMAGINE Grants available are:HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living) (up to$2,000),HEAL for your HEART (up to $3,000),Injury Prevention (up to $2,000),Tobacco Free Communities (up to $1,000),RoadHealth (up to $5,000),HIV Prevention (up to $5,000) andHarm Reduction (up to $1,000).

For more information, please visit our webpageat

http://www.northernhealth.ca/yourhealth/healthylivingcommunities/imaginegrants.aspx 

The grants fund projects that:

Last  – your project has a good chance of living on after the funding ends

Make a difference   – your project willbroadly impact community in a positiveway

Reduce health inequities  – your project

will help support those who are disadvan-taged or marginalized

Build relationships   – your project willhelp people connect to each other andtheir community and share successes

Support collaboration & partnerships  – your project will encourage diverse groupsto work together toward a common goal

Improve health  – your project will reducethe risks and impacts of chronic illnessesand injuries

Who is it for? IMAGINE Grants are for allnorthern community partners, includinggroups, organizations, schools or districts,that have a great idea for a health promo-tion or prevention project.

Where & how do I apply? Applying iseasy! Go to the webpage. 

http://www.northernhealth.ca/yourhealth/healthylivingcommunities/

imaginegrants.aspx 

GRANT INFORMATION

IMAGINE GRANTSNorthern Health / Intake: September 16 - October 11, 2013

PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU WISH TO SHARE SOME IDEAS

ON HOW TO MAKE OUR

COMMUNITIES HEALTHIER!

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NORTH CARIBOO MULTI-CENTRE UPDATE 

CITY OF QUESNEL PERFORMING ARTS

CENTRE FEASIBLITY STUDY - March, 2005 

http://www.quesnel.ca/DocumentBank/Multi-

Centre/Schick.Shiner.Theatre.Report%20Final_reduced_file.size.pdf  

CITY OF QUESNEL and CARIBOO REGION-AL DISTRICT Arena Parking and Traffic

Study 

http://www.quesnel.ca/DocumentBank/Multi-Centre/07-10-16-rep-

parkingandtraffic_reduced.pdf  

FACTSHEET 

http://www.quesnel.ca/DocumentBank/Multi-Centre/FACT_SHEET.pdf  

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 

http://www.quesnel.ca/DocumentBank/Multi-Centre/FACT_SHEET.pdf  

BACKGROUNDER 

http://www.quesnel.ca/DocumentBank/Multi-

Centre/Backgrounder.pdf  

NORTH CARIBOO RECREATION & PARKS2013 BUDGET (North Cariboo Joint PlanningCommittee Meeting - October 9, 2012; SectionE. Joint Committee Staff Reports; Report # 16-

12-7-1554 North Cariboo Recreation Parks2013 - for NCJPC UPDATED.pdf.  Budget in-cludes Multi-Centre Pre-Tax Commitment 

https://quesnel.civicweb.net/Documents/

DocumentList.aspx?ID=31740 

Since the North Cariboo Multi-Centre ProjectUpdate on September 3, 2013, several residents

have contacted me enquiring about the status of the project and where particular information canbe found. Below is a list of some online links toreports, studies, fact sheets, and agenda items.

There seems to be some misunderstanding as tohow the proposed Multi-Centre fits into recreationin the North Cariboo. One CRD resident I wasspeaking too thought the multi-centre was a “cityproject” and hence, did not apply to them. This isnot so. Recreation in the North Cariboo is a func-

tion of the Cariboo Regional District. It is jointlyfunded by portions of Electoral Areas A, B, C andI and the City of Quesnel. All residents within therecreation function pay the same tax rate /$100,000 assessed value to support recreation. 

 As can be noted, much of the information listedbelow is on the City of Quesnel website. This isbecause the City is a partner in recreation andholds the management contract for North CaribooRecreation. A resident recently challenged me as

to whether the elected officials had read theseonline reports. My response at the time was “no,

I had not”. I am now making an effort to en-sure that I have reviewed, and understand, all of these documents. 

MULTICENTRE REPORTS 

http://www.quesnel.ca/MultiCentreReports.html 

BUSINESS PLAN— 

http://www.quesnel.ca/DocumentBank/Multi-

Centre/MC_Final_Business_Plan.pdf  

NORTH CARIBOO MULTI-CENTRE PRE-

FEASIBILITY STUDY 

http://www.quesnel.ca/DocumentBank/Multi-Centre/Pre.feasibilityFINAL2.March30.pdf  

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RURAL RECREATION COMMISSION

Budget Timeline

Recreation Commissions develops budget for next fiscal year  JULY - AUGUST 

 Recreation Commissions submits subsequent years proposed budget 

to Quesnel Leisure Services / City of Quesnel (North Cariboo Recreation & Parks / NCRP Managers)  

for incorporation into NCRP Budget end of AUGUST 

 Review of NCRP function by 

North Cariboo Recreation & Parks Commission / NCJPC 

(2 CRD Directors, 2 City of Quesnel councilors, 1 School Trustee, 1 CRD member -at-large,1 City of Quesnel member –at-large) SEPTEMBER 

  Acceptance of NCRP function budget by North Cariboo Joint Planning Committee (4 CRD Directors – Areas A, B, C & I), 7 City of 

Quesnel representatives – 1 mayor and 6 councilors). The vote must pass by both jurisdictions for budget to be approved 

OCTOBER 

 NCRP budget is incorporated into the DRAFT Cariboo Regional District Budget.

CRD Budget is reviewed by CRD Board of Directors 

DECEMBER 

 Cariboo Regional District DRAFT budget is available for consultation by CRD residents

 JANUARY - MARCH 

 CRD Budget approved by CRD Board of Directors 

end of MARCH 

UBCM — Convention 2013 

Vancouver, British ColumbiaFrom September 16-20th, I attended the AnnualConvention for UBCM / Union of BC Municipalitiesin Vancouver. The week proved to be a great op-portunity for networking, learning, and listening tothe resolutions that local government from acrossBC brought forward to be supported by the UBCMmembership. All resolutions brought forwardedcan be viewed online at http://www.ubcm.ca/. Onthe 16th I participated in a 1 day Agriculture Tourof some local farms, including greenhouses, in Deltaand Surrey. These photos are from this tour. Ihave never seen such large production of potatoes

and bell peppers. The tour was fantastic.