Board Highlights

Cariboo Regional District Chair Margo Wagner reflects on 2023

December 15, 2023
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Williams Lake, BC – The bang of the gavel marked the end of the year for the Cariboo Regional District’s board of directors as they closed out their final meeting of 2023. While there remains some work to be wrapped up at the committee level, the group of sixteen directors will not be meeting as a group until January 11, 2024.

Taking some time to reflect on the board’s first year after the 2022 general election, Chair Margo Wagner had the following to say:

“If 2023 meant...

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UBCM Fire Department grant application

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