Back to SearchCCRHD Chair & Vice Chair election
Director Al Richmond (Area G) and Director Mary Sjostrom (Area A) were re-elected by acclamation as Chair and Vice-Chair of the Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District. CCRHD Chair Al Richmond expressed his thanks to the Board and spoke of the accomplishments of the prior year, and the continued advocacy work needed to address equity for rural communities and their contributions towards healthcare facility investment. Vice-Chair Mary Sjostrom also expressed her thanks, and spoke about the achievements of the CCRHD to successfully advocate for a lower contribution level and maintain reasonable taxation rates.
Development procedures and fees updated to reflect new laws
The CRD is updating its development procedures and fees bylaw to reflect recent changes to Provincial law for how local governments can plan for housing developments. The main change was removing public hearing requirements where they are prohibited under the new law. Notifications about these applications will still be provided, and interested individuals will still have an opportunity to submit written input prior to the Board considering the application. The Board and staff noted that a majority of rezoning applications in the CRD would still require a public hearing. Several housekeeping amendments were also approved to improve application processing times and clarify the intent of the bylaw.
Over $3 million in Interior Health funding requests receive initial approval
The Board has provided initial approval to contribute $3,045,740 to Interior Health (IHA) for project and equipment costs in Williams Lake and 100 Mile House. This contribution represents 40% of IHA’s budget for new projects in the CCRHD, and will not impact taxation levels for CCRHD residents. The final approvals will be conducted through CCRHD Board approving expenditure bylaws for these contributions.
The largest budget item is for over $1.37 million for upgrades at a leased site to support a new Primary Care clinic. This will support improved patient access to primary care services in Williams Lake. The Province of B.C. will be funding the remainder of the $3.4 million project. Other notable upgrades include:
- Fire system upgrades at the South Cariboo Health Centre.
- Investigating options to relocate community health programs in Williams Lake within Cariboo Memorial Hospital and leased sites.
- Continued implementation of IHA’s Digital Health project for Primary Care services, cybersecurity upgrades, and digital booking tools.
- A new controlled substance inventory management and distribution system at 100 Mile General Hospital.
- A new Steam Sterilizer for Cariboo Memorial Hospital to replace a 2005 model unit.
Upcoming Meetings:
Feb. 8 @ 9:30 a.m. – CRD Committee of the Whole
Feb. 9 @ 9:30 a.m. – CCRHD / CRD Board
See the full CCRHD and CRD agendas and minutes at cariboord.ca/agendasminutes.
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