Covid – the End of the Beginning
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Henry says we are at the end of the beginning stages of this pandemic. Not yet, but soon, we should be able to ramp up our social contacts from the current 30% of normal to maybe 60%.
Economic Development – Planning for Covid and after
What is happening locally to help business weather Covid-19. Local Economic Development groups are pooling resources to help out.
All Provincial Parks Closed
Good morning: I am emailing today to advise that as of Wednesday, April 8th, 2020, we are closing all provincial parks until further notice. This action is being taken in response to the call for increased action to address the COVID-19 pandemic and aligning with federal and provincial experts requesting citizens to stay home. With the Easter holiday now upon us, and the challenges posed by COVID along with the expected influx of visitors, we feel it is beyond the…
North Shuswap Food Bank Challenge
People aren’t working and Food Bank requests are up. Stocks are depleted and twice as many people as normal are accessing. Donations are needed to help those in need.
Health of the North Shuswap
As I write this, mid-March, things are closing up fast. We’re hunkering down for a stretch of ‘alone time’ as we try to reduce the effects of Coronavirus. Most of my upcoming committee meetings are cancelled, we are being asked to attend CSRD board meetings remotely. CSRD buildings such as Arenas and Community Centres will be closed except for priority events. Fortunately, the staff at the office are able to continue many of their tasks by going into the office…
TOWN HALL – SUNDAY MARCH 22, 2020 – Postponed
The Town Hall meeting, scheduled for March 22, 2020 will be postponed due to Coronavirus concerns. I hope to re-schedule for early May.
Your Tax Dollars at work
Have your say on how the CSRD spends tax dollars The first Committee of the Whole Budget meeting for the Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s Five Year Financial Plan offers a chance for the public to address the board about spending priorities. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 9:30 AM at the CSRD office, located at 555 Harbourfront Drive, Salmon Arm. A second meeting is set for Wednesday, February 26, 2020 also at 9:30 AM at the CSRD office. At both of these meetings, interested members of the public…
The Storm and the Roads
Contact for AIM roads: 778-646-2300 or aimroads@acciona.ca Well we made it through the Great New Years Darkness of 2020. Wasn’t that a storm and botch of epic proportions!! We’re fortunate in a number of ways; it wasn’t too cold, and friends and neighbours looked after each other. Hydro did their best and brought in crews from other areas of BC to help get us back and running as quickly as possible, but still, some were out for at least 6…
Agriculture Wildfire Workshop
On January 18th from 8:30am – 3:00pm at the Prestige Harbour Inn (251 Harbour Front Dr NE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 2W), the BC Agriculture and Food Climate Action Initiative is hosting an agriculture and wildfire risk reduction workshop aimed at agricultural producers from all sectors, wildfire response and emergency personnel, and local government representatives. Producers will gain vital knowledge to prepare themselves and their operations for wildfire. Producers will have the opportunity to: Learn local wildfire behavior, threat, and…
General Town Hall meeting
November 2nd, 1pm at Celista Hall This is a continuation of the Town Hall meetings that I started last March. I hope to have a Town Hall meeting every 6 months or so just to bring you up to date on things happening around the community and give you an opportunity to ask questions and give me ideas of things needing attention. For next Saturdays meeting I’m bringing in some speakers to talk about important things for the winter. I’m…