The District of 100 Mile House is supporting the submission of a grant application towards Vision Zero for the ICBC Road Sign and Marking Project.
According to a report delivered by Joanne Doddridge, the director of Economic Development and Planning, the Road Sign and Marking Project is a program that starts with a half a day workshop that discusses all signs and road markings, followed up by a review of every street by a consultant who had identified and prioritized sign and marking upgrades to the new standards.
This project, Doddridge added, has helped close to 50 communities in B.C. - and the District of 100 Mile House is already approved by ICBC for their participation in the 2025 calendar year. The cost is estimated to be at $13,710. ICBC will be covering 100 per cent of the workshop costs, while the District has to cover 50 per cent of the consultancy costs as ICBC will only cover 50 per cent of those.
Council voted unanimously in favour of supporting the application during their Nov. 12 council meeting.
Bylaw Report received
The District of 100 Mile House also received a report from Commissionaires Inc. regarding bylaw enforcement.
The report says there were five requests for service, including two related to garbage issues, one complaint of improper trailer parking, one complaint of vehicles parked improperly in front of a residence, and an unsightly premise complaint.
Other issues that were dealt with included a vehicle with no plates parked at a district parking area.
Animal Control and Pound Operation Bylaw adopted
The District of 100 Mile House has unanimously adopted a bylaw that amends the current Animal Control and Pound Operation bylaw.
It is now illegal to feed feral cats and deer within the District's boundaries. Penalties for contravening the rules, if summarily convicted, could lead to a penalty of up to $2,000.
Mobile Home Parks potential bylaw read three times
The District of 100 Mile House also read a potential bylaw on mobile home parks three times.
The bylaw aims to "ensure the development and expansion of Mobile Home Parks in an environment appropriate for residential use" and repeals an earlier bylaw regulating mobile home parks that dated back to 1978.
During the meeting, there was some discussion about some older mobile homes that were constructed in the 1960s: specifically the scenario about someone having a home in an existing park built in the 1960s and what would happen if they wanted to upgrade the home to 1980s construction.
Relying on legal counsel, council has the discretion to allow such construction Doddridge told council.
Cross Connection bylaw
The District of 100 Mile House has adopted the Cross Connection Control bylaw.
The bylaw's purpose is to "protect the Municipal potable water supply against the possibility of contamination through a cross connections and to provide acceptable methods to control cross-connections including the inspection, installation and maintenance of backflow preventers and other devices or piping arrangements to prevent other devices or piping arrangements to effectively prevent contamination of the water supply system."
The devices that are going to be used are backflow preventers.
