A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C.
Metro Vancouver directors opposing the construction of a new garbage incinerator have persuaded the board to reconsider its planned procurement rules, stating that they could prevent new greener waste-to-energy technologies. Metro staff is expected to deliver a report next month outlining a revised procurement process for one or more waste-to-energy facilities capable of processing at least 370,000 tonnes of trash per year.
Metro Vancouver is asking the Township of Langley to shelve the plan to develop a huge university district on farmland until it submits it for formal board approval, citing that it’s not currently allowed under the new Regional Growth Strategy.
An energy efficiency project that is expected to generate large cost savings for the Delta School District will break ground at Neilson Grove Elementary on Oct. 1. It is one of 11 buildings in the district ready to undergo a $6.4 million geoexchange system upgrade including pipes that are to be installed under the playing fields to provide heating and cooling to the schools.
There seems to be a renewed interest by Campbell River’s Willow Point Lions Club’s to get their Willow Point Lions Community Hall on the city’s Heritage Register. Tom McKenzie has been spearheading a campaign to obtain heritage status for the for more than a year given that the building has a rich history and it holds a significant place in communities storied past.
Looks like Modo will be setting up camp in Richmond potentially as early as October. In Monday, the city council approved a change that will allow up to three on-street parking spaces around Canada Line stations to be reserved for car-share vehicles.
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