Municipal Government 2024 -- Town of Smithers and Telkwa

Our quick reference and archive of items from Smithers and Telkwa for 2024

Town of Smithers website

2024

Smithers/Telkwa region

Skeena, Bulkley River Flood Watch 2024

April

April 12 -- Volunteer firefighters see moulin in tax credit 

April 12 -- No injuries reported following Smithers tent fire 

April l2 -- No injuries in early morning fire at Smithers homeless encampment 

April 11 -- Power restored after early morning outage in Smithers 

April 4 -- Long standing Smithers firefighter retires after 37 years 

April 4 -- Smithers Council support Main Street Market pilot program 

April 1 -- Smithers gets $500K to help connect Smithers-Telkwa trail to town 


March

March 27 -- Smithers looking for feedback on new mobile vendor bylaw  

March 26 -- Town of Smithers receives funding for wastewater upgrades 

March 26 -- Northwest BC receives funding to expand walking, cycling infrastructure 

March 25 -- Feds grant $3 million for overdue Smithers sewage plant upgrade 

March 22 -- Town of Smithers asking for feedback on new draft bylaw 

March 15 -- Northwest BC communities to receive significant provincial funding 

March 15 -- Premier Eby announces funding for Resource Benefit Alliance

March 13 -- Smithers COP gain support from town council 

March 6 -- RDBN electoral candidate fined $900 for campaign finance violation  

March 6 -- Town of Smithers buys electric vehicle  

March 2 -- Council authorizes new childcare facility for Ranger Park 

March 1 -- Airport cafe to reopen this spring 

February

February 29 -- Three Smithers properties rezoned to accommodate supportive housing 

February 28 -- Smithers Council raking another step toward expanding childcare spaces 

February 28 -- Smithers implements EV charging fees

February 23 -- BC Budget kicks in $250M to NW Resource Benefits Alliance 

February 22 -- Dust advisory issued for Smithers 

February 21 -- BV Community Foundation announces grant recipients 

February 22 --250 million in funding for NWBCRBA among key notes for Northwest BC from BC NDP government' Budget 2024 NCR

February 22 -- UBCM charts progress of Funding program applications from BC municipalities  NCR

February 16 -- Telkwa ponders new firefighting tools to fight electric vehicle fires

February 16 -- Information session held about expanding Childcare in Smithers 

February 14 -- BC Housing one step closer to brining more supportive housing to Smithers 

February 14 -- Council supports changes to allow for Alfred Avenue supportive housing project 

February 13 -- Smithers Council to discuss supportive housing proposal tonight

February 8 -- MP Bachrach promotes big tax break for fire, SAR volunteers 

February 6 -- Reception to new supportive housing development warmer than to previous plan

February 6 -- Smithers residents favour current BC housing proposal  

February 5 -- Community dialogue session tonight about new supportive housing in Smithers 

February 5 -- Air quality statement in effect for Smithers, Houston 

February 5 -- Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bacharach pays tribute to Volunteer Firefighters and Search and Rescue workers in Northwest  NCR

February 1 -- Smithers Council eying a 9.55% tax increase as budget talks begin 

February 1 -- BC Data Report on population growth notes of coming surge in residents for British Columbia by 2046; but few of them apparently heading the way of Prince Rupert NCR 

January

January 31 -- Capital planning grant may signal path to reliable ongoing revenue 

January 26 -- Smithers to buy two new tractors 

January 26 -- Smithers Council not keen on splash pad idea

January 24 -- Smithers multi-purpose tractors being replaced due to age

January 22 -- Two BC towns to receive funding for flood mitigation projects: MLA

January 18 -- Ministry of Housing allocates funding to Bulkley Valley and Lakes District to help boost supply  

January 17 -- Smithers and Hazelton receive $8.7 million to repair river erosion 

January 15 -- Kitimat cannabis operation proposes Telkwa expansion 

January 11 -- MLA announces funding for two communities (video)

January 11 -- Province announced funding for Rosenthal Road 

January 11 -- Warming centre opens beside Smithers Public Library  

January 11 -- Emergency warming centre opens in Smithers as mercury drops 

January 11 -- Smithers opens survey on economic development plan 

January 11 -- Bulkey Valley and Lakes District fire departments receive funding from the province 

January 10 -- Northwest Home Assessments (video)

January 10 -- BC Housing looking to build more supportive housing in Smithers 

January 10 -- BC Housing proposes new supported housing development on Alfred Avenue 

January 9 -- Bulkley Valley and Lakes District property sales take a hit in 2023

January 5 -- Town of Smithers looking for resident feedback to expand economic development 

January 4 -- Property assessment values slightly drop in Smithers

January 3 -- Property Assessments for 2024 from BC Assessment roll out NCR

January 3 -- Smithers seeks feedback on improving childcare

January 3 -- 2024 property assessments are both up and down in the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District 

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