Area A – Top Areas of Strategic
Concern
Develop a sustainable –effective method to
maintain the physical plant of community /SLRD owned assets and support the
process of revitalization of certain assets (priority order)
a) Bralorne – Pioneer Museum (replace/relocate,intial current feasibility
study done) Update
2015: Museum is moving
to a temporary facility & funding obtained to analyze permanent
location.. Update 2016: NDIT Feasibility Study is completed,
community organizations considering. This
is the #1 infrastructure need now that Bralorne Sewer is funded.
b) Bralorne Community Hall (revitalize, feasibility study needed) Update 2015: Heritage Structure Report
completed, currently analyzing a new heating source, then upgrades will be
sought. Update 2016: A Hazardous Waste study will be undertaken &
local volunteers are working on assessment for heating options, needed prior to
undertaking complete package of upgrades. #2 infrastructure priority.
c) Haylmore Site (complete site, strategy for
use needed) Update
2015: BRVCA used this
site as a Tourism Info Booth last summer and local artisans sold product from
the location. Plans are currently underway for upgrade of Haylmore’s
house, stage and installation of solar power.
Update 2016:
d) Community Resource Building (Gold Bridge) (revitalization, feasibility study needed,
maintenance) Update:
2015. This is a todo. Update 2016: Looking to replace oil furnace with electric
furnace that is currently owned, and remove oil tank. Still need a feasibility
study on what is needed to revitalize this heritage house.
e) Cemetary (revitalization project grant
$’s, more effective maintenance
Update 2015: Maintenance not an issue
thanks to the Asset Preservation Bylaw. We need to get the cemetery
completely digitized and develop
a revitalization plan. Update
2016: With the assistance of the
SLRD, all the plots in the cemetery were GPS’d last year & have been
entered into the SLRD’s GIS system. This
year we need to find the method to display this information, and provide back
links the other digitized information.
Revitalization infrastructure plan still needs to be done (incl. fence).
f) Boultbee Memorial Church
. Update 2015: This facility is in good shape. Need
policies for operation, plumbing is a problem which will require fixing (again)
and exploration of sustainable heating needs to occur. Update
2016: SLRD funded operational plan will be done in 2016. Plumbing issue
has been resolved.
g) Trails in Area A Update 2015: A solid committee has formed and is currently
pursuing project funds for Trails inventory after which FLNRO Rec Sites &
Trails is prepared to legally establish (57 trails). Trails currently
being administered by locals on Trailforks. Some maintenance funding
provided by Asset Preservation Bylaw. Update 2016: The BRVCA Trails committee continues to work
with RS&T and the upper St’at’imc to develop a trails partnership
agreement. Until that is in place, work
will only take place on legal trails in area.
There may also be an opportunity to revitalize the MacGillivray Pass
Trail which would be 1)an recreational amenity and 2)a tie in to the
history/heritage of the area.
h) Gold Bridge Water and Bralorne Water – Continued work on the tax
requisition side of these services is necessary to ensure the services are
sustainable and adequate levels of reserves are accumulated for major
repairs/replacement.
i) Bralorne Sewer Upgrades &
Complete Communication/Information
i.
Inform community about projects/timelines/etc
ii.
Complete projects in priority order with particular view to safety
UPDATE 2015: Issues in 2014 with
crushed outfall has brought this to attention of MOE and permit may be
examined. Bralorne Water completed in 2015.
UPDATE 2016: Another funding application has been made for
Gas Tax Funds. As of this writing, no known outcome of this. This funding application was funded! It will be a three year timeline to
complete. Following this it may be
necessary to adjust tax requisition here to ensure appropriate levels of
reserves are built for replacement many years into the future.
j) Gold Bridge Entry Sign (maintenance – there is none now) Maintenance issue resolved
by Asset Amenity Preservation bylaw. COMPLETED
2015.
Support and resource community economic development and population
growth initiatives to ensure area maintains sustainable levels of
population & economic activity
i.
Tourism Development (product development)
ii.
Tourism Marketing Plan Update 2016: Community Tourism
Foundations Plan completed in 2016, BRVCA currently actioning priorities
iii.
Other Community Ec. Dev.Update
2016:
iv.
Housing /Inventory Study
v.
Recruitment Strategy for BRV (incl. maximizing potential of
non-resident pt. property owners)
vi.
Wayfinding and other Signage Updates and Program Update
2016: Between SLRD & BRVCA
work occurred in summer 2015 to start to identify improperly identified road
names. This work needs to continue.
Roads,
roads, roads!!!
This priority was not on my 2012 document. I had NO IDEA how
much time it would take dealing with maintenance/snow removal
issues on the Hurley FSR. I also had no idea how much time advocacy for
road and safety improvements on Rd. 40 would take. And, yet ACCESS to the
Bridge River Valley is a major obstacle to the development of our economy
and community.
a. Continue lobbying for appropriate levels of maintenance of the
Hurley FSR with the goal to establishing a long term, stable funding level.
UPDATE 2016: While
the situation has stablized with the entire main Hurley turning into FSR, the
budget is still not adequate to look after routine maintenance, spring opening
AND surfacing.
b. Continue lobbying for appropriate levels of road bed improvements
(including paving) and safety measures on Rd. 40, particularly in the Antoine
Bluff’s area.
UPDATE 2016: A request was submitted by myself in
conjunction with the Economic Development Committee (BRVCA) to have GoldBridge
& Bralorne roads repaved, along with Rd. 40 from 17kms east of Tyaughton
Lake Rd. into Gold Bridge
Heritage
Asset Restoration & Preservation, Development and Sustainability
This is another priority that was not on my
original 2012 list however this has surfaced as a very important
community/economic development & sustainability topic. Many aspects of this item are covered in the
other points on this document.
Additional
items that can protect these assets & ensure long term sustainability are:
1.
Development of a Heritage Plan –
possibly attached to the area OCP as a sub-plan
2.
Establishment of a Heritage Register
Support
the implementation of an umbrella organizational model for the area:
a. To more effectively deliver
area wide services to the BRV including potentially SLRD service areas thru
contract
b. To provide enough economies
of scale to provide professional management to areas of community interest and
to support volunteer advisory and implementation capacity
i. Heritage
ii. Economic and Community Development
iii. Outdoor – Recreational
iv. Emergency Planning & Fire
Services
c. Build Organizational Knowledge, Capacity and Accountability
i. Non Profit Board Training
Annually (set benchmark for Board members to be trained prior to receiving any
SLRD funding, at any one time 20% of board trained within past 5 years?)
ii. Ensure greater accountability
by current non-profits to SLRD for funding by following up on reporting (and/or
setting reporting standards for future grants/tax requisitions) Update 2015: Policy passed late 2015,
probably needs to go further, but good enough for a year.
Update 2015: Progress has been made on
this priority. BRVCA now has a Heritage, Economic Development and Trails
Committee. Organizational capacity has improved however still has a long
ways to go. Labor market is a challenge for staffing.
Forestry in the BRV
a.
Support neighborhoods, communities and
individual property owners in working with licencees within current FRPA
context
b. Lobby
and advocate changes to the current Forest Range & Practices Act which
provides a regulated role for the community in planning and operationalize of
forestry
c.
Support Tourism and other resource based
industries in seeking a balanced approach to land use.
Emergency Planning and Fire Services
a. specific emergency plan for
this area which reflects the nature of the area (remote/backcountry/distance
from responders etc).
b. some
form (Part time, contract?)“valley-wide” coordination of emergency and fire
services & plan Update
2015: This is being
partly accomplished through the Fire Services Coordinator.
Update 2016:
Actioning
Fire Services review continues, more information/consultation in 2016.
c. emergency plan or other method needs to provide
information/protocols to outside
emergency responders so precious time is not wasted on “teaching” responders
about the area (maps, local resources, nature of area, etc)
d. emergency plan needs to
provide for training for local providers of protocols for various types of
emergency situations
e. within valley communication
in emergencies is a real issue (no cell service), need to figure that one out
Fuel
Mitigation Projects – MOF – Gun Lake/Tyaughton Lake/Marshall Lake
a. Review initial planning document (MOF) with stakeholders
c. Undertake at least one project in 3 years
b. Review & undertake at least one project
in 3 years (completed 2014)
Update 2015: Successful in one project being completed.
Continues to be of concern, not sure if funding will continue to be available,
if not, may have to take a different direction to accomplish.
Update
2016: SLRD has received notice they
have received funding for a 2nd fuel mitigation project around Gun
Lake.
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