Terrace City Council briefs from the meeting on August 13, 2018. Some of the key discussions are summarized below:
Building up
Single residential developments are on the rise. The City of Terrace issued five more permits year-to-date than this time last year, from nine valued at $2.59 million in 2017 to 14 valued at $4.83 million in 2018. There were fewer residential renovations done YTD, with 10 permits issued in 2018, valued at $1.04 million, compared to 29 permits issued in 2017, valued at $1.12 million. On the business side, 10 commercial renovation permits, valued at $716,400, have been issued year-to-date, compared to 16 permits valued at $2.04 million issued over the same period last year.
Tobacco products included in cannabis bylaws
Council passed final recommendations on three bylaws and passed one regarding the zoning bylaw for third reading in preparation for marijuana legalization this October. Following the province’s lead on banning the smoking and vaping of marijuana in public parks and spaces, council also decided to ban the use of tobacco products as well.
READ MORE: Council rolls cigarettes and vaping into cannabis restrictions
Terrace & District Victims Assistance Program
The program administrators released their quarterly findings for the months of April to June 2018. April saw an increase in the number of clients served in comparison to last year, from 23 in 2017 to 38 in 2018. The overall total number of clients over the three month period jumped from 84 to 103, but saw a drop in the number of average ongoing clients receiving services, from 169 to 144.
Mills Memorial Hospital planning
Mayor Carol Leclerc was designated to sit on an advisory committee to help guide a business plan to move forward on the replacement of Mills Memorial Hospital. The group, led by Northern Health, was established to hear advice and recommendations for a number of areas related to the project, including local considerations, patient experience and cultural considerations, community consultations and communications, and broader input on topical issues. The committee has also invited Kitsumkalum First Nation, Kitselas First Nation, Nisga’a Lisims Government, First Nations Health Authority, Northwest Regional Hospital District and the Patient Voices Network to participate.
READ MORE: B.C. Health Minister announces plan for new hospital in Terrace
Sign on 4600 Lazelle Avenue
Council issued a development variance permit for the new BC Government and Service Employees’ Union office building on 4600 Lazelle Avenue, on the corner of Lazelle and Kalum Street. The amendments would allow for a six-foot-tall ground sign to be located one metre from the curb of a vehicle entrance. City staff said the variances would provide unobstructed views at the street intersections and at the entrances and exits of the parking lots.
READ MORE: Union to build office in Terrace, B.C.
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