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February 4, 2009
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CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT
Information Package Summary - February 4, 2009
SUbject Matter Comments
ACTION ITEMS
None.
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Building Permit Report from the Building Permit Report for the month
Building Inspector of January, 2009.
2. Letter from The Village of Port Community Development Trust
Clements to Honourable Kevin Transitional Assistance Program.
Krueger
3. Northern Health Call for presentations to Northern
Health Board.
4. Northern Health New audioloqy clinic opens at Prince
Rupert Regional Hospital; children
and families to benefit.
5. NCMA North Central Municipal Associations
appoints new directors.
6. NCMA Issues in Focus-Brief No. 70,
January/February 2009.
7. NCMA Smither's Conference - The May 28'h _29'h, 2009 in
Northern Sustainability Summit: Our Smithers.
Communities, Our Future.
8. Northern Development Initiative New board members welcomed and
Trust Regional project funding announced.
9. Northern Development Initiative Northern Economic Summit a
Trust resounding success.
10. UBCM Proposed Fire/Rescue System
Model: Consultations with Local
Government.
11. UBCM News Release: UBCM Responds to
Federal Budget 2009.
12. UBCM In the House: Federal Budget 2009.
13. FCM Federal Budget delivers new
infrastructure funding and
strengthens Federal - Municipal
Partnership.
14. Letter from Heritage BC Heritage Week 2009: February 16-
22.
15. United Way Organization name change.
16. Pitch-In British Columbia Clean Sweep Campaign - Pitch-In April 20'h - 26'h, 2009.
Canada Week.
CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT
Information Package Summary - February 4, 2009
17. Letter from Public Works
Association of British Columbia
Subject Matter
National Public Works Week, May
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Reinvest, Renew.
Comments
City of Prince Rupert
424 3rd Avenue West
Prince Rupe rt, B.C. V8J 1L7
Te le phon e: (250) 627-0960 % )
Fa cs imile: (250) 6 2 7 9 7 9 ~
devserv@princerupert.ca
February 02, 2009
Helen Koning
Acting Corporate Administrator
424 3rd Avenue West
Prince Rupert, B.C.
V8J IL7
Dear Sir/Madam:
RE: Building Permit Report for the month of January, 2009
Please find attached, copies of this month's building reports.
Permits over $5.000.00
NAME
Mark Zarvie
Kate Cree
Brenda McCarron
Eby & Sons Ltd .
Tom Leask
K & L Will i ams
Pau l Rath
L & W Wi lso n
J ack Payne
Tay -ma r Enterprises
LOCATION
14 55 6th Avenue East
1634 2nd Avenue We s t
414 6th Avenue East
41 3 3rd Avenue East
1777 Slo a n Avenue
181 0 Graham Avenue
1654 Jamai ca Avenue
416 Dunsmui r Street
101 1st Ave nue Eas t
1346 1 1t h Avenue Eas t
DESCRIPTION
Interior Repairs
Stairs & Deck Repair
Interior Repairs
Re-Roof
Int erior Renos
I nterior Repairs
Re - Si de/Windows
Foundation Repai r
Exterior Repa i r s
Tenant Improve ment
Yours truly,
Allan Scott
Building Inspector
VALUE
5,000
6,000
15,000
6,000
12, 000
80, 000
20, 000
10, 000
40 ,000
120, 000
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
City of Prince Rupert
424 3rd Avenue West
Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J il7
Teiephone: (250) 627-0960
Facsimile: (250) 627-0979
devserv@princerupert.ca
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
Monthly Report January 2009
THIS MONTH
No. of Permits
YEAR TO DATE
No. of Permits
Residential 11 11
Commercial . 3 3
Industrial 0 0
Institutional 1 1
Accessory 0 0
Total Building 15
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15
Plumbing
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6
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6
Signs
.. . . .
1
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. .. . ..
1
Wreck & Remove 0
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. . ... . .
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0
Total Others 7
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7
Total All Permits
No. of Permits Value Fees New Units
This Month 22
Year To Date 22
Last Year - Year To Date 27
$318,000 $3,826 0
$318,000 $3,826 0
.. $1,314,200. .. $9,881 0
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
VALUE OF PERMITSTO DATE THIS YEAR February 02, 2009
MONTH YEAR RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL
January 2009 $150,000 $166,000 $0
INSTITUTIONAL ACCESSORY
$2,000 $0
TOTAL
$318,000
VALUE OF PERMITSTO THIS DATE LAST YEAR February 02, 2009
MONTH YEAR RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL
January 2008 $235,200 $1,070,000 $5,000
INSTITUTIONAL ACCESSORY
$0 $0
TOTAL
$1,310,200
City of Prince Rupert
424 3rd Avenue West
Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 117
NEW TRADE LICENCES ISSUED
FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2009
Telephone: (250) 627-0960
Facsimile: (250) 627-0979
devserv@princerupert.ca
Lic#
4
Business Name & Owner/Operator
Yuri's Reno's
lazarescku, Yuri
945 Borden Street
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Business location & Type
945 Borden Street
Sub-Contractor - Carpenter
Licence Issued 01/06/2009
Licence Fee $155.00
5 Islander Hall
leighton, Ryan
P.O. Box 224
Prince Rupert, B.C.
150 6th Avenue West
Banquet Hall
Licence Issued
Licence Fee
01/06/2009
$155.00
10
27
29
36
40
41
Northland Universal General Contractin
Basso, Dale
PO Box 281
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Butze Rapids Storage & Warehousing
T.K.A. Enterprises Ltd.
1731 Kootenay Avenue
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Nail's by Heidi
Reniero, Heidi
284 Crestview Drive
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Summit Sound lounge
lehar, Tom
859 Summit Avenue
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Will Rimmer
Rimmer, Will
192 Van Arsdol Street
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Da Vinci Condo
Bidese, Giselda
1875 Sloan Avenue
Prince Rupert, B.C.
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Prince Rupert, B.C.
Sub-Contractor - Truck Driver
Licence Issued 01/08/2009
Licence Fee $155.00
380 Kaien Road
Storage Area 233-465 Sq.Mtrs.FI.Sp.
Licence Issued 01/08/2009
Licence Fee $155.00
284 Crestview Drive
Personal Grooming Establishment 0-93 Sq.
Licence Issued 01/1212009
Licence Fee $85.00
859 Summit Avenue
Service From Residence
Licence Issued 01/14/2009
Licence Fee $85.00
192 Van Arsdol Street
Service From Residence
Licence Issued 01/14/2009
Licence Fee $85.00
921 1st Avenue West
Building Rentals - Apartments (Per Unit)
Licence Issued 01/19/2009
Licence Fee $30.00
City of Prince Rupert
424 3rd Avenue West
Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 117
NEW TRADE LICENCES ISSUED
FOR THE MONTHOF JANUARY2009
Telephone: (250) 627-0960
Facsimile: (250) 627-0979
devserv@princerupert.ca
Lic#
72
76
89
98
104
Business Name & Owner/Operator
D.H. Contracting
Hammond, Donald R.
739 6th Avenue West
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Adrenaline Sportfishing
Anderson, Marie-Anne
104 Prince Rupert Boulevard
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Reliance Protectron Inc.
Paquet, Alain
8481 Langelier Boulevard
Saint-leonard, Quebec
Lils Painting & Drywall Repairs
Foxall, Liliana
1828 8th Avenue East
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Northcoast Lifesaving Services
Grav, Calvin
1530 India Avenue
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Business location & Type
739 6th Avenue West
Sub-Contractor - Carpenter
Licence Issued 01/20/2009
Licence Fee $155.00
104 Prince Rupert Boulevard
Boat Rentals & Charters 1 Boat
Licence Issued 01/26/2009
Licence Fee $85.00
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Service From Nonresident Business
Licence Issued 01/26/2009
Licence Fee $155.00
1828 8th Avenue East
Sub-Contractor - Painter
Licence Issued 01/28/2009
Licence Fee $155.00
1530 India Avenue
Service From Residence
Licence Issued 01/30/2009
Licence Fee $85.00
Total 13
$1540.00
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The Village of
PORT CLEMENTS
P.O. Box 198
Port Clements, B.C.
VOT IRO
Phone: (250) 557-4295
Fax: 2 5 0 5 5 7 ~
E-mail: portclem@qclslands.net
January 27, 2009
Honourable Kevin Krueger
Minister of Community Development
PO BOX 9065 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC
V8W9E5
Re: Community Development Trust Transitional Assistance Program
Dear Minister,
Western Forest Product's recent decisions to curtail their harvesting
operations indefinitely; in the Port Alberni Valley, on the Mainland Mid
Coast and on the Queen Charlotte Islands, has dealt a devastating blow to
the several hundred forest workers affected.
Some of the older workers, who are now without employment, may have
past up the opportunity to participate in the Community Development Trust
Transitional Assistance Program this past August, in favour of another year
of employment. And now they face an uncertain future. I personally know
of a number of local forest workers in this predicament.
For example in Port Clements, Edwards and Associates (Bill 13 Contractor
for Western Forest Products) is one of our major employers. Twenty-two
percent of Edwards work force (as of January 1, 2009), were eligible for the
Transitional Assistance Program at the August deadline. For a variety of
reasons, these individuals chose not to apply. This is understandable after
just recovering from a lengthy strike in 2007 and a sporadic work year of
2008. However, the lack of employment opportunities that these individuals
face now is like nothing they have experience in their careers.
By assisting our older forest workers with retirement through programs like
the Transitional Assistance Program, opportunities for the younger forest
workers are created. To ensure the survival of our Coastal Communities
and our Coastal Forest Industry we need to retain and stabilize the job
opportunities for our skilled young work force.
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January 29, 2009
The Coastal Forest Workers have in the past, played a major role in making
British Columbia the "best place on earth" and now they need the Province's
help. The Council of the Village of Port Clements respectfully request that
the Community Development Trust Transitional Assistance Program be, re-
opened for workers impacted by Western Forest Products untimely
harvesting and manufacturing curtailments.
Sincerely,
The Village of Port Clements
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Mayor
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February 23, 2ee9. The open meeting wil l begin at 1:15 pm at the Meadows boardroom at NH's
687 Dornbierer Crescent site.
Northern Health wel comes presentations f rom i nter est ed i ndi vi dual s or parties. Speakers can
submit a request f or a presentation t i me- sl ot by calling (25e) 565-2922 or e-mai l i ng
marlene.apolc zer@northernhealth.ca
The deadline for submitting requests for pr esentations is Friday, February 6th at noon .
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NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
January 29,2009
NorthernHealthCorporate Office 0
600299 Victoria Street, Prince George, Be V2L 5B8
Telephone (250) 565 2649, Fax: (250) 5652640, www.northernhealth.ca
New audiology clinic opens at Prince Rupert Regional
Hospital; children and families to benefit
Families of children living with hearing loss in Prince Rupert, the coastal communities, and Haida
Gwaii will receive better access to specialized services through a new audiology clinic in the region .
The new clinic, an expansion of Northern Health's Northwest Public Health Audiology Program, was
officially opened today at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital.
Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Mary Polak, Child Health BC Director Dr. Bob Peterson, North
Coast Health Improvement Society president Rick McChesney, Northern Health Regional Director of
Preventive Public Health Kathy MacDonald, health professionals and guests were on hand to
celebrate the opening of the new audiology clinic.
"Government is committed to ensuring young children are screened early for hearing loss," said
Polak. ''This clinic is a wonderful asset to Prince Rupert and the surrounding area, as it will bring
diagnostic and treatment services closer to home for families."
Child Health BC provided $585,000 through the North Coast Health Improvement Society to fund
renovations for the clinic , including a new hearing booth, file room, reception area and technical
laboratory. These funds were made possible thanks to support from Overwaitea Foods, who in 2007
pledged $20 million to Child Health BC to help kids get the care they need, closer to home. Northern
Health will provide ongoing operational costs each year .
''This new clinic will help to provide a greater range of integrated audiology services for children in
Prince Rupert and our surrounding communities," said Prince Rupert pediatrician Dr. Jeffrey Simons.
"Families will no longer have to travel as far for diagnostic screening, assessment, and treatment,"
Families previously travelled to the Northwest Public Health Audiology Program clinic in Terrace for
most services. Northwest regional audioloqist Jess Rainey had provided outreach clinics to Prince
Rupert two days each month and to the Queen Charlottes twice a year. These previous visiting clinics
were not able to offer full hearing assessment services for children under five.
"The objective of Child Health BC is to improve access to speciali zed pediatric care throughout the
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province," said Child Health BC Director Dr. Robert Peterson. "This new audiology clinic is an
excellent example of strengthening a provincial network of care among health professionals to benefit
children closer to where they live."
The new clinic offers comprehensive community and hospital based audiology services to a range of
clients with an emphasis on infants, children and youth. The clinic's program, located on the A Level
floor of Prince Rupert Regional Hospital, will include:
Testing and assessment for hearing loss;
Intervention services, Including fitting of amplification devices such as hearing aids;
Support, maintenance and repair of amplification devices; and
Increased coordination with community and schooi-based child development programs.
"Our society is proud to have been a part of the original fundraising process for this project that was
started over four years ago," said Rick McChesney, president of the North Coast Health Improvement
Society. 'We, together with our community, appreciate the support of Child Health BC and Northern
Health in finally making this audiology clinic a reality."
"From the beginning, community support for this project has been unwavering, and I am looking
forward to providing closer-to-home service for local families," said Jess Rainey, Northwest regional
audiologist.
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Funding for the establishment of an audiology clinic at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital was provided
primarily by Child Health BC, a network of health authorities and health care providers dedicated to
excellence in the care of infants, children and youth in British Columbia. It is an initiative of BC
Children's Hospital, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority. In January 2007, the
Overwaitea Food Group became the Lead Benefactor for Child Health BC with a $20-million pledge of
support to the BC Children's Hospital Foundation (.www.bcchf.ca!. The foundation is continuing to
raise funds to support Child Health BC, ensuring all BC children have access to a consistent standard
of pediatric care no matter where in the province they live.
The North Coast Health Improvement Society was formed in 2001 with the purpose of undertaking
fund raising activities in the Prince Rupert area that would 'improve the health and wellness of the
citizens of the North Coast'. The work of the Society is done by nine directors and several persons
from the community, all volunteers. The society undertakes a variety of fund raising activities each
year to raise funds primarily for the purchase of equipment. The society is currently raising funds for
the purchase of a fetal monitor for the maternity department of the PRRH. The society is also
responsible for the administration of donations made to the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital.
Media contacts:
Sonya Kruger, Communications Officer, Northern Health, (250) 565-2130
Marisa Nlchini, Communications Director, BC Children's Hospital, (604)-875-2301
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Prince George, Be Eemail: nrthcent@felus.nef ' o 'C. ".."
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Prince George, Be E-mail: munv.krause@cinhs.org
NEWS RELEASE
January 29, 2009
North Central Municipal Association Appoints New Directors
NCMA President Murry Krause announced today that six Interim Directors have been appointed
to fill posit ions that were left vacant following the November 2008 Civic Election,
President Murry Krause
Interim Directors include:
Vice -Chair Ted Armstrong, Cariboo Regional District
Councillor Bruce Christensen, City of Fort St. John
Chair Art Kaehn, Fraser-Fort George Regional District
Mayor Alice Maitland, Village of Hazelton
Councillor Coralee Oakes, City of Quesnel
Regional Councillor Doug Roper, Northern Rockies
Regional Municipality
"I am very pleased that these individuals were able to come forward and fill these positions for
us during the interi m period until our Annual Convention in May." Krause says. "I would also like
to sincerely thank our outgoing Directors for a job well done and wish them all the best in their
future endeavors".
Out going NCMA Directors are:
Regional Councillor Jackie Allen, Northern Rockies Regional DistricUTown of Fort
Nelson
Councillor Linda Campbell, District of Kitimat
Councillor Brian Frenkel, District of Vanderhoof
Councillor Spence Henderson, District of 100 Mile House
Councillor Brenda Holmlund, District of Tumbl er Ridge
Director Maureen Pinkney, Cariboo Regional District
NCMA 1
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Vice President, Chair Karen Goodings of the Peace River Regional District is very
pleased about the new look of the board, "Change is the norm in local government and while we
are sad to say goodbye to our colleagues we certainly are looking forward to working with the
new Interim Directors."
The NCMA will hold their first Executive Meeting of 2009 with the new Directors in early
February. The 54
th
AGM & Convention will be held May 6 - 8
th
, 2009 in Dawson Creek.
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CREATING UNIVERSALLY DESIGNED
HEALTHY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNTIES
APRIL 6th-8th Prince George Civic Centre
This conference will bring together internationally
known experts in the field of universal design and
visitable housing. Workshops and speakers will
cover a wide variety of exciting topics and will
present current trends in creating livable,
universally designed inclusive environments.
For more information visit .the
Measuring Up The North website: I .1
Contact: Kory Heyland, MUTN Project Assistant
Phone: (250) 563-6942
Email: kheyland@bcpara.org
Registration is available through Civic Info at:
www.civicinfo.bc.calConference/mutnspring2009.asp
Registration deadlineis March31 st, 2009
RESOLUTION &NOMINATION DEADLINES
Two dates to keep in mind when setting your
Councilor Board agendas for the New Year.
NCMA Resolutions: March 6th, 2009
Nominations for NCMA Executive Board:
April 10th, 2009
Submissions may be mailed, emailed or faxed to:
North Central Municipal Association
206 - 155 George Street, Prince George, BC
V2L 1P8 Email: nrthcent@telus.net
Fax: (250) 564-7514
NORTHERN ROCKIES BC'S FIRST
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY!
We congratulate the new Northern Rockies
Regional Municipality, the very first municipality of
this type in the province. The Regional District of
Northern Rockies and the Town of Fort Nelson
have merged to become this new entity. The
inaugural meeting of the new board will be held
February 6th, 2009. Congratulations!
North Central Municipal Association
206-155 George Street, Prince George, Be V2L 1P8
Telephone: (250) 5646585 Fax: (250) 5646514
Email : nrthcent@telus,net Web: http://ncma.enorthernbc.com
PRESIDENT'S CORNER
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ISSUES IN FOCUS
Issues Brief No. 70, January/February 2009 Pg. 2
CARl BOO REGIONAL DISTRICTSELECTED AS
HOST OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The CRD was one of five successful hosts which
represent a wide range of community sizes and a
balanced regional representation of local
governments from throughout the province. Each
of the successful hosts will receive a Program
grant of $36,000 to host an intern. The host local
governments are also contributing toward salaries
and training.
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CAROL HUYNHHONOURED WITH CONDOLENCES
FREEDOMOF THE MUNICIPALITY Ross Marks, the first Mayor of the District of 100
Mayor Alice Maitland of the Village of Hazelton Mile House passed away
conferred the honour of the Freedom of the January 27th. His political
Municipality on Carol Huynh, gold medalist in career included:
women's wrestling at the 2008 Mayor from 1965-1986
Summer Olympic Games held in UBCM President 1972-74
Beijing. Carol has been a long- NCMA President 1980-81
time resident of the Hazeltons. Ross was bestowed with the
The Freedom of the Municipality honour of "Freeman" of the
is the highest honour and District of 100 Mile House.
recognition that any municipality We extend our sympathy to his
can bestow on an individual. This wife Marcia, family, friends and the District of 100
is the first time in the history of the Village of Mile House.
Hazelton that the honour has been given.
Congratulations Carol, we are all very proud of your r
accomplishments!
TERRACE-HOCKEYVILLE FINALIST!
Terrace is one of the top 5 communities selected to
be finalists in the Kraft 2009 Hockeyville Challenge!
http://www. cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hockeyvill e/
Voting will take place from February 28 to March 4th.
You can vote online, by telephone 1-866-533-8066,
or by SMS text messaging to 222111
There is substantial prize money involved for the
winning community - so don't forget to VOTE!
FRASER-FORT GEORGETO
RECEIVE FUNDING
REGI ONAL DISTRICT The Regional District of Fraser-Fort
or Fr..., -For1 Geor g.
George (RDFFG) will receive
$215,930 to conduct industrial land site evaluations
to revitalize local land impacted by the Mountain
Pine Beetle. Funding is being provided by Western
Economic Diversification Canada under the
Community Economic Diversification Initiative
(CEDI), a component of the federal Mountain Pine
Beetle program.
NEW CITY MANAGER - QUESNEL
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appointed Byron Johnson to the
position of city manager. Byron
had been the City's Finance and
Administration Director since
Attention:
Rei National public W0rk& WeAk May 17.23. 2OQ9 ffRgvjtgllZ' B,lny93t Agnew"
The PublicWorks Association of BritishColumbia (PWABC) is seeking your supportto recognize
and promote National PublicWorks Week (NPWW) by acknowledging May 17 - 23, 2009as
Nalional Public WorksWeek in your community. This year's themeis called' Revitalize, Reinvest,
Renew' . '
National Public WorksWeek is observedeach year duringthe third full week of May andwas
instituted as a publiceducation campaignby theAmerican PublicWorksAssociation (APWA) in
1960. NPWWcallsatlention to the importance of publicworksin community life and seeksto
acknowledge theefforts of tens of thousands of men andwomen in North America whoprovide
and maintain civil infrastructure and services. NPWWalsoallowsCouncils the opportunity to
remind the public of the 24f7 servicesthat they are responsible for andare proudof, and many
makethis an annual celebration in their communities.
The APWAencourages publicworks agencies and professionals 10take the opportunity to
celebrate theweekby parades, displaysof publicworks equipment, highSChool essaycontests,
openhouses, programs for civic organizations and mediaevents. Theoccasion is marked each
year with scores of resolutions and proclamations frommayors and governors and raisesthe
public'sawareness of publicworks issues and increasesconfidence in publicworksagencieslike
yourswho arededicated to improving the quality of lite for present andfuturegenerations.
For your convenience, I have attacheda sampleccuncn proclamation that you mayconsider
using, Youmaywish to go to www,apwa,neUAbouUnpww for information about this year's theme
and resources on makingyour PublicWorks Week a success. If youhaveany further questions
or require any additional informatlon, pleasedo not hesitateto contacl mevia e-mail at
vshopland@fortstiohn.caor by phone at 250-787-8150. Thankyou for making a difference.
Yours truly,
Victor Shopland
PWABC
PublicWorksWeek Committee Chair
PROCLAMATION
PUBLICWORKSWEEK
MAY 17 - 23, 2009
WHEREAS: publicworks infrastructure, facilities and servicesare vital
to the health, safety and well-beingof the residentsof
(Enteryour and
WHEREAS: suchfacilities and services could not be provided without
the dedicated effortsof public works professionals,
engineers and administrator who are responsible for
building, operating and maintaining the publicworks
systemsthat serveour citizens; and
WHEREAS: the PublicWorks Association institutedPublicWorks Week
as a public education campaign"to informcommunities and
their leaderson the importance of our nation'spublic
infrastructure andpublicworks services; and
WHEREAS: it is in the publicinterest of citizens and civic leadersto gain
knowledge of the publicworks needsand programsof their
respective communities;
WHEREAS: PublicWorks Weekalso recognizes the contributions of
publicworks professionals.
NOWTHEREFORE, I, (EnterMayor's Name), Mayor of the (EMter'your
city/municipallty/town/etc name), do hereby proclaimthe
week of May 1723,2009, as PublicWorks Week in
(E;nter your cily/municipall\y/lownie\C name.
Datedthis _ day of __. 2009
(En,terMayor's Mayor