SLRD

For residents of the SLRD within the Interior Health Authority:

The year is drawing to a close, but we are still in the midst of a pandemic and our food banks still need support. From Squamish to Lillooet, food banks within the SLRD are under tremendous pressure as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and the winter season is upon us. Every little bit helps -- if you are able to do so, please consider making a donation to the Feed the Need campaign, in support of one of the food banks in our region. https://www.sscs.ca/feed-the-need/

Visiting the SLRD administration office in Pemberton? We are open for limited front counter service - please make sure to wear a mask when visiting our office. Current provincial orders mandate mask wearing in all indoor public and retail settings. Learn more: https://gov.bc.ca/COVID19restrictions

This time of the year can be stressful for many, with added pressures of the holiday season and the extra expenses that often come with it. COVID-19 has added an extra layer of stress to everyday life and as B.C. battles its second surge of the virus, the strain is becoming more and more palpable. Think of how you’re feeling right now with the COVID uncertainty facing us all and try to imagine the extra pressure of not being able to purchase enough food for your family, o...r maybe not being able to pay your heating bill or put fuel in the car. Sadly, this is the reality for many who find themselves, through no fault of their own, struggling to make ends meet. In the spring, when COVID-19 was first taking hold, the SLRD worked with its member municipalities and the Sea to Sky Community Services Society to launch the Feed the Need Campaign a fundraising effort to help raise money for food banks in our communities from Squamish, all the way to Lillooet. I am so pleased, and grateful, to be able to report that this campaign has been a success, helping to raise thousands of dollars for our local food banks. Thanks to you, families have been able to access this important service. But food banks are traditionally stretched to the limit in any community. There is almost always more demand than there is supply and COVID-19 has exacerbated that need exponentially. And so, I am appealing to each and every one of you, who is able to do so, to please consider a donation to the Feed the Need campaign, to continue to help ease the burden felt by so many. It’s simple to contribute via the Sea to Sky Community Services website and every little bit really does help. Thank you. Jen Ford Chair, Squamish-Lillooet Regional District https://www.sscs.ca/feed-the-need/

The SLRD is hiring for the newly-created, full-time, permanent position of Communications & Projects Coordinator in the Environmental Services division. Find out more on our website: www.slrd.bc.ca/Employment

The Province of BC has implemented new Provincial Health Orders in relation to COVID-19. The new orders are in place to help everyone in BC significantly reduce their social interactions and to stop COVID-19 from spreading in our province. The following orders and direction are in effect: Mandatory mask mandate for workers and customers in indoor public and retail spaces and in workplace common areas No events or social gatherings with anyone outside your household or c...ore bubble (if you live alone) COVID-19 travel advisory in BC: essential travel only Spin classes, hot yoga, and high intensity interval training are suspended No spectators and no travel outside your community for sports games Learn more: https://gov.bc.ca/covid19restrictions See more

As we head into the weekend, a reminder that the province-wide COVID-19 travel advisory currently in effect calls for essential travel only. Essential travel only means: No social or recreational travel in, around, or outside of BC Please do not visit BC right now for a vacation... Travel for things like work or medical appointments is OK Learn more: https://gov.bc.ca/COVID19restrictions See more

Upcoming meetings include: SLRD Board - Wednesday, November 25 Committee of the Whole - Thursday, November 26 Electoral Area Directors Committee - Wednesday, December 2 Pemberton Valley Utilities and Services Committee - Thursday, December 3... Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, SLRD meetings are being held virtually, via Zoom. Join us live while meetings are streamed on our website, or watch the recording at your leisure, following the meeting. All meeting agendas and links to live streams are available on our website: https://www.slrd.bc.ca/inside-slrd/meetings-agendas

The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District invites proposals for professional engineering and design services in conjunction with construction services (i.e. "Design-Build") for the development of a new Pemberton Transfer Station at 1929 Stonecutter Place, Pemberton, BC. An optional site visit will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 2 p.m. Proposals must be received no later than 4 p.m. on Monday, November 23, 2020. More information is available on our website: https://bit.ly/35HPZiG

Please join local experts in an opportunity to participate in dialogue about preparedness and planning. Virtual Workshop Invitation: Impact of Cascading Natural Disasters on Sea to Sky Communities Sea-to-Sky South (S2S South workshop is focused on SLRD Area D, Squamish and Whistler) December 3, 2020... 9 a.m. - noon Please join local experts in a workshop that explores the impact of cascading natural hazards (landslides, forest fires, floods) on the Sea to Sky communities. The purpose is to create greater community awareness of natural hazard risks and to better understand planning for individual and community preparedness. For more information, or to register, please contact Veronica Woodruff at [email protected] Please take the survey that will help inform a regional research project to discover the level of community understanding and preparedness for natural hazard risk events. The results will be used to inform future research priorities and to support community emergency managers in planning for future events: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N8C8C7J See more