FRASER VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OPEN MEETING AGENDA

, (Immediately following the FVRHD Open Meeting)
In person at FVRD Boardroom, 4th Floor, or by Zoom Conference Call
45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1N6

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  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Agenda, Addenda and Late Items for the Fraser Valley Regional District Board Open Meeting of December 11, 2025 be approved;

    AND THAT all delegations, reports, correspondence, and other information set to the Agenda be received for information.

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  • Delegation by Deanne Steven, Principal, Larch Business Services (Zoom), Jason Vance, Hemlock Valley Homeowner (Zoom), Terry Pratt, Agent, Sasquatch Mountain Resort (Zoom), and Brad Giddens, General Manager, Sasquatch Mountain Resort
  • PowerPoint presentation slides
  • Letter from Chris F. Cavanagh, MJB Lawyers RE: HVRA- Confirmation of Compliance (November 17, 2025)
  • HVRA Bylaws (November 2025)
  • Letter of support from Kelsey Charlie, Tixweltel, Director, Xwiléxmet (December 2, 2025)
  • Letter of support from Jason Vance, Hemlock Valley Homeowners Association (December 11, 2025)
  • Staff report dated October 23, 2025 by Katelyn Hipwell, Manager of Planning
  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board accept the professional assurance provided by Sasquatch Limited Partnership that the draft Hemlock Valley resort association bylaws meet the requirements as set out in the Societies Act and Resort Associations Act;

    AND THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board approve the proposed Hemlock Valley resort promotion area and the association bylaws in accordance with s. 2(2)(b)(ii) and s. 3(5)(a) of the Resort Associations Act.

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  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Minutes of the Fraser Valley Regional District Board Open Meeting of  November 27, 2025 be adopted.

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  • Staff report dated December 11, 2025 by Julie Mundy, Planner I
  • Draft Bylaw No. 1728, 2024 Zoning Amendment Bylaw - Secondary Suites
  • Draft Bylaw No. 1791, 2025 Zoning Amendment Bylaw - Secondary Suites
  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    MOTION NO. 1

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board give second and third readings to the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1728, 2024;

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    MOTION NO. 2

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    AND THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board adopt the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1728, 2024.

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    MOTION NO. 3

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board give second and third readings to the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Cultus Lake Park Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1791, 2025;

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    MOTION NO. 4

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    AND THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board adopt the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Cultus Lake Park Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1791, 2025.

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  • Staff report dated November 13, 2025 by  Brett Dyck, Engineering, Utilities and Community Services Technologist              
  • Draft Bylaw No. 1806, 2025

  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board adopt the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Popkum West Storm Drainage Local Service Area Amendment Bylaw No. 1806, 2025.

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  • Staff report dated October 9, 2025 by Tareq Islam, Director of Engineering and Utilities
  • Draft Bylaw No. 1789, 2025
  • Statutory Approval
  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board adopt the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Popkum Storm Drainage Service Area Merger and Establishment Bylaw No. 1789, 2025.

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  • Staff report dated November 13, 2025 by  Brett Dyck, Engineering, Utilities and Community Services Technologist              
  • Draft Bylaw No. 1804, 2025
  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board adopt the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Electoral Area D Integrated Water System Service Area Amendment Bylaw No. 1804, 2025.

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  • Staff report dated November 13, 2025 by  Brett Dyck, Engineering, Utilities and Community Services Technologist              
  • Draft Bylaw No.1805, 2025

  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board adopt the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Popkum Street Lighting Service Area Amendment Bylaw No. 1805, 2025.

  • Staff report dated December 4, 2025 by David Bennett Planner II and Christopher Fequet Planner I
  • Fraser Valley Regional District Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1807, 2025.
  • Definitions Table
  • Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1807, 2025 Notice of First Reading
  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    MOTION NO. 1

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board give first reading to the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1807, 2025;

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    MOTION NO. 2

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board give second and third readings to the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1807, 2025;

    AND THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board waive the requirement to hold a Public Hearing for Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1807, 2025 in accordance with s. 467 of the Local Government Act.

  • Staff report dated December 4, 2025 by Riley Green, Engineering, Utilities and Community Services Technologist
  • Fraser Valley Regional District Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Amendment Bylaw No. 1808, 2025
  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    MOTION NO. 1

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board give first reading to the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Amendment Bylaw No. 1808, 2025;

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    MOTION NO. 2

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board give second and third readings to the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Amendment Bylaw No. 1808, 2025;

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    MOTION NO. 3

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board adopt the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Bylaw Offence Notice Enforcement Amendment Bylaw No. 1808, 2025.

  • Staff report dated December 11, 2025 by Mike Freimark, Manager, Recreation Services
  • Draft Bylaw No. 1809, 2025
  • Draft Bylaw No. 1810, 2025
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    MOTION NO. 1

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board give first reading to the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Almer Carlson Swimming Pool Fees and Other Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 1809, 2025;

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    MOTION NO. 2

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board give second and third readings to the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Almer Carlson Swimming Pool Fees and Other Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 1809, 2025;

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    MOTION NO. 3

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board adopt the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Almer Carlson Swimming Pool Fees and Other Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 1809, 2025.

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    MOTION NO. 4

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board give first reading to the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Hope and District Recreation Centre Fees and Other Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 1810, 2025;

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    MOTION NO. 5

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board give second and third readings to the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Hope and District Recreation Centre Fees and Other Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 1810, 2025;

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    MOTION NO. 6

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board adopt the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Hope and District Recreation Centre Fees and Other Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 1810, 2025.

  • Staff report dated December 11, 2025 by Christina Vugteveen, Manager of Parks 
  • Draft Bylaw No. 1811, 2025 Amendment Bylaw - Campground Regulations Fees and Other Charges
  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    MOTION NO. 1

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board give first reading to the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Vedder River Campground Amendment Bylaw No. 1811, 2025;

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    MOTION NO. 2

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board give second and third readings to the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Vedder River Campground Amendment Bylaw No. 1811, 2025;

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    MOTION NO. 3

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    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board adopt the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Vedder River Campground Amendment Bylaw No. 1811, 2025.

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  • Staff Report dated December 4, 2025 by Christina Vugteveen, Manager of Parks
  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board authorize its signatories to enter into a five-year site licence agreement with the Fraser Valley Amateur Radio Emergency Services Society to allow for the continued presence of a communication tower located in Sumas Mountain Regional Park.

FOR INFORMATION ONLY

  • Presentation by Derek Berg, Senior Marketing Research Manager, Prairie Research Associates Inc. (Zoom)
  • PowerPoint presentation slides
  • Staff report dated December 4, 2025 by Sara Vorlicek, Planning Technician

FOR INFORMATION ONLY

  • Staff report dated December 4, 2025 by Tarina Colledge, Manager of Emergency Management
  • Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Financial Guidelines Engagement What We Heard (November 2025)
  • Financial Guide Letter (May 26, 2022)
  • Staff report dated January 14, 2021 by Tarina Colledge, Manager of Emergency Management
  • Letter to Premier David Eby and The Honourable Bowinn Ma RE Emergency Management Act and Regulatory Discussion Papers (November 9, 2023)

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  • Staff report dated December 4, 2025 by Christina Vugteveen, Manager of Parks
  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board support an application under the British Columbia Air access Program Infrastructure Stream for $275,000.

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  • Staff Report dated December 4, 2025 by Adam Swartz, Manager of IT, GIS, and Fire Dispatch
  • Independent Review of E-Comm
  • Emergency Communications Service Delivery Model
  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board continues to engage with UBCM on defining a provincial role in emergency communications, and supports E-Comm’s implementation of governance and financial reforms.

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  • Staff report dated December 4, 2025 by Julie Mundy, Planner I
  • Urban Systems Draft Report dated November 24, 2025 - FVRD Small Scale, Multi-Unit Housing Implementation
  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board receive the Urban Systems report FVRD Small Scale Multi-Unit Housing (SSMUH) Implementation, dated November 27, 2025.

    AND THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board direct staff to bring forward an implementation strategy to address potential groundwater risks associated with small scale multi-unit housing uptake in early 2026.

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  • Staff Report dated December 4, 2025 by Hayley Katan, Planning Technician 
  • Stewards Logistics Inc. Towers Justification Report
  • Agricultural Land Commission Telecommunication Email
  • Public Notice Package V2 - 43241 Vedder Mountain Road
  • Consultation Summary Package
  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board indicate Non-Concurrence for the installation of a new telecommunications tower at 43241 Vedder Mountain Road, Area H, with the following comments:

    1. The Fraser Valley Regional District finds the public consultation to be unsatisfactory. Although the proponent has indicated that the tower design will be revised in response to public feedback, affected residents were not informed of the updated proposal and were not given an opportunity to comment on the newly proposed stealth, slim-line structure. As a result, the public has not been provided with complete information nor with a meaningful opportunity to understand how their concerns were addressed.

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  • Staff report dated December 4, 2025 by Julie Mundy, Planner I
  • Proposal Cover Letter
  • Site Plan
  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board direct staff to bring the Official Community Plan and Zoning amendment applications for 43940 Frost Road, Area H, as submitted, for consideration of first reading.

  • Draft 2026-2030 Financial Plan PowerPoint Presentation slides (as presented at the December 2, 2025 EASC Committee of the Whole meeting)
  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

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    THAT the following Consent Agenda items 10.1 to 10.9 be endorsed:

THAT staff be directed to include the following budgets as presented into the draft 2026-2030 Financial Plan:


102 Electoral Area Administration
105 Grants-In-Aid Electoral Area 


 


THAT the following budgets are referred back to staff for further presentation as part of the January Board Committee of the Whole:


130 Area B Economic Development (Option 2)

THAT staff be directed to include the following budgets as amended into the draft 2026-2030 Financial Plan:


211 Fire Protection – Boston Bar/North Bend
212 Fire Protection – Chilliwack River Valley
213 Fire Protection – Cultus Lake (Option 1)
215 Fire Protection – Columbia Valley
216 Fire Protection – Laidlaw
218 Fire Protection – Othello Road
222 Fire Protection – Yale
229 Fire Protection – Yarrow/Ryder Lake
230 Fire Protection – Popkum 


 


THAT the following budgets are referred back to staff for further presentation as part of the January Board Committee of the Whole:


214 Fire Protection – Hemlock Valley
217 Fire Protection – North Fraser

THAT staff be directed to include the following budgets as amended into the draft 2026-2030 Financial Plan:


205 E.A. Emergency Management
207 Bylaw Enforcement
224 Flood Control – Cascade Creek
245 Flood Control – Wilson Road Dyke
250 Flood Control – Baker Trails
251 Flood Control – Nicomen Island
256 Animal Control – Area B, C, D, E, G & H

THAT staff be directed to include the following budgets as presented into the draft 2026-2030 Financial Plan:


303 Paratransit
304 Seasonal Transit
310 Lake Errock Train Whistle Cessation
349 Street Lighting – Popkum/Cheam
350 Street Lighting – Bell Acres
351 Street Lighting – Boston Bar
353 Street Lighting – Mcfaul Street
354 Street Lighting – North Side
355 Street Lighting – Parkview
357 Street Lighting – Yale
358 Street Lighting – Dogwood

THAT staff be directed to include the following budgets as presented into the draft 2026-2030 Financial Plan:


406 Drainage – Rexford Creek
407 Drainage – West Popkum
408 Garbage – Area B
409 Garbage – Boston Bar/North Bend
410 Garbage – Harrison Mills/Hemlock
411 Garbage – North Side
417 Drainage – Elbow Creek
419 Drainage – East Popkum
421 Frosst Creek Flood Mitigation
422 Popkum Drainage Service Connection

THAT staff be directed to include the following budgets as presented into the draft 2026-2030 Financial Plan:


603 Electoral Area Planning
604 Commercial Gravel Operations

THAT staff be directed to include the following budgets as amended into the draft 2026-2030 Financial Plan:


701 Fraser Valley Regional Library
706 Bowling Alley
711 Swimming Pool – Almer Carlson
715 Area D Community Parks
717 Heritage Conservation (Option 1)
718 Yale & District Community Use Facility
720 Boston Bar/North Bend Television
721 Area B Community Parks
725 Area H Community Parks


 


THAT the following budgets are referred back to staff for further presentation as part of the January Board Committee of the Whole:


722 Area C Community Parks
723 Area E Community Parks

THAT staff be directed to include the following budgets as amended into the draft 2026-2030 Financial Plan:


441 Sewer System – Cultus Lake
443 Sewer System – North Bend
444 Sewer System – Morris Valley
446 Sewer System – Baker Trails
447 Sewer System – Popkum
448 Sewer System – South Cultus

THAT staff be directed to include the following budgets as amended into the draft 2026-2030 Financial Plan:


480 Water System – Bell Acres
483 Water System – Deroche
484 Water System – North Bend
485 Water System – Cultus Lake Integrated
487 Water System – Yale
488 Water System – Dogwood
490 Water System – Morris Valley
491 Water System – Hatzic Prairie
492 Water System – Dewdney Community
493 Water System – Lake Errock
494 Water System – Boston Bar
495 Water System – Area D Integrated
496 Water Capital – Cultus Lake Park 
497 Water Capital – Sylvester  
498 Water Capital – Bayview (Lake Errock)

IN PERSON PARTICIPATION


FVRD Board Room


ONLINE PARTICIPATION


Questions can be emailed to [email protected] before 1 pm, December 10, 2025. Alternatively, you may participate in public question period live on Zoom, by phone or computer using the Zoom information provided on the FVRD website.

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  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Meeting be closed to the public, except for Senior Staff and the Executive Assistant, for the purpose of receiving and adopting Closed Meeting Minutes convened in accordance to Section 90 of the Community Charter and to consider matters pursuant to:

    • Section 90(1)(e) of the Community Charter - the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the board considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district;
    • Section 90(1)(g) of the Community Charter - litigation or potential litigation affecting the regional district;
    • Section 90(1)(i) of the Community Charter - the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose;
    • Section 90(1)(k) of the Community Charter - negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a regional district service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the board, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district if they were held in public;
    • Section 90(2)(b) of the Community Charter - the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations (i)between the regional district and a provincial government or the federal government, or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government, or both, and a third party, (ii) between the regional district and another local government or between another local government and a third party, or (iii) between the regional district and a first nation or a prescribed Indigenous entity, or between a first nation or a prescribed Indigenous entity and a third party.

    R E C E S S

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  • MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

    THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board Open Meeting of December 11, 2025 be adjourned.

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