Cadet campers
qathet Regional District committee of the whole is recommending the regional board approve renting the entirety of Haywire Bay Regional Park to the Department of National Defence next year.
At the April 15 committee of the whole meeting, the committee reviewed a recommendation from staff that the park be rented for use by five units of Royal Canadian Army Cadets and staff from May 1 to 3, 2021, for the amount of $1,000, on the condition that current social/physical distancing recommendations or directives by the provincial health officer have been relaxed by that time and that no other provincial orders are in place.
According to a staff report, Powell River army cadet corps, along with four other corps from the Lower Mainland, would attend this exercise. This would bring 200 cadets and staff into the local economy. The report stated that the park is under-used in early May and the exercise presents an opportunity to bring revenue to the campground.
Waive fees
The committee of the whole is recommending the regional board authorize staff to waive the rental fee for Texada Community Hall for the artists’ tour, August 7 to 9, 2020, on the condition that current social and physical distancing recommendations or directives from the provincial health officer have been relaxed by that time and no other provincial orders are in place.
