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 "city": "Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine",
 "state": "BC",
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 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-08-21",
 "upcoming": [
  {
   "date": "2026-08-21",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
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   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": null,
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-21",
   "body": "Planning Committee",
   "headline": "Planning Committee to consider temporary use permit and land use report",
   "summary": "The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine Planning Committee will consider a temporary use permit for a property on Old Lakelse Lake Drive and receive a land use status report for information. The meeting also includes adoption of previous minutes and routine procedural items.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/91837/Planning%20Committee%20-%2021%20Aug%202026.pdf?handle=AEABD81A4BB741B5AA4C3E9BFDB9C431",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=953"
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-21",
   "body": "Regional District Board Meeting",
   "headline": "Board to hold closed session, hear Lakelse watershed report, decide grants and permits",
   "summary": "The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine Board will convene at 5:00 PM, immediately enter a closed session under Section 90(1)(a) and (c) of the Community Charter (personal information and labour relations), then reconvene publicly at 5:30 PM. The public agenda includes a delegation from the Lakelse Watershed Stewards Society, adoption of minutes, correspondence, and several staff reports. Decisions will be made on a grant application for a circular material hub feasibility study, an audit services contract award, and a temporary use permit for 3991 Old Lakelse Lake Drive. Other items are for information only, including the mid-year budget update and various departmental semi-annual reports.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/91833/Regional%20District%20Board%20Meeting%20-%2021%20Aug%202026.pdf?handle=E7C8D9B9FDB640F59BD2B1A69CCF6A1C",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=950"
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-21",
   "body": "Economic Development Commission",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=952"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-22",
   "body": "North West Regional Hospital District Board",
   "headline": "Hospital board to consider 14 capital expenditure bylaws and budget update",
   "summary": "The North West Regional Hospital District Board will meet to discuss and potentially adopt several financial items, including a mid-year budget update, amended audited financial statements, and 14 capital expenditure bylaws. The board will also hear delegations from BC Emergency Health Services and Northern Health, and discuss correspondence about a permanent blood donation centre and the Bulkley Valley District Hospital replacement. The meeting includes a closed session for confidential matters.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/91829/North%20West%20Regional%20Hospital%20District%20Board%20-%202.pdf?handle=38C30BE218CF4A239FC472899651C009",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=943"
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-12",
   "body": "Solid Waste Management Plan Monitoring Advisory Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to weigh asphalt shingle recycling pilot and close two waste plan strategies",
   "summary": "The Solid Waste Management Plan Monitoring Advisory Committee will review and vote on recommendations to the Regional District Board, including a 6-month pilot to segregate asphalt shingles at Thornhill Transfer Station and Forceman Ridge Waste Management Facility for use as landfill cover, and to close two Solid Waste Management Plan strategies (17A on clean wood waste and 10C on a one-stop-drop recycling depot) as completed or not viable. The committee will also adopt minutes from the May 13, 2026 meeting.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/91533/Solid%20Waste%20Management%20Plan%20Monitoring%20Advisory.pdf?handle=1D076DADBDE44B37AA186B9741106506",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=956"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-08-05",
   "body": "Upper Skeena Recreation Centre Advisory Committee",
   "headline": "Advisory committee receives updates on solar study, totem pole, and facility reports",
   "summary": "The Upper Skeena Recreation Centre Advisory Committee will receive information-only reports on a solar panel feasibility study, a proposed totem pole project, and facility updates. No decisions are scheduled for this meeting.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/91487/Upper%20Skeena%20Recreation%20Centre%20Advisory%20Committ.pdf?handle=A8362390BEA441218834088386C561B9",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=957"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-07-17",
   "body": "Planning Committee",
   "headline": "Planning Committee to review three development variance permit applications",
   "summary": "The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine Planning Committee will review three development variance permit applications and adopt minutes from the previous meeting. The committee will also consider a rezoning and Official Community Plan amendment application.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/91313/Planning%20Committee%20-%2017%20Jul%202026.pdf?handle=E4E6F5112CC242F8AE55A412CF7A62B4",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=954"
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-17",
   "body": "Special Regional District Board Meeting",
   "headline": "Board adopts Thornhill Official Community Plan amendment and zoning change.",
   "summary": "The Regional District of Kitimat‑Stikine Board will adopt two bylaws that amend the Thornhill Official Community Plan and rezone a parcel in Electoral Area E. It will also consider two development variance permit applications and a rezoning/OCP amendment application recommended by the Planning Committee. The items will be read for first and second readings before adoption.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/91311/Special%20Regional%20District%20Board%20Meeting%20-%2017%20Ju.pdf?handle=0ACEA0B4A50E4C22B0F8A650A8918102",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=955"
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-26",
   "body": "Regional District Board Meeting",
   "headline": "Board to consider security issuing bylaw and gold mine project update",
   "summary": "The Regional District Board will discuss the adoption of Security Issuing Bylaw No. 823 and receive a presentation from Scottie Resources regarding the Scottie Gold Mine Project. The meeting also includes reviews of infrastructure repairs and several community grant applications.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/90761/Regional%20District%20Board%20Meeting%20-%2026%20Jun%202026.pdf?handle=B6FE7B3D01F845CF9808857096370B31",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=940"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-11",
   "body": "Thornhill Advisory Planning Commission",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=948"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-29",
   "body": "Regional District Board Meeting",
   "headline": "Regional board to vote on Climate Action Plan adoption",
   "summary": "The board will consider adopting the draft Regional District Climate Action Plan, hear a delegation on South Hazelton baseball field upgrades, and decide on several letters of support. They will also address rezoning applications, a zoning bylaw amendment for Thornhill, and approve the 2025 audited financial statements. The meeting begins with a closed session for personnel and negotiations.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/90207/Regional%20District%20Board%20Meeting%20-%2029%20May%202026.pdf?handle=C68557B8CB804DF19FC154D1381F7E87",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=931"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-29",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Committee goes into closed session to discuss government negotiations",
   "summary": "This committee meeting is largely procedural: approving the agenda, adopting minutes from April 17, and then immediately moving into a closed session. The closed session will discuss confidential information related to negotiations between the regional district and provincial or federal governments. No public decisions or discussions on substantive items are scheduled.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/90211/Committee%20of%20the%20Whole%20-%2029%20May%202026.pdf?handle=538AAECD0DA3469FA29561035103802E",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=941"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-29",
   "body": "Planning Committee",
   "headline": "Committee to decide on frontage exemption for 14-lot subdivision on Freeman Road",
   "summary": "The Planning Committee will consider approving a frontage exemption for a proposed 14-lot rural subdivision on Freeman Road in North Terrace. Two lots lie within the Agricultural Land Reserve, for which ALC approval has been obtained. The committee will also review a rezoning application for 3446 River Drive in Thornhill and receive a land use status report for information.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/90209/Planning%20Committee%20-%2029%20May%202026.pdf?handle=64F4851F8C2849638980C425118BCAF6",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=934"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-16",
   "body": "North West Regional Hospital District Board",
   "headline": "Board to discuss hospital negotiations in closed session, adopt 2025 financials",
   "summary": "The North West Regional Hospital District Board will meet to adopt the 2025 audited financial statements and discuss several reports, including a policy review and meeting requests for the Union of BC Municipalities. The board will also go into closed session to consider negotiations and information exempt from disclosure under privacy law. Correspondence from the Village of Daajing Giids regarding health care equality in rural areas will be received.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/89906/North%20West%20Regional%20Hospital%20District%20Board%20-%201.pdf?handle=4982F54B8FC9498A9A58AA247805A83D",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=928"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-13",
   "body": "Solid Waste Management Plan Monitoring Advisory Committee",
   "headline": "Solid waste committee orients new members, elects leaders",
   "summary": "The Solid Waste Management Plan Monitoring Advisory Committee will hold an orientation for new and returning members, covering the Solid Waste Management Plan, service areas, and bylaws. The committee will also elect a chair and vice chair for the new term. A report on the 2026 meeting schedule will be presented.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/89915/Solid%20Waste%20Management%20Plan%20Monitoring%20Advisory.pdf?handle=6CE713F9AF994AEF903E28AAA3187523",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=938"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-05-06",
   "body": "Upper Skeena Recreation Centre Advisory Committee",
   "headline": "Committee discusses kitchen concession after failed RFP bid",
   "summary": "The Upper Skeena Recreation Centre Advisory Committee will discuss next steps for operating the newly installed kitchen after receiving only one incomplete proposal in a recent RFP. They will also receive quarterly updates on programs and facility usage, and a report on a facility award nomination. The fundraising committee will give a verbal outreach update.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/89861/Upper%20Skeena%20Recreation%20Centre%20Advisory%20Committ.pdf?handle=4CFA85BEB85E43BF803A886832D352AD",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=939"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-17",
   "body": "Planning Committee",
   "headline": "Planning committee to vote on shed variance and Gitxsan lease",
   "summary": "The Planning Committee will consider a development variance permit to allow a shed setback of 0.3m instead of 1.5m at 3691 Hawthorne Ave, Thornhill. They will also consider a request to have no objection to a Crown land tenure lease for Gitxsan Child & Family Services in South Hazelton. A land use status report for March 2026 will be received for information.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/89459/Planning%20Committee%20-%2017%20Apr%202026.pdf?handle=A93D734DDD844497BD6F215455FF2F48",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=924"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-17",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Ethics training and election law update for regional directors",
   "summary": "This Committee of the Whole meeting is primarily an education session on ethics, election law, and new code of conduct legislation. Directors will receive the Ethics Commissioner's annual report, review election procedures and deadlines, and learn about proposed changes under Bill 17. No decisions are scheduled.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/89461/Committee%20of%20the%20Whole%20-%2017%20Apr%202026.pdf?handle=CDFE782C2115468BB8160E294BB5520A",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=920"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-17",
   "body": "Regional District Board Meeting",
   "headline": "Board to hear Alberta official on West Coast Oil Pipeline project",
   "summary": "The board will receive a delegation from the Government of Alberta regarding the proposed West Coast Oil Pipeline, a major infrastructure project. Other key items include reports on the Iskut Landfill Phase 2 development, Forceman Ridge Waste Management Facility temporary closure, and South Hazelton Fire Hall demolition. Bylaws up for adoption include a Thornhill zoning amendment and a civic addressing bylaw.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/89457/Regional%20District%20Board%20Meeting%20-%2017%20Apr%202026.pdf?handle=873DA00823A14615B5FFF7EDE06FB6D8",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=921"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-04-16",
   "body": "Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance",
   "headline": "Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance to discuss confidential negotiations in closed session",
   "summary": "The Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance will consider adopting the agenda and minutes from November 2025. The board will then vote to exclude the public and convene a closed session to discuss information held in confidence regarding negotiations with provincial and/or federal governments.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/89455/Northwest%20BC%20Resource%20Benefits%20Alliance%20-%2016%20Ap.pdf?handle=E519839C137D4A2E8A688B72AB5F8884",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=930"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-03-21",
   "body": "North West Regional Hospital District Board",
   "headline": "North West Regional Hospital District to vote on 2026 budget and capital expenditures",
   "summary": "The board will discuss and vote on the 2026 Annual Budget Bylaw and a Capital Expenditure Bylaw. The meeting includes reports on policy reviews and bylaw requests from Northern Health.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/88776/North%20West%20Regional%20Hospital%20District%20Board%20-%202.pdf?handle=A0275169FEE14FDA8C7D7800A60371D3",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=909"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-03-20",
   "body": "Regional District Board Meeting",
   "headline": "Board adopts 2026-2030 five-year financial plan bylaw",
   "summary": "The Regional District of Kitimat‑Stikine Board will adopt several bylaws, including the five‑year financial plan for 2026‑2030. It will also adopt recommendations from the Committee of the Whole, Economic Development Commission and Planning Committee, and approve minutes from the February 27 meeting. A closed‑session will be held to consider personal‑information matters before reconvening for the public agenda.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/88780/Regional%20District%20Board%20Meeting%20-%2020%20Mar%202026.pdf?handle=BAE87771DD3844EBA1FA3BD7F068A4E2",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=914"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-03-20",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Committee reviews Gitxsan relationship agreement and related delegations",
   "summary": "The Committee of the Whole will consider delegations from the Gitxsan Treaty Society to discuss the Relationship Agreement between the Gitxsan, Canada and British Columbia and the Gitxsan position on the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Line. The body will also adopt the minutes from the February 27, 2026 meeting, approve the current agenda, and address a notice of motion before adjourning.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/88788/Committee%20of%20the%20Whole%20-%2020%20Mar%202026.pdf?handle=CABE6D76184A4768A838FDE8CE050A09",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=925"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-03-20",
   "body": "Economic Development Commission",
   "headline": "Award of $47,500 contract to Catapult Strategy for Upper Skeena labour market plan",
   "summary": "The Economic Development Commission will adopt the minutes from the February 27, 2026 meeting and approve the agenda for March 20, 2026. It will receive a report on the Upper Skeena Labour Market Research Plan contract award to Catapult Strategy for $47,500 plus applicable taxes. The meeting also includes routine items such as correspondence and a livestream notice.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/88786/Economic%20Development%20Commission%20-%2020%20Mar%202026.pdf?handle=A97C12F43C0B4B549DA439C7DE8B6A8D",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=917"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-03-20",
   "body": "Planning Committee",
   "headline": "Planning Committee to review fiber optic cable application for Dease Lake",
   "summary": "The Planning Committee will consider a Crown Land Application from City West Cable & Telephone Corp to install a marine fiber optic cable along the bed of Dease Lake. The project aims to provide utility services to approximately 115 households across three communities.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/88784/Planning%20Committee%20-%2020%20Mar%202026.pdf?handle=CF58778556324F5F943AF60F52615536",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=918"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-02-27",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Board to approve draft 2026‑2030 Financial Plan and set five‑year tax rates",
   "summary": "The Committee of the Whole will hear a report from the Acting CFO on the draft 2026‑2030 Financial Plan, which includes revenue, expenditures and an $18.7 million five‑year capital plan. Staff will recommend that the Regional District Board approve the draft plan and prepare a bylaw for the March 20, 2026 Board meeting. The meeting will also adopt the agenda, minutes and handle routine procedural items.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/87936/Committee%20of%20the%20Whole%20-%2027%20Feb%202026.pdf?handle=E57E405E0059470CB1B2D9EB9E1DF804",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=906"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-02-27",
   "body": "Regional District Board Meeting",
   "headline": "Planning Committee to decide rezoning of 162‑3033 Kofoed Drive, Thornhill",
   "summary": "The Regional District Board will reconvene after a closed session to consider several planning matters. The Planning Committee will review a rezoning application for 162‑3033 Kofoed Drive in Thornhill, a liquor licence request for 6271 Kispiox Valley Road, and three subdivision proposals in Greater Terrace. The board will also conduct third‑reading of Bylaw No. 816 (Thornhill zoning amendment) and consider a proposed Solid Waste Generator Levy Bylaw. Additional reports and delegations on economic development, grant‑in‑aid, and election procedures will be discussed.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/87927/Regional%20District%20Board%20Meeting%20-%2027%20Feb%202026.pdf?handle=FC12BB42A5B54BD8B21C68CDA0BBCEDF",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=901"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-02-27",
   "body": "Economic Development Commission",
   "headline": "Commission considers support for Highway 37 fibre-optic expansion",
   "summary": "The Economic Development Commission is reviewing a request to support CityWest Cable & Telephone Corp. in bringing fibre-optic services to the 40 Mile Flats area. The body will also hear from the Society for Making Agriculture Sustainable in Hazeltons regarding a livestock project.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/87934/Economic%20Development%20Commission%20-%2027%20Feb%202026.pdf?handle=6A50E9EDC3FA43C19CFF3431CE616787",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=905"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-02-27",
   "body": "Planning Committee",
   "headline": "Board to consider third reading of rezoning for 3033 Kofoed Drive",
   "summary": "The Planning Committee will review a staff report recommending a third reading of Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 816 for Application 162 at 3033 Kofoed Drive, Thornhill. It will also receive reports on a primary liquor licence application at 6271 Kispiox Valley Road and three subdivision requests in Greater Terrace. A land‑use status report for December 2025 and January 2026 will be presented for information.",
   "agenda_url": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/document/87932/Planning%20Committee%20-%2027%20Feb%202026.pdf?handle=B8FF111D9AEE444EAF9937D7684B0A46",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://kitimatstikine.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=904"
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