Recycle BC services for McBride and Vanway Regional Transfer Stations
Recycle BC has made an offer to establish recycling depots at the McBride Regional Transfer Station and Vanway Regional Transfer Station. The Regional District Board of Directors will consider the service agreement at the next board meeting in March and if approved, the depots are expected to be operational this summer.
When the two new sites open, they will accept:
- printed paper, paper packaging, corrugated cardboard, cartons and paper cups
- plastic containers, metal containers
- white and colour foam packaging
- plastic bags and overwrap, other flexible plastic packaging
- glass bottles and jars
Recycle BC operates a curbside recycling collection program for residents in Prince George, and with these two new locations, there will be a total of seven Recycle BC depot locations available for Regional District residents, including:
9-1-1 call answer services one year contract
A one year contract with Emergency Communications for BC Inc. (E-Comm) was approved to provide 9-1-1 call answer services. The estimated cost of the 2025 calendar year contract is $603,070 and it is subject to consumer price index and material call volume increases.
This contract is for a service area that includes the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George and partners Cariboo Regional District, Bulkley-Nechako Regional District and Kitimat-Stikine Regional District who receive 9-1-1 services through fee-for-service contracts. The previous contract with E-Comm expired in December 2024, and during 2024 there were 104,476 9-1-1 calls handled for the service area.
Starting in 2026, Fraser-Fort George 9-1-1, a service provided by the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, will take over answering 9-1-1 calls in this service area, determine the nature of the emergencies and transfer callers to police, fire or ambulance dispatch centres as required.
Read more about the changes coming to 9-1-1 call answer services
Grants awarded
The Board approved requests for Community Grants in Aid and Recreation Grants in Aid to:
Electoral Area A (Salmon River-Lakes)
- Nukko Lake Recreation Commission for $1,025 for insurance
- Salmon Valley Community Farmers Institute for $4,997 for start up costs
Electoral Area C (Chilako River-Nechako)
- Beaverly Community Association for $1,500 for swim program and transportation costs
Electoral Area D (Tabor Lake-Stone Creek)
- Buckhorn Volunteer Fire Association for $50,000 for fire fighting equipment
- Buckhorn Recreation Commission for $2,500 for event expenses
Electoral Area E (Woodpecker-Hixon)
- Hixon Community Association for $40,000 for community hall improvements
- Hixon Elementary School PAC for $5,000 for lunch and activity programs
- Hixon Community Association for $13,050 for insurance
Electoral Area F (Willow River-Upper Fraser Valley)
- Cariboo Ferndale Community Association for $5,000 for snow removal
- Shell-Glen Volunteer Firefighters Association for $15,000 for a hydraulic pump
Electoral Area G (Crooked River-Parsnip)
- Mackenzie Firefighters Association for $15,000 for auto extrication course
- Summit Lake Community Association for $7,500 for operating expenses
Electoral Area H (Robson Valley-Canoe)
- Dunster Mushroom Society for $1,500 for Mushroom Festival expenses
- McBride Curling Club for $2,753 for insurance
- Valemount Community Sports Day Association for $3,500 for Valemountain Days event
