Regional District Preps to Celebrate Milestone
Prince George, B.C.- The Regional District of Fraser Fort George has an important birthday coming up, on March 8th, it will officially be 50 years old.
Anniversary Committee member Director Rick Thompson says “We are pleased to say there are a number of events coming up to mark the birthday, keeping in mind that March the 8th is the actual birthdate of the Regional District.” On that date, there will be a special reception for invited residents, past and present staff and directors at the Regional District Office on 155 George Street.
But Thompson says there will be other events including a 50th Anniversary publication, “We’ll be having travelling Board meetings in various communities and we’ll be having a presence at various activities throughout the Regional District during the Anniversary year.”
And yes, Director Thompson says “There will be cake”.
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“On that date, there will be a special reception for invited residents, past and present staff and directors at the Regional District Office on 155 George Street.”
What’s that going to cost those of us who aren’t important enough to be an “invited” resident?
“We’ll be having travelling Board meetings in various communities and we’ll be having a presence at various activities throughout the Regional District during the Anniversary year.”
And yes, Director Thompson says “There will be cake”.
WHAT WERE THEY DOING BEFORE THIS??? Sounds like they want their cake and eat it too
It did not take long for some to come out on here and piss all over the Regional District’s anniversary parade, so to speak! What’s next? Let’s Belly Ache about to cost of Canada’s 150 anniversary celebrations this year as well.
As for the traveling board concept, the Regional District promotes “fair” geographic representation on their elected Board. Each Director is elected by and represents their “zone” on the Regional District Board. So there is no need to have a traveling roadshow, unlike the School District!
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Unlike the District’s little party, I assume we’re all invited to Canada’s celebration? Or is that only for you alt.left nutjobs?
You live in the Regional District, and pay taxes to the Regional District, then ask your elected zone representative. If you live in Prince George, this should be NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!!! Is this a concept you Alt Rights can grasp?
Canada’s birthday celebrations are NONE OF MY BUSINESS?
Not all regional district board members have to be elected, they can be appointed as well. All areas have a seat at the Fraser fort george table PG having 4 seats, so it is PGs business. As a property taxpayer in PG I pay my portion of regional district taxes thank you very much
By axman’s response he does not live in the Regional District, yet in his first comment on this thread, he pisses all over an organization whose tax base he is not even a part of… more Alt right ignorance I suppose.
Now, I don’t normally comment on regional district, or even city, news stories, because my interests are in politics that affect us all, Provincial and Federal. But I had to call out axman on his negative, misinformed, and misdirected comment about the Regional District!
As for slinky shadowing all my comments and attempting to inject himself into any discussion I have with others on this… take a hike!
Hey Axman, have you, or you family ever visited and enjoyed any of these local places? The Exploration Place – Prince George (Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum); Two Rivers Gallery – Prince George Central British Columbia Railway and Forestry Museum; Huble Homestead/Giscome Portage Heritage Society – Prince George (a RDFFG Park)?
The RDFFG provides funding to these local attractions, so are you still in a mood to piss on their anniversary parade? Yeesh!!! Some people will find anything to belly ache about!
By axman’s response he does not live in the Regional District, yet in his first comment on this thread, he pisses all over an organization whose tax base he is not even a part of… more Alt right ignorance I suppose.
Now, I don’t normally comment on regional district, or even city, news stories, because my interests are in politics that affect us all, Provincial and Federal. But I had to call out axman on his negative, misinformed, and misdirected comment about the Regional District!
As for slinky shadowing all my comments and attempting to inject himself into any discussion I have with others on this… take a hike
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That’s 180 degrees from what I said. I said, “What’s that going to cost those of us who aren’t important enough to be an “invited” resident?” I’m a resident, just not worthy of being invited to their shindig. More alt.left nuttery on your part, read what you want to read instead of what was actually said.
What exactly was “misinformed” about my comment? You’re the alt.left nutjob who didn’t know that City residents pay into the District tax base. In fact, you’re still ignoring that fact since it doesn’t jive with your alt.left nuttery of the day.
And you are the Alt Nut job who didn’t know city residents use Regional District funded services, which is where, along with the landfill, a *small* part of your taxes goes to. Residents who live in the Regional District receive the majority of service provided by the Regional District, which is why they pay MORE TAXES to the regional district!
If I had to pay a penny to the Regional District in taxes, can I get to complain about them as well?
Bottom line: why would want to start off this discussion thread being negative about a good thing like a celebration? Is this a miserly alt right thing, to constantly complain about taxes that pays for anything?
Too many grumpy old men, foo-fooing on anything, much of which they don’t understand!
Wow the hatred of being corrected, just relax and enjoy the best province in Canada while you can. Maybe post a link where I am wrong, living in PG is not living in the Regional District of Fraser Fort George? Better check my mailbox for an invite, maybe Hall sent me one
Bottom line: why would want to start off this discussion thread being negative about a good thing like a celebration? Is this a miserly alt right thing, to constantly complain about taxes that pays for anything?
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Again, you’re either incredibly thick or your so narrow-minded you’ve lost any comprehension skills your alt.left brain may have had. The shindig referred to in the article states, “…there will be a special reception for invited residents…” I merely think any tax payer funded 50 year celebrations should be open to everyone and not just a select few special invitees.
I get the impression you just like to argue for the sake of arguing. Will this be the 5 minute argument or the full half hour?
Axman asks; “What’s that going to cost those of us who aren’t important enough to be an “invited” resident?”
Lets wrap this up by me answering you pathetic question. Given the Regional District had a population of 91,879, the cost to you would be about 1 cent in taxes to pay for that “special reception” you probably won’t be invited to, after all who would want to have someone complaining there the whole time.
There you go axman, it would cost you 1 cent in taxes… now was that worth all this discussion? Was it even worth you bringing this up in the first place?
I work pretty hard for my pennies, I see no reason to freely hand them over so that some alt.elites can have a party.
Aren’t you the one who’s always squawking about the inadequacies of our social safety nets? I’d rather my pennies went to them then to some alt.im.better.then.you people.
Actually BH you are dead wrong…whether you live in the city or live in the district as you call it, part of your property taxes go to support the activities of the Regional District. If you look at your tax notice you will see there is a line item for it. That is the reason that the City has representation on the board of the regional district, and why the regional district participates in funding city owned facilities that are used by people who don’t live within city limits.
Whether the use of funds for an anniversary celebration is proper and justified is definitely an argument one can have, but for you BH to come out and categorically say that it is none of Axman’s business if he doesn’t live in the Regional District is complete and utter hogwash, and just another example of you spouting off without doing your homework…kinda like you treated your Patients!!
Way back when the Regional District we’re in (not Fraser Fort George) was formed, also 50 years ago, we were told that this would be a great cost saving measure. That instead of having a myriad of local Improvement Districts that provided things like water, and street lighting, and garbage pick-up, etc., combining all these agencies under one administration would be a great improvement. The Regional District here started with a Clerk Administrator and his secretary receptionist as full time employees, plus an elected Board. 15 years later it called for a quote from local car dealers on replacing its vehicle fleet, and there were 86 vehicles involved! Water, to us, under the old Improvement District, was $ 12 a year. There were four directors, who received a honorarium for overseeing its affairs. The books were done by a retired bookkeeper, at very modest cost. The $ 12 a year represented what it was calculated to amortise the cost of originally putting in the water system, and ongoing maintenance of it, paying a Water Licence to the Province, and establishing a sinking fund to look after its eventual replacement. It never went up, for year after year after year. Then that Improvement District was folded into the Regional District. For greater efficiency, we were told. Today, the same water coming down the same pipe is nearly $ 400 a year! With further increases contemplated! Some efficiency. These things, Regional Districts, are an example of bureaucracy running wild. If we can’t abolish them, we should certainly move to rein them in. Before they break us.
socredible, if you ever see a job posting in the local newspaper for a job with the Regional District, do your blood pressure a favour and don’t go to their website to see what the posted salary range is!
From what I’ve seen, as ridiculous as the City of PG’s salary and benefits packages are, the Regional District takes it even one step further! Obviously cost is no object, especially when there is a taxpayer piggy bank to dip into, right?
Right, Hart Guy. WAC Bennett’s government made very few mistakes in the 20 years it held office, but the inception of Regional Districts was one of them. These things have grown like an octopus that can add unlimited tentacles. The elected Chair of the one where we are makes almost half as much again as that as he ever made working a day job as a clerk in a local hardware store. Where it was well known that his ability to weigh out a pound of nails was severely compromised.
But the Administrator, the actual brains behind the whole outfit, at least to the point of making sure there is conformity in what our Regional District does with what’s also being done in every other Regional District, much of which is dictated by other bureaucrats in Victoria, well, her salary is completely out to lunch.
But that’s just the start of it. Then there are all the underlings, each with salaries either already over the six figure mark, or sliding ever closer to it. For doing what? Do we really need to be forking out over $ 85,000 a year for somebody to manage a garbage dump? Couldn’t the guy on the loader or compactor do that? At least he’s on-site all the time. Not stuck in a plush office at the local Regional palace with a secretary to tally up the daily weigh scale tonnages. These positions are bureaucratic swank unlimited. And then there’s the Planning function… Don’t get me going on that.
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