It’s time for another Prince George City council meeting and it’s going to be an interesting one tonight.
The rezoning application submitted by the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch to make way for a B.C. Cannabis store near Walmart in College Heights will come up at the public hearing scheduled for 7 p.m.
Game Quest’s amendment to the Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Bylaw to exempt trading and collectable cards to exempt them from a 30-day hold will also come up at the public hearing.
Despite concerns from the RCMP about trading and collectable cards being valuable allowing for identification and return to the rightful owner, council is recommending a third reading to the amendment.
The RCMP say collectable cards may also come with authentication paperwork that adds to the ability of the RCMP to positively identify those items, which makes the 30-day waiting period useful.
Council will also hear a report regarding a proposed bylaw to implement a fee of $115 per hour for each RCMP officer attending special events for security reasons.
Police will also be providing a year in review of 2018. Superintendent Warren Brown, Officer in Charge, Prince George Detachment will be in attendance to make a presentation to Council.
The city will be hearing an update on Memorial Park Cemetery, including the development of a green burial section which is a practice where the body is returned to the earth to decompose naturally.
The city is also proposing a new grant program called Meetings PG which is designed to provide financial assistance up to $25,000 to non-profits hosting a conference, convention, or tradeshow event in Prince George.
Take a look at the full jam-packed agenda for more details ahead of tonight’s meeting.
If you can’t attend the 6 p.m. council meeting, you can livestream it from the comfort of your own home, and if you’re too busy to watch it, you can come back and check it out later. The city archives all livestreams.
