Council · Regular

January 13, 2026

Regular Council Meeting

18:00 – 18:28 · 0h 28m

5 present · 0 absent

Eugene Runtz Mayor — Glen Frear Councillor — Joe Kolida Councillor — Pietro Caputo Councillor — Tina Bennett Councillor Electronic

Staff & officers present

Amanda Moore Deputy Corporate Officer — Brian Taphorn Public Works Manager — Jeanette McDougall Chief Administrative Officer/CO — Karen Dube Economic Development Officer — Phil Strain Consultant —

Revisions

First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT the Regular Council Meeting Agenda for January 13, 2026 be approved as amended.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT the minutes of the December 9, 2025 Regular Council Meeting are adopted as presented.
- · Motion 3 added: THAT Council approve amending the agenda by moving Item 11. New Business (b) to immediately follow Petitions and Delegations.
- · Motion 4 added: THAT Council supports a BC DragiT Challenge event at the McBride Charlie Leak Airfield on June 20, 2026.
- · Motion 5 added: THAT Council authorizes staff to submit an application to the BC Air Access Program for the McBride Airport Lighting Safety Project, with a total estimated project cost of $682,583; AND THAT Council confirms its commitment to fund the muni…
- · Motion 6 added: THAT Council authorize that the Water Filtration Project be re-tendered in sections as follows: initially the filtration equipment, then subsequent tenders for each of the civil, structural and electrical sections.
- · Motion 7 added: THAT Council receive reports 8.a. for information purposes.
- · Motion 8 added: THAT Council approve staff to issue a letter of support to the Fraser Headwaters Alliance regarding their grant application to the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC to help with their ongoing effort to ensure public safety on the Goat River…
- · Motion 9 added: THAT Council receive items 9.b. 1 –1 for information purposes.
- · Motion 10 added: THAT the “Village of McBride Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 838, 2025” be read a second time.
- · Motion 11 added: THAT Council approve travel and / or accommodation costs for the Mayor, Council and Chief Administrative Officer to attend the 2026 Community to Community (C2C) Forum being held in Valemount on April 8, 2026 (Dinner) and April 9th (Forum).
- · Motion 12 added: THAT the Regular Council Meeting for January 13, 2026, be adjourned at 6:28 p.m.
- · Attendance added: Joe Kolida (present)
- · Attendance added: Pietro Caputo (present)
- · Attendance added: Tina Bennett (remote)
- · Attendance added: Jeanette McDougall (present)
- · Attendance added: Brian Taphorn (present)
- · Attendance added: Karen Dube (present)
- · Attendance added: Phil Strain (present)
- · Attendance added: Eugene Runtz (present)
- · Attendance added: Glen Frear (present)
- · Attendance added: Amanda Moore (present)