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Home Fort St. John Meetings April 27, 2026

Council · Regular

April 27, 2026

REGULAR COUNCIL

15:00 – 16:11 · 1h 11m
6 present · 0 absent
Lilia Hansen Mayor — Gord Klassen Councillor — Jim Lequiere Councillor — Sarah MacDougall Councillor — Tony Zabinsky Councillor — Trevor Bolin Councillor —
Staff & officers present
Alexa Kalina Engineering Technologist — Angie Bernardin Deputy Treasurer — Bonnie McCue Corporate Officer — Christina Brace Deputy Corporate Officer — Curtis Redpath Civic Properties Manager — Darrell Blades Deputy Chief Administrative Officer — Erin Ferris Community Safety Manager — Jennifer Decker Director of Development Services — Jessica Bowie Chief Human Resources Officer — Jim Stewart Capital Projects Manager — Kylah Bryde Director of Community Services — Lucas Panoulias Chief Corporate Services Officer — Milo MacDonald Chief Administrative Officer — Ryan Harvey Communications Manager — Shirley Collington Director of Finance — Stephanie Peters Economic Development Manager —

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: THAT, the minutes of the April 13, 2026 Regular Council meeting be adopted as presented.
    • · Motion 2 added: THAT, Council receive the letter from the Minister of Infrastructure regarding the Peace Villa expansion delay for information.
    • · Motion 3 added: THAT, Council receive the sponsorship request letter from the UNBC Fort St. John Nursing Class of 2026 for discussion.
    • · Motion 4 added: THAT, the Council Information Package for April 27, 2026 be received for discussion.
    • · Motion 5 added: THAT, the Council of the City of Fort St. John recommends to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch the approval of the application from Cannabis Supply Co. for a Cannabis Retail Store Licence based on the following criteria...
    • · Motion 6 added: THAT, Council direct staff to proceed with the municipal support measures outlined in Administration Report No. 0068/26 – Civil Forfeiture: Municipal Role, Limitations and Support Options, where appropriate and within existing authority.
    • · Motion 7 added: THAT, Council award the tender for the 2026 Concrete Maintenance Program to the lowest bidder, Northern Slipform Ltd., for the unit rates in their tender submission dated April 16, 2026.
    • · Motion 8 added: THAT, Council authorizes the Mayor and the Corporate Officer to sign the 2026-27 Annual Operating Agreement between the City of Fort St. John and BC Transit.
    • · Motion 9 added: THAT, Council support the submittal of an Expression of Interest for the Disaster Resilience and Innovation Funding program for the Upper Bouffioux Coulee Erosion Mitigation Structural Component for a potential grant totalling $5,000,000.
    • · Motion 10 added: THAT, Council approve the sole source purchase of a street sweeper from Kendrick Equipment of British Columbia for the purchase price of $556,620.68 plus taxes, using the Canoe Procurement Model.
    • · Motion 11 added: THAT, Council award the 101 Avenue Roadwork Project to Knappett Industries (2006) Ltd. of Fort St. John, BC, for the unit rates in their tender submission, totaling $1,765,647.00.
    • · Motion 12 added: THAT, Tax Rates Bylaw No. 2632, 2026 be introduced and read for the first three times by title only.
    • · Motion 13 added: THAT, the City of Fort St. John (North Peace Search and Rescue Society Lease Agreement) Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2633, 2026 be introduced and read for the first three times by title only.
    • · Motion 14 added: THAT, Council move to a Closed Council Meeting for the purpose of discussing...
    • · Attendance added: Lilia Hansen (present)
    • · Attendance added: Trevor Bolin (present)
    • · Attendance added: Gord Klassen (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jim Lequiere (present)
    • · Attendance added: Sarah MacDougall (present)
    • · Attendance added: Tony Zabinsky (present)
    • · Attendance added: Milo MacDonald (present)
    • · Attendance added: Darrell Blades (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jessica Bowie (present)
    • · Attendance added: Lucas Panoulias (present)
    • · Attendance added: Shirley Collington (present)
    • · Attendance added: Bonnie McCue (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jennifer Decker (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jim Stewart (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ryan Harvey (present)
    • · Attendance added: Angie Bernardin (present)
    • · Attendance added: Stephanie Peters (present)
    • · Attendance added: Erin Ferris (present)
    • · Attendance added: Alexa Kalina (present)
    • · Attendance added: Curtis Redpath (present)
    • · Attendance added: Christina Brace (present)
    • · Attendance added: Kylah Bryde (present)
    • · Participation added: Jim Stewart depart
    • · Participation added: Jim Stewart arrive
    • · Participation added: Alexa Kalina depart