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Home Fort St. John Meetings May 25, 2026

Council · Regular

May 25, 2026

REGULAR COUNCIL

15:00 – 16:10 · 1h 10m
6 present · 0 absent
Lilia Hansen Mayor — Byron Stewart Councillor — Gord Klassen Councillor — Jim Lequiere Councillor — Tony Zabinsky Councillor — Trevor Bolin Councillor —
Staff & officers present
Charlene Jackson Planning Manager — Christina Brace Deputy Corporate Officer — Darrell Blades Deputy Chief Administrative Officer — Glennis Wunderlich Administrative Assistant II — Jennifer Decker Director of Development Services — Jessica Bowie Chief Human Resources Officer — Keith McKinley Facilities Manager — Kylah Bryde Director of Community Services — Lucas Panoulias Chief Corporate Services Officer — Milo MacDonald Chief Administrative Officer — Naomi Gallant Community Development Coordinator — Robert Norton Director of Public Safety/Fire Chief — Ryan Harvey Communications Manager — Shirley Collington Director of Finance — Stephanie Peters Manager of Economic Development —

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: THAT, the minutes of the May 11, 2026 Regular Council meeting be adopted as presented.
    • · Motion 2 added: THAT, the week of May 31 to June 6, 2026 be proclaimed ‘National AccessAbility Week’, and June 3, 2026 be proclaimed ‘Easter Seals Red Shirt Day’ in the City of Fort St. John.
    • · Motion 3 added: THAT, the week of May 30 to June 6, 2026 be proclaimed ‘Pride Week’ in the City of Fort St. John.
    • · Motion 4 added: THAT, the month of June 2026 be proclaimed ‘Philippine Heritage Month’ in the City of Fort St. John.
    • · Motion 5 added: THAT, the Council Information Package for May 25, 2026 be received for discussion.
    • · Motion 6 added: THAT, Council approve Administration Report No. 0080/26 - Community Services 2026 Group Purchasing for North Peace Arena Basement Heating and Ventilation System Upgrade for the purchase price of $254,444, plus applicable taxes.
    • · Motion 7 added: THAT, Council approve the event sponsorship application from the North Peace Fall Fair to sponsor the 2026 North Peace Fall Fair in the requested amount of $5,000.
    • · Motion 8 added: THAT, the following Council Survey Poll, conducted by email on May 1, 2026, be ratified: THAT, Council approve an amendment to the Office Space Lease Agreement between the City of Fort St. John and the Fort St. John Association for Communi…
    • · Motion 9 added: THAT, the Certificate of Sufficiency of Petition to Council to Not Proceed with Local Area Service No. 01/2026 - Roadworks, be received, AND THAT, 92% of the property owners representing 84% of the value of the parcels liable to be specifi…
    • · Motion 10 added: THAT, Council award the tender for the Surerus Park Playground Construction project to Van der Pauw Landscaping Ltd. of Maple Ridge, BC, for the unit rates set out in their tender submission dated April 23, 2026, in the amount of $859,076.…
    • · Motion 11 added: THAT, Council approve the Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) for the year ended December 31, 2025, AND FURTHER THAT, the Mayor and Director of Finance be authorized to sign the Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) Approval.
    • · Motion 12 added: THAT, Council provide municipal support for a Non-Farm use application to the Agricultural Land Commission on the property located at Civic Address: 10661 86 Street, Fort St. John, BC, PID: 018-939-759 Legal Description: Lot 2 Section 5 To…
    • · Motion 13 added: THAT, City of Fort St. John Election and Assent Voting Bylaw No. 2634, 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: (c) Labour relations or other employee relations.
    • · Attendance added: Lilia Hansen (present)
    • · Attendance added: Trevor Bolin (present)
    • · Attendance added: Gord Klassen (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jim Lequiere (present)
    • · Attendance added: Byron Stewart (present)
    • · Attendance added: Tony Zabinsky (present)
    • · Attendance added: Darrell Blades (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jessica Bowie (present)
    • · Attendance added: Lucas Panoulias (present)
    • · Attendance added: Robert Norton (present)
    • · Attendance added: Kylah Bryde (present)
    • · Attendance added: Shirley Collington (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jennifer Decker (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ryan Harvey (present)
    • · Attendance added: Charlene Jackson (present)
    • · Attendance added: Stephanie Peters (present)
    • · Attendance added: Keith McKinley (present)
    • · Attendance added: Naomi Gallant (present)
    • · Attendance added: Christina Brace (present)
    • · Attendance added: Glennis Wunderlich (present)
    • · Attendance added: Milo MacDonald (present)
    • · Participation added: Lucas Panoulias arrive
    • · Participation added: Ryan Harvey arrive
    • · Participation added: Naomi Gallant depart
    • · Participation added: Naomi Gallant arrive
    • · Participation added: Keith McKinley depart
    • · Participation added: Stephanie Peters depart
    • · Participation added: Stephanie Peters arrive
    • · Participation added: Naomi Gallant depart