Council · Regular

March 16, 2026

District of Taylor Regular Council Meeting

17:00 – 17:28 · 0h 28m

3 present · 2 absent

Brent Taillefer Mayor Absent Desirae Graziano Acting Mayor — Betty Ponto Councillor — Michelle Turnbull Councillor Absent Murray Giesbrecht Councillor —

Staff & officers present

Dawn McGinn Interim Deputy Corporate Officer — Lisa Ford Interim Director of Corporate Services — Ryan Galay Chief Administrative Officer — Ryan Nelson Director of Operations — Steve Byford Director of Protective Services/Fire Chief —

Revisions

First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT, the March 16, 2026, Regular Council Meeting Agenda be adopted as presented.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT, the March 2, 2026, Regular Council Meeting Minutes be adopted as presented.
- · Motion 3 added: THAT, the District of Taylor provide a goods and services sponsorship through donation of a $500 value Taylor Gift Basket to the Abbeyfield Houses First Ever Golf Tournament in support of their event being held on Friday, May 29, 2026.
- · Motion 4 added: THAT, the District of Taylor support the Fort St John Trapper's Association by providing 2 gift certificates for a two-night stay at Peace Island Park - bird sites covering up to 4 units per site, taking place from June 12th to June 14th, …
- · Motion 5 added: THAT, the Peace Passage Skating Club (PPSC) be granted rental fee forgiveness of the Community Hall, kitchen, tables and chairs for their Year End Wind-Up Party and Awards being held from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2026…
- · Motion 6 added: THAT, Council provide the Taylor Public Library forgiveness of fees for the rental of the Community Hall, Community Hall kitchen, set-up and tear-down of table and chairs, inclusive of clean-up, for a value not exceeding $250.00 on March 3…
- · Motion 7 added: THAT, the main motion be amended to revise the proposed support to $250 in scholarships to the Peace River North Festival of the Arts.
- · Motion 8 added: THAT, the District of Taylor provide two $100 scholarships and one $50 scholarship for the winner and runner up of various categories for the Peace River North Festival of the Arts in support of their event being held at the Peace Cultural…
- · Motion 9 added: THAT, members of council be authorized to attend Keeping it Rural Conference in Kelowna from June 10th to the 12th, 2026.
- · Attendance added: Dawn McGinn (present)
- · Attendance added: Murray Giesbrecht (present)
- · Attendance added: Betty Ponto (present)
- · Attendance added: Brent Taillefer (absent)
- · Attendance added: Michelle Turnbull (absent)
- · Attendance added: Ryan Galay (present)
- · Attendance added: Steve Byford (present)
- · Attendance added: Ryan Nelson (present)
- · Attendance added: Lisa Ford (present)
- · Attendance added: Desirae Graziano (present)