2011 CARIP REPORT
ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR NON-ROAD DIESEL ENGINES IN METRO VANCOUVER
December 21, 2011
Metro Vancouver’s online Non-Road Diesel Registration System is now available and can be accessed at www.metrovancouver.org/nonroaddiesel. A Tier and fee calculator is also available on the website to help you estimate your engine Tier and operating period fees before you register your engine.
Metro Vancouver’s Non-Road Diesel Engine Emissions Regulation Bylaw No 1137, 2011 comes into force on January 1, 2012. The regulation applies to non-road diesel engines that are 25 horsepower (19kw) or greater. The regulation requires owners or operators of Tier 0 non-road diesel engines to register, label, and pay fees. The same applies to Tier 1 engines effective January 1, 2014
We are available during business hours to answer any questions and assist you in registering your non-road diesel engines. Please email us at nonroaddiesel@metrovancouver.orgor you can contact us directly at 604-432-6200.
Yours truly,
Non-Road Diesel Program
www.metrovancouver.org
LIONS BAY GAINS 'BEAR SMART COMMUNITY' STATUS FROM MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (Ministry News Release Below)
Lions Bay and Whistler earn Bear Smart status
11:00 AM 09/29/2011
VANCOUVER - The Village of Lions Bay and the Resort Municipality of Whistler are the latest of only four B.C. communities to achieve the Bear Smart designation, Environment Minister Terry Lake announced.
The Bear Smart Community program is a voluntary, preventative conservation program designed by the Ministry of Environment in partnership with the British Columbia Conservation Foundation and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.
The goal of achieving Bear Smart Community status is to address the root causes of bear-human conflicts, reduce the risks to human safety and private property and reduce the number of bears that have to be destroyed each year.
The Ministry of Environment's Conservation Officer Service (COS) is responsible for managing and responding to wildlife-human conflicts when there is a risk to public safety or property damage. The COS provides expertise and funding to help communities implement Bear Smart planning and management. Since 2000, the provincial government has provided more than $3 million to cost-share with municipalities.
Squamish and Kamloops were the first two B.C. communities to achieve the Bear Smart designation.
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Lions Bay Mayor Brenda Broughton -
"The Lions Bay Bear Smart program was created and supported by the skilled and committed members of our Bear Smart committee, led by Norma Rodgers. Residents of Lions Bay have benefited greatly by using best practices for storage and curbside pick-up of garbage, along with care and attention to picking ripe fruit. This has greatly reduced interactions between people and bears in Lions Bay."
Whistler Mayor Ken Melamed -
"The Resort Municipality of Whistler and its partners have been engaged in proactive initiatives to reduce and prevent human-bear conflicts since the mid-1990s. Our community strongly supports protecting our black bears and is committed to making continuous improvements in waste and attractant management."
"Achieving Bear Smart Community status is a high point in our program, but is not the end point - we will continue to work co-operatively to further reduce human-bear conflicts."
Quick Facts:
The Bear Smart program is directed to all types of communities. Some, like Whistler, have a high volume of "resident" bears, while others, like Lions Bay, have bears that "travel through" the region.
The most recent bear-human conflict statistics (2010-11) for Lions Bay and Whistler:
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68 reported bear sightings
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COS responded to 21 calls
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One bear hazed (scared off) and no bears destroyed in 10 years
Whistler -
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915 reported bear sightings
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COS responded to 400 calls
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43 hazed and 11 bears destroyed
Community requirements for Bear Smart status -
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Prepare a bear hazard assessment of the community and surrounding area.
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Prepare a bear-human conflict management plan designed to address bear hazards and land-use conflicts identified in the previous step.
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Revise planning and decision-making documents to be consistent with the bear-human conflict management plan.
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Implement a continuing education program, directed at all sectors of the community.
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Develop and maintain a bear-proof municipal solid waste management system.
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Implement Bear Smart bylaws prohibiting providing food to bears, whether as a result of intent, neglect, or irresponsible management of attractants.
Find out more:
B.C.'s Bear Smart Program: www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/bearsmart/
LIONS BAY BEACH PARK
Message from Mayor Brenda Broughton
September 21, 2011: At the September 19th regularly scheduled meeting of Council, a resolution was passed by Council to address the issues and concerns of Village residents regarding the Lions Bay Beach Park.
This resolution appointed Councillor Ruth Simons as the Chair of a process responsible for researching the information required to provide clarity and direction to the decision making process regarding this matter.
Lions Bay continues to be welcoming to visitors.
2010 CORPORATE REPORT
*Posted June 27, 2011
**Posted June 28, 2011
DRAFT 'MERGED' ZONING BYLAW
To Residents of Lions Bay:
You are very welcome to comment on a draft “merged” Zoning bylaw for Lions Bay which has been posted to the Village website. As background, Lions Bay presently has one Zoning Bylaw (#362) governing the Central Lions Bay and Kelvin Grove neighborhoods, while another older GVRD bylaw #785 governs Brunswick. Ever since Brunswick merged with Lions Bay, the Official Community Plan has called for a merger of the two Zoning bylaws for administrative purposes.
A Zoning Merger Task Force worked on this merged version over the winter. The Task Force was chaired by myself and included Mayor Broughton, Councillor Gordon Taylor, members of Lions Bay’s Board of Variance Richard Mossakowski and Peter Wreglesworth, Building Inspector Dave Butler and architects Russ and Dorothy Meiklejohn who reside in Brunswick.
This draft is being sent to a professional planner for review. Depending on that review, and on residents’ input, the revised bylaw would tentatively come forward to Council in late June to receive readings, and receive a Public Hearing likely in the Fall.
The aim of this exercise was administrative, i.e. not to re-zone or change regulations. In particular, this merged version of the bylaw aims to preserve the older rules that governed the Brunswick neighborhood, which was settled over a century ago and has small lots. The Task Force worked painstakingly through the definitions and regulatory clauses to see where consolidation or simplification of the two bylaws could be done with very little or no effect. Where issues with existing zoning did come up and seemed likely to be contentious, we flagged them for future consideration. A few notes on these appear in this document.
That said, the Task Force did use its judgement and there are some proposed changes which we felt might be non-controversial – these are flagged for residents’ interest and reaction. If they do cause controversy, the default will be what exists in the two bylaws at present.
Peach Akerhielm, Councillor
VILLAGE OF LIONS BAY
FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN 2011 - 2015
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Information on the Five Year Financial Plan 2011 - 2015 can be found on the Utilities & Property Taxes page.
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Information on Bylaw No. 432 - Five Year Financial Plan 2011 - 2015 can be found on the Bylaws & Policies page.
2011 PROVISIONAL BUDGET
Council adopted the 2011 Provisional Budget by resolution on January 10, 2011.
2010 SUMMARY OF GREEN INITIATIVES IN LIONS BAY
2010 has come to a close and we're proud of all the positive green initiatives that have taken root here in Lions Bay. For a formal tally, please click here.
COMMUNITY CENTRE CONSULTANT REPORT
The following link is for the PERC Report as specified under Project Scope in the RFG for the New Lions Bay Community Centre and Village Offices.
2009 CORPORATE REPORT
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Corporate Report 2009 "ACHIEVEMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE VILLAGE OF LIONS BAY COUNCIL": Appendix A
2005 TSUNAMI PROBABILITY AND MAGNITUDE STUDY (for Lions Bay)
