The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) recently announced its participation in the Canada 150 Community Leaders network.
The CRD directors named board chair Al Richmond as the local voice for the CRD for Canada’s 150th Anniversary of Confederation.
The network will be comprised of community leaders from thousands of local governments across Canada, ensuring the local government voice is front-and-centre during the year-long celebrations.
“I am honoured to represent the Cariboo Regional District as a Canada 150 Community Leader,” says Richmond.
“This network of community leaders will amplify the celebrations across the country and highlight all levels of government throughout our nation.”
The CRD currently provides more than 100 local government services to taxpayers, including fire protection, land-use planning, waste and recycling services and invasive plant management, as well as libraries and recreation facilities.
The CRD consists of 12 electoral areas and four incorporated member municipalities, including Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House and Wells. The region straddles Highway 97 from 70 Mile House in the south to five kilometres south of Hixon in the north and from the Cariboo Mountains in the east to the Coastal Mountains in the west.
Learn more about the CRD online at cariboord.ca; Facebook at facebook.com/CaribooRegion; or Twitter at @CaribooRD.
For more information on the Canada 150 Community Leaders network, visit the FCM website. Follow this network of localleaders on Twitter using #Muni150 and on Facebook.