TNRD

TNRD – Regional board to discuss proposal to live stream its meetings

June 19, 2020 // 1 Comment

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD Regional district meetings could be live streamed in future if a proposal gains enough support from board members. I [Continue]

POSTCARD FROM THE TNRD – A very unusual meeting of the board

March 27, 2020 // 0 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD A very unusual meeting of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors was held Thursday (March 26, 2020). [Continue]

TNRD – Regional district rep to look into possible use of gas taxes for COVID-19

March 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District will informally ask the Union of B.C. Municipalities to look into possible use of federal gas tax funds to help fight COVID-19. Spences [Continue]

TNRD closes its offices to the public until further notice

March 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

TNRD news release today, March 18, 2020: Due to the rapidly changing situation around COVID-19, the Province of British Columbia has declared a State of Emergency. As a [Continue]

TNRD – Upcoming RV policy changes remove the ban on use as dwellings

December 14, 2019 // 1 Comment

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks) THE TNRD BOARD’S DECISION on RVs Thursday (Dec. 12, 2019) is not exactly being embraced by the Rural [Continue]

TNRD – Rural directors’ group to review controversial RV regulations

September 20, 2019 // 7 Comments

The use of recreational vehicles as dwellings will come before the TNRD Electoral Area Directors meeting Oct. 17. The 10 EA directors represent rural areas of the regional [Continue]

POSTCARDS FROM THE TNRD – Board won’t include brigades in application

June 13, 2019 // 2 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD The TNRD board rejected an opportunity Wednesday (June 12, 2019) to go after provincial funding for society-run rural [Continue]

LETTER – TNRD directors display disappointing lack of transparency

April 26, 2019 // 2 Comments

Democracy works best with transparency, openness, and keeping the public apprised of how and why elected officials make decisions in the public interest. TNRD directors have [Continue]

TNRD – Boston Flats eco-depot back for more consultation after protests

April 19, 2019 // 1 Comment

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD A controversial plan for an eco-depot in the Cache Creek-Ashcroft area has been sent back to the drawing boards. The [Continue]

POSTCARDS FROM THE TNRD – Directors reject voting-system proposal

April 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD Thompson-Nicola Regional District directors rejected a proposal on Thursday (April 18, 2019) to investigate a new way to [Continue]

TNRD – A point of privilege on director’s comments about pay raises

April 18, 2019 // 2 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD At the TNRD board meeting of March 28, 2019, the TNRD board of directors voted to give themselves pay increases of about [Continue]

TNRD – Finding a better way to record votes by the board of directors

March 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD People sometimes ask me how the TNRD board voted on a certain issue. While I can always tell them whether something was [Continue]

TNRD – Board directors approve increases to their remuneration

March 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD TNRD board directors gave themselves a pay increase Thursday (March 28, 2019). By a margin of 20 to 6, they approved [Continue]

TNRD – Board seeks support for online voting in civic elections

February 17, 2019 // 3 Comments

The TNRD will try to get support from other regional districts and municipalities for online voting in civic elections. At its meeting this week (Feb. 14, 2019) , the board [Continue]