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Volunteer spots available on city advisory committees

The City of Campbell River is calling for volunteers.

It’s inviting you to apply for spots on advisory committees, for a three-year term starting on April 1st.

The committees advise city council members on widely-held priorities.

They include:

  • Airport Advisory Committee – make recommendations on various issues related to the airport including long-range planning, economic development, marketing, air transportation planning, and environmental and sustainability issues.
  • Community Partnership Committee – make recommendations on applications for community grants, social grants and permissive tax exemptions.
  • Community Planning Advisory Committee – make recommendations on long-range planning, transportation, utilities and parks planning, the Official Community Plan and Zoning bylaws, affordable housing, economic and development issues and opportunities, public art, neighbourhood development and downtown revitalization and other matters as referred by council.
  • Environmental Advisory Committee – advise on issues related to waterfront, foreshore and estuary restoration and protection, conservation areas and passive parks, streams and wetlands, landfills, organic waste (composting), energy and emissions, the effects of climate change (storm severity, sea level rise), watershed and water conservation, ecosystem services and other matters as referred by Council.
  • Community Health & Public Safety Advisory Committee – make recommendations on matters concerning community health and social sustainability, including public safety, community security, homelessness, emergency and transition housing, the opioid crisis and social policy development and other matters as referenced by council.

More information and applications can be found at City Hall or online at campbellriver.ca/advisorycommittees.

The deadline is 4:30pm, on Friday, Feb. 21st.

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