News Release​​​​​​

• 2024 09 19—9:07am—The Province of BC provides $5.3 Million for a District of Wells & Area Water Management Plan and Lowhee Creek Phase Two Flood Prevention in partnership with Lhtako Dene Nation.  This is to better protect people and improve community defences against climate change, the Province is providing funding to communities across British Columbia for disaster risk resilience and climate-adaptation projects.  For more information contact Mayor Ed Coleman, 250-991-9034 or edcoleman@wells.ca

  https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024EMCR0043-001551

• 2024 09 11—11:41am—District of Wells’ Integrated Community Sustainability—Community Survey (50+ year planning)

  Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/WellsICSP

  The District of Wells is developing an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP). An ICSP is a long-term plan that provides direction for the community's environmental, social, and economic sustainability objectives. The Plan will help the District integrate sustainability considerations into its policies, plans, strategies, and decision-making processes.

• 2024 09 07--10:21pm and 2024 09 09--1:44pm--District of Wells Area Wildfire Update.  2024 09 09--1:44pm--Crews are on-site and more mobilizing, air support in-place, and heavy equipment in-place.  2024 09 07--10:21pm--The Wildfire Service has been monitoring fire C11153; the fire is visable from parts of the rural 3100 Road.  Campers and hikers in some of the rural recreation sites are being notified.  Crews are being deployed; citizens will observe a change in air quality and the sights and sounds of air resources heading to the area of the C11153 Fire.  Detail are avaiable at the BC Wildfire Map:  https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map  For more information, call Mayor Ed Coleman at 250-991-9034 or edcoleman@wells.ca or call CAO Jerry Dombowsky at 250-991-1155 or jerrydombowsky@wells.ca.

• 2024 07 12--Contaminated Site Community Report Update

• 2024 07 05--2:20PM.  P100--District of Wells Flooding Project.  Click Here for the Updated Version 1.3 of the Project Report. Current work on Wells Highway Bridge and Sewer Line Protection under EMCR Task #24-3131,  Call Mayor Ed Coleman at 250-991-9034 or email at edcoleman@wells.ca if you have any questions.

• 2023 10 10--Cariboo Gold Environmental Assessment Certificate Approved.  Decision Overview. Decision Background Document.

• 2022 JANUARY 12--11:47AM--DRINKING WATER ADVISORY--NO DRINK OR COOK WITHOUT LEAD FILTERING, BOTTLED WATER AVAILABLE AT DISTRICT OFFICE, CALL AT 250-994-3330. INFORMATION NOTICE--LEAD IN WATER (Curtesy of Northern Health)   CALL MAYOR ED COLEMAN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT 250-991-9034

Recent Posts

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• The District of Wells Facebook Page

• 2024 September 10--4:30pm to 6:30pm--In-camera Council (Zoom Only)

• 2024 September 10--7:00pm to 8:30pm--Regular Council (Zoom Only)

• District of Wells Concise Business Plan--Version 4.7

• Final Draft 2024 Fall Official Community Plan Document (an in-process Project with the Vision & Planning Committee). Third and Final Readings will occur 2024 September 24th Regular Council Meeting.  Then the document gets sent to Municipal Affairs Ministry.

• Powerline Options Report--Funding by Northern Development

• Wells Wildfire Assessment Report.  Wells Structural Fire Assessment Report.