The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) is inviting residents to attend an information session on the upcoming Alternative Approval Process (AAP) initiatives being presented to the community.
Join Us – Information Session
- Thursday, January 9, 2025
- 5:00 to 7:00 pm
- CVRD Main Office (Civic Room)
770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay
The three initiatives being presented at this information session include:
- Artificial Turf Field Loan Authorization (Bylaw No. 848 Comox Valley Track and Fields Service Loan Authorization)
- Proposed long-term borrowing to fund the construction of a second artificial turf field under the Comox Valley Track and Fields Service.
- Comox Valley Housing Service (Bylaw No. 850 Emergency Shelter and Support Housing Land Acquisition Service Establishment)
- Proposes to change the Emergency Shelter and Supportive Housing Land Acquisition Service to the Comox Valley Housing Service for the purpose of providing non-market housing and providing financial assistance to a corporation established by the CVRD.
- Homelessness Supports Service (Bylaw No. 851 Comox Valley Homelessness Supports Service Establishment Bylaw No. 389, 2015, Amendment No. 1)
- Proposes to increase the maximum requisition for the Comox Valley Homelessness Supports Service to provide greater financial and capacity supports to address homelessness.
Staff will be on hand to answer questions about the initiatives and provide more information into the changes being proposed. If you cannot make this session in person, visit www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/AAP to find more information on the AAP initiatives along with a short video explaining the process.
Please note: an information session for the Union Bay Firehall project and AAP initiative occurred on November 28, 2024 for Union Bay residents only. However, project staff will be on hand on January 9 to answer any additional questions that may arise.
The Comox Valley Regional District is a partnership of three electoral areas and three municipalities operating on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation, the traditional keepers of the land. The members of the regional district work collaboratively on providing sustainable services for the benefit of the diverse urban and rural areas of the Comox Valley.
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Media Contact:
Jake Martens
General Manager of Corporate Services
250-334-6029