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• 2025 April 09--Emergency Management Community Dinner with Community Members and the Partners--5:00pm to 6:30pm at Community Hall. For more information contact Mayor Ed Coleman at 250-991-9034 or edcoleman@wells.ca

• 2025 03 03--2:07pm--Lowhee Creek Flood Protection Phase 2A starts this week and will run for two months as part of the District of Wells & Area Water Management Plan and Lowhee Creek Phase Two Flood Prevention in partnership with Lhtako Dene Nation and the Province of BC.  For more information contact Mayor Ed Coleman, 250-991-9034 or edcoleman@wells.ca

• 2025 02 22--12:18pm--Osisko Developments Releases a Draft Video Overview of Cariboo Gold Buildings Site in Wells:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4KeBJXOm6o

• 2025 01 22--NDIT and District of 2025 Well Facade Improvement Program.  Program Purpose and Goals:  to provide businesses with the opportunity to improve the aesthetics of their business which will in turn improve the appearance and attraction of the overall business district of the community of Wells. Funding for the District of Wells Business Façade Improvement program is provided by Northern Development Initiative Trust.  Click here:  Program Guidelines.  Click here:  Program Application Form.  For more information contact:  Sarah Brown, Chief Financial Officer & Economic Development Officer at sarahbrown@wells.ca or C: 250-983-2115.

• 2024 11 21--Provincial Announcement regarding Barkerville Gold Mines (Osisko Developments)--Permit Granted for Cariboo Gold Mine in Wells, BC--https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024MCM0001-001595.  See also:  2023 10 10--Cariboo Gold Environmental Assessment Certificate Approved.  Decision Overview. Decision Background Document

• 2024 09 26--2:08pm--DISTRICT OF WELLS COMMUNITY LIAISON (CARIBOO GOLD PROJECT) JOB OPPORTUNITY.  Job Posting.  Job Summary.  For more information, contact:   Jerry Dombowsky, Chief Administrative Officer, District of Wells, Phone: (250)-991-1155, and Email: jerrydombowsky@wells.ca.   Posting also at:   https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/careers?jobid=98301

• 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 07 12--Contaminated Site Community Report Update

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• The District of Wells Facebook Page

• 2025 03 26--2:00pm to 2:15pm--Special Open for Approving Officer (In Quesnel, for more information contact Mayor Ed Coleman at 250-991-9034)

• 2025 April 08--Council In-camera Meetings--2:00pm to 3:00pm and 4:45pm to 5:30pm

• 2025 April 08--Regular Council Meeting--3:15pm to 4:30pm

• 2025 April 09--Emergency Partners Meeting--3:00pm to 4:30pm at Community Hall

• 2025 April 09--Emergency Management Community Dinner with Community Members and the Partners--5:00pm to 6:30pm at Community Hall

• 2025 April 22--Council In-camera Meetings--2:00pm to 3:00pm and 4:45pm to 5:30pm

• 2025 April 22--Regular Council Meeting--3:15pm to 4:30pm

• District of Wells Concise Business Plan--Version 4.8

• Official Community Plan (OCP)

• Housing Needs Report

• Economic Development Plan

• Final Draft Integrated Community Sustainability Plan

• Boundary Expansion Report Version 1.0--(continued integration with other reports is also continuing)

• Powerline Options Report

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

• Early Stages Draft--District of Wells Regional Flood Hazard Assessment Report