Listen Live
Listen Live
Listen Live

Williams Lake council allocates funds to replace Frizzi Road storm and sanitary mains

Williams Lake City Council has allocated funding to replace the sanitary main and storm main damaged by a recent landslide.

The two mains were damaged in the landslide along Frizzi Road that started on March 27th and 28th. A report delivered to council by Senior Engineering Technologist Jeff Bernardy says the sanitary main is extremely critical since it collects wastewater from a large portion of the Glendale and Frizzi Road areas, and uncontrolled flow of raw sewage to the environment would be disastrous. The report says the broken storm main is leaking onto the landslide debris requires immediate repair and long-term reinstatement.

Council allocated $315,000 from the General Reserve and $370,000 from the Sanitary Reserve to replace the two mains.

Mayor Walt Cobb said during the Council Meeting the city will have to monitor the water and sewer accounts. “We have reserves in them right now but there’s issues like this that have come up that are beyond our control”, Cobb said, “We may somewhere down the road need to look at number one, if we have anything more serious, we either got to look at increasing rates or borrowing money to do the job.”

 

 

Something going on in the Cariboo you think people should know about?
Send us a news tip by emailing [email protected].

Darin Bain
Darin Bain
Darin is a news reporter for Vista Radio's Prince George stations. His career started in the Cariboo in 2020, working as a News Reporter in both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake before making the move to Prince George in late 2021.

Continue Reading

ckbx Now playing play

cffm Now playing play

ckcq Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

‘Roos game to still go on despite afternoon fire at West Fraser Centre

A fire in the West Fraser Centre on Saturday afternoon almost caused the Quesnel Kangaroos' season opener against the Williams Lake Stampeders to be canceled. Crews were able to get on site and begin clean up in time, assuring that the game will go on.

Active wildfires update for the Cariboo Fire Centre

As of yesterday (Friday) there are currently 22 active wildfires within the Cariboo Fire Centre.

Infrastructure, housing, UNDRIP will top agenda as local governments meet in Victoria next week

Members of local governments and First Nations are gathering in Victoria next week for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention.

B.C. Conservatives support federal bill to classify intimate partner killings as first-degree murder

B.C. politicians are voicing support for a federal Conservative bill that would classify the killing of an intimate partner as first-degree murder. 

Truck fire the cause of grassland fire near 100 Mile House ice rink

A truck caught fire on Wrangler Way in 100 Mile House, that spread onto the nearby grass, creating a wildland fire. 100 Mile House Fire Department was able to contain the blaze quickly, and report no one was injured.
- Advertisement -