Here are some highlights from the March 9, 2026, City Council meeting. For more information – including the full agenda listing – read the Regular Council Meeting Agenda and its attachments.
Temporary Overnight Shelter space
Council approved the first three readings of the amendment to the Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw to relocate the City’s designated Temporary Overnight Sheltering (TOS) site to a smaller, improved area near the current location on Lower Patricia Boulevard, and to designate the existing area as an overflow site.
The report explains that the new site has been upgraded with drainage improvements, soil remediation, fencing, and wildfire risk mitigation to provide a safer and more manageable space for overnight sheltering.
In municipalities where the number of unsheltered individuals is greater than the number of accessible shelter beds, individuals who cannot access shelter have a constitutional right to erect a shelter during overnight hours in public spaces. Municipalities may designate specific areas for this purpose.
The designated overflow area would allow for overnight sheltering only if all 20 sites in the proposed main TOS site are occupied.
Heritage Commission annual report
Council received the annual report from the Prince George Heritage Commission.
The Heritage Commission advises on matters regarding the protection, conservation, and interpretation of heritage resources and buildings within the community.
The Heritage Commission provided updates on a number of initiatives including updating and replacing heritage signs throughout the city, various engagement activities including sessions last summer at the 1910 Schoolhouse next to the Little Prince Train which saw 700 visitors.
The commission also asked that two properties be added to the to the Prince George Heritage Register. The properties are a House by Alan Greenwell – 2299 Laurier Crescent; and Knox United Church and Performance Centre – 1448 5th Avenue. Council approved this addition and administration will now proceed with the legislated notification.
Accessibility committee annual report
Council also received a presentation from the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusion.
The committee is guided by its Council approved Terms of Reference mandate to advise Mayor and Council and City Staff on the identification, removal, and prevention of physical, social, and attitudinal barriers to individuals in or interacting with the City of Prince George as an organization or which impedes the full participation of all citizens in every aspect of community life.
The group met four times in 2025 and reviewed and advised on 25 service requests related to barriers on accessibility plus 21 action items were updated within the 2023-2026 work plan.
Two other notable achievements by the committee in 2025 were contributions to the preparation of a SPARC BC accessibility grant application, which resulted in funding for the installation of push-button door openers in two civic facilities and participation in CNIB’s “Get on Board” national campaign for accessible public transit in Prince George.
Council approved the committee’s 2026 workplan, which shows a focus on reviewing feedback regarding accessibility barriers within the City of Prince George and feedback on the City’s Accessibility Work Plan.
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