 The Village of Gold River has an employment opportunity for a Utilities Manager. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Utilities Manager will be accountable for providing the overall direction, control and coordination necessary for the effective, efficient and safe operation of the domestic water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer systems and the operation, maintenance and planning of the municipal wharf.
The Utilities Manager will provide technical input on environmental issues such as effluent discharges, water quality and water treatment, will review pollution control permits issued by senior government, will review data to ensure the Village’s compliance with the terms of any environmental permits, will review Provincial and Federal legislation regarding water/sewer environmental issues and will initiate actions to ensure Village compliance, and will provide ongoing assessment, evaluation and planning of operations and written reports as required. This position will also be responsible for the capital improvement program for the utility services, infrastructure projects and municipal wharf.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Experienced Engineering professional who is a Civil Engineering Technology graduate eligible for the membership of the Association of Technology and Technicians of BC (A.Sc.T.). Equivalent training covering construction/civil engineering principles and practices in a municipal environment may be considered.
- Valid BC Environmental Operator Certification Level 2 in Water Distribution, Wastewater Treatment and Wastewater Collection.
- Minimum two years previous supervisory experience.
- Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience in the operation and maintenance of water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer systems.
- Valid BC Class 5 driver’s license.
- Proven interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
The Village of Gold River, located on the west coast of Vancouver Island is a community of 1450 people. The Village provides many recreation amenities with an indoor pool, arena, curling rink and nine-hole golf course. There is also extensive hiking, camping, fishing, hunting and much more in the immediate vicinity. The Village is at the western extreme of Strathcona Provincial Park, one-hour drive from Campbell River.
The salary range for this permanent full time management position is $62,000.00-$67,000.00 and includes a full municipal benefit package. The work week will consist of forty hours per week with a flexible schedule and will include some evening meetings and weekend coverage as required. Excellent human relation skills are imperative, as the successful candidate must function effectively with Council, Staff and the public.
Please submit your resume to the undersigned on or before April 26, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. Only those applicants short listed will be contacted for an interview.
Larry Plourde, CAO
Village of Gold River
PO Box 610
Gold River BC
V0P 1G0
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An interesting article published in the Surrey Leader yesterday surrounding Metro Vancouver’s garbage issue, and the proposed waste-to-energy plant in Gold River.
Metro may open door to Island waste incinerator
Thanks to Jerry West for the link!
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 I’m sure you all remember Desiree, right? She contacted me today to say that she had put the following ad around town and has not had one single call! Can you help, or do you know someone who may be interested? If so, please pass the message on.
Regular part-time childcare needed for 2 children, ages 3½ and 17 months. In our home or yours, perfect for a stay at home Mom! Approx. 18 hours per week, partial and/or full days. Please call Desiree or Andrew at 283-2940 for more details.
After hearing about the news story which aired on GlobalTV (I believe) which all but came right out and said that the Covanta / Green Island Energy power plant project is finished here in Gold River, I decided to ask Mayor Anderson for more information.
If you read the Resident Spotlight this week, you’ll know that he touched on this subject a bit, and stated that the news reports were inaccurate, and that he encourages Gold River residents to ask Council for correct and up to date information.
Here is what Craig told me today:
“After talking with Thomas Lyons this past Tuesday he said, and I quote, ‘Covanta is committed to having a power project in Gold River and fully expect to win the Request for Proposal from Metro Vancouver.’ “
Mayor Anderson also stated that Council will be meeting with Covanta / Green Island Energy on Tuesday January 26th to be fully updated and briefed.
-Do You Love Gold River?
-Do you have some ideas about how Gold River could be better?
-Do you have some time you can devote to helping create an Economic Development Plan for Gold River?
-Are you enthusiastic, energetic and a team player?
If you answered yes to all of these questions we want to hear from you.
An Economic Development Committee is being formed by Councillor Lynne Unger. We need five or six individuals who can devote some time to brainstorming and concept development for the future Economic Development plan for Gold River.
If you’d like to become a part of this team please respond to Lynne Unger or the Village Office by 4:00pm, Friday, January 15, 2010. You can email, fax, write a letter or call, please give us your reasons for wanting to be on the Committee. Your application will be confidential. Mayor Anderson will review the applications and successful applicants will be notified shortly.
If you have any questions about the Economic Development Committee or its mandate please feel free to call Lynne at 250 283-2246 or Village Office 250 283-2202, mail to Box 610, Gold River, BC, V0P 1G0 , fax 250 283-7500 or email, lunger@cablerocket.com or villageofgoldriver@cablerocket.com
As I mentioned the other day, the theme in Gold River this year is definitely about shopping local as much as possible and supporting our local businesses and enabling them to stay viable.
To encourage Gold Riverites to shop local, the Gold River Super Valu has a few different incentives going on right now.
For example, there are many items that are the same price in the Superstore flyer and the Super Valu flyer. Do you see something you need in the Superstore flyer at a great deal? If so, chances are you can get it locally at the very same price! You will see ‘Same Price as Superstore’ signs around the store so you know which items are priced the same.
Also going on at our local Super Valu is a huge white tag event offering a savings of $1 or more on over 250 different items. A few examples of the savings you’ll find are:
- Crest toothpaste – Reg $3.49 now $1.99
- Breyer (100 cal) ice cream sandwiches – Reg $9.99 now $7.99
- Dream Whip – Reg $4.49 now $2.99
- PC Blue Menu jam – Reg $10.29 now $8.99
- Red Ruby grapefruit juice – Reg $9.69 now $7.99
And hundreds more are marked down as well!
Of course don’t forget – it’s turkey buck time! For every $25 spent (not including tobacco or lotto) you’ll receive a coupon for $1 off a butter basted young turkey.
White tagged items are ‘while supplies last’, so shop early to ensure a great price!
 As the holidays and busy shopping season approach, I’d like to take a minute to remind everyone about the value of shopping locally.
I’ll argue any day that spending a bit more in your local shops contributes more to the health of our community than sending your dollars to big corporate retailers elsewhere. Dollars spent in Gold River stay in Gold River; by shopping here, we are investing in our community. Money spent outside of Gold River contributes to the erosion of our beautiful Village. It’s a pretty simple principle, but easy to forget when times are tough.
In a nutshell, when you shop at an independent, locally owned business, our entire community benefits:
- Local businesses create jobs for us and our neighbours.
- Buying local means less packaging, less transportation and a smaller carbon footprint.
- Local retailers are our friends and neighbours – support them and they’ll support you.
- Local businesses donate to charities at more than twice the rate of the big box stores. (think for a minute just how much our local retailers give to the community)
- Local businesses provide a good majority of our jobs here in Gold River.
- Local business owners invest in the community and have a vested interest in the future of Gold River – it’s their home too!
Of course, there are some things that just can’t be found here in Gold River and we need to go out of town for them – that can’t be helped. But as much as possible in these tough economic times, we need to keep our dollars here in Gold River. The big box stores can afford a drop in Christmas sales and will be around no matter what.
Local Gold River businesses need us more than ever this year, and I know we want them to be here in our community for years to come!
I received a message yesterday from concerned Gold River residents asking for the word to be spread regarding the Government’s lack of action on this issue.
From what I’ve read and been told, viable solutions have been put forward by the community working in conjunction with Western Forest Products, but the Government has been painfully slow and continuously asks WFP for more time. Western has been amazing through all of this, and continues to be involved in the process, along with concerned citizens, local Government and First Nations. Industry and the community have been working together, despite the difficult economic times in Forestry – everyone wants to see a mutually beneficial agreement without a further loss of jobs to the community. To that end, here is the message I received:
Hello Gold River residents and friends.
The trees around Antler Lake have started to fall this week.
Due to government incompetence and inactivity, no agreement was solidified between Western FOrest Products (WFP) and the BC government.
Now we need to wake up the government with a loud scream from Gold River. All they need to do is put into action the plans that WFC, the community, First Nations and government all worked on together.
Please see the attached document which outlines the key points of what WE can write into letters to the government, but more importantly, the media. The media will see each letter that we send them, as representing about 30 people who believe in the issue, but didn’t write a letter. THerefore, the more we send and in an immediate wave, the more impact it will have.
Address your letter to Premier Gordon Campbell and send it to:
1. David Obee (Times Colonist) dobee@tc.canwest.com
2. localnews@tc.canwest.com
CC the letter to:
premier@gov.bc.ca
Minister, ENV ENV:EX <ENV.Minister@gov.bc.ca>
Minister, AL AL:EX <AL.Minister@gov.bc.ca>
Bell, Pat FOR:EX <Pat.Bell@gov.bc.ca>
If you would like to also write an “Opinion” piece, please send it to:
1. David Obee (see above)
2. fmihlar@vancouversun.com
Please write and send your letters as soon as possible. Your voice matters.
“Keep waste from going to waste”
 That’s the mantra of Covanta Energy, who is partnered with Green Island Energy to bring an advanced Energy-from-Waste project to Gold River.
Now, if you’re like me (the average semi-informed citizen), you’ve been hearing about this project for what seems like forever. I know that it’s got something to do with burning Vancouver’s garbage, but that’s where my wisdom ends. Everyone has abandoned talking about the economic boom this will bring to our community and the jobs that will be created. So I decided to do a quick Google and see if I could educate myself a bit.
Turns out it’s a pretty cool process, and most definitely an innovative and ingenious one. And when you think about it – surprisingly simplistic. Turn our garbage into energy….. well yeah, it’s about time!
Here’s the basic process:
You can check out the Gold River project page on Covanta’s website to learn more. The website states:
With the execution of several key waste disposal agreements, construction on the project could begin by the end of this year and commence operations in 2012.
I know a lot of community members have all but given up on ever seeing this project come to Gold River, but perhaps all is not lost and good things really do come to those who wait.
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