The Sunshine Coast Regional District is outlining progress on major projects with its first quarter reports for the year.
Highlights include recognizing 12 new neighbourhoods under the FireSmart Canada Recognized Neighbourhood program and fire risk mitigation projects that removed about 70,000 pounds of debris from parks.
The report includes progress on new and renovated public spaces. Construction has begun on a new community space at Connor Park, with completion expected in the middle of next year.
The Sechelt Aquatic Centre is getting heat pumps installed as part of a $250,000 project to reduce emissions. Renovation at Hopkins Landing dock will resume later this year after permitting delays.
Design work is ongoing for the Langdale Wellfield project. The SCRD says an alternate approval process is expected late this year, with potential for construction to start next year.
The third phase of a project to install water meters in Sechelt is nearly complete, and the district says 3,500 have been installed. A budget increase was approved to facilitate installing meters that require deep excavation. The project is laying the groundwork for volumetric billing by 2027.
