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The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) is conducting an Alternative Approval Process (AAP) from May 20, 2021 to July 30, 2021 to obtain elector approval for the Gotta Go Roadside Facilities Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2440, 2021.
The purpose of the Gotta Go initiative is to establish a new service that will enable the PRRD to receive funding in the form of taxation from the service area to construct, operate, and maintain roadside facilities in the PRRD, and to provide grant-in-aid to non-profits and government agencies to assist with capital costs, and operation and maintenance costs, of roadside facilities in the PRRD.
Roadside facilities will include wheelchair accessible washroom amenities, picnic benches, tourist information kiosks, signage for safety and emergency management, and increased communication technologies.
The service area is all of Electoral Area B, Hudson’s Hope, Taylor, Chetwynd, and Tumbler Ridge
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The Gotta Go Partners include the PRRD, the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM), Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI), Public Services & Procurement Canada (PSPC), and the Northern BC Tourism Association.
The Gotta Go Partners (Parties) have developed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) intended to outline guiding principles, roles and responsibilities between the parties, and establish a coordinated approach for establishing, maintaining and funding the development of adequate roadside facilities along the Alaska Highway. The parties agree that there is an opportunity to promote First Nation recognition, tourism, history, and community, while improving public safety, cleanliness, access, and connection. Gotta Go will also be filling a need for public infrastructure.
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In October 2018, the Gotta Go partners piloted a test site at km 319 (Trutch) of the Alaska Highway. The site includes two accessible outhouse facilities, garbage cans, a cellular booster tower and a DriveBC camera. Picnic tables have been purchased and are ready for placement. An information kiosk and additional signage are still to come.
Based on the success of km 319 (Trutch), the parties have identified the pullouts at km 250 (Sikanni Check Brake), and km 536 (Steamboat) for the development of future sites. The Parties have received a grant in the amount of $285,750 from Northern Development Initiative Trust, to be used for the construction of the km 250 (Sikanni Brake Check) and km 536 (Steamboat) locations.
The Parties have agreed that a Maintenance Trust Fund will be created to fund the maintenance of all three sites, and that each Party will supply predetermined funding to the Trust. The PRRD has agreed in principle, that if the service function for ‘Gotta Go’ is created, that the PRRD will fund future maintenance costs for km 319 (Trutch), and km 250 (Sikanni Brake Check).
