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From the recording 03:00 PM Council Chambers Regular Agenda

Princeton Council Discusses Business Façade Improvement Grant and Climate Action Funding

In plain English

The Town of Princeton's council discussed a business façade improvement grant application for 133 Vermilion Avenue. The owners of the building want to upgrade the façade to match the recently installed one on the rear of the building. If approved, the grant would cover up to $5,000 of the eligible costs. Council also received letters from the Village of Slocan and the City of Salmon Arm in support of continued funding for the Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP). This program provides flexible and predictable funding for communities to plan and implement climate action initiatives. Mayor Spencer Coyne acknowledged the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the sməlq'míx People, and the Upper Similkameen Indian Band, at the start of the meeting.
The council meeting on August 19th, 2026, was a regular meeting of the Town of Princeton's council. The meeting was held in the Council Chambers, and it started with the call to order and the adoption of the agenda. The council then moved on to the business façade improvement grant application for 133 Vermilion Avenue. The owners of the building presented their application, and the council discussed the details of the project. Councilor Randy McLean brought up the topic of the recent fires in the area, including the fire in Summerland. He mentioned that the town had opened an ESS center to support the evacuees and that the town was working with the Minister of Transportation to improve the Copper Mountain Road intersection with Highway 3.
FACT · Decisions / recommendations

What was decided (or proposed)

  • recommended — Business Façade Improvement Grant Application for 133 Vermilion Avenue: Council approved the business façade improvement grant application for 133 Vermilion Avenue and entered into a performance agreement with the owners for the allocation of up to $5,000 for reimbursement for the eligible façade improvements.
  • recommended — Continued Funding for the Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP): Council received letters from the Village of Slocan and the City of Salmon Arm in support of continued funding for the LGCAP.
FACT · Next

What comes next

  • The council will review the business façade improvement grant application and enter into a performance agreement with the owners. The town will also continue to work with the Minister of Transportation to improve the Copper Mountain Road intersection with Highway 3.
FACT · Delegations

Who spoke

  • The owners of 133 Vermilion Avenue — Approval of the business façade improvement grant application and entering into a performance agreement with the owners.
CONTEXT · Labeled analysis

Stakes & interests (not claimed motives)

Climate Action Funding

The Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP) provides flexible and predictable funding for communities to plan and implement climate action initiatives. The continued funding for this program is essential for small and rural communities like Princeton to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

FACT · By item

Item notes

6.1 Business Façade Improvement Grant Application-133 Vermilion Avenue

The owners of 133 Vermilion Avenue applied for a business façade improvement grant to upgrade the façade to match the recently installed one on the rear of the building.

“The owners want to upgrade the façade on the Vermilion side, basically to match. Uh it's kind of a dark grayish brown uh hardy plank siding.”

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Open questions

  • What is the status of the performance agreement with the owners of 133 Vermilion Avenue?

Sources

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Brief 909 · 2026-08-19

Parsed agenda items

1 CALL TO ORDER
1.1 Mayor Coyne calls the August 19th, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council to order.
2 ADOPTION OF AGENDA
2.1 August 19th, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council

Recommendation: THAT Council adopt the August 19th, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council agenda.

3 ADOPTION OF MINUTES
3.1 August 5th, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council

Recommendation: THAT the minutes of the August 5th, 2026 Regular Meeting of Council be adopted. Regular Agenda - 05 Aug 2026 - Minutes - Pdf

4 PETITIONS AND DELEGATIONS
4.1 Each delegation shall be limited to a fifteen (15) minute presentation unless a longer period is agreed to by a 2/3 majority vote of Council members present.
5 UNFINISHED BUSINESS-NONE
6 STAFF REPORTS
6.1 Business Façade Improvement Grant Application-133 Vermilion Avenue

Recommendation: THAT Council approves the business façade improvement grant application for 133 Vermilion Avenue; AND THAT Council approves entering into a performance agreement with the owners of 133 Vermilion Avenue for the allocation of up to $5,000.00 for reimbursement for the eligible façade improvements outlined in their submitted business façade improvement grant application. Staff Report- 133 Vermilion Avenue BFI Application

7 COUNCIL REPORTS
7.1 Council provides verbal reports.
8 CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVE AND FILE
8.1 Ombudsperson British Columbia
8.2 The Corporation of the Village of Slocan
8.3 City of Salmon Arm

Recommendation: THAT items 8.1 to 8.3 be received and filed.

9 CORRESPONDENCE ACTION REQUESTED-NONE
10 BYLAWS AND RESOLUTIONS-NONE
11 NEW BUSINESS
12 AGENDA CONCLUSION-NONE
13 AGENDA ADJOURNMENT
13.1 August 19th, 2026 Regular Meeting

Recommendation: THAT the August 19th, 2026 Regular meeting of Council be adjourned.