January 16, 2023
Northside Recreation Community Centre Addition Alternate Approval Process
The qathet Regional District (qRD) has secured grant funding up to $4,199,082 through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program – Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure Stream to renovate and construct an addition to the Northside Community Recreation Centre, located at 9656 Larson Road.
Form of Debt
(Long term borrowing from MFA BC) |
Total debt amount to be borrowed from MFA BC |
Annual Payment
(Projected 6% Borrowing) |
Residential Tax rate per $100K* |
Long Term: 30 years |
$1,100,000 |
$96,000 |
$8.00 |
*Residential tax rates are based on BC Assessment’s 2023 completed roll values.
Community Engagement
Join us on February 7, 2023 at the Lund Community Centre located at 9656 Larson Road, Lund, B.C. from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to learn more about the project and proposed borrowing. More information on the project is available through the Lund Community Society website: lundcommunity.com/ncrc-new-community-centre.
Participate in the Alternate Approval Process, deadline for responses in opposition to the bylaw is March 6, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
In accordance with the Community Charter, local governments, such as the qathet Regional District, may use an Alternative Approval Process (AAP) to directly engage citizens about a proposed bylaw or other matter requiring elector approval. An AAP can be used for various initiatives to undertake long-term borrowing, a boundary extension, or other matter requiring approval of the electorate.
View the Northside Community Recreation Service Area Mail Out
An AAP is an alternative method to assent voting (referendum) that may be used in certain cases to seek approval from the electors. Through the AAP, if more than 10 per cent of electors express their opposition to an initiative, the Regional District cannot proceed without first obtaining elector approval through assent voting which may be conducted in conjunction with local general elections and bi-elections, but may also occur independently.
Click here to learn more about the AAP Process
For the AAP to begin as per Community Charter Section 86 (3)(a) the Board must establish the deadline for receiving elector response forms which must be at least 30 days after the second publication of notice. Public notice is scheduled for the following dates January 27, February 1, and 3, 2023. For the purposes of calculation, the February 3, 2023 date is considered the second publication of notice. The timeframe must have 30 clear days, this does not count February 3, or the last day to submit the elector response forms. The deadline of Monday, March 6, 2023 at 4:00 pm will allow for 30 clear days.
View the Official Public Notice advertised in the Powell River Peak
Community Charter section 86 (3)(b) the Board must establish the elector response form that is available to the public.
Download the Official Elector Response Form
Community Charter section 86 (3)(c) the Board must make a fair determination of the total number of electors for the area to which the approval process applies and Community Charter Section 86 (4) must make available to the public, on request, a report respecting the basis on which the determination under subsection (3) (c) was made. For the purpose of the Alternate Approval Process for Lund Community Centre Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 564, 2020, the number of eligible electors has been fairly determined to be 1063. The number of elector responses needed to prevent adoption of Lund Community Centre Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 564, 2020 without first obtaining elector assent by voting is, therefore, 106.
Area to which the AAP applies
Northside Recreation Service Area which includes a portion of Electoral Area ‘A’. A map of the service area is available for viewing by visiting the Regional District office at the address listed below:
Voter Eligibility
An eligible resident elector for the purpose of this Alternative Approval Process is a resident who meets all of the following
criteria:
• is age 18 or older;
• is a Canadian citizen;
• has been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months;
• is a resident of the Northside Community Recreation Service Area and,
• is not disqualified from voting by the Local Government Act or any other act.
A non-resident property elector who meets all of the following criteria is also an eligible elector:
• is not a resident of the Northside Community Recreation Service Area;
• is age 18 or older;
• is a Canadian citizen;
• has been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months;
• has been a registered owner of real property within the Northside Community Recreation Service Area for at least 30 days;
and,
• is not disqualified from voting by the Local Government Act or any other act.
NOTE: In the case of multiple owners of a parcel, only one of the owners may vote as the non-resident property elector for that parcel
with the authorization of a majority of the remaining owners. Properties owned in full or in part by corporations are not entitled to vote.
Drop Us a Line
Questions or concerns regarding this project can be directed to Michelle Jones, Corporate Officer, via email at vote@qathet.ca or by calling 604-485-2260.