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	Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cariboo Regional District spans the towns of Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, and Wells in the central interior of British Columbia.
		The Cariboo Regional District presently serves an estimated population of almost 70,000.
		Regional District Electoral Areas: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cariboo_Regional_District,_British_Columbia (174 words)

	Municipal Participation in and Voting on Electoral Area Planning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		The overall objective is to encourage agreements between a municipality and the regional district with respect to the extent of participation in electoral area planning by the municipality.
		Therefore, if a municipality and regional district agree in September of 2000 to limited participation in Part 26 services commencing in March of 2001, then the director for the municipality would be entitled to vote on all planning matters until March 2001 (assuming that the municipality has not opted-out of electoral area planning for 2000).
		Regional districts and municipalities are encouraged to use regional growth strategies and official community plans to establish municipal interests in electoral area planning and electoral area interests in municipal planning.
	www.mcaws.gov.bc.ca /lgd/pol_research/MAR/URMA/a700.html (2445 words)

	Regional District Legislation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		Regional districts have a unique three pronged role: providing regional services; facilitating inter-municipal and sub-regional partnerships; and acting as the local government for electoral areas of the regional district.
		Regional district legislation provides that every service must be directly and separately accounted for under the philosophy of "you pay for what you get".
		Regional district taxes in unincorporated areas are levied by the Provincial Surveyor of Taxes and in municipal areas by the municipality each on the basis of a requisition from the regional district.
	www.mcaws.gov.bc.ca /LGD/pol_research/MAR/p2rdispr.html (3331 words)

	Taxes Levied - Increases from 2002 (Residential) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		Electoral Area 'A', 72% increase, 50% of which is for Solid Waste Management including sharing operating costs with the City of Fernie as has been done in the past with Elkford and Sparwood as well as funding the closure of municipal landfills.
		Area C +10% primarily due to a joint initiative with the Town of Oliver regarding economic development to enhance the wine industry in the area.
		Tax increases in Electoral Areas A and B are attributable to the new regional museum, approved by referendum last Fall, expansion of the land fill and an increase in the administration and legislative costs.
	www.rev.gov.bc.ca /rpt/DetailedPages/2003_taxincrease_by_area.htm (1129 words)

	REMUNERATION OF ELECTORAL AREA DIRECTORS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		Section 787(b) directs that specific, enumerated expenses of electoral area directors, for example, attendance at conventions, be charged to the service of electoral area administration which is allocated to all electoral areas in a regional district on the basis of assessment.
		An electoral area director, when working in his or her electoral area on regional district business, whether the business is of region-wide concern or concerns only the electoral area, represents the entire regional district.
		As a representative of the regional district, the electoral area director's remuneration and expenses should be allocated to all members of the regional district.
	www.mcaws.gov.bc.ca /lgd/pol_research/ubcm/1995/95-b85.html (403 words)

	The Greater Vancouver Regional District GVRD is a sub... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		The Greater Vancouver Regional District GVRD is a sub...
		The "Greater Vancouver Regional District" (GVRD) is a sub-provincial administrative district within the province of British Columbia, Canada.
		It comprises the metropolitan area surrounding the city of Vancouver, and is essentially synonymous with "Greater Vancouver" or the "Vancouver Metropolitan Area".
	www.geodatabase.de /Greater%20Vancouver%20Regional%20District (439 words)

	Electoral Area "B" > Communities > Regional District of the North Okanagan
		Electoral Area "B" is located in the western part of the Regional District.
		Area "B" is comprised mostly of Crown Land and First Nations Land surrounding Okanagan Lake with agricultural large holdings making up the balance.
		Director Cliff Kanester is the elected representative for Area "B" and brings the interests and concerns of his constituents to the Regional Board.
	nord.ca /communities/areab/index.php (128 words)

	Cariboo Regional District (CRD) - About Us - Who We Are (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		The Cariboo Regional District presently serves an estimated population of 65,659 residents, based on the 2001 population census.
		Located in the BC Central Interior, the Cariboo Regional District straddles Highway 97 from 70 Mile in the south to five kilometres south of Hixon in the north, from the Cariboo Mountains in the east to the Coastal Mountains in the west.
		The Electoral Area Directors are elected directly by area voters and Municipal Directors are appointed by their Council.
	www.cariboord.bc.ca /AboutUs/who_we_are.htm (395 words)

	Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation - Nisga'a Final Agreement.
		For purposes of representation of residents of Nisga’a Lands on the board of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, from the effective date, Nisga’a Lands is part of Electoral Area "A" in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine.
		Residents of Nisga’a Lands have the right to vote in elections and referenda of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine in accordance with provincial legislation.
		The Nisga’a Nation and the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine may enter into agreements to coordinate their activities with respect to common areas of responsibility such as planning, health services, and infrastructure development.
	www.gov.bc.ca /arr/negotiation/nisgaa/docs/local_and_regional_govt.htm (272 words)

	Quickscribe Services Ltd - Law Library Updating - Online Subscribers Area
		the independence of regional districts is balanced by the responsibility of the Provincial government to consider the interests of the citizens of British Columbia generally.
		The powers conferred on regional districts and their boards by or under this Act must be interpreted broadly in accordance with the purposes of this Act and in accordance with regional district purposes.
		"resident elector" means, in relation to a municipality or regional district electoral area, a person who, at the relevant time, meets the qualifications for registration, in relation to the jurisdiction, as a resident elector under section 50 [resident electors];
	www.civicinfo.bc.ca /LocalGovernmentAct/data/qsdoc150_881.html (2146 words)

	Regional District of Nanaimo \| Electoral Area C - Elaine Hamilton
		The existing Electoral Area A Official Community Plan recognizes and supports the importance of the Airport as an economic and transportation hub for the RDN and Vancouver Island.
		Residents in Electoral Areas A and C have had opportunities to provide input on the airport master plan at several open houses organized by the Nanaimo Airport Commission.
		In renewing the agreement, the Cowichan Valley Regional District requested that the RDN consider introducing a fire season burning bylaw for the RDN contract service area that is consistent with the Cowichan Valley bylaw.
	www.rdn.bc.ca /cms.asp?wpID=385 (1223 words)

	Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		It comprises the western half of the lower Fraser Valley (commonly referred to as Lower Mainland), the eastern half being occupied by the Fraser Valley Regional District, which includes the communities of Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Mission.
		The unincorporated Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A, which comprises all unincorporated land within the Regional District boundaries, including the University of British Columbia and Fraser River islands of Douglas Island and Barnston Island.
		There are also a number of indian reserves within the geographical area that are not subject to governance by the municipalities or the Regional District with a population of 6,543 (2001).
	greater-vancouver.biography.ms (438 words)

	cars - Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia
		It comprises the western half of the Lower Mainland, (the lower Fraser Valley), the eastern half being occupied by the Fraser Valley Regional District, which includes the communities of Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Mission.
		The unincorporated Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A, which comprises all unincorporated land within the Regional District boundaries, including the University of British Columbia Endowment Lands and Fraser River islands of Douglas Island and Barnston Island.
		The population of Electoral district A is 7,096 (2001).
	www.carluvers.com /cars/Greater_Vancouver (460 words)

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	Sunshine Coast Regional District Government
		The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) was incorporated in January 1967 following the 1965 Provincial legislation which stablised a partnership between electoral areas and municipalities within the regional district boundaries.
		Regional districts were designed to provide services and land use regulation to unincorporated areas: to provide services to municipalities and unincorporated areas that are best done jointly; and, to provide access to the borrowing power of the Municipal Finance Authority.
		The electoral area directors are elected for a three-year term.
	www.user.dccnet.com /scvolunteer/directory/GovSCRD.html (181 words)

	Regional District of the Central Okanagan
		The Regional District purchased the historic nut farm in 2002 with assistance from the Gellatly Nut Farm Society.
		The Regional District’s experience is being shared across the province where construction costs have seen an unprecedented rise over the last year and a half.
		Certified staff from the Regional District of Central Okanagan is again waging battle against the pest, along with staff from the City of Kelowna, District of Lake Country, District of Peachland and Interior Health.
	www.regionaldistrict.com /whatsnew.aspx (5258 words)

	SCHOOL ACT
		(5) A rural area or part of a rural area that was deemed by an order referred to in subsection (4) to be within the boundaries of a municipality, together with the municipality, are deemed to be a trustee electoral area to which an order under subsection (2) applies.
		(b) the person is registered as a resident elector of the jurisdiction referred to in paragraph (a) before the date established for the close of advance registration as an elector of that jurisdiction.
		(c) the person is registered as a non-resident property elector of the jurisdiction referred to in paragraph (b) in relation to that property before the date established for the close of advance registration as an elector of that jurisdiction.
	www.qp.gov.bc.ca /statreg/stat/S/96412_04.htm (5292 words)

	Electoral Area "C" > Communities > Regional District of the North Okanagan
		Electoral Area "C" is located in the center part of the Regional District.
		Communities within Area "C" include Silver Star Mountain and the historic BX Area.
		Chair Stan Field is the elected representative for Area "C" and brings the interests and concerns of his constituents to the Regional Board.
	nord.ca /communities/areac/index.php?vo=7 (118 words)

	Local Government Act, Chapter 323 -- Part 24
		Amalgamation and division of regional districts and alteration of boundaries
		the share of the cost apportioned to and borne by the municipalities and electoral areas must be adjusted in a manner directed by the minister in the next requisition after the adjustment.
		(7) Assent of the electors as required by subsection (3) (b) is obtained if, by voting conducted throughout the regional district, a majority of the votes counted as valid in all voting on the bylaw is in favour of the bylaw.
	www.qp.gov.bc.ca /statreg/stat/L/96323_24.htm (16983 words)

	Electoral Area A Governance Study
		Electoral Area A is the unincorporated area west of the City of Vancouver between English Bay and the Fraser River.
		In the rural or unincorporated areas of British Columbia, local government is provided by regional districts and improvement districts established under the Municipal Act and, in special circumstances, by entities such as the Islands Trust established under separate legislation.
		Some reasons for reviewing the governance of Electoral Area A are the need to provide local government services to the growing residential population in all of Electoral Area A and the long standing desire of the GVRD to provide municipal services through local governments, rather than through the Regional District.
	www.city.vancouver.bc.ca /COMMSVCS/planning/UBCUEL.HTM (2152 words)

	Population Statistics Electoral Area "G"
		The Regional District of East Kootenay includes the area from the Ryan Bridge east of Yahk to just north of Spillimacheen, and from the height of land in the Purcell Mountains to the British Columbia – Alberta border.
		The Regional District is divided into 6 Electoral Areas.
		Electoral Area G covers Brisco, Edgewater, Radium Rural, Spillimacheen, and Wilmer and covers 4,655km
	www.rdek.bc.ca /population-statistics-area-g.htm (189 words)

	Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		The Board of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is pleased to announce the successful recruitment of John M. MacLean to the position of Chief Administrative Officer/Director of Corporate Administration effective September 15, 2005.
		The Regional District is comprised of five Electoral Areas and eight municipalities.
		The five Electoral Area Directors are elected directly to the Board by residents of the Area.
	www.rdkb.com /siteengine/ActivePage.asp?PageID=9 (229 words)

	Greater Vancouver Regional District - Regional Development - Electoral Area A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		Electoral Area A is governed by one elected representative, a director, who serves a three-year term.
		The Electoral Area A director is Gary Gibson.
		- The University Endowment Lands (UEL) is a unique area in which planning and administration are provided directly by the province, but the residents are eligible to vote for the Electoral Area A director.
	www.gvrd.bc.ca /growth/electoralareaa.htm (239 words)

	Population Statistics Electoral Area "F"
		The Regional District of East Kootenay includes the area from the Ryan Bridge east of Yahk to just north of Spillimacheen, and from the height of land in the Purcell Mountains to the British Columbia/Alberta border.
		According to the 2001 census results, the population of the RDEK is 56,291 (including municipalities) and covers a total area of 27,560km
		Electoral Area F includes Canal Flats, Columere Park, Fairmont Hot Springs, Invermere Rural, Panorama, and Windermere and covers 6115km
	www.rdek.bc.ca /population-statistics-area-f.htm (191 words)

	Regional District Issues Steering Committee Action Plan on the Recommended Directions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		DIRECTION TWO: Encourage regional districts to develop a clear sense of direction and a longer term view of matters such as servicing, finance, fringe area planning and the overall development of the region
		DIRECTION FOUR: Clearly separate the costs of administering electoral areas from the costs of administering the regional government as a whole while creating additional flexibility for servicing and cost recovery in electoral areas
		Regional district and municipal administrators will be asked to lead initiative to develop guidelines for service areas (9.3)
	www.mcaws.gov.bc.ca /lgd/pol_research/mar/regionaldistrict/rd_recs.html (1566 words)

	Municipal Election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		If you are not on the list, you may register to vote on Election Day by bringing two pieces of identification and completing the voter registration form.
		(a) the elector expects to be absent from the municipality or regional district electoral area for which the election is to be held on general voting day;
		Electors voting in advance will be required to fill out a declaration confirming one of the above circumstances.
	www.pittmeadows.bc.ca /government/mayco/munelec.html (570 words)

	Regional District of Central Kootenay
		Incorporated in 1965, the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is one of 27 regional districts in the Province of British Columbia created to provide local government services and political accountability to residents of the unincorporated electoral (rural) areas.
		The creation of Regional Districts opened the door for partnerships in service delivery and the management of issues that transcend municipal and electoral area boundaries, such as waste management, water distribution, fire protection and much more.
		The Regional District of Central Kootenay is compiling a list of individuals interested in working as Election Officials....
	www.rdck.bc.ca (184 words)

	Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District - Port Alberni, BC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12)
		The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, incorporated on April 25th, 1967, is located along the Pacific Rim of Vancouver Island and is one of 27 Regional Districts that make up the Province (click here for the Regional District map).
		The Regional District is governed by a Board of Directors composed of one elected Director from each of the six Electoral Areas and one appointed Director from each of the municipal/district councils.
		In the six unincorporated Electoral Areas the Regional District's Board of Directors serves as the local government much as a municipal council would.
	www.acrd.bc.ca /residents.htm (244 words)

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