2011 Local Elections Home Page
Saturday, November 19, 2011 is Election Day for all local governments and school districts in British Columbia. The Powell River Regional District will be handling voting opportunities for 3 jurisdictions:
PRRD Electoral Areas: One director to be elected from each of the following electoral areas:
Area A…North from
the City of Powell River boundary to Toba Inlet, including
Tla’Amin (Sliammon) First Nation, Savary Island and Hernando
Island
Area B…South from the City of
Powell River boundary to the west side of
Whalen Road;
including Nootka Street & area
Area C…East
side of Whalen Road to Jervis Inlet
Area D…Texada
Island
Area E…Lasqueti Island
Islands Trust: Two trustees to be elected to represent the Lasqueti Local Trust Area (all of Lasqueti Island).
Sechelt Indian Government District:
- One advisory councillor to be elected for the whole of the Sechelt Indian Government District
- One advisory councillor to be elected from Sechelt Band Land (Cokqueneets) 23, which is comprised of all properties along the ocean front between Eagle (Lois) River and just a bit east of McNair Road.
CANDIDATES & NOMINATIONS
VOTER QUALIFICATIONS & REGISTRATION Click here for more information.
VOTING OPPORTUNITIES
General Voting Day is Saturday, November 19, 2011
Advance Voting is Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Voting locations will be announced later.
Mail Ballot: Who can get a mail ballot, and how does it work? Click here for information. Mail ballot requests can be submitted up until Friday, November 18th. Electors are responsible for making sure the ballot is returned prior to 8:00 pm on General Election Day, which is November 19th.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
BC’s Local Government Act (Parts 3 & 4) governs matters related to local voting opportunities. For more Provincial information: http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/gov_structure/Elections
Regional District Elections Procedure Bylaw No. 420 governs election matters that are within the PRRD’s jurisdiction.
Information will be added to this website as the election process proceeds. If you have questions or require more details about any of the information posted here, please contact us:
Regional District Office
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Address: 5776 Marine Avenue, Powell River, B.C. V8A 2M4
Phone: 604-483-3231
Fax: 604-483-2229
Email: vote@powellriverrd.bc.ca
Election Officers
Chief Election Officer, Pat Christie
Deputy Chief Election Officers
Brenda Paquin: Phone: 604-483-3231 or
vote@powellriverrd.bc.ca
Melinda Auerbach – Lasqueti Island (only)
Phone: 250-333-8838 or
melinda@lasqueti.ca