Electoral Area Director

1 seat5 declared candidatesNominations close Fri, Sep 11, 4 pm

My wife(Terri) and I have been living full time out in Great Central Lake since 2017. Before that we had property out in Beaver Creek area. We are long time residents of the Alberni Valley, and most of our family live here. We truly do live in the most beautiful place on Vancouver Island. " There is no life, like Lake Life". I am a small water systems technician and work closely with Vancouver Island Health Authority.

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What the Electoral Area Director does

If you live in Beaver Creek, Cherry Creek, Sproat Lake, Beaufort, Bamfield or Long Beach, you don't have a mayor or council. Your local government is the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD), and you elect one Electoral Area Director to sit on its Board.

The ACRD Board is made up of six elected Electoral Area Directors (one per area), directors appointed by the councils of Port Alberni, Tofino and Ucluelet, and representatives appointed by member First Nations.

An Electoral Area Director is the only elected voice for their area. On the Board and its committees they vote on:

Land use planning, zoning and building inspection for the electoral areas
The ACRD budget and the property tax requisition for each service the area pays into
Regional services: solid waste and the Alberni Valley Landfill, the Alberni Valley Regional Airport, regional parks and trails, emergency planning, 911 and fire dispatch
Local services specific to their area — community water systems, fire protection agreements, recreation commissions, sewer
Grants-in-aid and community works funding for their area

Directors also sit on the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional Hospital District board. Some ACRD services are voted on only by the directors whose areas participate in them, so a director's vote can carry real weight on the things closest to home. Term: four years; part-time with a stipend. (Local Government Act, Part 6.)

How to vote

This list can change until nominations close on Fri, Sep 11 and the withdrawal deadline passes. Each candidate's verification date is shown on their card.