PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the electors of Electoral Area H of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) that an Assent Vote will be held to determine if the electors are in favour of the RDCK Board adopting Electoral Area H Dangerous and Aggressive Dog Control Service Establishment Bylaw No. 3066, 2025.

The vote will be conducted in accordance with  Local Government (LGA) Part 4—Assent Vote.

The question asked, on the ballot, to obtain assent of the electors will be:

Electoral Area H Dangerous and Aggressive Dog Control Service Establishment Bylaw No. 3066, 2025 will allow the Regional District to establish a service for the regulation of Dangerous and Aggressive Dogs in Electoral Area H and to establish a maximum annual allowable requisition not to exceed the greater of $ 109,741 or the amount resulting from a rate of $0.077/$1,000 applied to the actual net taxable value of land and improvements in the service area. 

Are you in favour of the Regional District adopting Electoral Area H Dangerous and Aggressive Dog Control Service Establishment Bylaw No. 3066, 2025?

    YES      NO 

Assent Voting Opportunities Will Be Held At the Following Locations and Times:

May 20, 2026 —8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Knox Hall: 521 6th Avenue New Denver, BC
Winlaw Hall: 5897 Highway 6 Winlaw, BC

May 27, 2026—8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Hills Community Hall: 4480 Highway 6 Hills, BC

May 30, 2026—8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Knox Hall: 521 6th Avenue New Denver, BC
Winlaw Hall: 5897 Highway 6 Winlaw, BC
Crescent Valley Hall: 1385 Highway 6 Crescent Valley, BC

Voting by Mail

Electors wishing to vote by mail ballot must apply to the RDCK before May 27th, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Ballots must be returned to the RDCK at Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC V1L 5R4 by 8:00 p.m., Saturday, May 30, 2026. In the event that ballots cannot be returned by mail they may be hand delivered to 202 Lakeside Drive in Nelson, BC by 8:00 p.m., Saturday, May 30, 2026.

To Participate You Must Qualify As A Resident Elector or a Non-Resident Elector

Resident Electors must meet all the following requirements:

• You are a Canadian citizen;
• You are 18 years of age or older on or before general voting day;
• You are a resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately prior to the day of registration;
• You are a resident of Electoral Area H; and
• You are not disqualified by the LGA or any other Act from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualified by law.

Non-Resident Electors must meet all of the following requirements:

• You are a Canadian citizen;
• You are 18 years of age or older on or before general voting day;
• You have lived in BC for at least 6 months immediately prior to the day of registration;
• You have been a registered owner of real property within Electoral Area H for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration;
• You must only register in relation to one piece of property in the jurisdiction;
• If more than one person owns the property, only one owner may register and that person must have the written consent of a majority of the other owners; and
• You are not disqualified by the LGA or any other Act from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualified by law.

If you are not on the Voters List and wish to register on voting day please visit our website for the required documentation for Resident or Non-resident electors.

Synopsis of Bylaw No. 3066, 2025.

Electoral Area H Dangerous and Aggressive Dog Control Service Establishment Bylaw No. 3066, 2025 establishes a service for the regulation of dangerous and aggressive dogs in Electoral Area H of the RDCK.

This synopsis is not intended to be and are not deemed to be an interpretation of the Bylaw.

Electoral Area H Dangerous and Aggressive Dog Control Service Establishment Bylaw No. 3066, 2025 may be inspected at the RDCK Administration Office at 202 Lakeside Dr Nelson, BC , during normal working hours, or is available for viewing on the website.

For further information, please contact:

Tom Dool, Chief Election Officer
tdool@rdck.bc.ca  250.352.8173

Angela Lund, Deputy Chief Election Officer
alund@rdck.bc.ca 250.352.8160

Or email: elections@rdck.bc.ca

Notice of Assent Voting PDF

/An assent vote has been scheduled for Saturday, May 30th 2026 to seek elector approval for the establishment of a service to regulate dangerous and aggressive dogs.

Applying To Volunteer as a Scrutineer:

Applications will be received by the Chief Elections Officer from April 14 to April 24, 2026 at 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, B.C. during regular office hours or by email at elections@rdck.bc.ca.

Applications are available on the RDCK website or by contacting the Chief Elections Officer at the email or phone number listed below.

The question being voted on:

Electoral Area H Dangerous and Aggressive Dog Control Service Establishment Bylaw No. 3066, 2025 will allow the Regional District to establish a service for the regulation of Dangerous and Aggressive Dogs in Electoral Area H and to establish a maximum annual allowable requisition not to exceed the greater of $109,741 or the amount resulting from a rate of $0.077/$1,000 applied to the actual net taxable value of land and improvements in the service area. 

Are you in favour of the Regional District adopting Electoral Area H Dangerous and Aggressive Dog Control Service Establishment Bylaw No. 3066, 2025?

Yes            or            No

Assent voting opportunities are scheduled for the following:

ADVANCED VOTING DAY: May 20th, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

ADDITIONAL ADVANCED VOTING DAY: May 27th, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

GENERAL VOTING DAY: May 30th, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

For further information, please contact:

Tom Dool, Chief Election Officer
tdool@rdck.bc.ca  250.352.8173

Angela Lund, Deputy Chief Election Officer
alund@rdck.bc.ca 250.352.8160

Or email: elections@rdck.bc.ca

Notice of Application Period to Volunteer as a Scrutineer PDF

Notice of Closure of Advance Voter Registration:

Advance registration closes at 4:00 pm on April 8, 2026. After this time, elector registrations must be completed on voting days. The RDCK uses the Provincial Voters List as its List of Electors. If you are not on the voters list and would like to vote please go to https://elections.bc.ca.

To participate you must be a resident or non-resident property owner within Electoral Area H. For elector qualifications and the proposed service area please visit the RDCK website.

Notice of Period of Inspection of the Electors List:

Beginning April 13, 2026 until the close of assent voting on May 30, 2026, a copy of the list of registered electors will be available for public inspection, at the RDCK office in Nelson, from 8:30 am to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

Before inspecting the list, a person must sign a statement that they will not make copies or use the information included in the list except for the purposes described in Part 3 – Electors and Elections of the Local Government Act.

Request to Omit or Obscure Personal Information:

An elector may request that their address or other personal information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors. The elector must contact the Chief Election Officer or the Deputy Chief Election Officer to make this request.

Objection to the Registration of an Elector:

An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 pm on April 24th, 2026. An objection must be in writing and an objection may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of an electoral area of the RDCK and only on the basis that a person whose name appears on the list of electors has died or is not qualified to register as an elector of an electoral area of the RDCK.

For further information, please contact:

Tom Dool, Chief Election Officer
tdool@rdck.bc.ca  250.352.8173

Angela Lund, Deputy Chief Election Officer
alund@rdck.bc.ca 250.352.8160

Or email: elections@rdck.bc.ca

Closure of Advance Elector Registration & Inspection of the Electors List PDF

An assent vote has been scheduled for Saturday, May 30th 2026 to seek elector approval for the establishment of a Dangerous and Aggressive Dog Control Service.

ADVANCE ELECTOR REGISTRATION:

Advance registration closes at 4:00 p.m. on April 7th, 2026. After this time, elector registrations must be completed on voting days. The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) uses the Provincial Voters List as its List of Electors. If you are not on the voters and would like to vote please go to https://elections.bc.ca.

ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS:

You must be a resident or non-resident property owner within Electoral Area H.

Resident electors must be:

• 18 years of age or older on general voting day;
• a Canadian citizen;
• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;
• a resident of the proposed service area; and
• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law.

Non-resident property electors must be:

• 18 years of age or older on general voting day;
• a Canadian citizen;
• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;
• a registered owner of real property in the proposed service area for at least 30 days before the day of registration; and
• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law.

If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector. Only persons who are registered owners of the property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are eligible. Persons holding property in trust for a corporation or trust are ineligible to participate as non-resident property electors.

LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS:

Beginning April 14th until the close of assent voting on May 30th, a copy of the list of registered electors will be available for public inspection, at the RDCK office in Nelson, from 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

Prior to inspection a person is required to acknowledge, by signed agreement, that making copies of the list is not allowed; and further that the information on the electors list may only be used in accordance with purposes established in the Local Government Act.  

REQUEST TO OMIT OR OBSCURE PERSONAL INFORMATION:

An elector may request their address or other personal information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors. The elector must contact the Chief Election Officer or the Deputy Chief Election Officer to make this request.

OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR:

An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 p.m. on April 24, 2026. An objection must be in writing and an objection may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of an electoral area of the RDCK and only on the basis that a person whose name appears on the list of electors has died or is not qualified to register as an elector of an electoral area of the RDCK.

For further information, please contact:

Tom Dool, Chief Election Officer
tdool@rdck.bc.ca  250.352.8173

Angela Lund, Deputy Chief Election Officer
alund@rdck.bc.ca 250.352.8160

Or email: elections@rdck.bc.ca

Notice of Advance Voter Registration PDF

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Directors (the Board) of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) proposes to proceed with the adoption of Electoral Areas A, B, and C Dangerous and Aggressive Dog Control Service Establishment Bylaw No. 3067, 2026.

PURPOSE:

The bylaw, if adopted, will establish a service for the regulation of dangerous and aggressive dogs.

AREA:

The proposed service area will include Electoral Areas A, B, and C.

RATE IMPLICATIONS:

The proposed maximum annual allowable requisition for the service is $90,000 or 0.033 per $1,000 of taxable assessed value of land and improvements, whichever is greater.

ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS (AAP):

Under Section 86 of the Community Charter, approval of the electors within the service area is being sought by means of an AAP. Therefore, eligible electors within the service area opposed to the RDCK adopting Bylaw No. 3067 may petition against the adoption by signing an Elector Response Form.

At least 10% of electors must petition against the proposal prior to the deadline date in order to prevent the Board from adopting the Bylaw.

The Board has resolved that a fair estimate of the number of electors in the subject area is 7674. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 86 of the Community Charter, 767 or more electors must sign the Elector Response Form to prevent the Board from proceeding.

ELECTOR RESPONSE FORMS: 

The Elector Response Form must be in the form established by the Board. Forms are available on our website or at:

• RDCK Nelson Office: 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson
• RDCK Creston Office: 531 16th Ave S, Creston

Completed forms may be submitted as hardcopy to either of the office locations listed above or emailed to elections@rdck.bc.ca.

WHO MAY SIGN THE ELECTOR RESPONSE FORM: Electors, either resident or non-resident, within the boundaries of the service area are entitled to sign and submit an Elector Response Form. Resident and non-resident elector qualifications are described on the Elector Response Form.

Elector Response Form Submission

Elector Response Forms may be:

Mailed to:
Tom Dool, Chief Elections Officer
Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive
Nelson, BC V1L 5R4

Emailed to:
elections@rdck.bc.ca

Returned to:
202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC

DEADLINE:

The Elector Response Forms must be received by the Chief Elections Officer before 4:00 p.m. on June 15, 2026.

WHERE TO GET MORE INFORMATION:

More information is available on the RDCK website or at the RDCK Office at 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC.

For information regarding the Alternative Approval Process or to request an Elector Response Form, please contact one of the following:

Tom Dool—Chief Elections Officer:  250.352.8173

Angela Lund—Deputy Chief Elections Officer: 250.352.8160

Email: elections@rdck.bc.ca.

For information regarding the Electoral Areas A, B, & C Dangerous and Aggressive Dog Control Service please contact Eric Stout, Building and Bylaw Service Manager at 250.325.1500 or estout@rdck.bc.ca.

Notice of Alternative Approval Process PDF