South Cariboo Referendums Approved

Yesterday - residents' in the South Cariboo voted in two referendums pertaining to contributing to the South Cariboo Highway Rescue service and transferring all assets from the Sulphurous Lake Fire Protection Service to the Deka Lake Fire Protection Service

For those in Cariboo RD Electoral Areas H, L and a portion of Area G - on the question of:

"Are you in favour of the adoption of Bylaw No. 4963, which would establish a service to provide a contribution of funds to the District of 100 Mile House for the continued provision of highway rescue services in Electoral Areas H, L, and a portion of G? The maximum annual requisition would be the greater of $40,000 or an amount raised by applying a tax rate of $0.0192/$1,000 to the net taxable value of land and improvements in the service area. (Based on 2015 assessed values, the current rate would be $0.0168/$1,000, which translates to a residential rate of $1.41/$100,000.)"

The preliminary results are:

Yes - 524
No - 87

Total Votes - 611

For those within Cariboo RD Electoral Area 'L (Sulphurous Lake Fire Protection Area) - on the question of:

"Are you in favour of joining the Deka Lake Fire Protection Service and transferring all Sulphurous Lake fire protection assets to the Deka Lake Fire Protection Service? The maximum annual requisition limit for the fire protection service is the greater of $70,000 or an amount raised by applying a rate of $1.61/$1,000 to the net taxable value of land and improvements in the service area. (The current requisition rate is $1.20/$1,000 which translates to a residential rate of $113/$100,000.)"

The preliminary results are:

Yes - 60
No - 11

Total Votes - 71

The Cariboo RD's Chief Election Officer (A. Johnston) will certify the above results by Tuesday afternoon