By-election for CaribooRD Area F Director scheduled

Courtesy of the Cariboo Regional District:

The Cariboo Regional District has announced a by-election for a Director for Electoral Area F, which includes 150 Mile House, Likely and Horsefly. The by-election is scheduled for Saturday, March 30, 2019.

The nomination period for candidates begins at 9 a.m. on Feb. 5, 2019 and closes at 4 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2019. Nomination packages are available HERE and at the CRD’s Williams Lake office.

To be nominated, a person must meet the following criteria:

Canadian citizen;
18 years of age or older;
resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; and
not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office.

Advance polling will be available at the CRD’s Williams Lake office on March 20 and 25, 2019. General voting day will be March 30, 2019. Polling station locations will be announced closer to the date.

Previous Area F Director, Joan Sorley, continues to serve as Area F Director until the by-election. Conrad Turcotte was elected in the 2018 local government election but was unable to take his oath of office by the deadline following the election.

The CRD Board of Directors appointed Alice Johnston and Lore Schick as Chief Election Officer and Deputy Chief Election Officer at their Jan. 18 Board Meeting.