It all starts with YOU as the KEY to better governance in the community. In our society YOU are free to particiapte in any of the following to whatever degree you wish. The more you involve yourself the more YOUR wishes will be heard and acted upon.
Above all - VOTE - whether in local elections, as a member of an association, even just with one of the online polls on this and the web sites for the community associations.
CONSIDER - Serving on a board or committeee of one of the organizations. They need Your help and you can contibute your opinions.
YOUR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS are the next level of local government and everyone can easily particpate in these. They demand little time and effort for a big reward. Through the community associations representations on local issues are made to all the higher levels of government either directly or in steps through the chain. To see your community associations profile and be up to date on it, go back to http://sechelt.net and click on YOUR community association's link.
THE G8 SECHELT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FORUM  - are an intermediate step in the governing process. It is a loosely organized gathering of representatives of each of the community associations in the Sechelt District. They meet about once a month and compare notes on what is going on in each community. This way the problems and solutions of one can be shared with all. Often the G8 takes a position on an issue affecting them all and presents its views to the higher authorities. Representing as it does all of the community population the views of the G8 are treated with respect and have influence.
Explore this web site for G8 information. Feel free to email them.
DISTRICT OF SECHELT is the local government of the Village of Sechelt and the surrounding incorporated areas and hence is the "District".
It is composed of the Mayor and Council plus all of the district staff.
Rather then repeat information here, we recommend that you visit the District of Sechelt web site for detail including:
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Building
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Calendar 2001
December
January, 2002
SUNSHINE COAST REGIONAL DISTRICT - The SCRD was incorporated in January of 1967 following the 1965 Provincial legislation which established a partnership between the electoral areas and the municipalities within their boundaries. Regional Districts were designed to have the ability to:
Resolve local problems which go beyond municipal boundaries.
Provide local services to areas without regard to municipal boundaries.
Provide local government to non-municipal areas known as electoral areas.
Provide an exclusive service to a municipality on mutually agreed terms providing the entire cost of the service is borne by the municipality.
The SCRD is one of 27 Regional Districts in British Columbia.
The SCRD has a full web site with information about it and the District
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA - The most senior service set out here.
Two web sites are particularly helpful for the general public:
Government Agent's site: has instructions and contact links for over 50 government services and may help you through the bureauacracy.
B.C. Government Official Site: contains latest government news but is more driven by political considerations.
c/o 6433 Marmot Rd, Sechelt, BC V0N 3A4
Communicating to assist the District of Sechelt and all who live in it.