FOR THE 2020 TAX YEAR A Message from Investing in SGI Communities We continue our commitment to supporting Southern your Director energy upgrades and other community priorities through Community Works Fund How the CRD Works CRD Services provided to taxpayers This will be the eighth year that we have grants and Grants in Aid. Many of the public worked together. My commitment to the buildings throughout the SGI have received The business of the CRD Board is managed by islands has never wavered and together, with grants for energy efficient retrofits solar panel 24 directors who are elected every four years the dedicated support of the many volunteers installations. Over the last 8 years, grants have from 13 municipalities and three electoral | Financial Services who devote hours of their time, the southern been distributed to each island equitably, areas. Board meetings, open to the public, gulf islands remain as a special place. supporting projects for many organizations to are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria. A heartfelt thank you to all. the tune of $525,734 in 2019. CRD service delivery in the Southern Gulf Islands Connectivity Planning Greater Community Presence is often done by way of delegated authority In order to make the CRD more accessible In 2019, the CRD conducted a community to advisory commissions, made up of local and bring greater support to the islands, we based connectivity plan for the Southern Gulf island based volunteers who deliver services SGI Electoral Areas now have offices on Mayne, Saturna, and Islands to document how greater connectivity on behalf of the CRD Board. Examples include Galiano Islands and continue operating our can advance each island’s common goals the local community parks commissions, the offices on North . The offices • of sustainable economic development, library commission, the Community Economic are staffed by CRD liaisons, members of your community health, and resilience. The Phase 1 Sustainability Commission, the SGI Harbours • community who can help you access CRD report, Connecting SGI: Connectivity Planning Commission and individual water/sewer services and who support the delivery of our for the Southern Gulf Islands, is now complete. commissions on the islands. • Thank you to everyone who participated in our new initiatives. The Electoral Area Director is the area’s • North & South process and workshops on each of the islands. Fire and Emergency Programs Next steps involve coordinating funding representative at the CRD Board and on various Pender Islands partnerships towards infrastructure design The Southern Gulf Island Emergency Program CRD committees, including the Electoral Areas options and implementation. (SGIEP) goal is to create and maintain a Committee(EAC), made up of the Directors • cooperative organization to manage risks from from each of the three electoral areas. The CRD Housing and Transportation major emergencies and disasters that may Board must ratify the recommendations of all • Over the next year, we are prioritizing the affect the Southern Gulf Islands. SGIEP includes committees. EAC meetings are also typically creation of a housing strategy for the Southern Island Community Coordination Centres, held on Wednesdays and are video-recorded. • Associated smaller Gulf Islands that will consider the Housing Emergency Support Services Reception Centres islands Needs Assessment we conducted in 2018, and and Neighbourhood Preparedness Programs. Contact Your Electoral Area Director will identify how the CRD can better support Together with Disaster Communications Mail: Director David Howe the housing crisis on the islands. and Search & Rescue, these services c/o Capital Regional District, 625 Fisgard Street provide comprehensive support to the First PO Box 1000, Victoria, BC V8W 2S6 We are also advancing consideration of an Responding Agencies: RCMP, Fire Departments, Phone: 250.216.5618 integrated transportation strategy to examine BC Ambulance, Canadian Coast Guard, and Email: [email protected] how to best support systems that better link Parks Canada. www.crd.bc.ca our islands over land and water. Capital Regional District | Financial Services 625 Fisgard Street, PO Box 1000, David Howe, SGI Initiatives Information: www.sustainableislands.ca Victoria BC V8W 2S6 or contact Melody Pender, [email protected] T. 250.360.3000 Electoral Area Director at the Driftwood Community Resource Centre. CRD Services in the SGI Electoral Area CRD Contacts for Service Contacts

SGI Electoral Area 2020 Requisition SGI Electoral Area House/Street Address • Pender Island - contact CRD Pender Island Building Inspection office 250.629.3424 SGI Island-Wide Service Total requisition for area-wide services: CRD Island Offices 2020 Expenditure Budgets $7,096,546 (2019 $6,655,154). • All other islands - contact your local fire Pender Island department • SGI Emergency Programs $406,478 Driftwood Centre Islands Trust 250.405.5151 • SGI Docks & Harbours $369,758 Contact: Melody Pender Email: [email protected] • Zoning and land use, including rezoning, • SGI Libraries $203,001 Gov subdivision, environmental protection, and • SGI Economic Development $98,462 Utilities Mayne Island tax exemptions for land conservation 494 Arbutus Drive (at the Mayne Island Resort) • SGI General Government & Others $538,507 Land Title Office 1.877.577.5872 Planning Contact: Jean-Daniel Cusin SGI Local Service Email: [email protected] • State of Title Certificate for your property • Property registration, easements, restrictive 2020 Expenditure Budgets by Island Saturna Island Hospital Parks & covenants, rights-of-way Galiano 100 E. Point Rd (in the Saturna Pub building) Rec Front Counter BC 1.877.855.3222 • North Galiano Fire Protection $224,034 Contact: Katie Dentry Harbours Email: [email protected] • Land/water lease applications, including • South Galiano Fire Protection $379,103 Fire & groundwater licenses and domestic well Galiano Island • Galiano Community Recreation $35,981 Libraries Other registration 23 Madrona Drive (in the Islands Trust Office) • Galiano Community Parks $90,080 Technical Safety BC 1.866.566.7233 • Sticks Allison Water $66,870 Contact: Emma Davis Email: [email protected] • Gas permits, electrical permits, licences, • Galiano Comm Use Building $60,862 General Government $790,289 (11.1%): certificates Legislative and general government administration, Capital Regional District Headquarters • Galiano Health Service $123,011 Ministry of Transportation 250.952.4515 Grants-in-aid and Economic development 625 Fisgard St, Victoria, BC V8W 2S6 North & South Pender • Surface water drainage Planning & Protective Services $806,539 (11.4%): Contact: Justine Starke, Manager of Southern • Access permits, culverts, bridges, roads • Magic Lake Estates Water $949,363 Regional planning, emergency services, building Gulf Islands Service Delivery • Magic Lake Estates Sewer $974,068 inspection and animal care Office: 250.360.3275 | Email: [email protected] Surveyor of Taxes 1.800.663.7867 (toll-free) • Pender Fire Protection $968,891 Parks/Rec/Environment $870,581 (12.3%): Building Inspection Offices or 250.387.0555 • Pender Community Parks $154,960 Regional parks, local parks & recreation, climate action • Pender Island Office 250.629.3424 • School taxes • Pender Community Recreation $60,366 and stormwater monitoring • Victoria 1.866.475.1581 (toll-free) • Payment of taxes Mayne Fire/Other $1,907,126 (26.9%): Bylaw Enforcement 1.800.665.7899 (toll-free) Island Health 250.519.3401 Local area fire services, Saturna and Galiano Health • Mayne Community Parks $81,525 Animal Control 1.800.655.7899 (toll-free) • Water quality Libraries $260,894 (3.7%) • Mayne Community Recreation $35,745 Provincial and Federal Government Services • Skana Water $66,870 Harbours & Docks $273,347 (3.9%): 11 docks & harbours Province of BC • Surfside Park Water $110,845 Hospital District $672,850 (9.5%): Construction of health • Highways maintenance 250.391.7310 Saturna facility and debt serving of capital project and equipment • Wildlife issues 1.800.663.7867 • Saturna Community Parks $18,615 Local Utilities $1,514,919 (21.3%): Federal Government • Saturna Community Recreation $13,529 Small water & sewer utilities • Fisheries and Oceans Canada 250.363.3252 • Saturna Island Water $236,700 • Gulf Islands National Park Reserve • Saturna Fire Protection $170,002 Financial Accountability 1.866.944.1744 • Saturna Island Medical Centre $15,387 www.crd.bc.ca/about/financial-accountability • Policing 250.629.6171