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General News · 14th September 2026
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AAP Public Notice
Public notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors for the Strathcona Regional District may proceed with final passage and adoption of Bylaw No. 642, being Electoral Area Financial Assistance Service Establishing Bylaw 2026, at its meeting of Wednesday, October 28, 2026 unless at least 10% of the eligible electors within the electoral areas submit elector response forms not later than 12:00 noon on October 7, 2026.
Bylaw No. 642 proposes that the Regional District be authorized to award financial assistance to qualifying organizations that provide benefit to the public within one or more electoral areas provided the maximum amount raised by requisition for such purposes cannot exceed $0.05 per $1,000 of property assessments in any given year.
The number of eligible electors within the boundaries established by Bylaw No. 642 for the proposed electoral area financial assistance service has been fairly determined to be 8,969 and the number of valid elector objections required to prevent the adoption of Bylaw No. 642 without first obtaining the assent of the electors by voting is 897. Elector response forms must be in the form approved by the Regional Board and may be obtained online at srd.ca/gia-aap or in person at the Regional District office during regular office hours. Only persons who qualify as electors within Electoral Areas A, B, C or D are entitled to sign and submit an elector response form.
Further information regarding Bylaw No. 642 or this alternative approval process may be obtained at srd.ca/gia-aap or by contacting the Regional District.
T. Yates,
Corporate Officer
Elector Response Form
Elector response forms must be in the form approved by the Regional Board which are available below or in person at the Regional District office during regular office hours. Only persons who qualify as electors within the Electoral Electoral Areas A, B, C or D of the Strathcona Regional District are entitled to sign and submit an elector response form.
Elector Response Form
FAQS - Click here to proceed to SRD website and open these tabs
What is an Alternative Approval Process (AAP)?
Why did the Strathcona Regional District (SRD) choose an Alternative Approval Process?
What is the purpose of Bylaw No. 642?
How is Bylaw No. 642 different from the current Grant in Aid process?
Will the entire Regional Board decide which applications for financial assistance will be eligible for consideration under Bylaw No. 642?
Will Bylaw No. 642 increase taxes? What is the maximum amount that may be raised through property taxation to fund the service proposed by Bylaw No. 642?
How will the costs of the service proposed to be established under Bylaw No. 642 be shared?
Which organizations will be eligible to receive financial assistance under the service established by Bylaw No. 642?
Would an eligible organization be able to receive financial assistance from the service proposed by Bylaw No. 642 if they are also receiving grants or other financial assistance from the Regional District as a whole?
If I am opposed to this Bylaw, how can I submit a response?
Since the AAP only counts electors against the project, is there anything I can do show my support?
Resources (available through this webpage)
Staff Report - Bylaw No. 642
AAP Public Notice
Public notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors for the Strathcona Regional District may proceed with final passage and adoption of Bylaw No. 642, being Electoral Area Financial Assistance Service Establishing Bylaw 2026, at its meeting of Wednesday, October 28, 2026 unless at least 10% of the eligible electors within the electoral areas submit elector response forms not later than 12:00 noon on October 7, 2026.
Bylaw No. 642 proposes that the Regional District be authorized to award financial assistance to qualifying organizations that provide benefit to the public within one or more electoral areas provided the maximum amount raised by requisition for such purposes cannot exceed $0.05 per $1,000 of property assessments in any given year.
The number of eligible electors within the boundaries established by Bylaw No. 642 for the proposed electoral area financial assistance service has been fairly determined to be 8,969 and the number of valid elector objections required to prevent the adoption of Bylaw No. 642 without first obtaining the assent of the electors by voting is 897. Elector response forms must be in the form approved by the Regional Board and may be obtained online at srd.ca/gia-aap or in person at the Regional District office during regular office hours. Only persons who qualify as electors within Electoral Areas A, B, C or D are entitled to sign and submit an elector response form.
Further information regarding Bylaw No. 642 or this alternative approval process may be obtained at srd.ca/gia-aap or by contacting the Regional District.
T. Yates,
Corporate Officer
Elector Response Form
Elector response forms must be in the form approved by the Regional Board which are available below or in person at the Regional District office during regular office hours. Only persons who qualify as electors within the Electoral Electoral Areas A, B, C or D of the Strathcona Regional District are entitled to sign and submit an elector response form.
Elector Response Form
FAQS - Click here to proceed to SRD website and open these tabs
What is an Alternative Approval Process (AAP)?
Why did the Strathcona Regional District (SRD) choose an Alternative Approval Process?
What is the purpose of Bylaw No. 642?
How is Bylaw No. 642 different from the current Grant in Aid process?
Will the entire Regional Board decide which applications for financial assistance will be eligible for consideration under Bylaw No. 642?
Will Bylaw No. 642 increase taxes? What is the maximum amount that may be raised through property taxation to fund the service proposed by Bylaw No. 642?
How will the costs of the service proposed to be established under Bylaw No. 642 be shared?
Which organizations will be eligible to receive financial assistance under the service established by Bylaw No. 642?
Would an eligible organization be able to receive financial assistance from the service proposed by Bylaw No. 642 if they are also receiving grants or other financial assistance from the Regional District as a whole?
If I am opposed to this Bylaw, how can I submit a response?
Since the AAP only counts electors against the project, is there anything I can do show my support?
Resources (available through this webpage)
Staff Report - Bylaw No. 642