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2016 ʔaq̓am Chief and Council Election news

September 9, 2016: For Immediate Release

ʔaq'am Chief Encourages Next Generation of Leadership

Election 2016 Notice

ɁAQ̓AM 2016 TAX RATES

~~SCHEDULE
ɁAQ̓AM 2016 TAX RATES
PROPERTY CLASS RATE PER $1,000
  of assessed Value in:

Class 1 – Residential 9.6090
Class 2 – Utilities 60.0600
Class 4 - Major Industry 25.7179
Class 5 - Light Industry 25.7179
Class 6 - Business and Other 24.9736
Class 7 – Managed Forest Land 32.0000
Class 8 - Recreational Property/Non-Profit Organization 21.5946
Class 9 - Farm  15.9260     

Unofficial Vote Results- Land Use Plan and Amended Land Code Approved

On Thursday February 25th, 2016 ʔaq̓amnik voted in favour of enacting the ʔaq̓am Community Land Use Plan as well as approving amendments to the Land Code.

69 Eligible voters participated in the Meeting of Members Vote with the results as follows:

59 "YES" votes

10 "NO" votes

These results were the same for both the Land Use Plan and the Amended Land Code.

Please note, results will remain unofficial until the Certification of Vote Results is notarized and received from our Voting Officer, Danielle Cardozo.

Meeting of Members Vote- February 25, 2016

kiʔsuk kyukyit ʔaq̓amnik Eligible Voters,

Final versions of the ʔaq̓am Community Land Use Plan and the ʔaq̓am Amended Land Code are being referred to you for Vote. We are asking all members to review these Laws and cast your vote on February 25, 2016.

Two separate ballots questions are being posed to each ʔaq̓amnik eligible voter:

Are you in favour of enacting the ʔaq̓am Community Land Use Plan?; and

Do you approve all amendments to the St. Mary’s Indian Band Land Code, 2014, which include renaming it the ʔaq̓am Amended Land Code, 2016?

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