Notice of Election by Voting

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality that an election by voting is necessary to elect:

• One (1) Councillor and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

BURNHAM, Dave – 5411 Lookout Ridge Place, Sun Peaks, BC 
CAMPBELL, Katherine – 2545 Mountain View Drive, Sun Peaks, BC
GILLESPIE, Brian - #4 – 2140 Sun Peaks Road, Sun Peaks, BC
MUIRHEAD, Alice – 1354 Burfield Drive, Sun Peaks, BC

• Rob O’Toole is elected Mayor by acclamation

GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality on:

Saturday, April 5, 2025
between the hours of 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM
at the following location:

ADDITIONAL GENERAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be open to qualified electors as follows: 

Registration of all electors will take place at the time of voting.

ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS:

In order to vote an elector must be eligible either as a Resident Elector, or a Non-Resident Elector, the requirements of which are as follows:

1. Resident Elector:

• must be age 18 or older at time of registration;
• must be a Canadian citizen;
• must have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the day of registration;
• must not be disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualified by law.

2. Non-Resident Elector:

• must not be entitled to register as a resident;
• must be age 18 or older at time of registration;
• must be a Canadian citizen;
• must have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the day of registration;
• must be a registered owner of real property in the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, either as joint tenants or tenants in common for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration;
• must not be disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualified by law.

Voter Proof of Identity and Residence

 All Electors (Resident and Non-Resident) will be required to produce two (2) documents, at least one (1) of which must contain the applicant’s signature, providing evidence of their identity and place of residency.  For example, any two (2) of the following will be acceptable:

• a BC drivers license;
• a BC identification card issued by the motor vehicle office;
• an owner's certificate of insurance and vehicle license issued by ICBC;
• a BC care card or gold care card;
• a Social Insurance card;
• a citizenship card issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada;
• a real property tax notice;
• a utility bill.

Non-Resident Property Electors must also provide proof of ownership of property (i.e. state of title certificate, registered agreement for sale, latest property tax notice, or latest property assessment notice) and written consent of a majority of the property owners if there is more than one owner (forms available at www.sunpeaksmunicipality.ca ) that they are entitled to register the jointly owned property.  The person voting must sign the consent form. No one can be registered to vote on behalf of a property that is owned or partially owned by a corporation. 

Mail ballot packages are available for those residents and property owners who are not able to vote on either March 26th or April 5th. Qualified electors may vote by mail:

REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE:

1. Requests can be submitted in person, by mail, fax or email to the Chief Election Officer after March 19, 2025 until April 2, 2025. It is the responsibility of the elector to ensure mail ballot packages are returned to the Chief Election Officer by the close of voting on April 5^th.
2. Requests must contain the following, printed information:

• Full name & Mailing address 
• Street address or Legal Description (if a non-resident property elector)
• Method by which you wish to receive your mail ballot package:
  • Pick up at the Sun Peaks Municipal office, OR
  • Regular letter mail through Canada Post to your mailing address, OR
  • Regular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when requesting your mail ballot package. 

Please note:  packages will not be issued after April 2, 2025.

ANSWERS TO COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

• No elector may vote more than once regardless of the number of properties owned;
• It is not necessary to be a property owner to register and vote as a Resident Elector;
• There is no restriction to the number of Resident Electors entitled to register and vote per household;
• Corporations or businesses are not entitled to register and vote.

Nicky Jonsson, Chief Election Officer 
         Sun Peaks Municipality
         106 – 3270 Village Way
        Sun Peaks BC V0E 5N0 
        Phone:  250-578-2020     Fax: 250-578-2023
         Email:   admin@sunpeaksmunicipality.ca