Government

Local Government:

  • Councilor: A person elected to local government

  • Council: A group of elected representatives who make decisions for a local area

Local Government Services:

  • Seniors Facilities

  • Streets and roads

  • Libraries

  • Animal Control

  • Parks and Recreation

  • Waste disposal, landfills

  • Fire Protection, Police, Ambulance

  • Public Transportation, Buses, LRTS, 911

Local Government and Taxes: people that own property, land, businesses and houses have to pay taxes every year.

Local Government Makes Law: by-laws are Laws that are passed by the Local Government

How Local Governments are Elected:

  • Every 3 years people in a community vote for a representative to the local government

  • The representative makes decisions for the people they represent

  • You must be a Canadian Citizen and 18 years old to be a representative

  • You must live in the community for at least 6 months before the election to be a representative

  • Representatives that are nominated have to run a campaign

  • On a “Decided Voting Day” people in the community go to the polling station and vote for a representative

  • The representative with the most votes, wins the representatives job

  • These representatives will then work with the mayor in different departments and vote for different decisions, choices that people in their community wants or need

Provincial Government:

  • Children Services

  • Health and Wellness

  • Energy

  • Education

  • Seniors and Community Support

  • Tourism and Parks

  • Agriculture and Food

  • Sustainable Resources

  • Aboriginal Relations