Services

The Regional District delivers community services throughout the region including: garbage disposal and recycling, land use and development regulation, emergency management, libraries, structural fire protection, recreation, invasive plant management, and utility services. These services are provided to specified service areas throughout the region.

Unlike a municipality, these services are not universally available, and property owners generally have participated in an elector approval process in the past to be included in a local service area.

Tax distribution

The CRD administers three different types of services. Each year, a requisition amount is set by the CRD and provided to the Province of B.C.'s Rural Property Tax Branch, which then determines the property tax rate to be charged against individual property's assessed values. Service fees, typically charged for utility services like water and sewer, are collected directly by the CRD.

Property owners pay taxes for region-wide services and each service area they are part of. The tax rates for each service are the same for all properties in the service area; however, the total amount paid depends on the property's assessed value.

Services in all Electoral Areas

• Landfills and Transfer Stations
• Recycling for Packaged Materials
• Land Use Planning and Development
• Emergency Management
• Libraries (also available to municipal residents)
• Invasive Plant Management
• Economic Development
• Community Grants of Assistance

Sub-Regional Services for Urban Areas

• Recreation Programs and Facilities
• Search and Rescue Services
• Building Inspection
• Transit
• Cemeteries & Crematoriums

Local services for specific communities:

• Fire Protection
• Community Hall Support
• Parks, Trails, and Greenspaces
• Water Systems
• Sewer Systems
• Streetlights