Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:

LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS

Beginning September 1, 2026 until the close of general voting for the election on October 17, 2026, a copy of the list of registered electors will be available for public inspection, at the Village of Gold River office at 499 Muchalat Drive, during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

Before inspecting the list, a person must sign a statement that they will not inspect the list, make copies, or use the information included in the list except for the purposes of Part 3 – Electors and Elections of the Local Government Act. 

REQUEST TO OMIT OR OBSCURE

An elector may request that their address or other personal information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors.  The elector must contact the Chief Election Officer or the Deputy Election Officer to make this request

OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR

An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 pm on September 11, 2026.  An objection must be in writing and an objection may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the Village of Gold River and only on the basis that a person whose name appears on the list of electors has died or is not qualified to register as an elector of the Village of Gold River.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on these matters, the following persons may be contacted:

Michael Roy, Chief Election Officer 250-283-2202, Ext 104

Carrie McPherson Deputy Chief Election Officer 250-283-2202, Ext 102

Contact information for:

Chief Election Officer                  Michael Roy              

Deputy Chief Election Officer    Carrie McPherson   

Nominations for the offices of:

Mayor – one (1) to be elected

Councillors – four (4) to be elected

will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows:

Interested persons can obtain information on the requirements and procedures for making nominations including nomination forms at the Village Office where nomination documents are available or online at goldriver.ca/municipal-election/ beginning August 4, 2026 at 9:00 am.

A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria:

• Canadian citizen;
• 18 years of age or older on general voting day October 17, 2026;
• resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months (March 10, 2026) immediately before the day nomination papers are filed September 11, 2026 and
• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or  being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2026 general local election, the following expense limits for candidates during the campaign period apply:

                        Mayor             $12,323.78                  

                        Councillor       $  6,161.89

In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2026 general local elections, the following third party advertising limits apply:

Third party advertising limit $924.28

For further informationon the nomination process, please contact:

Michael Roy, Chief Election Officer 250-283-2202, Ext 104

Carrie McPherson Deputy Chief Election Officer 250-283-2202, Ext 102

For further information on campaign period expense limits and third party advertising limits, please contact Elections BC:

Toll-free phone: 1-855-952-0280

Email: .a         Website: www.elections.bc.ca