Budget Talk: 2025-2029 Financial Plan

NEW - On March 26, 2025 the 2025–2029 Financial Plan was adopted. The Board adopted the 2025–2029 Financial Plan Bylaw, which outlines spending, taxation, and service delivery priorities across the region. The bylaw includes all service budgets and supplemental funding recommendations.

Read the news release here.(External link)

Through the Local Government Act and the Community Charter, local governments are required to adopt a five-year Financial Plan Bylaw by the end of March each year. The Financial Plan is often referred to as the Budget.

DRAFT 2025-2029 Financial Plan available for public review and comment.(External link)

The 2025-2029 Financial Plan will be considered at the SLRD’s March Board meeting. Written submissions and comments can be submitted in multiple ways:

• By mail: PO Box 219, Pemberton, BC V0N 2L0
• By email: info@slrd.bc.ca
• By fax: 604-894-6525

Regional District budgeting is unlike municipal government budgeting, with several notable differences:

• Every service provided by the regional district requires its own budget, using dedicated cost centres which identify the full cost of the service to the Regional District, including staff time, overhead and all applicable expenses.
• Each service has its own tax rate and service area, so the taxes paid are dependent on where you live in the regional district and which services are applicable to your area. Only property owners within a cost centre service area pay for that service (for example, wastewater service in Britannia Beach is only paid for by those people in the service area).
• Funds cannot be transferred between services of differing areas.
• Regional District assessment property class multipliers are set by the Province.
• The Regional District is not a taxing authority and therefore, does not collect taxes itself. The Province of BC (Surveyor of Taxes) collects taxation funds on behalf of the Regional District.

The SLRD oversees more than 90 different services across the region. 

Depending on where you live in the SLRD, you may receive services, such as:

• Fire protection
• Water
• Sewer treatment
• Curbside Collection
• Parks
• Transit
• Recreation
• Search and Rescue
• Library
• 911

Budget meetings

Financial plan discussions will take place at the following meetings:

Meeting agenda packages are published on the SLRD website(External link), prior to each meeting. Meetings can be attended in person at the SLRD administration office (1350 Aster Street, Pemberton), and can be viewed via livestream or recording. Information on how to view SLRD meetings is available on the SLRD website(External link).

Public review/ input

The SLRD’s 2025-2029 DRAFT Financial Plan can be viewed HERE(External link), and members of the public are encouraged to review the plan and provide feedback. 

Written submissions and comments can be submitted to the SLRD by mail, email or fax:

Mail:
PO Box 219
Pemberton, BC V0N 2L0
Email: info@slrd.bc.ca(External link)
Fax: 604-894-6526