Trustee Information
Together with the Fire Chief, the Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District trustees provide long-range planning and oversight for our fire department.
Trustees are elected for a three year term at the GFPID annual general meeting, which takes place each April.
Who can be a trustee?
To be eligible to vote, or to be a candidate for trustee, a person must be eighteen years of age, a Canadian citizen, an owner of land in the improvement district and a BC resident for the previous six months.
What powers do the trustees have?
The improvement district’s Letters Patent, applicable sections of the Local Government Act, and other applicable provincial statutes outline the powers that can be exercised by the board of trustees. These powers include the ability to enact and enforce its regulations and charges, to assess and collect taxes, to acquire, hold and dispose of lands, to borrow money and to expropriate lands required to carry out its functions. The board of trustees exercise these powers through the passage of resolutions and bylaws.
The Letters Patent of the Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District states:
The object of the Improvement District shall be the provision of fire protection and the acquisition, maintenance and operation of works, buildings and equipment for the purpose and all matters incidental thereto.
Current trustees:
Paul Giffin (Chair)
Penelope Bahr
John Lewis
John Moeller
Diana Moher
Chris Windess
Fred Apstein