Freedom of Information | Regional District of Fraser-Fort George

The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act is a provincial law that balances:

the right to access government information
the right to have personal information that is collected protected

Requesting Information

Routine Records

Some records may be considered routine (not containing personal information or other information not releasable under provincial legislation) and do not require the submission of a formal request for information. They may be obtained by contacting the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George office at 250-960-4400 or foi@rdffg.bc.ca.

List of Routine Records

9-1-1 call/answer statistics
alternate director appointments
annual reports
assent voting (referendum) and other voting results
assessment roll summary reports
Board of Variance minutes
brochures
budgets
building permit statistics
bylaws
candidate nominations
collective agreements
committee membership lists
Community Consultation Committee minutes
contracts and agreements
documents and reports received by the Regional Board¹
election results (preliminary and official)
election scrutineer authorizations
emergency plan fee schedules
financial disclosure forms for directors and commissioners
financial statements
fire protection boundary maps
flyers
information bulletins
instruction sheets
invoices
job description manuals
job postings
land use contracts
landfill open/closed schedules
leases
letters of consent (new service)
letters patent
library use statistics
maps
minutes of Committee meetings¹ (approved)
minutes of Regional Board meetings¹ (approved)
oaths of office (Directors)
petitions for service²
planning studies and reports (published)
policies
presiding election official appointments
lakeshore guidelines
public appointments (directors)
public hearing minutes (approved)
public information meeting minutes (approved)
public meeting and public hearing information packages
public meeting schedules
public notices
Regional Board and Committee agendas¹ (published)
Regional Board director public list
standard operational guideline

^{1 except where considered in a closed meeting}
^{2 except where produced by the Regional District}

Non-Routine Records

Non-routine records contain personal information or information that cannot be released under provincial legislation. To request a non-routine record, complete a Request for Information form:

Request for Information form - General Public [PDF/238KB]

Request for Information form - Realtors [PDF/216KB]

^{Building Plan Records}

To request building plans, first complete a Request for Information form above. Building plans are only released to the property owner, unless:

the property owner signs a copy of the the first and last page of the MLS listing (if realtors are the applicant), OR
the Consent for Building Plans form [PDF/187KB] is signed by all property owners

Additional Information

Under provincial legislation, the Regional District has 30 business days from the date a request is received to respond.

Fees are charge for any record request response valued at over $5, and payment is accepted by cash, cheque, debit, Mastercard and Visa.