GFPID Election

An AGM and election for the Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District (GFPID) will be held in May. Detailed information with important dates for candidates and voters can be found on the gabriolafire.ca website. Polls will be in the Fire Hall Training Room.

• Advance poll: SATURDAY, May 2, 2026 (11am - 7pm)
• Election day: WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2026 (11am - 7pm)

Trustee terms are three years. This election will fill 4 vacant positions; three are full 3-year terms, one will be a one-year term resulting from the resignation of Trustee Ray Appel. (Sounder News reports that shorter terms are generally assigned to the winning candidate receiving the lowest number of votes.) Should there be only four candidates, they will be acclaimed at the AGM and there will be no election.

PLEASE NOTE that only landholders may vote in GFPID elections—your name must be on title, and on the voting roll. The Returning Officer noted at the March 4^th general meeting that “at the last election ‘quite a few’ people assumed that they were eligible but were not, because in order to vote your name must be on legal title. She suggested that people check their BC property assessment forms, which list all persons on title, and suggest bringing those forms with their ID.”

2026 AGM

The AGM will be held at 7:30 pm on May 6^th after polls close. As per the information on gabriolafire.ca,

“Any member of the public may attend the AGM, but only landowners may vote. At Registration/Check in for attendees, the Board designate and a volunteer will check that landowners (via the roll book) have the right to vote. Each attendee will receive a neon coloured piece of paper, to be held up for voting on motions arising at the AGM.”