To increase flexibility and accessibility, the District of Summerland is proposing to change the method for delivering statutory notifications to satisfy the legislative requirements of section 94 of the Community Charter. The proposed methods will include 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 www.summerland.ca 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭’𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 facebook.com/SummerlandBC. 

Previously, the District was required to advertise some public notices in the local newspaper. But since February 28, 2022, the rules changed, giving local governments the option to adopt a bylaw to provide for alternative means of public notice that are different than the default requirement of newspaper publishing.

Provincial legislation (Community Charter & Local Government Act) requires local governments to provide advance public notice of certain matters of public interest to facilitate transparency and accountability as well as to inform the public of opportunities to participate in local government decision-making by sharing their views.