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Saturna Island Property Owners’ Association P. O. Box 27, Saturna Island, BC, V0N 2Y0 Email: SIPOA@saturnanet.net September 3, 2014 To whom it may concern, Re: Reduction in Nursing and Home Care Services on Saturna Island The Saturna Island Property Owners Association (SIPOA) has more than 230 members and represents a majority of property owners on Saturna Island. Our members have expressed their concerns around losing nursing and home care services on Saturna. With a median age of 63 years, we have a population that is older than in most other communities.

SIPOA 2014 Annual General Meeting May 31, 2014 1
(subject to approval at the 2015 AGM)
SATURNA ISLAND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION
2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - DRAFT MINUTES
DATE HELD: Saturday May 31, 2014
LOCATION: Saturna Recreation Centre, 104 Harris Road,
Saturna Island, British Columbia
Board Members Present: Bill Schermbrucker, Eva Hage, Ron Hall, Ron Monk, Susie Washington-Smyth, Michael Fry, Ingrid Gaines

SIPOA Directors Meeting March 1, 2014 1
SATURNA ISLAND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS MEETING
Date Held: March 1, 2014
Location: Home of Bill Schermbruker
362 East Point Road
Directors Present: Bill Schermbruker, Eva Hage, Ron Monk, Ron Hall, Ingrid Gaines, Valerie McMillan
Regrets: Michael Fry, Susie Washington-Smyth
Recording Secretary: Bev Lowsley
1. Call to Order at 10:05 am. The agenda was drafted at that time.
2. Minutes of October 19, 2013 had been circulated electronically and have been posted on the SIPOA website.

Property Taxes 101: Part III
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Saturna Island Fire Protection Society Mandate
The Saturna Island Fire Protection Society (SIFPS), incorporated in 1994, has two
purposes: to provide fire protection services and to provide emergency response
services to the residents of Saturna Island.

Saturna Island Property Owners Association
Property Taxes 101: Part II
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The
Islands
Trust
Mandate
The Province enacted the Islands Trust Act in 1974 with the objective to protect the
unique character and environment of the islands in the Salish Sea. The Act gives the
Islands Trust, a unique form of local government, the following powers and
responsibilities:
• Official community plans
• Zoning and rural land use bylaws
• Subdivision bylaws
• Development permits

aturna Island Property Owners Association
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Property
Taxes
101:
Part
I
Introduction
One of SIPOA’s priorities coming out of our members’ survey last fall was to take a
close look at our property taxes – what they are and what we get for them. We will
prepare a series on property taxes, digging deeper into the details as we go.
This is the first installment, which provides an overview of how our property taxes have
changed over the past 10 years.
What
Have
Your
Property
Taxes

Gabriola Ferry Advisory Committee and other community organisations
Our message to BC Ferries : January 2014