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Westbank First Nation (WFN) enacted the Advisory Council Law on April 1, 2005 to provide Non-Members living on Westbank Lands, or having an interest in Westbank Lands, with a mechanism through which they may have input into proposed Westbank Law and proposed amendments to Westbank Law that directly and significantly affects them. The law provides for the establishment of five Advisory Council members, comprised of residents from each of the five districts. WFN residents vote to elect Councillors to the Advisory Council, while WFN Members vote to elect a Chief & Council.
Advisory Council Law
2017 property tax overview
Capital projects 2005-2015
To learn more about the AC’s work, WFN residents may attend regularly scheduled Advisory Council Meetings, which are held on the second Tuesday of each month. Please contact the AC Chairperson prior to the meeting to reserve a seat.An agenda will be posted by the Friday before each monthly meeting. WFN Advisory Council meetings are open to WFN residents and held at the WFN Government building (515 Hwy 97 South). Full minutes are posted approximately one month after each meeting.
Minutes and agendas
Resident AGM
At the Advisory Council's Annual General Meeting, residents are invited to stop by to learn about new developments and projects, tax expenditures, programs and services. The AGM is typically hosted in April, and the 2018 meeting occurred on April 18, 2019. Stay tuned for details of the 2019 AGM.
Members and districts
In accordance with Westbank First Nation Advisory Council Law 2008-04, a new Advisory Council was selected in October 2016.
Terry Turcan, Chair
Old Okanagan: Bayview, manufactured home parks & residences along Old Okanagan Hwy & Shannon Lake Rd
Gordon Couch
Prairie: Sun Village, Westlake Gardens, Grandview Terrace, Sonoma Pines, and commercial area
John Cole
East Boundary: Sage Creek, Daimler Rd to Red Cloud Way area, including manufactured home parks
Ludwig Teichgraber
Lakeridge: All properties on IR#10 from Campbell Rd to Horizon Drive & Bear Creek Rd
Rick Ould
Lakeshore: Boucherie Rd area including the manufactured homes and residences
The next Advisory Council election is October 2020. In August and September 2020, residents will be invited to submit nominations for qualified residents whom they would like to represent their district at the WFN Government. In October, residents will go to the polls to submit official votes. Individuals interested in joining the Advisory Council are encouraged to attend several AC meetings prior to seeking a nomination.