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Westbank First Nation established and enforces its own set of laws, which apply to WFN Lands. Provincial and federal laws are enforced by the RCMP, not WFN Law Enforcement. The following is a list of WFN Laws in effect at the time of our latest website revision. These laws are not official versions. Printed official versions of laws may be obtained from the office of the Council Secretariat.

Laws

Alphabetical List of Laws

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Icon	Resource Name Description	Size
	2017-04 Advisory Council Law	14.22 Mb
	WFN Allotment Law 2020	391.11 Kb
	2019 Animal Control Law	133.33 Kb
	2019 Animal Control Law Forms	35.37 Kb
	2005-14 WFN Building Law	1.2 Mb
	2005-14 WFN Building Law Fees Forms	92.31 Kb
	2019 Business License Law	872.18 Kb
	2019 Business License Law - Business License Schedule	898.26 Kb
	2009-01 Community Protection Law	676.49 Kb
	WFN Community Plan Law 2020	122.69 Kb
	2025 Council Remuneration and Expenses Law.pdf	558.33 Kb
	FORM A - Water User Fees - Flat Rates 2024.pdf	44.18 Kb
	FORM A - Water User Fees - New Rates January 1 2024.pdf	58.97 Kb
	Waterworks Law Forms.pdf	263.62 Kb
	2008-06 Disorderly Conduct and Nuisances Law	237.6 Kb
	2008-01 WFN Dispute Adjudication Law	800.22 Kb
	2005-04 WFN Dog and Cat Control Law	1.49 Mb
	2005-04 WFN Dog and Cat Control Law Forms	153.36 Kb
	Enforcement Notice Penalty Schedule	1.03 Mb
	2008-05 WFN False Alarm Law	796.07 Kb
	2008-05 WFN False Alarm Law Forms	620.27 Kb
	2006-02 WFN Family Property Law	709.65 Kb
	2006-02 WFN Family Property Law Forms A and B	25.4 Kb
	2006-02 WFN Family Property Law Form C	26.72 Kb
	2005-11 WFN Fire Protection Law	621.11 Kb
	2005-11 WFN Fire Protection Law Form A	34.85 Kb
	2018 Westbank First Nation Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Law	717.71 Kb
	2005-06 WFN Garbage Collection Law Form A	71.38 Kb
	2005-06 WFN Garbage Collection Law	462.14 Kb
	2005-23 WFN Immunity and Indemity Law	205.37 Kb
	2011-01 Health Services Facilities Law	84.1 Kb
	2007-01 WFN Land Use Law	6.87 Mb
	2007-01 WFN Land Use Law Schedule A	3.11 Mb
	2007-01 WFN Land Use Law Schedule B	1.02 Mb
	2007-01 WFN Land Use Law Schedule C	2.36 Mb
	2005-01 WFN Long Term Debt Liability and Guarantees Law	552.71 Kb
	2005-08 WFN Noise Disturbances Control Law	244.49 Kb
	2008-02 WFN Notice Enforcement Law	406.22 Kb
	2005-03 WFN Noxious Insect Control Law	282.23 Kb
	2005-03 WFN Noxious Insect Control Form Law	28.44 Kb
	2005-02 WFN Noxious Weeds and Grass Law	231.93 Kb
	WFN Noxious Weeds and Grass Law Forms	32.51 Kb
	2008-03 WFN Residential Premises Law	2.92 Mb
	2008-03 WFN Residential Premises Law Regulation A	22.84 Kb
	2008-03 WFN Residential Premises Law Regulation B	16.31 Kb
	2008-03 WFN Residential Premises Law Regulation C	20.33 Kb
	2008-03 WFN Residential Premises Law Regulation D	137.31 Kb
	2008-03 WFN Residential Premises Law Regulation E	20.01 Kb
	2010-02 Road Dedication Law	786.07 Kb
	2019 WFN Safe Premises Law	809.87 Kb
	2019 WFN Safe Premises Law Schedule A	167.69 Kb
	2019 WFN Safe Premises Law Schedule B	1008.42 Kb
	2019 WFN Safe Premises Law Schedule C	915.89 Kb
	2019 WFN Safe Premises Law Schedule D	622.11 Kb
	2005-18 WFN Sanitary Sewer Systems Law	1.03 Mb
	2005-18 WFN Sanitary Sewer Law Form A	168.96 Kb
	2019 WFN Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Law	407.56 Kb
	2019 WFN Special Events Law	283.67 Kb
	2019 WFN Special Events Law Form A	736.29 Kb
	2005-15 WFN Subdivision Development and Servicing Law	1.05 Mb
	2005-15 WFN Subdivision Development and Servicing Law Form A	118.16 Kb
	2005-15 WFN Subdivision Development and Servicing Law Form B	76.94 Kb
	2005-15 WFN Subdivision Development and Servicing Law Form C	20.47 Kb
	2005-13 WFN Traffic and Parking Control Law	1.07 Mb
	2005-13 WFN Traffic and Parking Control Form Law	26.56 Kb
	2005-07 WFN Unsightly Premises Law	325.75 Kb
	2005-16 WFN Waterworks Law	1.61 Mb
	2005-16 WFN Waterworks Law Forms	263.62 Kb

 Taxation By-laws

WFN Local Revenue Laws

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	20-TX-05 Development Services Vehicle Leases Purchases Project Capital Expenditure	131.64 Kb
	21-TX-06 Carrington Rd Water Main Repair Third Reading	127.97 Kb
	20-LRL-04 Development Services Vehicle Lease Purchase Local Revenue Law - Third Reading	134.3 Kb
	Schedule A - Third Reading BUDGET FOR PROPOSED IR NO.09 and No.10 Development Services Vehicle Leases Purchase Project	48.61 Kb
	06-LRL-01 Development Cost Charges	160.58 Kb
	07-LRL-01 Development Cost Charges	247.62 Kb
	07-LRL-02 Development Cost Charges	244.64 Kb
	08-LRL-02 Tuscany Waterline Project Development Cost Charges	124.02 Kb
	08-LRL-03 Urbanization of Sidewalks Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9	177.95 Kb
	08-LRL-05 Campbell Road Sewer	407.57 Kb
	08-LRL-06 2nd Floor Renovation of the WFN Lindley Building.pdf	235.72 Kb
	09-LRL-02Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 10 Westside Road Project	646.52 Kb
	09-LRL-03 WFN Master Stormwater Management Plan	153.65 Kb
	10-LRL-01 Westside Water Park	288.61 Kb
	10-LRL-02 Elk Road Paving Project	104.62 Kb
	11-LRL-01 Sensisyusten Office and Weight Room Renovation	247.53 Kb
	11-LRL-02 Elk Road Lift Station Upgrade	160.77 Kb
	11-LRL-03 Boucherie Road Pump Station	161.18 Kb
	11-LRL-04 Bayview Lift Station Decommission	165.17 Kb
	11-LRL-05 Butt Road Improvement Project	200.96 Kb
	12-LRL-01 Pine Stadium Renovation Project	361.24 Kb
	12-LRL-02 Bayview Lift Station Decommission and Old Okanagan Highway Sidewalk Phase VI	383.33 Kb
	12-LRL-03 Genset for Pumphouse Project	399.59 Kb
	12-LRL-04 Public Works Sidewalk Tractor Acquisition	331.64 Kb
	13-LRL-01 Grouse Road Phase IX Sidewallk Project	1.19 Mb
	13-LRL-02 Boucherie Road Sonoma Storm Retention Pond Project	1.35 Mb
	13-LRL-03 Land Purchase Future Governance and Rec Site	1.35 Mb
	13-LRL-04 Old Okanagan Highway Estate Square to Daimler Road Sidewalk Project Finish Phase VII	1.06 Mb
	17-LRL-02 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Community Core Sports Court	2.74 Mb
	19-LRL-01 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No.10 Abel Street Power Update	2.93 Mb
	19-LRL-02 Purchase of Scada Hardware Software Upgrade for Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 and 10	2.9 Mb

WFN Property Assessment-Property Taxation By-laws

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	601_assessment_by-law_2023_fng.pdf	1.75 Mb
	601_taxation_by-law_2023_fng.pdf	2.16 Mb

WFN Public Improvement By-laws - WFN Facilities

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	09-TX-01 Pine Stadium Pavilion Project	408.21 Kb
	10-TX-04 Sensisyusten Gymnasium Floor Replacement By-law	164.66 Kb
	10-TX-05 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Sidewalk Development Project Phase III By-Law	163.52 Kb
	11-TX-08 Lindley Government Building 1st Floor Renovation	318.23 Kb
	11-TX-10 Offsite Improvements to the Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Beach	728.66 Kb
	12-TX-05 Offsite Improvements to the Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Beach	435.68 Kb
	12-TX-05 Offsite Improvements to the Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Beach	195.16 Kb
	12-TX-06 Lindley Building Renovation 1st Floor Phase II	532.15 Kb
	12-TX-06 Lindley Building Renovation First Floor Phase II	243.74 Kb
	13-TX-07 Community Youth Centre Sport Court	1.85 Mb
	13-TX-07 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Community Youth Center and Sport Court Project	316.08 Kb
	13-TX-07 Youth Center and Sport Court Project Capital Expenditure By-Law	152.98 Kb
	14-TX-01 Capital Expenditure By-law	144.95 Kb
	15-TX-05 Boucherie Road Public Beach Improvements	767.04 Kb
	16-TX-04 Capital Expenditure By-law Sensisyusten Gym Audio Equipment Upgrades	248.16 Kb
	16-TX-05 StqaTxwin'Iwt Sqilix Security Equipment Upgrade	1.97 Mb
	17-TX-01 Russel Building Floor Renovation	3.26 Mb
	17-TX-06 WFN Community Core Sports Court	3.71 Mb
	18-TX-03 Lindley Building Server Room Auxiliary Room AC Unit	1.69 Mb
	18-TX-05 Sensisyusten Gym Roof Replacement	1.2 Mb
	18-TX-06 Sensisyusten House of Learning Rooftop Solar Project	1.22 Mb

WFN Public Improvement By-laws WFN Infrastructure

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	05-TX-03 Local Improvement Charge By-law	646.8 Kb
	07-TX-03 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 10 Water Reservoir Expansion Project	276.14 Kb
	09-TX-05 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No 9 Sidewalk Development Project Phase I&II Butt & Elk Road	205.1 Kb
	09-TX-05 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Sidewalk I and II Butt and Elk Roads	383.37 Kb
	10-TX-05 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Sidewalk Development Project Phase III By-Law	168.12 Kb
	11-TX-06 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Old Okanagan Sidewalk Development Phase 4 Capital Expenditure By-law	204.53 Kb
	11-TX-07 East Boundary Road Sidewalk Phase V	342.75 Kb
	11-TX-08 WFN Capital Expenditure By-law	161.35 Kb
	11-TX-09 Capital Expenditure By-law	190.08 Kb
	11-TX-09 Community Messaging Board and Sculpture	658.82 Kb
	11-TX-10 WFN Capital Expenditure Bylaw	172.85 Kb
	12-TX-03 Campbell Road Sanitary Sewer Project By-law	260.47 Kb
	12-TX-03 Campbell Road Sanitary Sewer Project	544.66 Kb
	12-TX-04 Campbell Road Local Improvement Charge By-law	364.15 Kb
	12-TX-04 Campbell Road Local Improvement Charge By-law	356.68 Kb
	12-TX-04 Campbell Road Local Improvement Charge	760.81 Kb
	12-TX-08 Lindley Road Alignment Project	436.99 Kb
	12-TX-08 Lindley Road Realignment Project By-law	202.14 Kb
	13-TX-04 Old Okanagan Highway Sidewalk Phase VII By-law RESCINDED	602.55 Kb
	13-TX-05 Elk Road Sidewalk Phase VIII	1.74 Mb
	13-TX-05 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Elk Road Sidewalk Phase VIII Sidewalk By-law	537.83 Kb
	13-TX-08 Quail Land Redesign Servicing Project	1.79 Mb
	13-TX-08 Quail Lane Redesign and Phase 1 Servicing Project Capital Expenditure Bylaw	161.61 Kb
	13-TX-08 TIR 9 Quail Lane Redesign and Phase 1 Servicing Project By-law	205.04 Kb
	14-TX-04 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 10 Sneena Road Sidewalk Street Lighting Capital Expenditure By-law	149.34 Kb
	14-TX-05 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 10 Community Core Reconstruction of Quail Lane Capital Expenditure By-law	149.83 Kb
	15-TX-01 Daimler Road Sidewalk Phase XIII	265.41 Kb
	15-TX-02 East Boundary Road Sidewalk Phase XIII	390.09 Kb
	15-TX-03 Elk Road Sidewalk Phase XIV	366.8 Kb
	15-TX-04 Falcon Road Pathway Sidewalk Phase XV	420.91 Kb
	16-TX-06 Old Okanagan Highway Phase XVI Sidewalk Street Lighting	2.09 Mb
	16-TX-07 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Community Core Phase II	2.41 Mb
	16-TX-08 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 10 Backup Generator	3.06 Mb
	17-TX-05 Demolition and Site Restoration 1875 Pheasant Lane	2.77 Mb
	18-TX-07 Capital Expenditure By-law Spland Road and Keefe Creek Drainage Improvements	213.65 Kb
	18-TX-08 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Ridge Estates Phase XVIII Sidewalk Project	1.58 Mb

WFN Purchase By-laws

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	10-TX-03 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No.9 Land Purchase Governance and Recreation Future Site	326.7 Kb
	10-TX-03 Land Purchase for Future Community Governance and Recreational Site Capital Expenditure By-law	166.69 Kb
	11-TX-01 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No.9 Land Purchase Future Governance and Recreation Site	268 Kb
	11-TX-01 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Land Purchase for Future Community Governance and Recreational Site Capital Expenditure By-law	206.16 Kb
	11-TX-02 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No.9 Land Purchase Governance and Recreation Future Site	268.27 Kb
	11-TX-02 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Land Purchase for Future Community Governance and Recreational Site Capital Expenditure By-law	167.89 Kb
	11-TX-03 School Bus Purchase Capital Expenditure By-law	157.1 Kb
	11-TX-03 Sensisyusten School Bus Capital Purchase	256.07 Kb
	12-TX-07 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No.9 Land Purchase Future Governance and Recreation Site	445.54 Kb
	12-TX-07 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Land Purchase Future Government Site Land Purchase By-law	207.09 Kb
	16-TX-01 Capital Expenditure By-law Public Works Purchase	278.72 Kb
	17-TX-04 Capital Expenditure Bylaw Public Works Purchase	560.11 Kb
	18-TX-04 Public Works Capital Purchases	1.59 Mb
	19-TX-03 Public Works Equipment Replacements Capital Expenditure By-law	2.91 Mb
	2023 WFN Expenditure Law May 19, 2023.pdf	1.34 Mb
	24-TX-01 Expenditure bylaw.pdf	1.83 Mb

WFN Sales By-laws

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	10-TX-03 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No.9 Land Purchase Governance and Recreation Future Site	326.7 Kb
	10-TX-03 Land Purchase for Future Community Governance and Recreational Site Capital Expenditure By-law	166.69 Kb
	11-TX-01 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No.9 Land Purchase Future Governance and Recreation Site	268 Kb
	11-TX-01 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Land Purchase for Future Community Governance and Recreational Site Capital Expenditure By-law	206.16 Kb
	11-TX-02 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No.9 Land Purchase Governance and Recreation Future Site	268.27 Kb
	11-TX-02 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Land Purchase for Future Community Governance and Recreational Site Capital Expenditure By-law	167.89 Kb
	11-TX-03 School Bus Purchase Capital Expenditure By-law	157.1 Kb
	11-TX-03 Sensisyusten School Bus Capital Purchase	256.07 Kb
	12-TX-07 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No.9 Land Purchase Future Governance and Recreation Site	445.54 Kb
	12-TX-07 Tsinstikeptum I.R. No. 9 Land Purchase Future Government Site Land Purchase By-law	207.09 Kb
	16-TX-01 Capital Expenditure By-law Public Works Purchase	278.72 Kb
	17-TX-04 Capital Expenditure Bylaw Public Works Purchase	560.11 Kb
	18-TX-04 Public Works Capital Purchases	1.59 Mb
	19-TX-03 Public Works Equipment Replacements Capital Expenditure By-law	2.91 Mb
	2023 WFN Expenditure Law May 19, 2023.pdf	1.34 Mb
	24-TX-01 Expenditure bylaw.pdf	1.83 Mb

WFN Tax Rate - Budgetary By-laws

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	09-TX-02 Expenditure By-Law Annual Budget	206.04 Kb
	09-TX-03 Tax Rate Schedule Amending By-law	226.99 Kb
	10-TX-01 Expenditure By-law Annual Budget	57.1 Kb
	10-TX-02 Tax Rate Schedule Amending By-law	70.61 Kb
	11-TX-04 Expenditure By-law Annual Budget	468.25 Kb
	11-TX-05 Tax Rate By-law	434.29 Kb
	11-TX-05 Tax Rate Schedule Amending By-law	120.76 Kb
	12-TX-01 Expenditure By-law Annual Budget	1.02 Mb
	12-TX-01 Expenditure By-law Annual Budget	119.21 Kb
	12-TX-02 Tax Rate By-law	905.55 Kb
	12-TX-02 Tax Rate Schedule Amending By-law	94.19 Kb
	13-TX-01 Expenditure By-law Annual Budget	1.95 Mb
	13-TX-01 Expenditure By-law Annual Budget	458.21 Kb
	13-TX-02 Tax Rate By-law	1.32 Mb
	13-TX-02 Tax Rate Schedule Amending By-law	204.33 Kb
	14-TX-02 Expenditure By-law Annual Budget	265.27 Kb
	15-TX-06 Tax Rate Schedule Amending Bylaw	213.99 Kb
	16-TX-02 Expenditure By-law Annual Budget	202.87 Kb
	16-TX-03 Tax Rate Schedule Amending By-law	181.15 Kb
	17-TX-02 Annual Expenditure By-law	2.49 Mb
	17-TX-03 Tax Rate Schedule Amending By-law	2.16 Mb
	18-TX-01 Annual Amending Budget Expenditure By-law	2.63 Mb
	18-TX-02 Tax Rate Schedule Amending By-law	1.56 Mb
	19-TX-01 Annual Budget 2020 Expenditure By-law	2.63 Mb
	19-TX-02 Tax Rate Schedule Amending By-law	1.6 Mb
	2023 WFN Rates Laws May 19, 2023.pdf	267.62 Kb
	20-TX-01 Annual Expenditure By-law Annual Budget 2021	1.69 Mb
	20-TX-02 Annual Rates By-law	828.71 Kb
	24-TX-02 Rates Bylaw.pdf	523.2 Kb

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