Awards and Achievements

Safety Award

For the second year in a row, the District of Lake Country received BC Municipal Safety Association’s Organizational Safety Excellence Award. The BC Municipal Safety Association recognizes local governments for activities that improve their experience rating, and ultimately reduce injuries, illness, disease and fatalities with the Organizational Safety Excellence Award. In order to be awarded the Organizational Safety Excellence Award, a municipality must demonstrate an outstanding safety record compared to peer organizations as well as year-over-year continuous improvement.

Ubcm Community Excellence Award

The District of Lake Country was the recipient of a Union of BC Municipalities Community Excellence Award recognizing work completed on the Liquid Waste Management Plan.

Canadian Award For Financial Reporting

For the seventh year in a row, the District of Lake Country received a Canadian award for Financial Reporting (CANFR).

To receive the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting, a government must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized annual financial report. Lake Country’s financial reports go beyond the minimum requirements of generally accepted accounting principles and demonstrate an effort to clearly communicate the municipal government’s financial picture.

Volunteers Clean Up

During National Volunteer Week, April 24-30, the Friends of Gable Beach Adopt-A-Road crew hit the roadsides in Carr’s Landing for a spring clean. Over the years, the crew has noticed a change in the number of garbage bags they fill up and are pleased to report far fewer bags filled than when they first started the annual clean up. People are getting the message: pack out what you pack in and help keep our environment healthy. Thanks to all the community volunteers who help make Lake Country a wonderful place to live, learn, work and play!