Bear Lake Community Commission
The Regional District has established a Local Community Commission in Bear Lake. Four locally-elected Commissioners and the Director for Electoral Area G sit on the Bear Lake Community Commission. They are:
Sharon Waldner - Commission Chair
Herb Franklin - Commissioner
Wayne Rose - Commissioner
Bruce Waldner - Commissioner
Terry Burgess - Director, Electoral Area 'G'
The Commission provides administration of local services in the community of Bear Lake:
- fire protection
- street lighting
- cemetery
- ambulance station
- recreation facilities
- community water services
The Commission comprises four (4) locally elected commissioners and one ex-officio commissioner (the director for Electoral Area G). Elections for commissioner are held every three years at the same time as the General Local Elections.
2007 by-election - Commissioner, Bear Lake Local Community