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Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality held a regular council meeting June 23. Below are the highlights of that meeting.
2025 Annual Report
Donna Monteith, the municipality’s director of corporate and legislative services provided an overview of the 2026 Annual Report, which includes audited annual financial statements, tax exemptions, a progress report regarding services and operations for the previous year and objectives for the next year.
This document is public, and was approved during the meeting.
Fire department update
Fire Chief Dean Schiavon provided a Fire Department & Emergency Management Update from January to June.
According to Schaivon, Sun Peaks Fire Rescue saw a “significant decrease in the call volume after ski hill operations ceased for the season,” however the year-to-date numbers are still higher than previous years at 83 calls.
The fire rescue has seen several members step away and underwent recruitment in April, receiving five applications. Interviews are scheduled to take place later this month and new recruits are expected to begin training in July.
The 2026 Work Experience Program started training on May 1 and all four members received their pagers after completing a live fire training session on June 7.
“We are extremely happy to have them on the department over the summer months,” the report to council stated.
New FireSmart BC Local FireSmart Collective Program Assessments are being rolled out to local strata properties, and through the Curbside Collection Program 3.8 tonnes of vegetative debris have been collected.
As wildfire season approaches, the department will share emergency preparedness information through the municipal website, social media channels, the Muni Corner published in Sun Peaks Independent News, utilities newsletters and in-person outreach at upcoming Sunday Farmers’ Markets.
These communications are focused on encouraging residents and visitors to register for Voyent Alert and Emergency Support Services, while also focusing on preparedness for emergencies.
The department is working on emergency preparedness materials to support business owners and managers in sharing key information with staff. A separate poster for short-term rental guests will be displayed at the farmers’ market booth throughout the summer.
The department will host an open house on July 10 at the Sun Peaks Centre, with the structural protection unit on display and other educational components, including with the screening of The Test, a film about how Logan Lake became Canada's first recognized FireSmart community.
Four wildfire treatment units are happening on the Morrissey side, which Schaivon said are making quick progress.
“Most of the treatments are being chipped on-site,” Schaivon said. A small amount of burns will happen in the fall.
2025 Statement of Financial Position
Director of finance Cheryl Taylor-Gale presented the 2025 Statement of Financial Position, and council authorized the mayor and director of finance to execute all necessary documentation.
This includes the municipality’s audited financial statements, schedules of remuneration and expenses paid to elected officials and employees, and payments made to suppliers.
“The purpose of the [Statement of Financial Position] is to enhance transparency and accountability by providing public access to key financial information relating to municipal operations,” according to the report to council.
The total municipal employee remuneration and expenses is almost $2.5 million. Total expenditures for provision of goods and services was $14 million.
OCP bylaw
Council gave first reading to Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. 239, 2026.
An Official Community Plan provides direction for the municipality's growth and development for five years regarding zoning, subdivision and development, business licencing and financial and capital planning.
In accordance with provincial legislation, local governments must update their Official Community Plan every five years, and Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality has not updated its plan since 2014, following a stalled draft in 2022.
The draft will be brought for community engagement in July.
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