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Donations to the Lasqueti Last Resort Society help to provide a locally run, integrated health care system and elder housing for Lasqueti. Your donation makes you a champion of a powerful idea.
- Make a gift by cheque or e transfer payable to the Lasqueti Last Resort Society. Mail to: #1 China Cloud Bay Road, Lasqueti Island, BC V0R 2J0 (Tax ID#861119261 RR0001)
- Make a one time or monthly gift directly from your credit card: Click the PayPal or CanadaHelps links. Please note that PayPal & CanadaHelps take a charge of about 4% for your transaction.
- For one time or monthly electronic funds transfers from your bank account email healthcentre@lasqueti.ca or phone (250)333-8891 for assistance.
Current News:
PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING: SATURDAY, JULY 28TH, BEGINNING AT 1:30 PM
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The Board of Directors of the Lasqueti Last Resort Society invites everyone to attend a Public Information meeting regarding the proposed tax levy for the health centre. There will be a short presentation from the Board and then the floor is open to the audience for questions and comments. Click on the links to the left to view the 2017 Revenue and Expenses document and the presentation made at the Annual General Meeting.
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TAX REQUISITION PROPOSAL FOR OPERATING FUNDS
The Health Centre opened in June 2016 after a tremendous outpouring of support from the Lasqueti Community in the form of labour, materials and money. Thanks to that effort we now have a permanent facility for weekly nursing services, quarterly doctor visits, telehealth consultations, a treatment room for other health professionals, meeting space for community organizations and support groups, storage space for the food bank, a respite suite and a place for First Responders to wait for the Coast Guard or Air Ambulance. Everyone who uses the health centre is supplied with heat, electricity and water. The HC is fast becoming a hub for a variety of community activities.
Now that it’s been open for a while we have a clear understanding of what it takes to keep the Centre operating - $45,000 per year. The amount of money taken in for rentals does not come close to covering this amount. So far, we have paid for these costs through service grants, membership fees, modest usage fees and donations. It is not working well, income is not sufficient to meet our current level of service. Continuing along with an endless fundraising campaign while at the same time being uncertain about operations from year to year is not a sustainable model for the Health Centre.
After a lot of consideration, the Board of the Last Resort Society decided that a regular funding solution was needed. They have resolved to request the Powell River Regional District to increase the Lasqueti Island tax base by $45,000 to cover the operating expenses of the Health Centre building. This would equate to $28.70 per $100,000 of net taxable value for every property on Lasqueti and the surrounding islands (Powell River Regional District Area E). For example, a property with a net taxable value of $100,000 would be taxed at $28.70; one at $250,000 would be taxed at $71.75; one at $375,000 would be taxed at 107.63 and one at $1,000,000. would be taxed at $287.00.
How would this tax increase occur? The Regional District will hold a vote on a service establishment bylaw. For this matter, the voting opportunity will occur at the same time as the local elections which are set for the third Saturday in October. If the vote is successful, the 2019 Regional District budget will include $45,000 for Area E for the health centre.
You can find out more about voting on a service establishment bylaw at: http://www.powellriverrd.bc.ca/inside-the-prrd/elections-and-voting/
The Health Centre opened in June 2016 after a tremendous outpouring of support from the Lasqueti Community in the form of labour, materials and money. Thanks to that effort we now have a permanent facility for weekly nursing services, quarterly doctor visits, telehealth consultations, a treatment room for other health professionals, meeting space for community organizations and support groups, storage space for the food bank, a respite suite and a place for First Responders to wait for the Coast Guard or Air Ambulance. Everyone who uses the health centre is supplied with heat, electricity and water. The HC is fast becoming a hub for a variety of community activities.
Now that it’s been open for a while we have a clear understanding of what it takes to keep the Centre operating - $45,000 per year. The amount of money taken in for rentals does not come close to covering this amount. So far, we have paid for these costs through service grants, membership fees, modest usage fees and donations. It is not working well, income is not sufficient to meet our current level of service. Continuing along with an endless fundraising campaign while at the same time being uncertain about operations from year to year is not a sustainable model for the Health Centre.
After a lot of consideration, the Board of the Last Resort Society decided that a regular funding solution was needed. They have resolved to request the Powell River Regional District to increase the Lasqueti Island tax base by $45,000 to cover the operating expenses of the Health Centre building. This would equate to $28.70 per $100,000 of net taxable value for every property on Lasqueti and the surrounding islands (Powell River Regional District Area E). For example, a property with a net taxable value of $100,000 would be taxed at $28.70; one at $250,000 would be taxed at $71.75; one at $375,000 would be taxed at 107.63 and one at $1,000,000. would be taxed at $287.00.
How would this tax increase occur? The Regional District will hold a vote on a service establishment bylaw. For this matter, the voting opportunity will occur at the same time as the local elections which are set for the third Saturday in October. If the vote is successful, the 2019 Regional District budget will include $45,000 for Area E for the health centre.
You can find out more about voting on a service establishment bylaw at: http://www.powellriverrd.bc.ca/inside-the-prrd/elections-and-voting/
The Judith Fisher Centre Provides Services for All Ages:
2018 Events Timeline
- Every Thursday - Nursing Clinic - 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Every Monday & Thursday (except statutory holidays) - Health Centre open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING RE TAX LEVY SATURDAY, JULY 28 1:30 PM
- Next Board of Directors Meeting, August 15, 2018 beginning at 4:00 PM
- Next General Meeting, August 15, 2018 beginning at 5:00 PM
- Summer Event, FUNAction, July 21, 2018 at the Community Hall
- Garden Opening, Sunday, August 12, 2018
Our Corporate Sponsors:
"Lasqueti Island typifies many of the small off the grid communities we work with around the world. People treasure their independence and learn to get things done on their own. When I learned that the Lasqueti Last Resort Society had already raised over 70% of their $750,000.00 budget on their island of 400 permanent residents, I was confident that they would finish the project and that our contribution would make a real difference." |
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