In addition to general voting in upcoming local government elections, eligible electors of all nine Electoral Areas of the CVRD, (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H & I), and its four Member Municipalities, (the City of Duncan, the District of North Cowichan, the Town of Lake Cowichan & the Town of Ladysmith), will be provided opportunities to vote in Regional Assent Voting (Regional Referendum - Regional Recreation Funding Services).

Assent Voting will be conducted alongside advance and general voting on Wednesday, October 5, Tuesday, October 11 and Saturday, October 15. Please note: the Town of Ladysmith and the Town of Lake Cowichan's second day of Advance Voting is Wednesday, October 12 rather than Tuesday, October 11th. Please refer to the list of voting places for the jurisdiction that applies to you.

Eligible electors will be asked one Referendum Question, (CVRD Bylaw No.: 4441), to establish a new regional funding model replacing the current Recreation Services to fund the usage based costs of 9 Regionally Significant Recreation Facilities that include the: Cowichan Aquatic Centre; Cowichan Community Centre; Cowichan Lake Sports Arena; Cowichan Performing Arts Centre; Cowichan Sportsplex; Frank Jameson Community Centre; Fuller Lake Arena; Kerry Park Recreation Centre; and Shawnigan Lake Community Centre, and annually requisition the greater of up to $35,000,000, or an amount equal to the amount that could be raised by a property tax rate of $1.1954 per $1,000 of the net taxable value of land and improvements within the service area.