Addressing Council

For questions or concerns about District services and operations, please contact Reception.

Contact Mayor and Council Directly

You may contact any Council member directly by email, telephone or by mail at:

Mayor & Council, 9901 Kalamalka Road, Coldstream, BC, V1B 1L6

If your correspondence will be included on a Council meeting agenda, staff will contact you in advance.

There are several ways to address Council by participating in a meeting or hearing:

Each regular agenda has an item called 'Public Opportunity to Address Council' where you can speak to items on the agenda:
- Simply connect virtually or come to a Council meeting. See 'Meeting Attendance Procedures'
- Before speaking, you will be asked to provide your name for the record
- Council reserves 10 minutes for this agenda item, please limits comments to 2 minutes to allow for other to speak
Individuals or groups may apply to appear as a Delegation to present information to Council about an issue, activity, or program:
- Presentations are alloted 10 minutes, followed by a question and answer period
- Limit of 2 delegations per meeting
- Please see the Delegation Request Form below for more information
Delegation Request Form
Residents are able to submit informal petitions to Council to bring attention to matters of interest in the community.
- Submit a petition form to clerk@coldstream.ca
- Include the full name and residential address of each petitioner
- Please see the Petition Form for more information
Petition Form

Speakers and members of the gallery are expected to conduct themselves appropriately.
The Mayor has the power to expel those acting inappropriately from the meeting
Comments and questions should be directed to the Mayor, who is addressed as “Mayor” or “Your Worship”.

Committee meetings generally do not allow for public input as it is received at Council meetings or Public Hearings.