The Village of Kaslo is subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA), as are all local governments and provincial public bodies. The Act holds governments accountable and requires that information is made publicly available. This is accomplished through a balance of the public's rights to “Freedom of Information” and “Protection of Privacy.”

Make an Information Request

A formal request for information is only necessary if the information you seek is not readily available to the public. You can make this request through our online form, or by letter or email. To do this, you need to provide:

• your full name;
• company name (if applicable);
• your address;
• your telephone number; and
• a detailed description of the document you are requesting.

You can send your letter to the Village of Kaslo at 413 Fourth Street, Kaslo, BC  V0G 1M0.

Cost for Retrieval

Providing records creates an additional expense for the Village. There is no charge for the retrieval of your own personal information. All other requests from individuals (non-commercial), are charged $7.50 for every 15 minutes after the first three hours of search and retrieval. The Fees & Charges Bylaw and Section 57 of FOIPPA outline the fees and costs.

Available Information

The Act allows the public to request copies of government records. The Village does not process access to records requests for the RCMP or Kaslo Volunteer Fire Department. You will need to contact them directly to process those requests.

Freedom of Information Response Packages

In accordance with our policies, the Village may, at the discretion of the FOI Head, proactively release on its website routine FOI response packages which it considers to be of public interest. Such release will take place no earlier than 30 days after the Village has provided the response package to the applicant. Redactions are applied to response packages where appropriate. The Village may not post response packages to every FOI request it receives.

The FOI Head may consider the following guidelines when making a determination for proactive release of FOI response packages:

• whether the request pertains to sensitive personnel or personal information;
• whether the response package contains confidential information; and
• whether the response package contains third-party information.

The FOI Head may not proactively release FOI response packages that include information listed above.

The identity of FOI applicants will not be released.

The Village’s website will not include information regarding ongoing FOI requests which have not been completed. Response to request for records that contain personal, confidential, or third-party information will not be released on the Village’s website.

Response packages posted on the Village’s website in accordance with this policy will remain on the website for a minimum of one (1) year.