The Candle Lake Ratepayers Co-operative has been the "eyes and ears" of our resort community for over 25 years. Our members and board of directors care deeply about the quality of life in our resort community, and strive to bring balanced, researched and documented information to our fellow ratepayers.

The Ratepayers Co-operative has, over the years worked with and lobbied various levels of government in support of worthwhile projects including:

establishing the mandatory use of septic tanks; improving lake water quality by assisting with water sample tests; assisting a local developer in lobbying the provincial Department of Highways for the "west-side road" bypass past Clearsands Creek (Highway 265 North); lobbying for natural gas service to the community; improving telephone service; establishing a postal service in Candle Lake; insisting on a managed and ecologically-friendly development plan for the village; developing safe public walking paths throughout the village.

This web site is provided for the convenience of the many seasonal members and visitors who have requested a way to keep in touch with us via e-mail or the internet. This will also allow us to stretch our mailing budget for those who still wish to receive information by ground mail. To allow us to provide this information to you by either method we urge you to become a member !

We will listen to your concerns about our community and strive to make those concerns heard! If Candle Lake is your retreat, your participation can make a difference.

Bylaws of The Candle Lake Ratepayers' Cooperative Limited [Editor's note: The bylaws presented below differ from those originally posted on this site in spring 2006. Upon submission of the resolution creating article 17(a) below to the Corporations Branch, Co-operatives, Department of Justice, we were informed that the bylaws approved by the membership in 2004 were in fact invalid, as the co-operative had not been correctly re-registered for 2004. Subsequent revisions will be reintroduced to the membership at the 2007 Annual General Meeting for ratification.]   Administration 1.  The Registered Office of the co-operative shall be the Village of Candle Lake in the R.M. of Paddockwood, No. 520. 2.  The fiscal year of the co-operative shall end on the 30th day of April. 3.  Any bylaw change shall be decided by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast at a membership meeting except where 10 days written notice of the bylaw change has been given by a simple majority of the votes cast at the meeting. 4.  Contracts, documents, or instruments in writing requireing execution by the co-operative shall be signed on behalf of the co-operative by the President and Secretary or by such persons authorized by the board.   Membership 5.  The Co-operative may from time to time, with the approval of the members, levy assessments as may be required for the purposes of the Co-operative. 6.  Any individual being a ratepayer of Candle Lake, Sask., may become a member upon application for membership in the co-operative provided such application is accompanied by a membership fee of $10.00 and has been approved by the directors and recorded in the minutes. The membership fee is non-refundable. 7.  There shall be no joint memberships. 8.  The board may reject any application for membership. 9.  A member may withdraw from membership by giving notice in writing to the board of directors. 10.  There will be no transfer of membership. 11.  The board by a simple majority vote at any directors meeting, may order the retirement of a membership. 12.  A person whose membership has been terminated by the board may appeal the decision to the general membership meeting of the membership of the co-operative in the manor specified in the Act and regulations.   Directors 13.  The board of directors shall consist of twelve members. 14.  The term of office for directors shall be three years, provided that there be a rotation of terms to require the election of one third of the directors to office each year. A retiring director shall be eligible for re-election. 15.  A director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve the balance of the term of the director whose cessation of office caused the vacancy. 16.  The directors shall carry out the duties and may exercise all the powers given them in the Act. 17.  A quorum at a meeting of directors shall consist of the majority of the board of directors. 18.  In the event of a Director being absent from any three consecutive regular meetings of the Board of Directors during the twelve month period without cause satisfactory to a majority of the other Directors, his/her office shall be declared vacant by the remaining directors. 19.  The officers of the co-operative shall be the President, Vice President, Secretary and such other officers as may be appointed by resolution of the board. 20.  Director elected to Council To maintain the arms-length relationship between the ratepayers and the Resort Village Council, any director elected to a position within the Village Council or gaining salaried or contractual employment with the Resort Village shall be deemed to have resigned from the Board of the Co-operative effective on the date of such election or employment. Upon such resignation, the director shall be replaced at the discretion of the board for the balance of their remaining term, subject to the articles of incorporation. 21.  To further maintain the arms-length relationship between the ratepayers and the Resort Village Council, any person elected to a position within the Village Council or gaining salaried or contractual employment with the Resort Village shall be deemed to have withdrawn from membership in the Co-operative effective on the date of such election or employment.   Meetings 22.  The quorum of any annual or special meeting of members shall be 10% of the membership but in no case be less than the number of directors plus one.   Miscellaneous 23.  Any surplus from the yearly operations of the co-operative shall be transferred to reserve and no part of the surplus shall be payable to any member. 24.  Dissolution Upon dissolution all surplus will go to a charitable organization which will be designated at the time of dissolution and recorded on the Instrument of Dissolution.