Taylor, British Columbia

Taylor is a small community in northeastern British Columbia, south of Fort St. John on Highway 97 North (the Alaska Highway), inside the Peace River Regional District. The District of Taylor handles planning and zoning, building inspections and permits, bylaw enforcement, roads, water and sewer, the garbage contract (billed with water and sewer on the utility notice), Taylor Fire Rescue, Peace Island Park, the District Ice Centre, the pool, the golf club and the library. The Peace River Regional District runs regional planning and the regional solid waste management plan. The District's bylaw page sends emergencies to the RCMP at 911. Many things people think of as "district" matters, like marriage licences, health cards and driver's licences, are provincial.