Fourth year in a row Lake Country receives Canadian Award for Financial Reporting
Lake Country, BC – The Canadian Award for Financial Reporting has been awarded to the District of Lake Country by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its 2017 annual financial report. Mayor James Baker presented the Award to Chief Financial Officer Tanya Garost at the Regular Council Meeting February 19, 2019.
As the individual primarily responsible for preparing the award-winning report, Tanya Garost also received a Canadian Award for Financial Reporting Achievement.
“We are really pleased that Lake Country has received this award for the fourth year in a row from a professional organization that serves over 18,000 government finance professionals in the US and Canada,” said Mayor Baker. “Tanya and the Finance department team do an excellent job communicating the municipality’s financial story in the spirit of full disclosure.”
The Canadian Award for Financial Reporting Program was established to encourage municipal governments throughout Canada to publish high quality, comprehensive financial reports that go beyond the minimum requirements, and to provide peer recognition and technical guidance for officials preparing these reports. Its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.
“Receiving this award multiple years is a significant achievement,” said Tanya Garost, Chief Financial Officer. “It is only possible due to the collective efforts of a well-qualified Finance team that works hard to meet the financial reporting standards required for an award under the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting.”
Read the 2017 Annual Report online (please be patient with the download speed - this document is 100 pages of great information and photos of our community and the Financial section starts on page 55). A digital magazine version is also available from this page on the District of Lake Country website.
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For more information contact:
Tanya Garost, Chief Financial Officer, District of Lake Country
Tel 250-766-5650 or tgarost@lakecountry.bc.ca
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