ADMIN – CONTROLLED VOCABULARY

The controlled vocabulary for castlegar.ca can be found below. A controlled vocabulary is a standardized set of words, phrases, and formatting to provide a consistent user experience and searchability.

headings should be capitalized – Why Do I Have a Water Meter? NOT Why do I have a water meter?; Why is Community Planning Important? NOT Why is community planning important?
250-365-7721 NOT (250) 365-7721 NOT 250.365.7721
#101 – 445 13th Avenue NOT #101-445 13th Avenue
$1,500 NOT $1500 NOT $1,500.oo
5 year NOT five year, 2 week NOT two week BUT Five-Year Financial Plan
24 hour notice NOT 24-hour notice
1,000 Litres NOT 1,000 litres NOT 1000 Litres
7:00 am to 10:00 pm NOT 7 am to 10 pm
7:30 am – 2:30 pm NOT 7:30am – 2:30pm NOT 7:30am-2:30pm NOT 7:30 a.m. NOT 7:30 AM NOT 7:30 A.M.
and / or NOT and/or
Annual Budget NOT annual budget BUT budget
Avenue not avenue NOT Ave. NOT Ave
BC NOT B.C.
Building Permit NOT building permit
Bylaw NOT bylaws
City NOT city
City Hall NOT city hall NOT City hall; City Hall, City of Castlegar
City of Castlegar snow removal NOT the City of Castlegar snow removal
Committee of the Whole NOT Committee-of-the-Whole
Communications department NOT Communications Department, Financial Services department NOT Finance Department
cross-connection NOT cross connection
FAQ NOT FAQs
Fire Hall NOT Firehall
Fire Protection Service NOT Fire Department [?] NOT Castlegar Fire Rescue [?] NOT Fire Service
FireSmart NOT Fire Smart
follow-up NOT followup
Home Owner NOT Homeowner NOT home owner
i.e. NOT ie. NOT ie
June 30 NOT June 30th
licence NOT license
litre NOT Litre NOT Ltr
Mastercard NOT MasterCard; Visa NOT VISA
online NOT on-line
pick-up NOT pickup
Pre-Authorized Tax Payment Plan NOT Prepayment Plan NOT Pre-payment Plan NOT Pre-authorized Tax Prepayment Plan
Pre-Authorized Utility Payment Plan NOT Pre-authorized Debit (PAD) program
Property Tax Notice NOT Tax Notice NOT tax notice NOT property tax notice
Summer NOT summer
Service Cards NOT service cards
Street NOT street NOT St. not St
Tax Certificate NOT tax certificate
timelines NOT time-lines
web page NOT webpage
website NOT web site