Some East Kootenay residents can expect another round of tax notices in their mail as the District rolls them out to rural property owners across the region.
“The [Regional District of East Kootenay] is not a taxing authority, so for all rural properties in the East Kootenay, your tax notices are sent from the Surveyor of Taxes in Victoria,” explained RDEK Chief Financial Officer Holly Ronnquist.
“The Province collects the provincial-rural, school and regional district taxes and then sends the regional district its portion on behalf of the rural residents.”
All rural property owners will see a single line item on their notice for general services, such as 9-1-1 and libraries.
RDEK’s specific amount is found under local services and depends on which services the property owner receives, including fire protection, water or sewer.
Anyone with questions is asked to contact the province or their city or village office, unless their concerns pertain to the Region’s Local Services section of the tax notice.
Payment can be done through any Service BC location or online, with the deadline set for July 2 across B.C.
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