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2025 PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS AND UTILITY PAYMENTS ARE DUE JULY 2 2025 REGARDLESS OF ANY DISRUPTION OF POSTAL SERVICE PROPERTY TAXES UTILITIES Property tax payments annual utility payments and the Home Owner Grant HOG applications must be received on or before July 2 2025 to avoid a 10 per cent late penalty HOW TO PAY CONTACT US Office Hours Monday to Friday 8 a m to 4 30 p m We accept cash debit or cheque Mailed payments must be received on or before July 2 2025 at 4 30 p m Postmarks will not be considered the date of payment Your financial institution can pay your taxes on your behalf if you have an arrangement through your mortgage agreement You will still need to submit a completed HOG application online to the Province See the reverse page for more info Phone 250 865 4000 Email finance elkford ca Mailing Address P O Box 340 744 Fording Drive Elkford B C V0B 1H0 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS A fast and easy way to make payments is electronically through online banking Payee District of Elkford Elkford Taxes or Elkford Utilities Account Roll number on your property tax notice starts with 517 with no decimals or spaces Need a receipt for your online payment Call us at 250 865 4000 to request one pick up or receive via email Credit card and debit payments can be made through a third party company called OptionPay Please note this company charges service fees for credit cards and a minimum 2 fee for processing debit card payments Please allow 2 to 5 business days to process Learn more at www elkford ca taxes 2025 PAYMENTS ARE DUE BY JULY 2 2025 AT 4 30 P M Need assistance Call us we are happy to help 250 865 4000 www elkford ca 744 Fording Drive Elkford B C V0B 1H0 Message

TAX CALCULATIONS 2025 TAX BREAKDOWN In 2025 the average single family home was assessed at 371 495 2024 340 183 Taxes have increased by an average of 197 and utilities by 64 2025 residential tax breakdown based on an average 371 495 assessed home prior to any Home Owner Grants Along with the municipal taxes collected the District of Elkford also collects taxes for School Police Regional District Regional Hospital Elk Valley Waste Management BC Assessment and the Municipal Finance Authority Council has no control over these rates and the impact on Elkford taxpayers The total residential tax rate is 8 43421 per 1 000 of assessed property value COUNCIL 27 ADMINISTRATION 163 BYLAW ENFORCEMENT 17 BUILDING INSPECTION 8 FIRE DEPARTMENT 111 PUBLIC WORKS YARD ADMINISTRATION 68 ROADS SIDEWALKS STREETS 88 SNOW REMOVAL 25 STREET LIGHTING 12 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 16 PUBLIC HEALTH CEMETERY 2 ENGINEERING PLANNING 116 COMMUNITY RELATIONS TOURISM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 9 RECREATION SERVICES 245 DEBT SERVICES 71 Eligible taxpayers must apply for their HOG through the province every year and the deadline is July 2 2025 to avoid the 10 per cent penalty Note that you are not required to make a payment in order to claim your HOG WATER 74 SEWER 43 CAPITAL 815 To claim your HOG or for more info on eligibility and detailed instructions on how to claim visit their website at gov bc ca homeownergrant or call 1 888 355 2700 to speak to a live agent Monday to Friday from 8 30 a m to 5 p m or use their voice recognition application 24 7 RESERVE TRANSFERS FUTURE CAPITAL 168 TOTAL DISTRICT OF ELKFORD TAXES 2078 PROVINCIAL PROGRAMS HOMEOWNER GRANTS Effective in 2021 the Province of British Columbia took over full administration of the Home Owner Grant HOG program and local government offices are no longer accepting and processing HOGs Solution Solution TAX DEFERMENT Tax deferment is a low interest loan program that helps qualified B C home owners pay their annual property taxes on their principal residence There are two tax deferment programs you may qualify for Regular program 55 or older during current year a surviving spouse of any age or a person with disabilities Families with children program if you are a parent stepparent or financially supporting a child For more information www2 gov bc ca gov content taxes proper ty taxes annual proper ty tax defer taxes OTHER GOVERNMENT TAXES REGIONAL DISTRICT OF EAST KOOTENAY RDEK TAXES 211 SCHOOL DISTRICT 5 590 POLICE TAX 91 REGIONAL HOSPITAL 150 BC ASSESSMENT 13 TOTAL OTHER GOVERNMENT TAXES 1055 SUBTOTAL AMOUNT 3133 WATER PARCEL TAX 140 SEWER PARCEL TAX 75 COMMUNITY RECREATION PARCEL TAX 50 COMMUNITTY RECREATION PARCEL TAX TAXABLE AREA TOTAL TAX AMOUNT IN 2025 250 865 4000 www elkford ca 3398 744 Fording Drive Elkford B C V0B 1H0