2026 Annual Tax Rates Bylaw No. 1189-2026 — full text, Port Hardy, British Columbia

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re, ee DISTRICT OF PORT HARDY 4 ree, ve K BYLAW NO. 1189 -- 2026 Coa mcg oS A Bylaw to Set the 2026 Annual Tax Rates tA TE WHEREAS the Council shall, pursuant to Section 197 of the Community Charter, in each year, adopt a bylaw to impose rates on all taxable land and improvements according to their assessed value to provide the money required for purposes specified in the Community Charter. NOW THEREFORE the Council of the District of Port Hardy in open meeting assembled enacts as follows: 1. Title This Bylaw may be cited as the "District of Port Hardy 2026 Annual Tax Rates Bylaw No. 1189-2026". 2. Definition "Collector" means the person duly appointed as such from time to time by Council, and includes all persons appointed or designated by the Collector to act on her behalf. 3. Tax Rates for General Municipal Purposes Tax rates for all lawful general and debt purposes, as shown in column 'A' of Schedule 'A' attached hereto and forming a part of this Bylaw, are hereby imposed, and levied on taxable land and improvements according to their assessed value as shown on the Real Property Tax Roll for general municipal purposes for the District of Port Hardy for 2026. 4. Tax Rates for the Vancouver Island Regional Library Tax rates for the payment of the Vancouver Island Regional Library requisition, as shown in column 'B' of Schedule 'A' attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw, are hereby imposed, and levied on taxable land and improvements according to their assessed value on the Real Property Tax Roll for general municipal purposes for the District of Port Hardy for 2026. 5. Tax Rates for the Regional District of Mount Waddington Tax rates for the payment of the Regional District of Mount Waddington requisition, as shown in column 'C' of Schedule 'A' attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw, are hereby imposed, and levied on taxable land and improvements according to their assessed value on the basis provided under Section 26 of the Hospital District Act and as shown upon the Real Property Tax Roll for the District of Port Hardy for 2026. 6. Tax Rate for the Regional District of Mount Waddington Hospital District Tax rates for the payment of the Mount Waddington Regional Hospital District requisition, as shown in column 'D' of Schedule 'A' attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw are hereby imposed and levied on taxable land and improvements according to their assessed value on the basis provided by Section 26 of the Hospital District Act and according to their assessed value as shown upon the Real Property Tax Roll for the District of Port Hardy for 2026. District of Port Hardy 2 Bylaw No. 1189-2026 Annual Tax Rate Bylaw for the Year 2026 7. Rates and Taxes Payable The rates and taxes named under this Bylaw shall be levied, raised, and collected for the purposes stated, and shall be payable by 4:30 pm PST., July 2, 2026, to the Collector at the Municipal Hall, Port Hardy, BC. 8. Penalties Upon the 3" day of July 2026, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the Collector shall add to the unpaid balance of the current year's taxes, in respect of each parcel of land and improvement as shown on the tax roll, a penalty of ten (10) per cent to be applied in relation to payments made after the tax due date of July 3, 2026. 9. Supplementary Tax Rolls (a) Upon receipt of a Supplementary Tax Roll from B.C. Assessment, the Collector shall levy taxes in accordance with the rates specified in Schedule 'A' of this Bylaw according to the taxable values as shown on the Supplementary Tax Rolls. (b) Where Supplementary Tax Notices are sent before the 1° day of June, penalties shall be added as set out in Section 8 of this Bylaw. (c) Where Supplementary Tax Notices are sent after the 15 day of June, ten (10) percent shall be added on any amount unpaid after thirty (30) days. Read a first time the 12" day of May, 2026. Read a second time the 12" day of May, 2026. Read a third time the 12" day of May, 2026. Adopted on the 14" day of May, 2026. Bas D Cobatl dint CORPORATE OFFICER MAYOR Certified to be a true copy of District of Port Hardy Bylaw No. 1189-2026 Annual Tax Rate Bylaw for the Year 2026 CORPORATE OFFICER District of Port Hardy 3 Bylaw No. 1189-2026 Annual Tax Rate Bylaw for the Year 2026 District of Port Hardy Schedule "A" of Bylaw No. 1189-2026 2026 Tax Rate (dollars per $1,000 taxable value) Mount Vancouver Regional Waddington General Island District of Regional Municipal Regional Mount Hospital Property and Debt Library Waddington District 1 Residential 3.902005 0.222373 0.719861 0.248528 2 Utilities 34.202635 1.949188 2.519514 0.869848 5 Light Industrial 20.682460 1.178681 2.447527 0.844995 6 Business and Other 13.680976 0.779671 1.763659 0.608894 7 Managed Forest Land 27.967621 1.593858 2.159583 0.745584 8 Recreation/Non-Profit 4.038536 0.230154 0.719861 0.248528 104.474233 5.953925 10.330005 3.566377