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CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE
BYLAW NO. 2432
BEING A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE TO PROVIDE FOR THE
PERMISSIVE EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES OWNED
OR HELD BY FIRST NATION, CHARITABLE, PHILANTHROPIC OR OTHER NOT
FOR-PROFIT
CORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING FIRST NATION
ADMINISTRATION AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC WORSHIP BODIES,
SCHOOLS, AND ATHLETIC OR SERVICE CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS; THOSE
PROPERTIES ARE USED PRINCIPALLY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES AND ARE NOT
OPERATED FOR PROFIT OR GAIN.
WHEREAS under the provisions of Part 7, Division 7, Section 224 of the Community
Charter, Council may exempt by Bylaw from municipal taxation, land, improvements or
both; owned or held by a public authority, charitable, philanthropic or other not-for-profit
corporation, including public worship bodies, schools and athletic or service clubs and
associations; and that Council considers the land, improvements or both are used for a
purpose that is directly related to the purposes of the corporation, public authority, public
worship body, school, club or association;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Williams Lake in open meeting
assembled, enacts as follows:
1.
That this Bylaw be cited for all purposes as "Williams Lake Permissive Property
Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025."
2.
That the period of the permissive exemption from taxation is two years.
3.
That the described properties as listed on Schedule "A" be exempt from taxation
under the authority of Section 224(2)(a) of the Community Charter for the years
2026-2027.
Bylaw No. 2432
Page 2
4.
That the described properties as listed on Schedule "B" be exempt from taxation
under the authority of Section 224(2)(d) of the Community Charter for the years
2026-2027.
5.
That the described properties as listed on Schedule "C" be exempt from taxation
under the authority of Section 224(2)(f) of the Community Charter for the years
2026-2027.
6.
That the described properties as listed on Schedule "D" be exempt from taxation
under the authority of Section 224(2)(9) of the Community Charter for the years
2026-2027.
7.
That the described properties as listed on Schedule "E" be exempt from taxation
under the authority of Section 224(2)(i) of the Community Charter for the years
2026-2027.
8.
That the described properties as listed on Schedule "F" be exempt from taxation
under the authority of Section 224(2)(e)(iv) of the Community Charter for the years
2026-2027.
9.
That the permissive exemption is applied to property that is used for the purpose
for which the permissive exemption is provided , and exemption ceases to apply to
property if the use or ownership no longer conforms to the conditions necessary to
qualify for exemption and, after this, the property is liable to taxation.
10.
That this Bylaw shall come into force and take effect upon the date of final
adoption by the Council of the City of Williams Lake and be applicable from and
including the years 2026 and 2027.
Bylaw No. 2432
READ A FIRST TIME THIS
READ A SECOND TIME THIS
READ A THIRD TIME THIS
7th
DAY OF
7th
DAY OF
7th
DAY OF
October
October
October
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, 2025
, 2025
, 2025
ADVERTISED THESE
16th & 23rd DAYS OF
October
, 2025
RECONSIDERED AND ADOPTED THIS
28th
DAY OF
October
, 2025
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CRATEOFFlCER
Schedule "A"
I, ROSS COUPE. CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF
WILLIAMS
LAKE.
DO
HEREBY
CERTIFY
THIS TO
BE
Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432. 2025
(Eligible under Section 224(2)(a) of the Community Charter)
Tax Exemption Recipient
Property Folio/
Civic Address /
Extent of Tax
Organization /
Roll Number
Property Activity/Use
Exemption
(Property Owner, if Different)
Abraham's Lodge & Care Society
0002223.500
505 Watzke Drive /
Land &
Support Services
improvements
Boys and Girls Club of Kam loops
0000290.000
17 Fourth Avenue S /
Land &
and Williams Lake
Children and Youth Community
improvements
Centre
Cariboo Chilcotin Child
0000293.000
51 Fourth Avenue S I
Land &
Development Centre Association
Support Services
improvements
Cariboo Friendship Society
0000069.000
254 First Avenue N /
Land &
Children's Daycare
improvements
Cariboo Friendship Society
0000223.000
214 Yorston Street/
Land &
Support Services
improvements
Cariboo Friendship Society
0000264.010
228 Third Avenue S I
Land &
Elders Community Support and
improvements
Services
used by Elders
Community
Support and
Services
program only,
not land and
improvement
of apartments.
Cariboo Friendship Society
0000284.000
68 Third Avenue SI
Land &
Support Services
improvements
Cariboo Friendship Society
0000479.000
228 Fifth Avenue /
Land &
Preschool
improvements
Cariboo Friendship Society
0000496.000
202 Fourth Avenue N /
Land &
Support Services
improvements
Cariboo Friendship Society
0000529.000
624 Oliver Street /
Land &
Support Services
improvements
Cariboo Friendship Society
0002086.000
996 Summit Street/
Land &
Support Services
improvements
Guru Nanak Sikh Temple Society
0006497.000
3024 Mackenzie Avenue N /
Only portion of
Children's programing
improvements
used by Guru
Nanak Sikh
Temple
Society for
instruction for
children and
youth, not
residential
Schedule "A" (Cont.)
Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432. 2025
(Eligible under Section 224(2)(a) of the Community Charter)
Tax Exemption Recipient
Property Folio/
Civic Address /
Organization /
Roll Number
Property Activity/Use
(Property Owner, if Different)
Tax Exemption Recipient
Property Folio /
Civic Address /
Organization /
Roll Number
Property Activity/Use
(Prooertv Owner, if Different)
Nature Trust of British Columbia
0001008.010
1365 Borland Road /
Nature Preserve
Nature Trust of British Columbia
0001009.000
1255 South Mackenzie Avenue /
Nature Preserve
Nature Trust of British Columbia
0002207.000
Island in Williams Lake /
Nature Preserve
Potato House Sustainable
0000155.000
49 Borland Street /
Community Society
Heritage Site and Community Space
Royal Canadian Legion Branch
0000364.000
385 Barnard Street /
139
Veteran Support Services
The Governing Council of the
0000129.000
272 Borland Street /
Salvation Army Canada -
Support Services
Williams Lake Corps
The Governing Council of the
0000132.000
267 Borland Street /
Salvation Army Canada -
Salvation Army Thrift Store
Williams Lake Corps
Williams Lake Association for
0000491.000
203 Fifth Avenue N /
Community Living
Support Services
Williams Lake Association for
0002233.340
128 Eagle Crescent/
Community Living
Support Services
Williams Lake Association for
'0003000 .128
110 Brahma Crescent/
Community Living
Support Services
Williams Lake Field Naturalists
0001063.000
1305 Scout Island Pk /
OBA Scout Island Nature Centre
Nature Preserve
(Owner: Nature Trust of British
Columbia)
Extent of Tax
Exemption
Extent of Tax
Exemption
Land
Land
Land
Land &
improvements
Land &
improvements
that include the
hall, lodge,
club
Land &
improvements
Land &
improvements
Land &
improvements
Land &
improvements
Land &
improvements
Land &
improvements
Schedule "B"
I, ROSS COUPE, CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF
WILLIAMS
LAKE,
DO
HEREBY
CERTIFY
THIS
TO
BE
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Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025
(Eligible under Section 224(2)(d) of the Community Charter)
Tax Exemption Recipient
Property Folio/
Civic Address /
Extent of Tax
Organization I
Roll Number
Property Activity/Use
Exemption
(Property Owner, if Different)
Cariboo Chilcotin Child
0001955.000
690 Second Avenue N /
Land &
Development Centre Association
Children and Youth Support Services
improvements
/ (Owner: City of Williams Lake)
Cariboo Friendship Society/
0000224.000
99 Third Avenue S or 244 Yorston
Land &
(Owner: Crown Federal)
Street I
improvements
Support Services
used by
Friendship
Society
program only
(L=8,069sq ft,
1=13,525 sq ft),
not land and
improvement
of apartments
or restaurant.
Central Cariboo Arts Centre /
0000518.502
90 Fourth Avenue/
Land &
(Owner: City of Williams Lake)
0000518.503
Arts Centre
improvements
0000518.504
0000518.505
Chamber of Commerce I
0006427.500
1660 Broadway Avenue SI
Land &
Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin
Chamber of Commerce, Museum
improvements
I (Owner: City of Williams Lake)
Williams Lake Curling Club /
0001005.800
830 Mackenzie Avenue/
Land &
(Owner: City of Williams Lake)
Recreation
improvements
Williams Lake & District Seniors
0000411.010
176 Fourth Avenue /
Land &
Centre Society I
Senior Support Services
improvements
(Owner: City of Williams Lake)
Williams Lake Stampede
0001006.000
850 Mackenzie Avenue SI
Land &
Association /
Recreation
improvements
Williams Lake Trail Riders
Association /
Cariboo Friendship Society I
Gavin Lake Forest Education
Society
(Owner: City of Williams Lake)
Tsilhqot'in National Government
0000503.510
253 Fourth Avenue N /
Land &
First Nation Government, Cultural and
improvements
Support Services
Tsilhqot'in National Government
0000898. 008
925 Second Avenue N /
Land &
First Nation Government, Cultural and
improvements
Support Services
Schedule "B" (Cont.)
Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025
(Eligible under Section 224(2)(d) of the Community Charter)
Tax Exemption Recipient
Property Folio/
Civic Address /
Organization I
Roll Number
Property Activity/Use
(Property Owner, if Different)
Tsilhqot'in National Government
0006462. 140
1729 South Lakeside Drive /
First Nation Government, Cultural and
Support Services
Williams Lake First Nation
000271 .000
315A Yorston Street/
(WLFN) Administration Offices
First Nation Government, Cultural and
Support Services
Extent of Tax
Exemption
Building set
apart for First
Nation public
administration,
cultural and
support
services and
the land on
which the
building stands
plus additional
0.405 hectare
(1 acre) land
Land &
improvements
Schedule "C"
I, ROSS COUPE, CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF
WILLIAMS
LAKE,
DO
HEREBY
CERTIFY
THIS
TO
BE
SCHEDULE "C" TO BYLAW NO. 2432.
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Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025
(Eligible under Section 224(2)(0 of the Community Charter)
Tax Exemption Recipient
Property Folio/
Civic Address /
Extent of Tax
Organization I
Roll Number
Property Activity/Use
Exemption
(Property Owner, if Different)
Cariboo Community Church
0000169.001
35 Oliver Street /
0.405 hectare
Land Surrounding Place of Public
(1 acre) area
Worship
of land
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
0006494.050
3039 Edwards Drive /
0.405 hectare
Day Saints
Land Surrounding Place of Public
(1 acre) area
Worship
of land
Christian & Missionary Alliance -
0000254.000
261 Third Avenue S /
0.405 hectare
Canadian Pacific District
Land Surrounding Place of Public
(1 acre) area
Worship
of land
Evangelical Free Church of
0001457.000
1100 Eleventh Avenue N /
0.405 hectare
Williams Lake
Land Surrounding Place of Public
(1 acre) area
Worship
of land
Heritage Free Presbyterian
0000777.000
295 Western Avenue/
0.405 hectare
Church
Land Surrounding Place of Public
(1 acre) area
Worship
of land
Roman Catholic Bishop of
'0000999. 000
450 Pigeon Avenue/
0.405 hectare
Kamloops (Sacred Heart Church)
Land Surrounding Place of Public
(1 acre) area
Worship
of land
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
0000806.000
782 Ninth Avenue /
0.405 hectare
(British Columbia Conference)
Land Surrounding Place of Public
(1 acre) area
Worship
of land
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
'0000808. 000
774 Ninth Avenue/
0.405 hectare
(British Columbia Conference)
Church Parking Lot
(1 acre) area
of land
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
0002233.265
26 Woodland Drive /
0.405 hectare
(British Columbia Conference)
Land Surrounding Place of Public
(1 acre) area
Worship
of land
St. Andrew's United Church
0003000.100
1000 Huckvale Place /
0.405 hectare
Land Surrounding Place of Public
(1 acre) area
Worship
of land
The BC Conference of the
0000898.001
833 Western Avenue/
0.405 hectare
Mennonite Brethren Churches
Land Surrounding Place of Public
(1 acre) area
Worship
of land
Western Singh Sabah
0006509.120
3015 Pine Street/
0.405 hectare
Association
Land Surrounding Place of Public
(1 acre) area
Worship
of land
Schedule "D"
I, ROSS COUPE, CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF
WILLIAMS
LAKE,
DO
HEREBY
CERTIFY
THIS
TO
BE
sct-iE~
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Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025
(Eligible under Section 224(2)(g) of the Community Charter)
Tax Exemption Recipient
Property Folio/
Civic Address /
Extent of Tax
Organization I
Roll Number
Property Activity/Use
Exemption
(Property Owner, if Different)
Calvary Tabernacle Church /
0000778.001
625 Carson Drive /
0.405 hectare
(Owner: Owner: Pentecostal
Land Surrounding Place of Public
(1 acre) area
Assemblies of Canada)
Worship
of land
St. Peter's Anglican Church /
0000779.00
549 Carson Drive /
0.405 hectare
(Owner: Fraser Basin Property
Land Surrounding Place of Public
(1 acre) area
Society)
Worship
of land
The Sanctuary - A United
0000292.000
37-4th Avenue S /
0.405 hectare
Pentecostal Church /
Land Surrounding Place of Public
(1 acre) area
(Owner: Scott & Twila Rentals
Worship
of land
Ltd.)
Schedule "E"
I, ROSS COUPE, CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF
WILLIAMS
LAKE,
DO
HEREBY
CERTIFY
THIS TO
BE
Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025
(Eligible under Section 224(2)(i) of the Community Charter)
Tax Exemption Recipient
Organization I
(Property Owner, if Different)
Williams Lake Golf & Tennis Club
Property Folio/
Roll Number
0003021 .000
Civic Address /
Property Activity/Use
104 Fairview Drive/
Recreation
Extent of Tax
Exemption
Land &
improvement,
but not
clubhouse
building and
the land on
which the
clubhouse
building stands
I. ROSS COUPE, CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF
WILLIAMS
LAKE.
DO
HEREBY CERTIFY THIS TO
BE --
Schedule "F"
Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025
(Eligible under Section 224(2)(e)(iv) of the Community Charter)
Tax Exemption Recipient
Property Folio/
Civic Address I
Extent of Tax
Organization I
Roll Number
Property Activity/Use
Exemption
(Property Owner, if Different)
Canadian Mental Health
0000190.000
83 Second Avenue S /
Only portion of
Association (CMHA) /
Support Services
improvements
(Owner: Sheep Creek
used by
Developments/BMO)
Canadian
Mental Health
Association
(CMHA)
(1=6788 sq ft) ,
not other.
Canadian Mental Health
0000510.000
113 Fourth Avenue N /
Land &
Association (CMHA) /
Support Services
improvements
(Owner: Williams Lake
Developments Ltd.)
Williams Lake Association for
0000083.505
225 First Avenue N /
Improvements
Community Living /
Support Services
only as follows:
(Owner: Provincial Rental
Unit #204 - 1-
Housing Corporation)
bedroom suite
Unit #205 - 1-
bedroom suite
Unit #300 -
studio suite
Unit #302 -
studio suite
Unit #400 - 1-
bedroom suite
Unit #404 -
studio suite
Unit #500 - 1-
bedroom suite
Unit #504 -
studio suite
Williams Lake First Nation
0000190.000
180 Yorston Street /
Only portion of
(WLFN) Administration Offices /
First Nation Government, Cultural and
improvements
(Owner: Sheep Creek
Support Services
used by WLFN
Developments/BMO)
Administration
Offices
(1=4,000 sq ft),
not other.