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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF RAINY RIVER
BY-LAW 1978-26
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Being a by-law to provide for the adoption of the levies
for the year, for the adoption of tax rates and to provide for
penalty and interest in default of payment thereof for 2026.
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WHEREAS Section 312 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, provides that for purposes of raising
the general local municipality levy, a local municipality shall, each year, pass a by-law levying
a separate tax rate, as specified in the by-law, on the assessment in each property class in the
local municipality rateable for local municipality purposes, and;
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 307 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, provides that the tax rates
shall be in the same proportion to each other as the tax ratios established under Section 308 for
the property classes are to each other, and;
WHEREAS Section 290 of the said Act provides that the Council of a local municipality shall
in each year prepare and adopt a budget including estimates of all sums required during the
year for the purposes of the municipality, and;
WHEREAS certain regulations require reductions in certain tax ratios for certain classes or
subclasses of property;
AND WHEREAS the 2026 levy for municipal purposes has been set at $1,054,213 and for
education purposes it has been set at $66,743 for a total of $1,120,956.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Rainy River HEREBY
ENACTS:
1. THAT the following municipal tax rates are hereby adopted against the whole of the
assessment for real property in the classes indicated below:
Residential/farm
0.0323434421
Multi-residential
0.0358810384
Commercial
0.0485151632
Commercial vacant units and excess land
0.0339606142
Industrial
0.0485151632
Industrial vacant units and excess land
0.0315348560
Pipeline
0.0915877983
Farmlands
0.0080858605
2. THAT the following educational tax rates are hereby adopted against the whole of the
assessment for real property in the classes indicated below:
Residential/farm
0.00153000
Multi-residential
0.00153000
Commercial
0.00880000
Commercial vacant units and excess land
0.00880000
Industrial
0.00880000
Industrial vacant units and excess land
0.00880000
Pipeline
0.00880000
Farmlands
0.00038250
Commercial Payment-in-lieu
0.00980000
3. THAT every owner of land shall be taxed according to the tax rates in this by-law and such
tax shall become due and payable on the 31st day of July 2026.
4. THAT a minimum tax bill shall be $600.00.
5. On all taxes of the levy, which are in default on the 1st day after the due date, a penalty of
1.25 percent shall be added and thereafter a penalty of 1.25 percent per month will be
added on the 1st day of each month the default continues until December 31, 2026.
6. On all taxes in default on January 1st, 2027, interest shall be added at the rate of 1.25
percent per month for each month the default continues.
7. Penalties and interest added in default shall become due and payable and shall be collected
as if the same had originally been imposed and formed part of such unpaid tax levy.
8. The collector may mail or cause the same to be mailed to the residence or place of business
of such person indicated on the last revised assessment roll, a written or printed notice
specifying the amount of taxes payable.
9. That taxes are payable at the Town of Rainy River Municipal Office, Rainy River, Ontario,
or via telephone or on-line banking through the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce or
via telephone or on-line banking at Alterna Savings and Credit Union Ltd or via email
transfer to [email protected].
This By-Law shall come into force and take effect immediately upon the passage thereof.
PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL THIS 8TH DAY OF JUNE 2026.
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Mayor Deborah J. Ewald
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CAO/Clerk-Treasurer Shara Lavallee