Taxes
Tax Rate Information
Regional District of East Kootenay
The Regional District does not directly collect taxes. The Provincial Government Agents office is responsible for the collection of taxes in the rural areas of BC. Municipalities collect the regional district taxes directly from citizens within their boundaries.
BC Assessment is a Crown Corporation that produces annual property assessments for all property owners in the province. If you have questions about your Property Assessment Notice, please contact BC Assessment
Tax Rates (2020) |
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| Residential | Light Industry | Business | |
| Canal Flats | 6.90379 | 19.72489 | 12.39419 |
| Invermere | 7.04202 | 15.55627 | 13.57250 |
| Radium | 6.2993 | 8.6139 | 11.1713 |
Total Residential Property Taxes and Charges on a Representative House (2020) |
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| Rank in BC (lowest to highest of 162 urban municipalities) | ||||||
| Canal Flats | $2,767 | 40 | ||||
| Invermere | $4,810 | 131 | ||||
| Radium | $2,682 | 32 | ||||
| BC Median $3774 | ||||||
| Includes municipal, school, regional district, hospital, parcel taxes | ||||||
Utilities
Electricity
BC Hydro: 1.800.224.9376 or www.bchydro.com
Propane (heat)
Superior (www.superiorpropane.com, 1.855.539.5862)
Lo-Cost (www.lo-costpropane.com, 1.888.446.1047)
Canwest (www.canwestpropane.com, 1.855.341.3206)
Water/Sewer/Garbage (Municipal)
Village of Canal Flats
https://canalflats.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/108
District of Invermere
https://invermere.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/37047
Regional District of East Kootenay
Rushmere, East Side Lake Windermere, Spur Valley, Holland Creek, Edgewater
Baltac, Edgewater, Holland Creek
| Annual Charges | |||||||||
| Water | Sewer | Garbage | Recycling | Total | notes | ||||
| Canal Flats | 309 | 190 | 499 | ||||||
| Invermere | 250 | 446.28 | 133 | 61 | 890.28 | 0.92/cubic metre water consumption rate first 150 cubic metres | |||
| 0.87 commercial water consumption rate | |||||||||
| variable commercial sewer rate depending on business type | |||||||||
| commercial garbage/recycling must be arranged third party | |||||||||
| Radium | 432 | 432 | water/sewer combined rate | ||||||
| Fairmont | 655 | 628.2 | 1283.2 | ||||||
Garbage
Residents of Canal Flats, Radium and Regional District of East Kootenay Areas F and G take garbage (no charge for household garbage/yard waste) to Regional District of East Kootenay transfer stations 10 km south of Canal Flats, in Fairmont mid-Valley, and in Edgewater 10 km north of Radium.
Recycling
There are local drop-off bins in each community for cardboard, glass, and plastic. Bottles/cans and end-of-life electronics go to the Bottle Depot in Invermere. Other working-order household items can be recycled at Re-Use-It Centre at the Columbia Valley landfill in Windermere.
