149/84

Regulation of the Minister

May 28, 1984

Local Government Act

Tax Rate Limits Regulation

[includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 143/85]

Whereas the letters patent governing each of the 28 regional districts within the

Province contain or make provision for tax formulas based on assessed values for other than

general municipal purposes in respect of functions and for specified areas permitted under

or by virtue of the Local Government Act ("Act") and letters

patent;

And

whereas continuation of the formulas imposed under or by virtue of all of these

letters patent and the Act according to their true intent has been affected by amendments to

legislation recently enacted;

In order to continue the tax formulas according their original intent, the tax rate

limits for all regional districts are amended in the manner set out in the

schedule.

Schedule

[am. B.C. Reg. 143/85.]

1 In this Schedule,

(

a) each Part applies only to the regional district named in the heading of the

Part, and

(

b) the existing tax rate limits, expressed in terms of mills, set out in Column

2 of each Part for the function or specified area appearing opposite it in Column 1 are

deleted, and the tax rate limits set out in Column 3, expressed in terms of dollars per

thousand dollars, are substituted.

Part

1 — Regional District of Alberni Clayoquot

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Disposal Sites

0.50

$0.102

Regional Parks

0.50

$0.102

Television Rebroadcasting

0.50

$0.070

Garbage Disposal (Alberni Valley Landfill)

1.50

$0.309

Industrial Development Commission

2.00

$0.406

Noise Control

2.00

$0.355

Community Parks

1.00

$0.177

Part

2 — Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Ambulance Service

0.50

$0.100

Garbage Disposal

1.00

$0.200

Economic Development Commission

0.25

$0.050

Ice Arena — Fort St. James

0.87

$0.096

(

b) Specified Area

Fort Fraser Domestic Animal Control

2.00

$0.285

Part

3 — Capital Regional District

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Grants-in-Aid

0.20

$0.024

Public Centre for Human Development Grants-in-Aid

2.00

$0.234

Septage Disposal

0.50

$0.063

Refuse Disposal

0.50

$0.063

Community Health

2.00

$0.251

Economic Development Commission Grants-in-Aid

2.00

$0.256

Regional Parks

0.75

$0.109

Community Recreation Programs (North Saanich and Sidney)

2.00

$0.228

Community Parks

0.50

$0.060

Community Recreational Programs (All members)

0.50

$0.063

Land Assembly, Housing and Land Banking

0.25

$0.031

Fire Protection and Regulations

2.00

$0.246

Economic Development Commission

0.50

$0.063

(

b) Specified Area

Sooke Regional Museum Grant-in-Aid

0.75

$0.122

Salt Spring Island Parks and Recreation

1.00

$0.108

Sooke Electoral Area Recreation Specified Area

2.75

$0.480

Part

4 — Cariboo Regional District

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Economic Development Commission

2.00

$0.367

Refuse Disposal

1.50

$0.248

108 Airport

2.00

$0.312

Recreational Programs (Williams Lake, etc.)

2.00

$0.336

Arena — Community Hall Complex

3.50

$0.546

Recreational Programs (100 Mile House, etc.)

1.50

$0.234

Arena Improvements (Williams Lake and Defined Areas)

0.35

$0.059

Arena Improvements (Defined Areas)

1.44

$0.156

Public Library Services

- Municipalities

1.50

$0.316

- Electoral Areas

2.00

$0.391

Collection and Disposal of Derelict Vehicles

0.50

$0.060

Joint Community Use of School Facilities

2.00

$0.367

Fire Protection and Regulation

2.00

$0.330

(

b) Specified Areas

Bouchie Lake Fire Protection

10.70

$1.072

Lac la Hache Fire Protection

6.00

$0.699

Kersley Arena

4.50

$1.154

McLeese Lake Recreation Facilities

1.00

$0.286

Part

5 — Central Coast Regional District

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Airport and Facilities

2.00

$0.287

Recreational Programs

2.00

$0.400

Refuse Disposal

2.00

$0.287

Joint Community Use of School Facilities

2.00

$0.287

Regional Parks

1.00

$0.200

Economic Development Commission

2.00

$0.400

Part

6 — Central Fraser Valley Regional District

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Mosquito Control

0.50

$0.066

Economic Development Commission

2.00

$0.266

Animal Control

2.00

$0.297

Part

7 — Regional District of Central Kootenay

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Economic Development Commission

2.00

$0.340

Goat River Dyking Grant-in-Aid

10.00

$1.552

Cemetery Operation (Creston and Electoral Areas A, B, and

1.00

$0.156

Cemetery Grants-in-Aid

0.333

$0.055

Cemetery Operation (Nakusp and Defined Area of Electoral Area

1.00

$0.139

Water Supply Study

0.40

$0.066

Refuse Disposal (Creston, Electoral Areas A, B and C)

3.00

$0.469

Refuse Disposal (Kaslo and Electoral Area D)

4.00

$0.576

Refuse Disposal (New Denver, Silverton, and Defined Area of

5.00

$0.717

Garbage Disposal

1.00

$0.189

Refuse Disposal (All Members)

1.00

$0.171

Recreational Program

1.00

$0.171

Recreation Commission (New Denver, Silverton and Defined Area of

2.00

$0.287

Recreation Commission (Slocan and Defined Area of H)

2.00

$0.375

Participation in Cost of Operation and Maintenance of Recreation

Facilities

2.00

$0.330

Ice Arena

- first 10 years

2.50

$0.360

- thereafter

1.00

$0.144

Sports Centre

7.00

$0.970

Public Library Service (Creston, Electoral Areas B and C, and Defined

Area of A)

0.50

$0.082

Public Library Service (Salmo and Defined Area of G)

- Salmo

2.30

$0.306

- Defined Area of G

0.70

$0.125

Public Library Service (Nakusp and Defined Area of K)

2.00

$0.277

Public Library Service Grant-in-Aid

1.00

$0.121

Television Rebroadcasting

2.00

$0.249

Ambulance Services (Castlegar and Electoral Area J)

0.50

$0.094

Grant-in-Aid

0.25

$0.043

Water Supply Study

0.20

$0.038

Cemetery Operations (Electoral Areas D and H)

0.125

$0.020

Fire Protection Service

15.00

$1.774

(

b) Specified Area

Electoral Area I Fire Protection

6.00

$1.228

Robson and Raspberry Fire Protection

15.00

$1.506

Robson, Raspberry and Area Animal Control

2.00

$0.201

Burton Community Hall

4.00

$0.430

Fauquier Community Hall

4.00

$0.512

Grant-in-Aid Television Repeater System

0.75

$0.180

Riondell Water

2.00

$0.219

Part

8 — Regional District of Central Okanagan

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Okanagan Basin Water Board (Paragraph 6)

0.25

$0.036

Okanagan Basin Water Board (Paragraph 13)

1.00

$0.145

Mosquito Control

0.50

$0.079

Community Parks

- Designated Area 1

1.50

$0.215

- Designated Area 2

1.00

$0.127

- Designated Area 3

0.50

$0.063

- Designated Area 4

1.00

$0.102

Regional Parks

1.00

$0.145

Weed Control

2.00

$0.285

Industrial Development Commission

2.00

$0.293

(

b) Specified Area

Community Parks

- Ellison

1.00

$0.093

- Joe Rich

0.25

$0.024

Part

9 — Regional District of Columbia-Shuswap

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Grants-in-Aid

0.25

$0.035

Refuse Disposal (Revelstoke and Electoral Area B)

2.00

$0.329

Public Library Service

2.00

$0.380

Refuse Disposal (Golden and Electoral Area A)

2.00

$0.380

Refuse Disposal (Electoral Areas C, D, E and F)

2.00

$0.240

Community Parks

2.00

$0.256

Street Lighting

2.00

$0.275

Recreational Programs

2.00

$0.240

Mosquito Control

2.00

$0.287

Economic Development Commission

2.00

$0.287

Noxious Insect Control

2.00

$0.287

Noise Control

2.00

$0.284

(

b) Specified Area

White Lake Fire Protection

5.00

$0.501

Part

10 — Regional District of Comox-Strathcona

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Swimming pool — Campbell River

3.25

$0.568

Recreational Complex, Campbell River and District

2.00

$0.349

Comox Valley Exhibition and Recreation Facilities

0.25

$0.033

Arena/Swimming pool Recreational Complex

3.00

$0.394

Economic Development Commission

2.00

$0.278

House Numbering

2.00

$0.277

Cemetery Facilities

0.25

$0.031

Development of McIvor Lake Park

0.25

$0.043

Search and Rescue Grant-in-Aid

0.25

$0.033

Animal Control (Electoral Areas E, F and D)

2.00

$0.323

Community Services (North Campbell River Drop-in Centre)

2.00

$0.344

Animal Control (Electoral Areas B, C and part of A)

2.00

$0.270

Refuse Disposal (Campbell River, Comox, Courtenay, Cumberland, Sayward,

Tahsis, and all Electoral Areas)

2.00

$0.344

Refuse Disposal (All Electoral Areas)

2.00

$0.286

Regional Parks

0.25

$0.039

Street Lighting

2.00

$0.291

All-Weather Sports Track

0.75

$0.098

Garbage Disposal Operating Permit

0.25

$0.043

Fanny Bay Fire Protection

3.00

$0.338

Sayward Valley Fire Protection

9.00

$1.068

Part

11 — Cowichan Valley Regional District

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Regional Parks

0.10

$0.015

Activity Centre

0.25

$0.037

Community Activity Centre

0.50

$0.126

Refuse Disposal

2.00

$0.305

Economic Development Commission

0.25

$0.043

Incinerator and Garbage Disposal Facilities

1.75

$0.238

Fire Protection and Control

2.00

$0.287

Animal Control

0.25

$0.036

Street Lighting

2.00

$0.319

Community Parks

0.50

$0.079

(

b) Specified Area

Lake Cowichan Fire Protection

6.15

$0.635

North Oyster Recreation Grant-in-Aid

1.50

$0.165

Saltair Recreation

1.00

$0.125

Part

12 — Dewdney-Alouette Regional District

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Mosquito Control

0.50

$0.067

Garbage Disposal

2.00

$0.262

Regional Parks/Green Belt

1.00

$0.136

Part

13 — Regional District of East Kootenay

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Grants-in-Aid

0.25

$0.049

Garbage Disposal

1.25

$0.226

Ice Arena and Sports Facilities

4.00

$0.507

Economic Development Commission

2.00

$0.391

Firearms Regulation

2.00

$0.362

Cemeteries

2.00

$0.362

(

b) Specified Area

Canal Flats Recreation

12.00

$2.311

Part

14 — Regional District of Fraser-Cheam

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Economic Development Commission

2.00

$0.306

Mosquito Control

0.50

$0.069

Recreation Program

1.00

$0.217

Refuse Disposal

1.50

$0.390

Street Lighting

1.00

$0.205

Part

15 — Regional District of Fraser-Fort George

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Regional Parks

0.50

$0.107

Grants-in-Aid

0.25

$0.053

Garbage Disposal (All Electoral Areas Except H)

2.00

$0.465

Garbage (McBride, Valemount, Electoral Area H)

2.50

$0.583

Acquisition of Real Property and Public Housing

0.25

$0.059

Joint Community Use of Schools

1.00

$0.288

Weed Control

2.00

$0.427

Economic Development Commission

2.00

$0.427

Ice Arena

3.75

$0.872

Part

16 — Greater Vancouver Regional District

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Public Housing

0.25

$0.037

Mosquito Control

0.25

$0.034

Fire Regulation

2.00

$0.223

Part

17 — Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Garbage Disposal

2.00

$0.415

Ice Arena

1.12

$0.203

Marina Development and Operations

0.50

$0.101

Economic Development Commission

0.50

$0.104

(

b) Specified Area

Terrace Public Library Service (Electoral Areas C and E)

3.25

$0.369

Terrace Public Library Service (Part of C)

3.25

$0.419

Thornhill Water

2.00

$0.238

Part

18 — Regional District of Kootenay-Boundary

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Recreational Programs

1.00

$0.207

Recreational Facilities

3.50

$0.738

Refuse Disposal (Electoral Areas A and C)

2.00

$0.279

Library Grant

2.00

$0.249

Addition to Health Centre

2.00

$0.466

Elderly Citizens' Housing (Fruitvale, Montrose, Electoral Area

2.00

$0.422

Elderly Citizens' Housing (Rossland and Electoral Area B)

0.80

$0.115

Animal Control (Greenwood, Grand Forks, Electoral Areas D and

1.00

$0.145

Refuse Disposal (Fruitvale, Montrose, Warfield, Rossland, Electoral

Areas A and B)

1.00

$0.179

Weed Control

1.00

$0.129

Economic Development Commission

0.50

$0.103

Firearms Regulation

2.00

$0.361

Animal Control (Electoral Areas A and B)

0.50

$0.117

Public Library Service

2.00

$0.422

Noise Control

2.00

$0.361

House Numbering

0.50

$0.109

(

b) Specified Area

Christina Lake Fire Protection

2.00

$0.255

Electoral Area E Solid Refuse Disposal

3.00

$0.424

Part

19 — Regional District of Mount Waddington

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Television Rebroadcasting

0.50

$0.115

Emergency Programs

0.10

$0.023

Industrial Development Commission

2.00

$0.438

Tourist Advisory Commission

1.00

$0.224

Part

20 — Regional District of Nanaimo

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Garbage Disposal (Part One)

0.50

$0.081

Ice Arena

3.50

$0.431

Recreational Complex

5.00

$0.808

Noise Regulation

0.50

$0.060

Garbage Disposal (Part Two)

1.00

$0.124

Joint Community Use of Schools

2.00

$0.264

Economic Development Commission

2.00

$0.320

(

b) Specified Area

Errington Fire Protection

9.00

$0.946

Coombs-Hilliers Fire Protection

4.00

$0.520

Extension Fire Protection

22.00

$2.251

French Creek Fire Protection

5.00

$0.545

Part

21 — Regional District of North Okanagan

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Emergency Programs

0.05

$0.007

Animal Control

1.00

$0.138

Community Recycling Grant (Vernon, Coldstream, Spallumcheen, Electoral

Areas A, B and C)

0.50

$0.077

Community Recycling Grant (Armstrong)

0.34

$0.053

Refuse Disposal (Vernon, Electoral Areas A, B and C)

1.00

$0.146

Refuse Disposal (Coldstream)

0.25

$0.038

Noxious Insect Control

0.05

$0.007

Control of Noxious Weeds and Other Growth

0.50

$0.058

Okanagan Basin Water Board (Paragraph 6)

0.25

$0.036

Okanagan Basin Water Board (Paragraph 13)

1.00

$0.142

Street Lighting

0.50

$0.058

Airport Facilities

0.25

$0.035

Industrial Development Commission

2.00

$0.283

Septic-tank Effluent Disposal

0.50

$0.074

Drainage

0.10

$0.011

Harvest of Aquatic Weeds

0.10

$0.014

Firearms Regulation

0.05

$0.050

Part

22 — Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Industrial Development Commission

2.00

$0.294

Mosquito Control

1.00

$0.144

Arena (Princeton and Electoral Area H)

2.50

$0.528

Weed Control

2.00

$0.362

Refuse Disposal

1.00

$0.151

Okanagan Basin Water Board (Paragraph 6)

0.25

$0.035

Okanagan Basin Water Board (Paragraph 13)

1.00

$0.139

Garbage Disposal

0.50

$0.064

Recreational Programs

1.00

$0.147

Cemetery Operation (Osoyoos and Electoral Area A)

0.50

$0.064

Cemetery Operation (Oliver and Electoral Area C)

2.00

$0.264

Animal Control

1.00

$0.120

Community Parks (Oliver and Electoral Area C)

2.00

$0.264

(

b) Specified Area

Fire Protection Specified Areas B-1 and G-1

3.40

$0.400

H-1 Fire Protection Specified Area

10.00

$1.231

Specified Area C1 Garbage Disposal

1.00

$0.123

Part

23 — Peace River-Liard Regional District

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Garbage Disposal

1.00

$0.318

Control of Noxious Weeds and Other Growths

0.25

$0.060

Regional Parks

0.25

$0.066

Recreational Facilities Grants-in-Aid

0.75

$0.239

Industrial Development Commission

0.50

$0.124

Sub-Regional Recreation and Cultural Services

4.00

$0.749

Library Operation

1.00

$0.273

Cemetery Operation

0.30

$0.082

Mosquito Control

0.60

$0.159

Joint Community Use of School Facilities

2.00

$0.638

Landslip and Flood Hazard Control

1.00

$0.186

Recreational Programs

0.25

$0.066

Community Services

0.25

$0.066

(

b) Specified Area

South Taylor Fire Protection

10.00

$2.830

North Taylor Fire Protection

10.00

$1.889

Toms Lake Rural Fire Protection

12.00

$1.203

Dawson Creek-Pouce Coupe Rural Fire Protection

15.00

$1.951

Part

24 — Powell River Regional District

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Regional Parks

0.25

$0.049

Public Library Service

0.50

$0.076

Economic Development Commission

0.25

$0.049

Noise Control

0.25

$0.038

(

b) Specified Area

Lasqueti Island Fire Protection Area

3.00

$0.304

Texada Island Airport Specified Area

2.00

$0.432

Savary Island Fire Protection Area

2.00

$0.201

Northside Fire Protection Area

4.00

$0.428

Part

25 — Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Ski Facilities Grant-in-Aid

0.25

$0.053

Industrial Development Commission

2.00

$0.434

Grant-in-Aid, Queen Charlotte Islands Museum

1.25

$0.298

Recreational Programs

2.00

$0.434

Regional Archives Grant-in-Aid

1.25

$0.263

Part

26 — Squamish-Lillooet Regional District

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Television Rebroadcasting (Lillooet and Part of B)

1.00

$0.154

Recreational Programs

0.50

$0.062

Joint Community Use of School Facilities

1.00

$0.125

Refuse Disposal

2.00

$0.301

Television Rebroadcasting (Whistler and Part of D)

1.00

$0.115

Public Library Service - Electoral Areas -

Municipalities

1.50 1.50

$0.277 $0.178

Part

27 — Sunshine Coast Regional District

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Emergency Program

0.10

$0.014

Lighting of Intersections and Areas of Public Use

0.25

$0.034

Park and Green Belt Land Acquisition

0.25

$0.034

Cemetery Operation

0.20

$0.027

Regional Parks

0.10

$0.014

Recreational Programs

0.10

$0.014

Sewage Collection Treatment and Disposal

0.10

$0.014

Joint Community Use of School Facilities

1.00

$0.138

Weed and Nuisance Control

0.05

$0.007

Economic Development Commission

2.00

$0.274

Recreation Facilities Assistance

2.00

$0.337

Part

28 — Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Existing Limits (mills)

Substituted Limits ($/thousand)

(

a) Function

Public Library Service

1.50

$0.290

Cemetery Operation (Clinton and part of Electoral Area E)

0.50

$0.130

Recreational Programs

1.00

$0.194

Recreational Complex (Chase and part of Electoral Area L)

5.44

$0.684

Mosquito Control

2.00

$0.359

Television Rebroadcasting (Clinton and part of Electoral Area

0.50

$0.123

Television Rebroadcasting (Lytton and part of Electoral Area

1.50

$0.373

Cemetery Operation (Chase and Electoral Area L)

0.25

$0.037

Industrial Development Commission

0.25

$0.048

Community Hall

0.50

$0.064

Regional Parks

0.25

$0.049

(

b) Specified Area

Electoral Area "D" Specified Area (Cemeteries)

0.25

$0.052

Electoral Areas "M" and "N" Grant-in-Aid Specified Area

1.00

$0.292

Blue River T.V. Rebroadcasting Specified Area (Operating)

0.75

$0.170

Blue River T.V. Rebroadcasting Specified Area

(Installation)

2.25

$0.511

[Provisions of the Municipal

Act , R.S.B.C. 1979, c. 290, relevant to the enactment of this

regulation:

section

791.1 1 ]

R.S.B.C. 1979-290-791.1, repealed and replaced by S.B.C. 1989-59-13 as

section 821.4 (1), not

consolidated in R.S.B.C. 1996.