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Play Fair, Pay Fair?

On Saturday (15 October, 2022) it's time to vote in the local elections (BC, Canada). If you live in the Cowichan Valley, you will also be asked to vote on a referendum about the cost of recreational facilities that, potentially, will change your annual property taxes.

To get a good sense of how this will impact property taxes *across* the Valley, you need to do a good bit of digging. We found it interesting to look at how much we will all pay annually (per $100K of assessed property value) if the referendum is accepted, broken down by area:

City of Duncan $49.85

North Cowichan $50.58

Ladysmith $48.05

Lake Cowichan $67.91

Area A (Mill Bay/Malaht) $50.62

Area B (Shawnigan Lake) $60.09

Area C (Cobble Hill) $50.40

Area D (Cowichan Bay) $62.40

Area E (Cowichan Station) $53.98

Area F (Cowichan Lake South) $21.12

Area G (Gulf Islands) $15.33

Area H (North Oyster) $16.50

Area I (Youbou) $18.83

A spread of $15.33 on the low end ... to $67.91 on the high end. More details are available via the above link. Fair? Unfair?