2025 Property Taxes Due July 2
Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 9:43AM Your 2025 Property Taxes are due on July 2, 2025. Over-all my total property taxes have not changed from 2024 because my assessed value declined which offset mill rate increases.
However when you look at the details, CVRD Electoral Area G taxes rose 10% primarily due to a 47% increase in Regional Recreation funding. Remember, Regional Recreation funding was phased in over 3 years starting at $6.08/$100,000 assessed residential value in 2023. 2025 is the last year for the phase-in and should have been $6.08(3) = $18.24/$100,000 assessed value. 2025 actual Recreation Funding is $22.76/$100,000 assessed value. That’s a lot more than the phase-in formula and I wouldn’t be surprised if the cost increases continue with the aging recreation facilities. Remember too, that Thetis Island residents use the recreation facilities proportionally less than other CVRD residents.
A new concern is that North Cowichan has been providing lower rates to users of the Fuller Lake Arena compared to the other CVRD arenas. North Cowichan is only now considering increasing the user fees phased in over the next 3 years. This means we are covering these lower fees. How's that Fair Play, Fair Pay for taxpayers?
Other Local Services that we pay for such as Thetis Island Improvement District, Islands Trust, and Cowichan Valley Hospital showed minor year-to-year changes.
Paul Duncan,
TIRRA member