Year: 2025

DATE: MAY 21, 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT,

Skeetchestn Indian Band, in accordance with First Nations Tax Commission policies, and Skeetchestn Indian Band Property Taxation Law 2008, proposes to set the following annual tax rates for 2025:

PROPERTY CLASS                                                                                    RATE PER $1,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE

Class 1 – Residential                                                                                         3.49500

Class 2 – Utilities                                                                                              22.15000

Class 6 – Business and Other                                                                             9.95100

Class 9 – Farm                                                                                                  9.12279

Due to increased service costs, the Skeetchestn Indian Band is currently in a $150,000 shortfall in its annual budget for basic community services such as fire protection, garbage pickup, street lighting, as well as wildfire protection and suppression measures, a water system upgrade project, and general capital costs.  These rates will generate an additional $52,000 in revenue which will help offset this budget shortfall.

Signed,

Sukhvinder Chouhan

Chief Financial Officer Skeetchestn Indian Band

Attention Skeetchestn taxpayers. Due to a potential Canada Post strike, your 2025 tax notices may be delayed in being received. We advise contacting the Skeetchestn Finance Department if you have not received your tax notice by June 15th, 2025. We also recommend paying your taxes in person at the Band office, rather than mailing payment through Canada Post. Late payment fees will continue to be charged. Tax announcements can also be found on our website at https://www.skeetchestnnr.ca/