A letter from MLA Barnett to Minister Mike Farnworth requesting elimination of all property taxes for 2018 with Provincial Government support.
Dear Minister,
Meeting with my constituents on a day to day basis and hearing their stories of fear during this fire season; seeing ...
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Our MLA , Donna Barnett wants to here from businesses suffering from economic losses due to the Wild Fires in our area.
Please contact:
Beverly Marks,
Constituency Assistant to
MLA Donna Barnett, Cariboo-Chilcotin
250-395-3916
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A Notice from BC Assessment
BC Flood and Wildfire Impact
Many parts of BC h
ave been affected by flooding and wildfires in 2017. We appreciate that as a property owner, you may have questions regarding your upcoming 2018 property assessment.
How will this potentially affect my 2018 assessment?
Any damage affecting the value of your property that is not repaired or replaced by October 31, 2017, will be considered when determining your 2018 assessment value. Damage occurring this year does not affect 2017 assessments (received this past January) or your 2017 property taxes.
BC Assessment understands that flooding and wildfires may have had a serious impact on some farming operations. BC Assessment and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing will review options to help farms affected by flooding or fires. Farmers are encouraged to contact their local BC Assessment offices to review details of their farming operations.
Identifying Property Damage
Using a number of sources such as mapping, emergency service notifications and self-reporting, BC Assessment will identify affected areas, and will be proactive in obtaining the most accurate information available. Having the most accurate information will help ensure that your 2018 property assessment is fair and accurate.
BC Assessment will initiate contact with owners of properties identified as damaged or potentially damaged. Being sensitive to the fluidity of the situation, we anticipate most contact will occur in September and October.
If you would like discuss your property with an Appraiser, please call us at
1-866-825-8322 or use the link below.
Wildfire Information
Contact Us
If at any time you have questions or concerns, or would like to speak to an Appraiser in your area, please
contact BC Assessment.
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BC WILDFIRE RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESS
The link below has some important information for resources for small business regarding financial assistance and commonly asked questions.
"Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by the wildfires across British Columbia.
During this difficult time, there are several resources available to business owners to help with managing the day-to-day situation, as well as planning for the rebuild.
Below, we detail answers to some of the most common questions business owners will face."
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BCEDA has been fortunate to be working with FortisBC on the Economic Disaster Recovery Hotline. When FortisBC announced that they would work with us to support businesses impacted by the wildfires they also submitted an application to the BC Utilities Commission to get approval to provide relief to those impacted residences and businesses from communities that had been evacuated. We are pleased to inform you that the application has been approved. Please make sure you get other businesses to call the hotline. The more information we have the easier it is for us to encourage additional supports. The information will also be used to assist in the broader economic recovery effort of impacted communities.
See below for more information...
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A message from Fortis BC regarding billing relief to their customers who may have been impacted by wildfires.
Message from FortisBC
To help support our customers who have been impacted by wildfires, FortisBC is providing billing relief for approximately 12,000 natural gas and 2,400 electricity customers who experienced evacuation orders this summer.
On August 25, FortisBC received approval from the BC Utilities Commission to provide a credit for charges incurred during the period customers were under evacuation orders. For impacted natural gas customers, this includes the basic, commodity, storage and transport and delivery charges. For impacted electricity customers, this includes the prorated monthly customer charges and applicable per kilowatt hour charges. In both cases, this includes all consumption charges incurred during the evacuation period.
FortisBC has also paused collection-related activities for customers in these regions, including calls to customers to remind them of outstanding amounts and are waiving late payment charges on impacted accounts.
To make sure the billing relief process is simple, eligible customers will automatically receive a credit for the evacuation period on an upcoming bill. Our billing and customer service systems teams are working to cross reference billing data with evacuation information received from municipalities, the Province and its Operations team. We appreciate our customers' patience and understanding as we work through this process.
As people return home, we want our customers to know they can contact us if they have concerns about their bills or their services. We are always willing to work with our customers on the specific circumstances that are affecting their account and are willing to work with them, if needed, on flexible payment arrangements on any previous or ongoing charges.
Customers with questions or concerns about their bill or their service are encouraged to contact us at:
1-888-224-2710 (natural gas) or 1-866-436-7847
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Funding opportunities for businesses with losses due to the Wild Fires in B.C.
Support to Small Businesses, Not-for-Profit Organizations and First Nations Cultural Livelihoods
The Canadian Red Cross is committed to supporting affected individuals and communities following the 2017 British Columbia Fires. Experience has shown us that support for small businesses, not-for-profit organizations and cultural livelihoods that support First Nations communities are essential to the full recovery of the people and communities affected by a disaster.
Eligibility criteria
The grant is specifically for small businesses, (including sole proprietors, partnerships, franchises), non-profit organizations and First Nations businesses and members whose livelihood is based on cultural practices.
Applicants must have:
- 50 employees or less.
- Been in operation on or before July 7, 2017.
- Been financially impacted as a result of the 2017 B.C. wildfires.
- A net income of less than $250,000 per year.
- Resumed or are intending to resume operations as soon as possible.
Interested parties can
apply online or call the Red Cross Support to Small Business Help Line at t 1-855-999-3345 from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT, Monday to Friday.
HOTLINE EXTENDED - CALL TODAY!
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July to September 9th
Parkside Art Gallery
Cariboo Artists Guild 37th Annual Fine Arts Show
September 3rd NEW DAT
E!
South Cariboo Summer Festival Community Celebration and Appreciation Celebration in Centennial Park
2:00pm Cake Celebration!!
September 7th and 8th
gymnastics registration
Hillside Community Church 3;30- 5:30pm
September 17th
Annual Terry Fox Run
Visitors Centre 10:00am start
September 23rd /24th NEW DATE!
South Cariboo Garlic Festival
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