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Water Disruption, Wednesday, September 20, 2023

All residents in the areas noted below have received a hand-delivered notice.

There may be a water service interruption for residents of Shaver's Bench (Upper Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Avenues, Valleyview Drive, Rockland Avenue, Bowser, Brewster and East Streets) and Miral Heights (McBride Street, Randall Road, Tenth Avenue, Patrick and Albert Drives, Colin Crescent) between approximately 8:00am and 3:30pm on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 to accommodate a watermain valve replacement.  You...

Water Disruption, Wednesday, September 13, 2023

This notice is to inform residents there will be a water service interruption for residents of 1726, 1820 and 1880 Bowser Street, the 2200 blocks of Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Avenues, as well as the 1700 block of and 1805 of McBride Street, between approximately 8:00am and 3:30pm on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 to accommodate a watermain valve replacement. 

Please prepare in advance by having water on hand and consider filling your bathtub to use as a water source to fill the back of your toilets. ...

Notice of 2023 Tax Sale

Pursuant to Section 645 of the Local Government Act, the following properties will be offered for sale by public auction to be held in the Council Chambers, City of Trail Municipal Hall, 1394 Pine Avenue, Trail, B.C. on Monday, September 25, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. unless the Delinquent Taxes, plus interest, are sooner paid.

View the updated Tax sale advertised properties as of September 14, 2023

Tax sale information

The City is required by the Local Government Act to sell at Tax Sale all properties...

Plan identified for 2023 property tax clerical error

The City of Trail finance team has identified a clerical error in the compiling of its 2023 property tax notices. The error occurred when the amount of tax to be collected by the City on behalf of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) was entered incorrectly. This error resulted in a shortfall of $630,000, or 2% of the City’s total taxes to be collected for 2023.

This means all tax classes were undercharged in 2023. On the average single-family dwelling, which was $388,000 in 2023,...