SIPOA AGM
Role of Property Taxation Branch
 Responsible for property based taxation and benefit programs
 The major taxation program from your point of view is rural property taxation, where the
branch is the largest “municipality” in the province
 Other taxation programs include provincial property taxes collected by municipalities and the
property transfer tax program
 Major benefit programs are the home owner grant program, the property tax deferment
programs and the first time home buyer program
My Role in the Branch

SIPOA FERRY USE SURVEY QUESTIONS: Numeric Tally of Responses

Total returns received: 52

(Note: some answer totals exceed total returns; some respondents gave more than one answer.)

Where do you live, most of the time?

1a. Saturna: 25

1b. Mainland (Canada, US, Elsewhere): 27

1c. Vancouver Island: 5

Approximately, how many round trips do you take to, or from, Saturna annually?

2a. By ferry: 1,419

2b. By plane: 188

2c. By Private boat: 79

When you travel on the ferry, do you usually take a vehicle?

Saturna Island Property Owners Association
P. O. Box 27, Saturna, British Columbia, V0N 2Y0
SIPOA@saturnanet.net

Gulf Islands National Park Appeal Settlement

August 31, 2012

From: Art Chambers
To: Murray Rankin
Cc: Hilary Harley
Subject: Gulf Islands National Park Appeal Settlement

Hi Murray

My apologies for the late response for a summary of the 2008 appeal of Saturna Island properties within the Gulf Island National Park (GINP).

SIPOA Annual General Meeting June 2, 2012