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BC Assessment Response- January 28, 2015

Dear Ms. Hage and Mr. Dow,


Thank you for your inquiry and the opportunity to respond to your questions. I have 


provided below information that I trust will assist with understanding 2015 property 


assessments on Saturna and Mayne Islands.


BC Assessment produces annual market value assessments for approximately 


2,000,000 properties in the province of BC including approximately 146,000 within the 


Capital Region. There are 680 properties on Saturna Island and 1,392 properties on . 

To BC Assessment- January 12, 2015

Dear Ms. Fair, Our combined associations represent residential and commercial property owners and renters on Mayne and Saturna islands and have been approached by concerned landowners of large parcels of undeveloped or underdeveloped land (+25 acres). Almost all of these properties have seen their assessments increase (many by more than 25% from the previous year) at a time when the assessed and actual value of properties on these islands has declined significantly. Our members would like to gain an understanding of BC Assessment’s approach to evaluating property values.

SIMRES - To Whom it May Concer- September 12, 2014

Saturna Island Property Owners’ Association P. O. Box 27, Saturna Island, BC, V0N 2Y0 Email: SIPOA@saturnanet.net September 4, 2014 To Whom it May Concern Re: Saturna Island Marine Research and Education Society The Saturna Island Property Owners Association (SIPOA) has more than 230 members and represents a majority of property owners on Saturna Island. We want to emphasize our support for the work the volunteers of SIMRES have accomplished over the past couple of years.