We know, tax time can be painful. We can't unsend the property tax notices, but we are here to provide some options for how to lessen the load at tax time. The first one is setting up pre-authorized payments for property tax and utility bills. Anyone (businesses and home owners) can sign up for monthly pre-authorized payment withdrawal (PAP) of their property taxes and/or utilities.

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The Fire Hall is informing residents that due to the Provincial Fire Ban in our area, we will not be issuing category 2 or 3 burning permits (for industrial/waste pile burning) until at least June 15th, or until the public is informed otherwise.

Users of the City's mobile app should now see a new/refreshed version of the app when they log in next. If you don’t, that means you don’t have automatic updates enabled so you will need to go into the app store and click ‘update’ next to our app. No re-download is necessary to get the new version, just a potential update.

As much as we love the heat - rapid snow melt is causing flooding throughout the province, including in the North. The long weekend is coming up - so we wanted potential travelers to be aware that there is currently a flood warning along the Skeena. See below for details, and stay safe everyone!

See below for an update from the River Forecast Centre.

UPDATE – Flood Warning – Skeena Region (UPGRADE)

Issued: 10:00 AM May 16, 2023

Emergency Support Services (ESS) is a community-based emergency response program designed to preserve the physical, emotional and mental well-being of those affected by an emergency or disaster. ESS provides the temporary (generally up to 72 hours) delivery of resources and services to provide the support needed to help evacuees re-establish themselves as quickly as possible. Volunteers are the backbone of ESS and they are absolutely vital to a successful program.