June 12, 2025

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City of Parksville Property Taxes Due July 2

We wish to remind residents 2025 property taxes are due by Wednesday, July 2, 2025. To avoid possible service disruptions at Canada Post, the City mailed tax notices earlier in May and should now be received by property owners. Contact 250 248-6144 or cashier@parksville.ca if you have not received your property tax notice.

In the event of a postal disruption, property owners are responsible to ensure payment is received by the City of Parksville by the due date to avoid penalty. Regardless of your payment method, payment must be received at the City of Parksville by the due date of Tuesday, July 2 or be subjected to an immediate 5% penalty. An additional 5% penalty will be applied to current year property taxes outstanding at the end of business on September 15. Penalties are also applied to any unclaimed homeowner grants.

Homeowner grants are submitted directly to the Province of BC. To avoid penalty and interest, residents must claim their homeowner grant before the tax due date. Apply to the Province of BC at gov.bc.ca/homeownergrant or by phone at 1 888 355-2700.

Ways to pay - alternative payment methods to ensure timely receipt of payment are listed here:

• BANKING - property taxes may be paid directly at most financial institutions. For online banking, add the City of Parksville as a payee by searching Parksville. When making a payment at a bank or through online banking, allow a minimum of two business days for bank processing time.
• MAIL - mail cheque to P O Box 1390, Parksville, BC V9P 2H3
• IN PERSON - at City Hall, 100 Jensen Avenue East. Open 8 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday (closed statutory holidays)
• ONLINE SERVICES - use the Online Services tab at parksville.ca to create a MyCity account to access information about your accounts. This convenient online service allows residents to view and manage their City tax and utility bills from anywhere. You can obtain an electronic copy of your tax notice from MyCity and view your assessment and previous information for your property.

Information on the City’s 2025-2029 financial plan may be viewed at Let’s Talk Parksville.

Canada Day Celebrations

in Parksville

Here’s an update to Parksville’s Canada Day where we will celebrate the 158th anniversary of Canada’s confederation, the City’s 80th birthday and the 50th anniversary of the Mount Arrowsmith Pipe Band. Hosted by the City of Parksville, we continue to add more events and activities to make the day the best free, family-friendly event for the community. The day kicks off with the Canada Day parade and pancake breakfast followed by activities and events in the Parksville Community Park.

Bring along lawn chairs and your dancing shoes for an afternoon of exciting Vancouver Island entertainment at the Parksville Outdoor Theatre, an appetite for an amazing selection of food trucks, and your energy to experience the many activities throughout the park.

NEW THIS YEAR…Free bicycle valet service and vehicle parking

The City of Parksville is pleased to offer free, secure, coat-check style bike parking in the Parksville Community Park for Canada Day 2025. Enjoy Canada Day knowing your bike is safe under the supervision of Hub City Cycles Co-op staff and you are helping to reduce the number of vehicles at the event. Bike valet service is available to Canada Day-goers from 9.30 am to 7 pm. Sandcastle Drive to Arbutus Point will be closed to vehicles with general parking in the large gravel lot and accessible parking within the park.

FOOD TRUCKS GALORE

We have a great lineup of food trucks for Canada Day offering a feast of flavours, a treat for every taste. Some of this region’s most popular and most tasty food trucks will be part of the Canada Day food truck festival in the Parksville Community Park, open from 11 am to early evening and located near the sports fields. You can find out more about the food trucks through their websites and social media sites. List at this link.

We are still accepting applications for the best Canada Day parade on Vancouver Island. Parade applications and an outline of Canada Day activities may be viewed on Let’s Talk Parksville and social media. Please send questions to canadaday@parksville.ca.

Food Trucks in the Parksville Community Park

This year, the City is managing the food trucks in the Parksville Community Park, open 11 am to 7 pm, weather dependent. The schedule for June is posted on our website. There’s a great Facebook page, Parksville Food Trucks (Summer 2025), a place for food trucks to advertise and the community to post Parksville food truck experiences and photos.

In June, we recognize…

• Pride Month celebrates our 2SLGBTQIA+ community with a flag and lights at 100 Jensen Avenue until June 18.
• June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day, when we recognize the rich heritage, contributions and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples across Canada. The National Indigenous Peoples Day flag will be flown, and 100 Jensen Avenue will shine in orange from June 18 to June 25.
• June 30 will be formally proclaimed as Indigenous Survivors Day in the City of Parksville to recognize and honour residential school survivors.

Water Conservation Level 2 is in effect from May to October unless otherwise notified. Odd numbered civic addresses may water on odd numbered days and even numbered addresses may water on even numbered days. Watering times are 7 am to 10 am OR 7 pm to 10 pm for a maximum of two hours of total allocated watering per day. Vegetable gardens and fruit trees are exempt from restrictions. For details about the City’s water conservation program, refer to Let’s Talk Parksville.

No Open Burning or Fireworks - Residents are reminded all open burning and outdoor fires, excluding cooking fires, are prohibited in the Parksville Fire Protection Area. As well, beach fires in the Parksville Qualicum Wildlife Management are prohibited by provincial legislation; this includes all beaches from French Creek to Resort Drive. The sale of any type of fireworks is prohibited in the City of Parksville and all fireworks are banned within City limits. More info parksvillefirerescue.ca.

Recycle BC pop-up depot in Parksville will continue through 2025, accepting free of charge, flexible plastic packaging, white and coloured foam packaging, glass packaging and paper packaging and cardboard. Materials may be dropped off from 10 am to 3 pm at 1080 Industrial Way, Parksville. For dates, visit Recycle BC. 

CITY DATES

For more information:

Deb Tardiff, Manager of Communications

communications@parksville.ca; 250 954-3073

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