Municipal taxes are going up 6.45 per cent in Lake Country, more than three times the current Canadian inflation rate.听
That means the owner of a typical single-family home assessed at $930,000 will see their municipal taxes rise from about $2,620 to $2,789.
鈥淐ouncil has worked diligently to strike a balance between maintaining the service levels our community expects during this time of rising costs and challenging times while implementing a tax increase that we anticipate will remain stable in the years ahead,鈥 says Lake Country Mayor Blair Ireland.听
sa国际传媒 one-third of the additional $1.7 million in municipal taxes Lake Country expects to collect from local property owners will go for 鈥渂ase increases鈥 in ongoing expenditures such as employee salaries and benefits, contracts, and inflation-related expenses.听
There is also additional police funding of $330,000, additional tax-derived spending on six new municipal hires of $280,000, additional transit funding of $200,000, and an extra $110,000 for the fire department equipment reserve.
In 2023, town council set a goal to increase RCMP staffing from 18 members to 24 members over a five-year period. The current strength is 20 members.
The estimate of $2,789 due this July reflects only the municipal portion of the tax bill. School taxes, regional district taxes, hospital taxes, and other fees and charges can double the amount owed.听
The current inflation rate in Canada is 1.9 per cent.听
Lake Country has a population about 17,500, with a median household income of $98,000.
From 2013 to 2024, the uncompounded municipal tax increase in Lake Country was 66 per cent. The town also imposed, in 2026, an ongoing $125 parcel tax for road construction.听
