The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George Board of Directors approved the 2025 Operating Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan for the 92 services it provides to residents in the City of Prince George, District of Mackenzie, Village of Valemount and Village of McBride and seven electoral areas.
Revenue Sources
The Regional District's 2025 operating and capital expenditures total $60.7 million and $24.2 million of that is funded by property taxes. This is an increase of $1,604,534 or 7.10% over 2024. Most of the other 2025 budget funding is from grants, user fees and reserve funds.
Expenditures
The significant 2025 budgeted expenditures are $19.8 million for Environmental Health, $10.8 million for Public Health and Welfare, $9.7 million for Protective Services and $9.5 million for General Government.
“The 2025 budget reflects rising financial pressure from inflation, regulatory requirements and asset management. The budget strives to balance managing costs with strategic investments in capital projects in services such as solid waste management and 9-1-1 emergency response,” says Regional District Board Chair Lara Beckett.
Beckett also notes that an increase or decrease in the overall requisition does not always translate to what residents see on their tax bill. The budget affects communities differently depending on the services provided to the area, fluctuations in property assessments and a change in the amount of residential or commercial properties that share in funding a service. However, a decrease in the tax rate per $100,000 of residential assessment value may not result in a decrease on the tax bill for many homeowners in the region. The average increase in property assessments across the region was 5.99%, which means the overall amount homeowners are taxed on may have increased.
Tax Rates
The 2025 tax rates are based on regional and sub-regional service tax requisition budgets and BC Assessment's residential property values from the 2025 completed assessment roll. The dollar amounts listed are per $100,000 of residential assessment values.
| Jurisdiction | 2025 Tax Rate | 2024 Tax Rate | Tax Rate Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| increase/(decrease) | ||||
| City of Prince George | $43.55 | $41.87 | $1.68 | 4.0% |
| District of Mackenzie | $47.98 | $48.86 | ($0.88) | (1.8)% |
| Village of McBride | $309.47 | $313.46 | ($3.99) | (1.3)% |
| Village of Valemount | $182.49 | $183.11 | ($0.62) | (0.3)% |
| Electoral Area A (Salmon River-Lakes) | $92.56 | $93.79 | ($1.23) | (1.3)% |
| Electoral Area C (Chilako River-Nechako) | $102.58 | $101.76 | $0.82 | 0.8% |
| Electoral Area D (Tabor Lake-Stone Creek) | $104.92 | $108.16 | ($3.24) | (3.0)% |
| Electoral Area E (Woodpecker-Hixon) | $118.92 | $128.86 | ($9.94) | (7.7)% |
| Electoral Area F (Willow River-Upper Fraser Valley) | $107.49 | $102.80 | $4.69 | 4.6% |
| Electoral Area G (Crooked River-Parsnip) | $83.25 | $84.36 | ($1.11) | (1.3)% |
| Electoral Area H (Robson Valley-Canoe) | $95.20 | $98.55 | ($3.35) | (3.4)% |