Assessment

PROPERTY ASSESSMENT

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Assessment Information

Assessment Roll Information on Land & Improvement Value:

Assessment Year: 2023 and Tax Year: 2024 Click here.

Assessment Year: 2022 and Tax Year: 2023 Click Here.

Here is a web map that provides parcel information, pictures, aerials, and assessment information.

https://maps.countygp.ab.ca/publicmap/

Understanding how your property is assessed:

Municipal Property Assessment

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The assessment year is the year on which the assessment is based. The tax year is the year in which the assessment notice and the tax notice will be provided to you. For example, 2016 assessment year, 2017 tax year.

Alberta Municipal Affairs; Guide for the Exchange of Assessment Information: Market Value Properties _{Municipal Government Act (MGA) and Regulations}

Designated industrial property (DIP)

Designated industrial properties are assessed by the provincial assessor.

Designated industrial property assessment information can be found on the Alberta Government website.

Click here for Designated Industrial Property Info

Education Property Tax

How the education property tax is calculated, collected and used to support education funding.

Every year the province calculates, based on assessment value, the amount each municipality must contribute towards the public education system.

Municipalities collect the education property tax from all property owners in Alberta. The money collected through this tax is pooled into the Alberta School Foundation Fund ASFF and then distributed to public education system school boards on an equal per-student rate.

Opted-out school boards: All separate school boards in the province have opted-out of the ASFF. This means they collect education property tax money directly from the municipalities.

Separate school jurisdictions: The Constitution of Canada guarantees Protestant and Roman Catholic citizens' minority rights to a separate education system. In communities where there are separate school jurisdictions, property owners must declare support for one school jurisdiction or another to determine where education property tax dollars should be directed. School support notices – Declarations of faith forms are to be filled out to have your education tax portion collected for the separate school jurisdictions. In our jurisdiction there's Public School division and Catholic School division.

Form 6A School Support Notice Roman Catholic Separate Individual

Form 6C – School Support Notice Roman Catholic Separate Corporations and Cooperatives

The education property tax provides Alberta's education system with a stable and sustainable source of revenue. The tax supports all public and separate school students and helps pay for basic instruction costs, including teacher salaries, textbooks and other classroom resources.

For more details, read the Education Property Tax: Facts and Information brochure.

Updated May 27, 2024

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Fire Ban	A fire ban prohibits wood campfires on public land, campgrounds, and private land including backyard fire pits. Fire permits will be suspended or cancelled, and no new permits will be issued.

Fire Restriction	A fire restriction prohibits the use of wood campfires on public land but does allow wood campfires inside provincial campgrounds and private property. Fire permits may be restricted, suspended, or cancelled and no new fire permits will be issued.

Fire Advisory	A fire advisory is issued if the fire danger rating has increased. Fire permits may be restricted. Safe campfires are allowed in campgrounds and backcountry or random camping areas, but this level is a warning they may be restricted if the situation doesn't improve.

No Restriction	Normal burning rules apply.

The wildfire danger for the Grande Prairie Forest Area is HIGH. Warm weather and windy conditions have increased the wildfire risk. Alberta Wildfireare asking residents and visitors to use caution with fire and take steps to prevent wildfires.

No precipitation is forecasted for the next 24 hours, gusting winds are expected to continue into tomorrow. High winds can cause extreme fire behavior and allow fires to grow rapidly.

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Wildfire Situation

So far this year, 104 wildfires have been reported in the Grande Prairie Forest Area, burning nearly 434 hectares, two are listed as under control and all others have been extinguished. Of the 104 wildfires, 53 of them are consider lightning caused and 46 are human caused, 5 remain under investigation.

The wildfire dashboard provides up-to-date wildfire information at the click of a button. This interactive tool displays important statistics on the number of active wildfires in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta, sizes, locations and more.

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Fire Permits

During wildfire season, you are required to have a fire permit to burn within the Forest Protection Area (FPA), with the exception of a campfire.

Albertans can request a free fire permit by contacting their local forestry office or using the online Fire Permit Portal. Contact your local fire guardian or visit a Forestry office for a permit. Albertans living outside the FPA must contact their municipality or local authority for more information about fire permit requirements for burning. If you are planning on burning debris, it’s important to keep safe burning practices top of mind. Check your burn site for heat multiple times in the following weeks to ensure it has not reignited.

Spirit River (780) 814 1983

Valleyview (780) 524 6576

County West (780) 814 1648

Thank you for doing your part to prevent wildfires. If you spot a wildfire, call 310-FIRE.

Wildfire Prevention

Make sure your campfire is fully extinguished. A campfire can burn deep into the ground and flare up again in dry or windy weather. Soak the ashes and stir them. Keep soaking the ashes until they are cool to the touch. Even if you are going for a short hike, make sure your campfire is out. Learn more here.

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When wildfire danger is low to moderate, updates will be issued weekly. However, when the danger escalates to high or extreme levels, updates will be provided daily if fires are active and/or out of control. Expect your next wildfire update on September 18, 2024, unless conditions change.

Kelly Burke | Wildfire Information Officer

(780) 832-7235

kelly.burke@gov.ab.ca

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