Media Advisory - BC Assessment to announce the 2013 Property Assessment Roll

Date: Morning of Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Location: Province-wide for British Columbia including all municipalities

VANCOUVER, Dec. 27, 2012 /CNW/ -

Media Information and Interviews:

• BC Assessment will issue more than 50 local area news releases on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 with highlights of property assessment changes in local communities.
• All news releases, as well as statistics and general information about the 2013 Assessment Roll, will be posted on www.bcassessment.ca on January 2.
• New for 2013, BC Assessment's website will list the Top Valued Properties for all of British Columbia as well as by regional breakdown.
• For interviews, starting January 2, contact the designated media contact on the local news release.
• NOTE: BC Assessment is closed for business on January 1 for the New Year's Day holiday.  Full customer service resumes on Wednesday, January 2.

Background:

• Nearly two million property owners will receive their 2013 property assessment notice by mail in early January.
• Starting in January, the public can use the free e-valueBC search tool on BC Assessment's website to compare their property assessment to others.
• The mandate of BC Assessment, a provincial Crown corporation, is to establish and maintain uniform real property assessments throughout British Columbia in accordance with the Assessment Act.
• The Act requires that BC Assessment produce annual rolls with assessments at market value (estimated valuation date as of July 1, 2012 for market value properties).

More Information:
Website: www.bcassessment.ca
Social Media: Follow us on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn
For Television/Video-based Media: See BC Assessment B-Roll Video Attachments

Video with caption: "Video: How BC Assessment Serves its Customers: BC Assessment's service commitment is to be reliable, accessible, uniform and respectful. January 2, 2013. ". Video available at: http://stream1.newswire.ca/cgi-bin/playback.cgi?file=20121227_C3470_VIDEO_EN_22220.mp4&posterurl=http://photos.newswire.ca/images/20121227_C3470_PHOTO_EN_22220.jpg&clientName=BC%20Assessment&caption=Video%3A%20How%20BC%20Assessment%20Serves%20its%20Customers%3A%20BC%20Assessment%27s%20service%20commitment%20is%20to%20be%20reliable%2C%20accessible%2C%20uniform%20and%20respectful%2E%20January%202%2C%202013%2E%20%0D%0A%0D%0A&title=BC%20ASSESSMENT%20%2D%20Media%20Advisory%20%2D%20BC%20Assessment%20to%20announce%20the%202013%20Property%20Assessment%20Roll&headline=Media%20Advisory%20%2D%20BC%20Assessment%20to%20announce%20the%202013%20Property%20Assessment%20Roll

Video with caption: "Video: How BC Assessment Values Properties: BC Assessment uses a variety of techniques to assess British Columbia's properties to ensure accuracy and equity with the annual Assessment Roll. ". Video available at: http://stream1.newswire.ca/cgi-bin/playback.cgi?file=20121227_C3470_VIDEO_EN_22221.mp4&posterurl=http://photos.newswire.ca/images/20121227_C3470_PHOTO_EN_22221.jpg&clientName=BC%20Assessment&caption=Video%3A%20How%20BC%20Assessment%20Values%20Properties%3A%20BC%20Assessment%20uses%20a%20variety%20of%20techniques%20to%20assess%20British%20Columbia%27s%20properties%20to%20ensure%20accuracy%20and%20equity%20with%20the%20annual%20Assessment%20Roll%2E%20%0D%0A%0D%0A&title=BC%20ASSESSMENT%20%2D%20Media%20Advisory%20%2D%20BC%20Assessment%20to%20announce%20the%202013%20Property%20Assessment%20Roll&headline=Media%20Advisory%20%2D%20BC%20Assessment%20to%20announce%20the%202013%20Property%20Assessment%20Roll

SOURCE: BC Assessment

Media Contact: Tim Morrison, Senior Communications Advisor
Tel. [phone] Local 00251    Email: [email protected]