About Taxes HAVE YOU PAID YOUR 2018 PROPERTY TAXES AND CLAIMED YOUR HOME OWNER GRANT?Property taxes and Home Owner Grants were due on July 4, 2018. A 5% penalty has been applied to unpaid taxes including unclaimed Home Owner Grants. To avoid a further 5% penalty, any money owing must be paid before midnight on September 5, 2018.

CLAIM YOUR HOME OWNER GRANT EVEN IF YOU CANNOT MAKE A TAX PAYMENT!Claiming your Home Owner Grant will lower your property taxes and the penalty amount that you owe. Fill out your Home Owner Grant application online at burnaby.ca/hog. We also accept paper Home Owner Grants in our 24 hour letterboxes at City Hall.

PRE-AUTHORIZED DEBIT PLANDid you know you can prepay your 2019 property taxes and earn interest at the same time? The Pre-Authorized Debit plan consists of 10 equal monthly payments starting August 1, 2018 and ending May 1, 2019. Owners must pay any balance owing and claim their Home Owner Grant (if eligible) before the tax due date.

THANK YOU!We want to thank all tax payers who used online services or those who took advantage of the five new ways to pay for property taxes and claim their Home Owner Grant this year. These additional options helped reduce line ups and traffic at City Hall.

As a reminder, property taxes can be paid online through your bank and Home Owner Grants can be claimed at burnaby.ca/hog. This is the fastest and easiest way to pay your taxes and claim your grant. Please note that banks no longer send Home Owner Grants to the City.

For more information, visit www.burnaby.ca/PropertyTaxes or phone the Tax Office at 604-294-7350.

BURNABY RCMP CRIME PREVENTION UNIT

Vacation SecurityGetting ready for a holiday away often ends in a last minute rush to grab the keys, passport, and double check that the stove is turned off. With so many other things to remember, it may be easy to forget about home security. Here are some great tips to keeping your place more secure when you are away, so that you can truly relax on vacation.

Keep the vacation social media posts and pictures for when you are safely back home. Criminals actively search Instagram and Facebook for holiday updates, looking for empty homes as easy targets.

Offer your driveway and the use of your garbage bin to a neighbor while you are gone, so it looks like someone is home. Alternatively, consider having someone you trust stay in your home or make frequent visits.

Check your home insurance policy if you plan to go away for more than a few weeks. Many policies are not valid if your home is unoccupied for an extended period of time. Your insurance provider will be able to advise on ways to avoid this.

Leave a light on while you are away – with a timer or smart technology that will turn it off during the day and on at night. This will help give the illusion someone is home.

Keep an eye out for your neighbours, and be sure to report any crime or suspicious activity. If you think a situation is an emergency, or to report a crime in progress, dial 9-1-1. For ALL other reports or inquiries call the Burnaby RCMP non-emergency telephone number at 604-646-9999.

For more information on these tips, or to learn others visit www.burnaby.ca/public-safety or call the Burnaby RCMP Crime Prevention Unit at 604-646-9811.

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Thursday, August 2 7-9pm

The Purple Pirate7-7:45pmA perfect stormof family fun!

Ruploops8-8:45pm

Body percussionand beatboxing.

Free!

Thursdays | 8:30-10pmAugust 9 The Lion KingAugust 16 MulanAugust 23 CarsAugust 30 Coco

Bring a blanket and enjoy an eveningmovie in the park (rain or shine).

All of the movies have open captioning.

Kingsborough & McKay at Bob Prittie Library