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Ladysmith is located in a highly desirable location on southern Vancouver Island. Its mild climate and proximity to major urban centres and transportation networks makes it a natural choice for business seeking a high quality of life in a well-connected, strategic location. The Town recognizes that these characteristics must be augmented by forward-thinking policies, strategies and programs designed to ensure that the community is positioned as a destination of choice for business. In fact, in 2011 the Town won the 'Most Small Business Friendly Community Award' from the B.C. Small Business Roundtable.
Town Economic Development Initiatives Ladsymith Economic Development Strategy
The DCC Reduction for Downtown Specified Area Bylaw was adopted by Council on October 17, 2011. This Bylaw provides an incentive to new development in the Downtown by waiving the Development Cost Charges for eligible development within the Downtown Specified Area. This Bylaw applies to multi-family residential development and commercial development.
Downtown Initiatives
Bylaw 1625 Revitalization Tax Exemption was adopted by Council on October 15, 2007. This Bylaw provides an incentive to existing commercial buildings in the Downtown Core and Downtown Mixed Use areas (as defined in the Official Community Plan) when the construction value of the project is at least $15,000. The program supports the ongoing revitalization of the Downtown by tying the municipal portion of the property taxes to the assessed value established before the improvements took place. The tax exemption is available for a maxiumum of 10 years. For more details and to apply click here Revitalization Tax Exemption Package.
Bylaw 1807 Economic Revitalization was adopted by Council on September 17, 2012. This Bylaw provides an incentive for the construction or alteration of buildings assessed by BC Assessment as Class 4 (Major Industry), Class 5 (Light Industry), or Class 6 (Commercial) which are located within the Revitalization Area defined in Bylaw 1807. The construction value of the eligible project must be at least $200,000. The building permit must have been issued after April 1, 2012. The program supports economic revitalization by tying the municipal portion of the property taxes to the assessed value established before the improvements took place. The tax exemption is available for a maximum of 5 years.
The focus of the Economic Revitalization program is:
The Town of Ladysmith is located in the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD). The CVRD provides economic development, tourism marketing, and film attraction services for Ladysmith. To learn more about Economic Development Cowichan go to: https://www.cvrd.bc.ca/259/Economic-Development Ladsymith Economic Development Strategy
Film Cowichan is an initiative of Economic Development Cowichan dedicated to attracting and supporting film industry activities in the region. For more information about Film Cowichan go to: http://www.ecdevcowichan.com/about/
Or contact the ‘Film Cowichan Coordinator’: Laura Jennifer Leppard Phone: 250.732.1419 Toll Free: 1.866-746.2508 lauraleppard@gmail.com
The Town of Ladysmith requires a permit for anyone planning a film production on Town property, including streets, sidewalks and other public spaces. Filming locations must be approved in advance by the Town and the Filming Guidelines are attached to “Film Bylaw 2021, No. 2045”.