What This Means for You

Understanding the 2025–26 Changes to Your Taxes and Utility Bills

If you own a home in the Town of Antigonish, your property taxes are going up in the 2025–26 fiscal year. Here’s how it breaks down:

That’s an increase of $431.23 for the year, or about $35.94 more per month.

The cost the Town charges for garbage collection (called the waste levy) is slightly decreasing.

That’s a small drop of $2.66 a year.

This helps fund fire services in our community. The rate is increasing slightly, from 4.4¢ to 4.6¢ per $100 of property value.

That’s an $11.21 increase for the average homeowner.

Your water and sewer bills will also be going up. Here’s why:

The Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board approved new water rates starting April 1, 2025.
The changes apply to most homes, which typically use a 5/8” water meter.

You’ll pay $4.95 more each quarter, or $19.80 more per year.

Previously, sewer fees were 66.4% of your water bill. Now they’ll be 85.2%. This means:

Old cost: $66.52 per quarter
New cost: $89.57 per quarter
- Increase of $23.05 per quarter, or $92.21 more per year

Combined increase for water & sewer: $112.01 per year, or about $8.24 per month

Here’s what the average homeowner can expect for 2025–26:

That’s about $45.98 more per month.

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