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Thompson and Okanagan cities escape serious COVID-19 cash flow problems — for now
With around 80 per cent of property taxes being paid on time in the Thompson…
Penticton is lowest in taxes among Thompson-Okanagan cities for a ‘representative’ homeowner
Depending on where you live in the Thompson and Okanagan regions, your property taxes can…
It’s better to live in Kelowna than Kamloops if you want a smaller property tax bill
With many people strapped for cash due to COVID-19, Kelowna residents may be able to…
Kelowna council to consider shrinking proposed property tax increase
While the City of Kelowna is trying to ease the financial impact of COVID-19 on…
Kelowna giving residents leeway on property tax deadline
While the City of Kelowna isn’t encouraging people to defer their property taxes beyond the…
Pandemic response has B.C. municipalities scrambling to pay bills
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought all kinds of payment deferrals, ranging from electricity to federal…
Kelowna may quit giving a break to those who pay their property taxes late
From Kamloops to Cranbrook, Vernon to Penticton, most property owners have the same choice –…
Housing, taxes and income: Affordability really depends on where you live in the Okanagan
There are some big differences when it comes to house prices, earnings and income taxes…
Three per cent tax hike not enough for top West Kelowna bureaucrat
WEST KELOWNA – Jim Zaffino was only following orders when he presented a draft budget…
Here are some of the things Kelowna taxpayers will get by paying an extra $7.33 a month
KELOWNA – The average Kelowna homeowner will pay an extra $88 in property taxes next…
What will happen if your property taxes don’t go up next year?
LAKE COUNTRY – As city councils throughout the Interior tackle their draft budgets for 2019,…
Kelowna taxpayers could pay 4.4 per cent more in 2019
KELOWNA – City staff are calling for a 2.45 per cent tax increase in 2019,…
Lake Country residents facing 8.7 per cent tax hike
KELOWNA – Councillors in Lake Country will be considering an almost nine per cent tax…
Property tax line-ups over, Kelowna counts it up
KELOWNA – It’s going to take a few more days to count it all up…
Home values throughout the Okanagan up again
OKANAGAN – Property owners throughout the Okanagan can expect another big increase in property assessments…
Value of Okanagan property continues steady climb
OKANAGAN – It’s almost time for the annual release of B.C. Assessment’s property values and…
Utility rates on the rise in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Taxpayers will have to dig a little deeper in their pockets in 2016, utility charges and property taxes are set to increase by an average of nearly $60 per household. Council was presented with a preliminary budget report and asked to authorize an additional $2.95 million to the combined operational and capital budgets...
Who’s paying their property taxes and who isn’t in Kelowna
KELOWNA - All in all, we’re a pretty honest bunch if measured by how promptly we pay our property taxes. “We do have some people who don’t like having to pay but the majority of people are really good about it,” financial planning manager George King says. Property taxes totalling $226.7 million were due by...
How City Hall is making it easier to pay your taxes this year
KAMLOOPS - When paying your property taxes, the City of Kamloops is offering you another option: Charge it. A Thompson Rivers University team recently looked at what options the city could provide to make paying taxes easier including drop boxes, credit card payment, self-service kiosks and more advertising. More property owners paid their taxes online...
ELECTIONS 2014: Candidates tackle taxes
WOULD SERVICE LEVELS NEED TO CHANGE? KAMLOOPS - There is a lot of information to sort through as we head into elections, so we decided to make the candidates answer a series of five questions as directly as possible, and in as few characters as possible. First we looked at the proposed Ajax Mine, today...
UPDATE: Temporary North Shore payment office approved
KAMLOOPS - McArthur Island residents won't need to travel to City Hall this year to pay taxes after a pilot project for a local payment site was approved. Staff asked council to approve the project allowing for a payment processing site at McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre for the 2014 property tax season. Part...