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Taxes
Municipal budget season means a preview of tax hikes in Kamloops, Okanagan
It’s municipal budget season so Kamloops and cities around the Okanagan have begun releasing property…
Osoyoos cuts massive 40% tax and fee hike almost in half
After triggering heated protests from residents, the Town of Osoyoos passed a final tax and…
Animation artists in the Okanagan ‘kneecapped’ by BC government
Cartoon creators in the Okanagan are about to take a big financial hit. The BC…
Renters can get up to $400 back on income taxes in BC this year
A new BC renter’s tax credit can add $400 to refunds renters get when they…
How some Thompson-Okanagan communities strive to keep costs, taxes under control
In a year where many BC municipalities are bringing in shockingly high tax increases, some…
Osoyoos chose years of low tax increases, now the bills are due
The widespread outrage in Osoyoos residents expected to pay an additional $1,500 in taxes, sewer…
Inflation and ‘asset management’ behind big tax hikes in the Okanagan, Kamloops
Osoyoos is facing the worst-case scenario of any Thompson-Okanagan community in terms of tax and…
Partial grassroots victory may not keep Osoyoos tax and fee hike much below 40%
Shocked by the prospect of a 40% increase in their 2024 taxes and fees bills,…
West Kelowna homeowners face 11.4% tax hike
Budget documents going to West Kelowna city council next week project a property tax increase…
Thompson-Okanagan councils need to sharpen pencils on ‘unjustified’ tax hikes: CTF
Preliminary budget numbers for many Thompson-Okanagan towns and cities are showing huge tax increases while…
Here’s where some of the $17M in new Kelowna taxes will be spent
The City of Kelowna is looking at a 2024 property tax increase of just under…
Kelowna proposing lower tax hikes than Kamloops or other Okanagan cities
Kelowna city council will spend a full day discussing its 2024 budget with its 4.76%…
Massive increases coming to taxes, utilities fees in Osoyoos
Osoyoos pushed its infrastructure to the limit, and now taxpayers are paying the price. The…
Osoyoos residents are in for massive tax hikes
Osoyoos residents are getting hit with massive tax increases, totalling more than $1,500 per year…
The unanticipated issues of the Thompson-Okanagan’s unhoused community
The Okanagan’s unhoused community faces many more issues than just having to find clothes, food,…
Average Kelowna taxpayer on the hook for an extra $87 this year
The final numbers have been crunched, so Kelowna City Council is being asked, when it…
Kamloops one of the most expensive cities in B.C. for property owners
Kamloops has the third highest tax rate of the 26 largest cities in B.C. The…
City of Vernon says its ‘good news’ taxes won’t increase as much as anticipated
City of Vernon spending is set to increase by almost five per cent his year,…
Lake Country taxes to jump by at least 10% this year
Growth and inflation have triggered the need to increase property taxes substantially in the District…
Property taxes going up almost 5% in Vernon
A 2023 tax hike of 4.79% was supported by Vernon city council today, Dec. 6.…
Landmark towers take over from Orchard Park mall as Kelowna’s biggest taxpayer
For years, the Orchard Park mall had the highest business tax bill in Kelowna. That…
Tobiano resort near Kamloops should give up land or tax owners itself: TNRD
Residents of the Tobiano resort community west of Kamloops may not have to pay infrastructure…
Taxes on your typical home almost $1,400 higher in Kamloops than Kelowna
It may be more expensive to buy a home in Kelowna than it is in…
Why the massive increase in your home’s value in Okanagan, Kamloops doesn’t mean a whopping tax hike
Recently released numbers from B.C. Assessment has left many flabbergasted at how much their property's…