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Taxes
As the Central Okanagan grows, home speculation shrinks
The provincial Speculation and Vacancy Tax seems to be doing its job in the Central…
This $2.5M Kelowna industrial site could be yours for $116K at city tax sale
Each year cities and towns throughout B.C. advertise properties for sale for unpaid taxes. The…
Homeowners with wildfire damage urged to contact B.C. Assessment
Owners of homes and properties damaged by wildfire this year are being urged to contact…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
Osoyoos residents are in for massive tax hikes
Osoyoos residents are getting hit with massive tax increases, totalling more than $1,500 per year…
Massive increases coming to taxes, utilities fees in Osoyoos
Osoyoos pushed its infrastructure to the limit, and now taxpayers are paying the price. The…
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%…
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…