News Items tag as: Penticton city budget 2016

Taxpayers set to face 5.5 per cent property tax increase in Penticton
February 17, 2016 - 4:30 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton taxpayers are one step away from facing a 5.5 per cent increase on their 2016 tax bill.
Penticton city council approves property tax increase
February 06, 2016 - 4:30 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton property owners will see a 5.5 per cent hike in their tax bill this year.
Penticton council seeks clarification of fleet expense
December 18, 2015 - 9:30 AM

PENTICTON - Penticton city councillors have taken exception with the name of a budget item they feel is misleading to taxpayers.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

Taxpayers set to face 5.5 per cent property tax increase in Penticton