News Items tag as: Speculation tax

It's speculation tax declaration time in Kelowna, West Kelowna
January 26, 2022 - 12:01 PM

Exempted homeowners from B.C.'s speculation tax are being asked to complete their declaration by the end of March.
Kamloops housing spike correlates with B.C. spec tax: study
October 25, 2021 - 9:00 PM

Researchers at Thompson Rivers University have found that while speculation and vacancy taxes implemented in B.C. cities may have stabilized some housing markets, Kamloops saw a spike in selling prices.
As the Central Okanagan grows, home speculation shrinks
January 22, 2021 - 5:30 PM

The provincial Speculation and Vacancy Tax seems to be doing its job in the Central Okanagan.
'It doesn't make sense' that West Kelowna is included in speculation tax, Mayor says
February 28, 2020 - 5:30 PM

West Kelowna Mayor Gord Milsom can’t understand why the province has included his city in its Speculation and Vacancy Tax and the data seems to back him up.
Speculation tax may change but not likely to go away: Kelowna Mayor
September 12, 2019 - 2:59 PM

KELOWNA - Despite strong opposition, the province’s speculation tax doesn't look like it's going away, although changes may be on the way.
Housing construction set to boom in West Kelowna despite the speculation tax
June 28, 2019 - 5:00 PM

WEST KELOWNA - Doug Findlater fought long and hard against the province’s speculation tax before stepping down last fall as West Kelowna’s mayor.
A lot of people have work to do to avoid paying speculation tax
March 15, 2019 - 11:51 AM

KELOWNA - While more than 80 per cent of affected homeowners have applied to be exempt from the new provincial speculation and vacancy tax, that means about 20 per cent are running out of time to get it done.
Only a couple of weeks left for Kelowna residents to apply for Spec Tax exemptions
March 13, 2019 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - The March 31 deadline for applying for an exemption from the new Speculation and Vacancy Tax is fast approaching and there is no appeal process for those who file late.
Goat's Peak developer says spec tax has stopped his West Kelowna housing project
May 11, 2018 - 12:15 PM

WEST KELOWNA - One of the developers behind a West Kelowna residential project says they are stopping all work on the 1,000-unit project known as Goat’s Peak until there is a change of government and a repeal of the speculation tax.
How B.C.’s proposed speculation tax could impact Vernon
April 30, 2018 - 2:53 PM

VERNON - One of Vernon’s biggest housing developers says it’s already had a drop in the number of out-of-province buyers following the announcement of a proposed speculation tax in B.C.
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The mystery of who is going cock-a-doodle-do in a Kamloops neighbourhood is solved
It took two weeks for one Kamloops woman to figure out which one of her ‘hens’ was cock-a-doodle-doing. Amber Hardy owns five hens and to her recent surprise, a rooster, on her property in Valleyview. “We thought the

Kamloops’s famous Paralympian shot putter unleashes another Shot of Gold
Inspiring athlete, Greg Stewart has found a way to give back to his community and help financially support other Olympians and Paralympians in their athletic careers. He sparked the creation of a golden ale called Shot of Gold. The ale is t

'Slap in the face': Province says it won't act against unlicensed pot shops on reserves
More than three years after marijuana legalization, the provincial government has confirmed that it won't take action against unlicensed pot shops operating on First Nations land without their permission. A recent letter from the B.C. M

It's speculation tax declaration time in Kelowna, West Kelowna
Exempted homeowners from B.C.'s speculation tax are being asked to complete their declaration by the end of March. Declaration letters are in the mail for the property tax, for which more than 99% of British Columbians are expected to b

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