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News Items tag as: taxes
Municipal budget season means a preview of tax hikes in Kamloops, Okanagan
December 06, 2024 - 6:00 PM
It’s municipal budget season so Kamloops and cities around the Okanagan have begun releasing property tax increase proposals.
Animation artists in the Okanagan 'kneecapped' by BC government
March 22, 2024 - 6:00 PM
Cartoon creators in the Okanagan are about to take a big financial hit.
Renters can get up to $400 back on income taxes in BC this year
January 14, 2024 - 3:30 PM
A new BC renter’s tax credit can add $400 to refunds renters get when they file their income taxes for the 2023 tax year.
How some Thompson-Okanagan communities strive to keep costs, taxes under control
January 14, 2024 - 7:00 AM
In a year where many BC municipalities are bringing in shockingly high tax increases, some have been working for years to find ways to to avoid steep hikes.
Osoyoos chose years of low tax increases, now the bills are due
January 03, 2024 - 7:07 AM
The widespread outrage in Osoyoos residents expected to pay an additional $1,500 in taxes, sewer and water fees should not have come as a surprise to Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff.
Inflation and 'asset management' behind big tax hikes in the Okanagan, Kamloops
December 28, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Osoyoos is facing the worst-case scenario of any Thompson-Okanagan community in terms of tax and fee increases heading into 2024 with a hit on property tax bills in the 40% range.
Partial grassroots victory may not keep Osoyoos tax and fee hike much below 40%
December 15, 2023 - 7:00 AM
Shocked by the prospect of a 40% increase in their 2024 taxes and fees bills, Osoyoos residents have rebelled through petitions, protests at town hall and phone calls to their elected officials.
Thompson-Okanagan councils need to sharpen pencils on 'unjustified' tax hikes: CTF
December 06, 2023 - 6:00 AM
Preliminary budget numbers for many Thompson-Okanagan towns and cities are showing huge tax increases while people are struggling with a housing crisis, rising inflation and stagnant wages
The unanticipated issues of the Thompson-Okanagan's unhoused community
November 05, 2023 - 8:00 AM
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The Okanagan’s unhoused community faces many more issues than just having to find clothes, food, and water every day.
Your favourite soft drink is going to cost you more as of April 1
February 19, 2021 - 12:00 PM
The cost of your carbonated beverage of choice is going to get a bit pricier in B.C. this spring as the government begins applying the provincial sales tax to soda.
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Okanagan apples returning to market amid adversity
A year after the BC Tree Fruit Cooperative closed down, orchardists in the Okanagan are quietly optimistic about this year's apple harvest. It's been a bumper year for cherries , and peaches and apricots are back on track . And no
Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — There are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can't wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music a
Penticton property owners facing $33M bill for new water system fight back
The spokesperson for the Sage Mesa Water Users Group didn't pull any verbal punches when discussing the fear, anxiety and anger that has spread amongst 240 property owners facing massive water bills for decades as a potential $33-million debt
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A major Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills at least 21 people
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a major air attack on Kyiv early on Thursday that included a rare strike on the
August 28, 2025 3:08 PM
Brandon Teixeira convicted of first-degree murder in B.C. organized crime killing
SURREY — British Columbia homicide investigators say a man has been found guilty of first-degree murder over a 2017 org
August 28, 2025 1:11 PM
Active wildfires jump as heat warnings continue for parts of B.C.
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia has leapt by more than a dozen following several days of hot, sunny
August 28, 2025 12:43 PM
RCMP release name of person killed in possible hit-and-run near Merritt
Buddy Rhodes' body was found off to the side of the Coquihalla Highway almost one year ago. The 24-year-ol
August 28, 2025 11:16 AM
Several people injured in boat crash on Okanagan Lake: RCMP
RCMP say several people were injured in a crash between two powerboats on Okanagan Lake near the Bennett bridge last
August 28, 2025 10:12 AM
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