Tax

TAX TIME – Property tax notices going out to homeowners early next week

May 13, 2026 // 0 Comments

Kamloops homeowners will start receiving their 2026 property tax notices early next week. E-bills with tax notices have been distributed. Property taxes and Home Owner Grant [Continue]

TAXES – Blaming senior governments for hikes is politically useful but false

March 17, 2026 // 1 Comment

The following is a guest column distributed by the Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria. While specific to Victoria, it provides some interesting examples of buck passing. By [Continue]

LETTER – Those who foot the bill face escalating Kamloops property taxes

October 26, 2025 // 4 Comments

Mr. Rothenburger, My wife and I moved from the Lower Mainland to my hometown of Kamloops a few years ago to be closer to family while enjoying the lower cost of home [Continue]

FEATURED COMMENT – Remembering when City tax hikes were reasonable

October 19, 2025 // 6 Comments

We used to see reasonable tax increases in Kamloops, in the order of 2-3%, more or less the inflation rate. During the Covid pandemic, the Federal government couldn’t [Continue]

CITY HALL – Property owners reminded that 2025 taxes are due by July 2

June 23, 2025 // 1 Comment

Kamloops property owners are reminded that 2025 property taxes are due by Wednesday, July 2. A provincially mandated 10 per cent penalty will be applied to all unpaid [Continue]

JOHNSON – Would someone tell the B.C. government we don’t live in Vancouver?

February 18, 2025 // 2 Comments

REGARDING THE BC Speculation and Vacancy Tax Declaration we have all have to make before march. This has nothing to do with the details of the appropriateness of said tax, I [Continue]