Tax

EDITORIAL – Paying taxes, getting Homeowner grant should be easier

July 4, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THIS IS TAX DAY. Not the taxes we pay to the federal and provincial governments, but what we hand over to our municipalities and regional [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Having to pay PST on used vehicles is discriminatory and unfair

November 29, 2022 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. USED CAR DEALERS must be shaking their heads these days as they try to figure out the provincial government’s new rules on how to charge [Continue]

BEPPLE – A sprawling city means higher taxes to maintain services

November 23, 2022 // 3 Comments

I’M NOT SURE who came up with the graphic to begin with, but I first saw it on a tweet by internationally recognized urban planner Brent Toderian of Vancouver. Simply put, [Continue]

CITY – July 4 deadline looms for payment of property taxes

June 28, 2022 // 0 Comments

Kamloops property owners have one more week to pay their property taxes before a 10 per cent penalty for late payment is applied on July 5. Property tax notices for 2022 were [Continue]

KNOX – Trapped by a tax he can’t afford to pay or fight

September 27, 2020 // 0 Comments

WHEN BIG O TIRE burned in View Royal, Eric Chang was visibly upset. “Don is such a good neighbour,” he said as black smoke billowed into the sky. “He’s a good guy.” [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Low-income taxpayers could benefit from auto filing

May 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

MANY LOW-INCOME CANADIANS are missing out on benefits because they don’t file tax returns. While most Canadians — including me — think of what they owe at tax time, [Continue]