Municipal Politics

What goes up, must come down – except property taxes

Municipalities are raising taxes because of the Employer Health Tax – but will they reduce them next year when it disappears?

Jan 14, 2019 3:28 PM Read more >

The do's and don'ts of city funding

After an ill-conceived idea to hold up resource companies, a better idea to solve Metro Vancouver's fiscal woes

Jan 11, 2019 7:00 AM Read more >

Not just a big city issue: The Price is Right on ridesharing

It’s common to hear calls for ridesharing in Vancouver – but as Bob Price discovers, the Interior also wants to get on board

Jan 10, 2019 6:45 AM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: The Mother of All Byelections (tm) Edition

It's now official: Nanaimo heads to the polls January 30. Much depends on the result.

Jan 3, 2019 12:44 PM Read more >

The Price is Right: Oil Aboard

You may not like pipelines – but opposing them means more oil shipped by rail, and more risk.

Jan 3, 2019 6:45 AM Read more >

Here’s that thing you didn’t want – and the bill

Already among Canada’s highest property taxes, Vancouver mulls an intrusive new way to raise them further still

Dec 23, 2018 8:00 AM Read more >

Meet the Mayors: Kelowna

From beaches and peaches to the Interior's economic powerhouse

Dec 20, 2018 6:56 AM Read more >

Meet the Mayors: Kamloops

The Price is Right at home in Canada’s Tournament Capital

Dec 13, 2018 6:52 AM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Eight is Never Enough

Jordan Bateman and Maclean Kay discuss - and poke fun at - this week's news and newsmakers

Dec 11, 2018 12:31 PM Read more >

Tilting the playing field

B.C. local elections are more ‘wild west’ than ever

Dec 10, 2018 10:00 AM Read more >