Municipal Politics

Astronomical Property Tax rates are forcing some companies out of town – or out of business

Jody and George focus on some crazy, expensive decisions at Vancouver City Council, the results of the Nanaimo by-election, the ongoing saga of the Plecas report, Skytrain to UBC, and a few other hot topics.

City of Victoria politicians continue to ignore how important oil and gas have been to their community's development and wealth.

B.C.'s northern capital knows first-hand how resource development can improve city services.

Prop rep might be dead, but the electoral reform crowd has turned its sights on B.C.'s largest city government.

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

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

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

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

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