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May 13 - 19, 2008 Ballot Business 2008
May 9, 2008 Citizen watchdog groups keep tabs on City Hall
April 5, 2008 Municipal spending is all over the map
March 25, 2008

The eternal certainties

March 20, 2008

Raymond Louie burns Ken Bayne on business taxes

March 18, 2008

Property owners tell TransLink they're tired of being taxed

March 17, 2008 Tax hike topic of TransLink hearing tonight
March 17, 2008 The price of a Canadian city address
March 13, 2008 Tax Shift at City Hall
March 13, 2008 A tax too far
March 12, 2008 Council can correct this tax inequity
March 10, 2008 Mayor sees tax shift as 'doing the right thing'
March 5, 2008 The province is bringing in a property tax hike
March 4, 2008 Translink mulls property tax hike
February 18, 2008 Residents protest the housing squeeze play
December 9, 2007 Capri shows leadership
December 9, 2007 Higher burden to be put on homeowners; VANCOUVER: Public given opportunity to speak about latest tax hike
December 6, 2007 Homeowners facing stiff hike in taxes; Pre-Olympics workload spurs city hall demands for more staff
December 4-10, 2007 We’re No. 1 – in municipal business tax
November 29, 2007 Victoria parks stall tax; Business group wins repeal of reviled TransLink levy
October 5, 2007 Small business still hurting despite tax shift
October 2 - 8, 2007 Tax debate sheds light on city spending
September 25 -
October 1, 2007

Business calls city property tax commission report “a great start” But property tax inequity still far from resolved, says Vancouver Fair Tax Coalition

September 21, 2007 Business lobby taxing sense
September 19, 2007 Businesses want lower tax rates
September 19, 2007 High taxes not harming business climate, panel says; But group reviewing rates urges city to gradually reduce business tax load
September 18, 2007 Vancouver will have to stop spending so much
September 14, 2007 Panel cops out on property tax imbalance
April 23, 2007 Shift in tax burden should be a wakeup call for homeowners
April 20, 2007 City businesses win tax freeze; Coalition calls it more equitable but homeowners left to bear 8-per-cent hike
April 20, 2007 Property tax inequities still far from fixed
April 20, 2007 Vancouver homeowners face an average eight-per-cent tax hike; Council votes to protect businesses by shifting burden to residences
April 19, 2007 Businesses hoping for city tax freeze; The homeowners' tax will jump by 8% instead of 4%, if council accedes
April 18, 2007 Council to consider tax burden
April 17, 2007 Tax reform needed for the city's sake; High business rates are punishing and counter-productive
March 15, 2007 Tax problem demands determination, not tinkering
March 2, 2007 The property tax gap must be tackled in a fair and economic fashion
February 20, 2007 Beware the backlash in fixing business taxes: A blueprint to spend less can be found just down the road in Surrey
February 16, 2007 Budget blues: Vancouver's municipal finances are conducted on a basis of tax increases into infinity. It's time to try something else
February 16, 2007 How did municipal taxes get so skewed?: Every time a modest commercial block falls to a condo tower, the city budget suffers
February 13-19, 2007 Fair business tax beat goes on in the City of Vancouver
February 8, 2007 Cities across B.C. take bigger tax bite out of business
February 7, 2007 Vancouver businesses call for a tax break
January 23-29, 2007 Report finds local business shouldering major municipal property tax burden
January 17, 2007 Wanted: A fair shake on property taxes
January 13, 2007 Residents enjoy bargain tax rate: study: 'We are paying for all the services we consume plus half of the residential,' businessman complains


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