Media Release For Immediate Release December 12, 2007 Fair Tax Coalition outraged by Vision Vancouver’s stance on tax shifts (Vancouver, BC) The Vancouver Fair Tax Coalition is outraged Vision Vancouver has turned its back on small businesses and commercial property owners. At yesterday’s regular city council meeting, three of four Vision Vancouver councillors voted against [...]

The Province Sunday, December 9, 2007 Page: A21 Section: Editorial Byline: Bob Laurie Capri shows leadership David Berner is obviously completely out of touch. Perhaps his ego has finally got the best of him. His assertion that Vancouver’s council is “the worst city government in living memory” couldn’t be further from the truth. The mayor [...]

The Province Sunday, December 9, 2007 Page: A17 Section: News Byline: Christina Montgomery Higher burden to be put on homeowners; VANCOUVER: Public given opportunity to speak about latest tax hike Vancouver residents are about to get a chance to say what they think of shifting more of next year’s taxes off local businesses and on [...]

The Vancouver Sun Thursday, December 06, 2007 Byline: Frances Bula Homeowners facing stiff hike in taxes Pre-Olympics workload spurs city hall demands for more staff Get ready for an ugly budget year in Vancouver. City managers are asking for a host of new planners, engineers, emergency personnel and more, to try to cover a work [...]

Business in Vancouver December 4-10, 2007 Issue 945 Byline: Richard Chu We’re No. 1 – in municipal business tax load Vancouver businesses paying highest ratio of property tax in Canada, new report says. Vancouver has Toronto beat in this business category, but business owners might not appreciate the achievement. At 5-1, Vancouver now has the [...]