Kelowna's 10-year Tax Increase Record

You'd think Kelowna was in another world...
Yet they're only 45 km south of Vernon and Coldstream.

Excellent story and in-depth research by their community newspaper "The Daily Courier" (issue December 9, 2010).

Why "excellent"?
Because reporter, Ron Seymour, actually informed the public that Kelowna's proposed 2% property tax hike equates to a $30.00 increase in municipal taxes only.
He then writes something that Vernon's Morning Star does not report (and never has)...he concludes:

"This figure ($30.00) does not include other charges that appear on tax notices mailed to property owners...those levies, for such things as the school board, hospital board, and regional district, typically almost double the total tax bill."

Good reporting, good story!  Congratulations to The Daily Courier.

Could our area's residents hope for such worthwhile information in "The Morning Star"?

We can only hope...

"And Kelowna's Mayor, Sharon Shepherd, deserves kudos for her desire to keep the hike at, or below, the cost of living increase," offers Kia.

Residents here can only hope for that too...

Kudos to Kelowna, all the way around...