A couple attempting to skirt the rules on the foreign buyers’ tax are now being made to pay up — in the form of a $70,000 bill. A B.C. Court of Appeal ruling on Jan. 14 in the couple’s case makes it clear: if a person holds an ownership stake in a property on behalf […]
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Westside vacation home owners or those with space to offer can have their say on proposed changes that will open up opportunities for short-term rental regulations in the region. The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is hosting an open house at the Killiney Beach Community Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 5 to 6
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Elena Gaskell will get a second crack at the Olympic Games. The Vernon skier has been officially named to Canada’s freestyle skiing slopestyle/big air team that will compete at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy Feb. 6 to 22. Freestyle Canada made the official announcement on social media Tuesday, Jan. 20. Joining Gaskell on
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An autistic mother known for her past propensity for LEGO-based artwork brings a new, tactile art exhibition to Maple Ridge this weekend that puts magnifying glasses, colour lenses, and viewfinders in the hands of her audience. The latest works of Katherine Duclos, a Massachusetts-born and New York-trained artist who now resides in Vancouver, is being
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The B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) has begun proceedings against Enerpro, an energy management corporation that provides submetering service and billing services to residents of new, green developments in B.C. In late 2025, the BCUC began the proceedings to determine whether or not Enerpro will have status as a public utility under the Utilities Commission Act,
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