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Date	News Description
June, 2021	Growing revolt over business taxes in BC
June, 2021	The businesses that are quitting Vancouver because of the cost of property taxes
April, 2021	Vancouver homeowners getting larger tax burden after divisive council vote
April, 2021	'Vacancy tax' hits airspace over B.C.'s mom-and-pop businesses this year
October, 2020	Vancouver has the highest single-family property taxes in Canada: SFU professor
September, 2020	Vancouver property taxes prompt ‘back-to-the-basics’ campaign
July, 2020	“CMHC’s denials appear disingenuous...This new tax would be devastating for a Canadian middle class, dependent on a home nest egg to secure their financial future.”
January, 2020	BC government looking at long term solutions to skyrocketing property taxes for small businesses in cities
January, 2020	Making existing homeowners poorer is hardly an affordability strategy
January, 2020	Why falling property assessments won't mean lower property taxes
December, 2019	Experts say proposed property tax increase could be devastating for Vancouver’s local businesses
December, 2019	Who benefits from Vancouver's community gardens?
July, 2019	Vancouver's 'boldest' plan for property tax surges killing local businesses
May, 2019	How Vancouver can deliver on both workspace and housing downtown
May, 2019	Taxes, policies have cost homeowners billions
May, 2019	Downturn in Metro Vancouver market means billions in paper losses for homeowners: report
May, 2019	Expensive air — New B.C. taxes will apply to airspace above some mom-and-pop businesses
April, 2019	Vancouver council approves 2% tax shift from businesses to homeowners
April, 2019	Vancouver council votes to shift some property tax burden from businesses to residences
April, 2019	Vancouver staff: Don't shift property taxes from business owners to homeowners
February, 2019	Tax hike puts Vancouver store out of business
January, 2019	Will 2019 bring property tax relief for Vancouver's small businesses?
January, 2019	Small business feels crunch after increase in land values
January, 2019	Sample of Metro Vancouver assessments show falling values among the priciest homes
December, 2018	Property taxes squeezing upper- and lower-end real estate in BC
October, 2018	$200,000 property tax bill the last straw for 50-year-old paint store on Vancouver’s west side
June, 2018	Gordon Clark: NDP's cynical new housing taxes don't help with affordability
June, 2018	Government regulations adding to real estate market costs
May, 2018	City of Vancouver eyes CAC potential of office strata
May, 2018	Government fees and taxes account for 26% of Vancouver home price: study
May, 2018	Government is a major contributor to higher Metro house prices
May, 2018	Taxes, fees make up 26% of new Vancouver condo cost
May, 2018	Vancouver homeowners paying too much school tax, says expert
March, 2018	BC housing non-profits granted reprieve from last-minute property-tax increases
February, 2018	UBC Board of Governors elects Michael Korenberg as new chair, Sandra Cawley, new vice-chair
December, 2017	BC Assessment warns 67,000 homeowners of big increases
December, 2017	Robson Street store closing after 93 per cent property tax increase
May, 2017	Flexible and astute experts kept Downtown office market a sea of calm
April, 2017	Shifting tax burden from businesses to residents not likely to garner support
April, 2017	Vancouver's independent businesses struggle, entangled in 'triple-net' leases
February, 2017	Province considers help for Vancouver businesses hit by huge spike in property values
January, 2017	Metro residential prices rise, affordability declines as demand outstrips supply
January, 2017	Assessing options
January, 2017	Soaring land values in Vancouver spark a ‘property tax revolt’
January, 2017	To appeal or not to appeal? Expert advice for dealing with your new property assessment
January, 2017	Property tax relief for long-suffering small businesses in 2017
June, 2016	Smaller businesses driving 'condo office' market to curb high leasing costs
June, 2016	Grandview-Woodland Community Plan
May, 2016	Demand could spur all-condo office tower
February, 2016	First Nations sign letter of intent to buy province’s Jericho lands
February, 2016	Tax ruling helps a big developer – and maybe a lot of small businesses, too
January, 2016	Small businesses brace for property assessment fallout
January, 2016	Appeal options help B.C. homeowners who have rising property assessments
November, 2015	Industrial property assessments set for steep rise
November, 2015	A brutal tax hit darkens the outlook for Vancouver small businesses
October, 2015	Developers dig in to get a break from the taxman
March, 2015	West Kitsilano praying for options on its cultural spaces
November, 2014	Tax rulings could blow hole in city budgets
November, 2014	Mega-bucks of Vancouver revenue at risk in assessment dispute
October, 2014	BC Assessment denies Vancouver businesses a tax break they thought they had won
October, 2014	Huge tax hike looms for West Side businesses; province open to providing relief
October, 2014	BC Assessments expected to appeal tax ruling
September, 2014	Anatomy of a deal: the sale of Vancouver's Olympic Village
September, 2014	Vancouver's low tax rates hold a dark side
September, 2014	Tax precedent for a big developer will save megabucks for some small Vancouver businesses
August, 2014	How an apartment building is assessed and how to challenge the assessed value
July, 2014	Civic incentives prompt developers to go bigger, faster
May, 2014	Property values would take a hit if trains return to the Arbutus corridor
May, 2014	Civic incentives pushing office towers higher
March, 2014	Vancouver office buildings share there storied past with a dynamic present
January, 2014	City office development incentives questioned
October, 2013	Passion for tax policy stems from passion for fairness
September, 2013	Fair Tax group changes leaders, tactics
September, 2013	BC municipalities determined to avoid new taxes
August, 2013	Are you paying too much in taxes?
August, 2013	PWGSC Champions Real Estate Co-op Program
June, 2013	Property bills not going down with tax rates
May, 2013	Community Amenity Contributions
March, 2013	BC ponders business tax benchmarks
March, 2013	Council rubber-stamps a lame response to tax unfairness
February, 2013	Consistent variation
February, 2013	Little-noticed tax change will hit some hard
January, 2013	Property assessments harbour mixed news for owners
January, 2013	Property tax bite will be savage
October, 2012	Fairness is, apparently, no reason for council to act
September, 2012	Skewed assessment undermines tax break
September, 2012	Vancouver's Olympic Village finally strikes gold
August, 2012	Retail hits REIT radar
July, 2012	Property Taxes - Your Biggest Real Estate Expense
July, 2012	Metro Vancouver retail assets prove to be hot buys while secondary markets attract investor interest
June, 2012	Tax burden borne by neighbourhood businesses
June, 2012	Greens could be turned into gold
May, 2012	Taxing Worries
March, 2012	Parking tax blamed for downtown properties' massive value drop
March, 2012	Is China really buying up Metro Vancouver?
March, 2012	Council is finally pursuing solutions to property tax woes
February, 2012	Averaging property taxes shifts burdens
January, 2012	Peter Mitham – Shift shifted
November, 2011	Property tax system needs overhaul
November, 2011	Taxing Occupy protest hits a nerve with readers
October, 2011	Business growth stalls in Vancouver while suburbs flourish
August, 2011	Paul Sullivan Elected Chair of CPTA (BC Chapter)
July, 2011	Property Tax: 2012 Pre-Roll Consulting
June, 2011	Vancouver spurns tax solution pioneered by Richmond
June, 2011	Congratulations! Paul Sullivan Awarded the 2011 BOMA President's Award
May, 2011	Improperty Tax
April, 2011	Sandra Cawley Named One of B.C.'s 20 Most Influential People in Residential Construction
April, 2011	Tax shifts try but fail to ease the burden on businesses
April, 2011	Vancouver set to wrestle with business-residential tax burdens
April, 2011	Another city tax shift warranted, but it is not a long-term solution
April, 2011	Oh Brave New World...
January, 2011	Homework vital for property assessment appeals
January, 2011	Assessments put property affordability in the spotlight
January, 2011	A prize-worthy first
December, 2010	City accused of taking excessive profit on Cambie developments
December, 2010	Assessment Act regulation change equals more affordability
December, 2010	Affordable housing advocates call for increased residential property taxes
December, 2010	Real Estate Roundup - Improving affordability in Vancouver
November, 2010	Surprise and Shock: Report from the Legislative & Public Affairs Committee
August, 2010	Sandra Cawley Makes Her Case
August, 2010	Government-imposed costs are just the tip of the iceberg in home ownership
August, 2010	Real estate speculators, immigrants and crooks: Are they just scapegoats?
June, 2010	If Cambie Street grows as hoped, City of Vancouver will lose big bucks
June, 2010	Fair collection toward equity and accountability
April, 2010	City shifts 5.6 million dollars in taxes from business to homeowners