One of the primary benefits of the HST was that as a taxation format it is far more supportive in job creation.
May 142012
Dave
May 142012
This past week was a very raucous one on Parliament Hill with much of the discussion centered around the subject of debate.
May 142012
The provincial government announced today that the province will return to a PST/GST system as of April 1, 2013.
May 142012
Several Peachland councillors are questioning the value of public consultation on a proposed skate park when it won’t include talking about the location.
May 132012
Wildfire firefighters responded to two fires near Lillooet this weekend, one of which has led to an evacuation alert.
May 132012
A small plane crashed near Brenda Mine Sunday night, disintegrating on impact.
May 132012
Unknown Good Samaritans came to the rescue Sunday afternoon after the senior male driver of an SUV was struck by a serious medical condition.
May 122012
The Okanagan Car Share Co-op hopes to get people out of their own cars and into the concept of car sharing.
May 122012
Effective May 15 the size of open fires will be restricted in most of the Kamloops Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public.
May 122012
Bears and other animals have a keen sense of smell, so the idea is not to attract them to your garbage unnecessarily.
May 122012
Highlights of the Central Okanagan Board of Education meeting, May 9, 2012.
May 122012
Council approved a 3% tax increase for 2012 in its 2012-2021 Financial Plan and gave first, second and third reading to the Tax Rates Bylaw.
May 112012
Most areas that were torn up for construction between the Trepanier Creek Bridge and Ponderosa Drive will be paved on Monday.
May 102012
After a brief court appearance Thursday, the man accused of murdering 18-year-old Taylor Van Diest had his case put over to June.
May 102012
Regional district Director Patty Hanson retracted an earlier statement she made calling for the resignation of Chair Robert Hobson and Dan Plamondon, director of development services.
May 102012
The River Forecast Centre issued a warning Thursday that rivers and streams could rise from melting snow as temperatures are expected to rise.