ARTICLES (Op Ed’s Below)
The 1% illusion: Why Sim’s tax freeze is a fantasy
The 1% illusion: Why Sim’s tax freeze is a fantasy City Hall Watch
Is BC’s Property Assessment Appeal System a Waste of Taxpayer Time and Money?
Is BC’s property assessment appeal system a waste of taxpayer time and money? City Hall Watch
BC’s local communities seeking BC Assessment improvements were snubbed by Finance Ministry
BC’s local communities seeking BC Assessment improvements were snubbed by Finance Ministry City Hall Watch
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics July 2025
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics City Hall Watch
Simple fixes are needed to BC’s property assessment system City Hall Watch
Skyrocketing 2025 BC property tax notices now arriving May 2025
Skyrocketing 2025 BC property tax notices now arriving City Hall Watch
How undervaluation of Vancouver sites could cost millions in property taxes June 2025
How undervaluation of Vancouver sites could cost millions | Financial Post
Assessed value of former Dunsmuir Hotel tripled after public complaint May 2025
Assessed value of former Dunsmuir Hotel tripled after public complaint - BC | Globalnews.ca
Are commercial landlords paying their fair share? FEB 2025
Are commercial landlords paying their fair share? - The Globe and Mail
Letter: Commercial property assessments out of whack- SEPT 2024
Letter: Commercial property assessments out of whack - Cowichan Valley Citizen
Retired assessor shines light on undervalued commercial properties- Okanagan- Feb 2024
Retired assessor shines light on undervalued commercial properties | News | kelownadailycourier.ca
https://www.lakecowichangazette.com/home/retired-appraiser-waging-fight-against-underassessed-commercial-industrial-properties-7395497
UNDER-ASSESSING LARGER INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL & INVESTMENT PROPERTIES IN THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
https://globalnews.ca/news/10303954/district-of-squamish-bc-assessment-overhaul/
Is BC Assessment Letting Businesses Dodge Property Taxes? March 2023 Andrew Macleod The Tyee
https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/03/17/BC-Assessment-Letting-Businesses-Dodge-Property-Taxes/
It Pays to Pollute In BC. Pollution reduces property value — and property taxes. That creates an incentive to slow brownfield remediation, experts say.- JAN 2022 MICHELLE GAMAGE The tyee
https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/01/18/It-Pays-To-Pollute-In-BC/
Bracing for the hits: How big landowners are cutting their property taxes, and how it affects your municipality and you- JAN 2022 LORI CULBERT & DAN FUMANO VANCOUVER SUN
https://vancouversun.com/business/real-estate/risk-to-roll-more-big-property-owners-fight-taxes-forcing-small-land-owners-to-pay-more
Veteran assessor says BC ASSESSMENT has been flying blind- Jan 2019 Andrew Duffy TIMES COLONIST
https://www.timescolonist.com/real-estate/process-for-commercial-property-assessments-in-b-c-lacks-teeth-critics-1.23602852
B.C. has lost millions to undervalued commercial properties- Jan 2019 KERRY GOLD GLOBE & MAIL
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/vancouver/article-bc-has-lost-millions-to-under-assessed-commercial-properties-former/
SEASPAN- Owner of Site that’s Contaminated Burrard Inlet for Years Now Wants a Tax Break- SEPT 2019 MICHELLE GAMAGE THE TYEE
https://thetyee.ca/News/2019/09/05/Burrard-Inlet-Site-Wants-Tax-Break/
tax shift could be entirely unnecessary if large industrial-commercial-investment properties were properly assessed each year- JAN 2019 Elizabeth Murphy Business IN Vancouver
https://biv.com/article/2019/01/municipal-taxes-vancouver-good-bad-and-ugly
Process for commercial property assessments in B.C. lacks teeth- JAN 2019 ANDREW DUFFY TIMES COLONIST
https://www.timescolonist.com/real-estate/process-for-commercial-property-assessments-in-b-c-lacks-teeth-critics-1.23602852
OPINION EDITORIALS- DEREK HOLLOWAY
Skyrocketing 2025 BC property tax notices now arriving (See Comments Section ALSO)
Skyrocketing 2025 BC property tax notices now arriving (Derek Holloway) | CityHallWatch: Tools to engage in Vancouver city decisions