Wearing a baseball cap and addressing an empty chamber, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim moved to recess a rare summer council meeting where a vote to halt the work of a municipal watchdog was the sole item on the agenda – saying the actions of a political opponent gave him “no choice.”
A handful of Kelowna property owners could get a break on their 2024 taxes if city council adopts recommendations from the city’s finance department.The tax breaks could come for as many as 420 residential and business property owners whose 2023 assessments increased by more than 30 per cent ove…