At their meeting of March 19, 2026 at 1:30pm -- the Board of the Regional District of Fraser Fort George (RDFFG - rural areas around Prince George, Mackenzie, McBride, Valemount as well as Prince George, Mackenzie, McBride, Valemount) will hear about a proposal from RDFFG Area "H" Director Danielle Alan to take to the 2026 NCLGA/North Central Local Government Association's AGM/Convention in Prince George in May 2026 a resolution calling on the Province of BC to have their Speculation/Vacancy Tax apply to the remainder of BC where it doesn't apply (this tax currently applies in Metro Vancouver, Southern Vancouver Island, City of Kamloops and City of Kelowna and surrounding areas...
In justifying the request -- she states that having the Speculation/Vacancy Tax apply to RDFFG and other areas in BC could help with the housing challenges in rural areas throughout BC ...
1) Report of RDFFG Area "H" Director Danielle Alan -- https://pub-rdffg.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=23210
2) Proposed NCLGA Resolution of Director Alan -- https://pub-rdffg.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=23211
The RDFFG Board meeting can be viewed online at https://www.rdffg.ca/BoardMeetings
I'll be curious to see if Director Alan's proposal proceeds to the 2026 NCLGA Convention in Prince George ... and what ultimately the Province of BC decides to do with the ask of Director Alan...
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