Wilkinson, Belcarra mayor repeat call for speculation tax exemption

Calling the speculation tax “a punishment” for residents, Belcarra’s mayor is pleading with the B.C. government for an exemption.
Neil Belenkie joined B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson in holding a news conference Tuesday to drum up support for the NDP to “do the right thing” and grant Belcarra the exemption it has requested.
Belenkie wants his municipality of 700 people exempted from the tax, like Lions Bay and Bowen Island, but he says the government refuses to