From the Islands Trust: Gabriola Island couple become first to join property tax exemption program. Stanley and Maxine McRae are the first landowners on Gabriola Island to receive an annual property tax exemption recognizing the permanent conservation covenant they placed on their property. The Islands Trust introduced the Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Program (NAPTEP) [...]
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From canada.com: Island tax exemption programs will expand. The Islands Trust is expanding its Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Program to Gabriola and Thetis islands. With the consent of the Nanaimo and Cowichan Valley Regional Districts, the property tax exemption program, first introduced in 2005 in the Sunshine Coast and Capital Regional Districts, is moving [...]
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I love hiking Gabriola’s trails, and often wander off into the middle of the forest. The wild makes me happy. This though, makes me sad: It’s heartbreaking to find that a place one loves is being destroyed for yet more development. Haunted by this pile of former-trees, I came home with a new year’s resolution: [...]
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