B.C. home owners invited to apply for Home Owners Grant

IZAIAH REYES

The Home Owner Grant program invites B.C. homeowners to take advantage of their funding which in 2023 has a threshold set at $2.125 million.

Covering 92 per cent of residential properties in B.C., the Home Owner Grant reduces the amount of property tax people pay for their principal residence.

I n 2022, the program provided additional relief to almost half a million seniors throughout the province and approximately 13,000 persons with a disability. More than one million applications to the program were approved.

For homeowners in northern or rural areas (outside Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley and Capital Regional districts), the basic grant amount is as much as $770 or as much as $1,045 for homeowners 65 or older, veterans a nd for people who have a disability or live with a relative who has a disability.

B.C. homeowners may also be eligible for B.C.’s Property Tax Deferment program. It is a low-interest program for homeowners who meet criteria, including:

• Supporting a dependent child (Families with Children Program);

• 55 or older during the current year;

• A surviving spouse of any age; and

• A person with disabilities.

T he best time to apply for the Home Owner Grant is in May after people have received both their BC Assessment notice and their municipal or rural property tax notice. Assessment roll and jurisdiction numbers are needed to apply. Homeowners can apply for the Home Owner Grant and Property Tax Deferment securely online. Please check www.gov. bc.ca/homeownergrant to learn more.

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In loving memory of KIBBLEWHITE, Gisela Odette (née Kuhn) 1934 - 2023

“For

Gisela passed away peacefully on January 16, 2023, at the age of 88 years, in Kelowna, BC. She will be remembered and sadly missed by her son, Wolfgang (Henrike); grandchildren, Linda (Adam), Tina (Thomas), and Verena (Stefan); great-grandchildren, Lilly, Hendrik, and Ben; siblings, Edith, Luzia, Herrman (Christel), and Horst (Judith); and many, many friends she made in the Okanagan. She was sadly pre-deceased by her loving husband, Arnold ‘Arnie’ Roosen in April 2022.

When the sun goes down, the stars of memory shine!

My grandma was a ray of sunshine; she liked to be happy and sing, but bad weather could spoil her mood. That is why she moved to Okanagan Lake, because the sun often shines here in Canada. She loved Canada, she spent more than half her life there, but she never forgot her roots in Germany, and was still always there for her family. We all loved her and are sad that she is no longer here.

Gisela still has childhood friends in Germany, as well as Canada, many from the time she immigrated in the 70s. Over the years she has cared for them, as family and friends were very important to her. She was active until the end. She wandered thousands of kilometers in her life and she loved it.

Her helpfulness was always great, and nothing was too much for her. She went her way, with dignity and pride. We will always carry you in our hearts, and lovingly remember you. - Tina

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