The City of West Kelowna got the face-to-face meeting it wanted with provincial Finance Minister Carole James, Wednesday.
Mayor Doug Findlater and CAO Jim Zaffino met the minister and her staff to discuss implications of the proposed speculation tax in the municipality.
The meeting lasted half an hour and allowed the city to elaborate its concerns about the tax the it says will target vacant or seasonally vacant homes.
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