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Celgar loses property tax battle

Zellstoff Celgar’s owners have lost another round in court with the Province.

They were arguing over the amount they owed in property transfer taxes after buying the Castlegar pulp mill.

The company figured it was about $287,000 but the Ministry of Small Business said it was over $4.5 million.

A judge last year ruled in the government’s favour and now the BC Court of Appeal has upheld that decision.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He'll soon publish a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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