Quesnel- City Council have approved a tax hike of 3% to t city’s portion of the property tax bill. The final adoption of the by law which will see an increase of 19.82 cents average will be heard on May 6th.

In the meantime the City Of Quesnel has approved supporting the Skyfest Society for the 2013 airshow . The Society will receive staff support for communication, planning and mapping, full use of airport property, airspace and access thereof in accordance with their license; the supply of all emergency personnel and overtime for staff, the provision of aviation fuel at cost for air show performers and static display aircraft for the air show (not including demo teams and general fly-in traffic), a $10,000 contribution ($3,000 already budgeted and $7,000 from the 2013 Council Projects budget), a fuel truck, and the mowing of the leased areas around the airport.