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City’s spending numbers are getting scary |
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Written by Robert Babki
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
Very shortly city council will pass the property tax bylaw for 2010, giving residents at least the opportunity to know how much more they will be paying into city coffers, and on average it will be more — a lot more — since the key ingredient, spending, is already set.
After setting new tax rates, which will carry on the massive 147 per cent increase in municipal residential taxes since 2000 (beating growth and inflation by more than three to one), our council will sit down to formalize a long-term capital spending program that will well exceed the massive amounts of senior government grants — to be topped up from increased taxes, all before an election.
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Kudos for arts centre plans, legislature motion |
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Written by Aaron Roth
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Monday, 01 March 2010 |
So often when we hear from or about politicians in the media, it is in conjunction with scandal or in an otherwise concerning situation.
However, recently, we have seen some excellent decisions by elected officials at different levels of government. Specifically, I am speaking of the decision by city council to endorse the new community arts centre as well as the performing arts centre.
To begin with, I wholeheartedly supported the city’s decision to buy the IGA property and sincerely hoped they would use it for exactly this reason. Our downtown core, particularly within the vicinity of Galt Gardens, needs to be a meeting place of the community. This decision by council will, I believe, work toward that goal.
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Clean air important for those with breathing problems |
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Written by Eleanor Hawthorne
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
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Contrary to Ms. Pond’s complaint about the letter on wood fireplace smoke, I was glad to see it for those of us who are allergic or asthmatic.
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Canadians not selfish enough |
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Written by Roman Wolskyj
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
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These Olympics where Canada is to “own the podium” is well founded except for one glaring mistake. To take a page from our southern neighbours, our athletes forgot one necessary ingredient for podium success: selfishness!
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Parents take care of your precious gifts — your children |
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Written by Andre Lamoureux
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
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Leaving children alone in a vehicle is not at all rare. On Feb. 15, as I was exiting my dentist’s office, a woman, with two toddlers in the back seat, pulled in next to my car. I told her I had 30 minutes left on my meter if she would like to use it. She responded by saying she would only be a few minutes, and proceeded to go into the dentist’s office, leaving the two toddlers alone in the car.
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