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Katz vows to fight province on sewage treatment

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Winnipeg’s mayor says he is prepared to shout from the corner of Portage Avenue and Main Street in the New Year to change the province’s stance on sewage treatment requirements.

Sam Katz says the province’s position on sewage treatment is not only bad science but also a waste of money.

The city is overhauling its sewage treatment facilities and the Manitoba government is ordering the removal of both nitrogen and phosphorous from effluent.

The cost to the city to install the equipment would cost an estimated $350 million, he said.

“I’m not letting go of the nitrogen one. This is just the beginning — just the beginning,” he said. “I’m not going to sit around and let someone flush [that money] down the toilet. That’s not going to happen.”

Dwight Williamson, director of the Water Science and Management Branch for Manitoba Water Stewardship, agreed that scientists are not unanimous on whether nitrogen removal is necessary. Some believe removing only phosphorous is good enough, he said.

“[But] we don’t hold that view. There will be environmental benefits from the removal of nitrogen,” he insisted.

The dispute is expected in the New Year as budget time approaches in March. Katz wants to continue Winnipeg’s property tax freeze in 2010, which would make it the 13th consecutive year.

Saving millions of dollars on sewage treatment would make that a much easier goal, Katz has said.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/12/21/mb-sewage-treatment-dispute-katz-winnipeg.html#ixzz0pMrEo7eo

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Canada inflation up more than expected in November

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OTTAWA — Canadian consumer prices rose 1.0 percent November versus the same month a year before, a greater rise than economists had expected amid higher gasoline prices, Statistics Canada said Thursday.

Economists had forecast a rise of 0.8 percent in inflation, following an increase in October of 0.1 percent year over year.

“Prices at the pump are now exerting upward pressure on the Consumer Price Index after an extended period in which they were the main contributors to year-over-year declines in overall consumer prices,” said Statistics Canada.

In November, gasoline prices were 14.1 percent higher than they were in November 2008, following a 13.1 percent decline between October 2008 and October 2009, said the government agency.

Overall, energy prices rose 1.3 percent between November 2008 and November 2009, following a 12.7 percent decline the month before.
Except for shelter, all major components of the Consumer Price Index recorded price increases in November, lead by hikes in transportation costs, food and furniture prices, and the cost of household operations.
Consumers paid 7.8 percent more for car insurance, 2.1 percent more for milk and eggs, 5.4 percent more for fish and seafood and 2.7 percent more to dine out at a restaurant.

Books and tuition cost 1.8 percent more.

Home prices fell 2.1 percent while the interest portion of payments on outstanding mortgage debt fell 4.0 percent, following a 3.1 percent decrease in October.

However, homeowners paid 4.3 percent more in November for maintenance and repairs costs and property taxes.

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Sarnia property taxes up 1.8% in 2010

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Property taxes in Sarnia, Ont., will go up 1.8 per cent in 2010, according to the new budget set by city councillors at a meeting Tuesday night.

The $132-million budget also includes a one-time one per cent levy to complete capital projects worth $20.4 million.

Overall, “it’s a restraint budget” that cuts services “in very subtle ways,” said Coun. Mike Kelch.

“I don’t think it’s really going to [have an] impact,” Kelch said. “I don’t think people will say ‘Oh, I really notice that.’”

The property tax increase will translate to $15 for a home assessed at $100,000, the budget said.

That’s “a very modest tax increase,” Mayor Mike Bradley said, adding it will help pay for “a massive infrastructure investment in the community” in 2008 and 2009.

“So that in turn creates jobs, renews the community and gives us a real strong way to exit the recession,” Bradley said.

The city released its 228-page draft budget on Oct. 26. It proposed a property tax hike of 2.75 per cent, which was whittled down to 1.8 per cent during a series of discussions that ended Tuesday night.

Sarnia’s transit department will see its own increase, as the cost of a bus ride jumps to $2.25 from $2.00.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2009/12/02/sarnia-2010-property-tax-091202.html#ixzz0ig5iN9Pr

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Meet an Assessor in a Community Nearby You :

As well as being available at individual offices  assessors will hold “Open Houses” in many communities across the Province of  Manitoba , Canada as well as throughout  the City of Winnipeg in many communities offering you a most convenient opportunity and opportunities to conveniently and fully discuss your property tax assessment and assessments.

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Updated Property Assessment Notices

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An updated assessment may affect your 2010 property taxes.  It is best to take some time to review your notice , that was sent to you.

Include the important information on the back

The Manitoba Government is reducing property taxes across the full province of Manitoba , Canada by:

- increasing the Education Property Tax Credit since 1999 to $ 650 in 2009

- eliminating the Education Support Levy on residential property saving residential taxpayers $ 100 million dollars annually

- increasing the Farmland School Tax Rebate to 75 % in 2009 from 33.33 % in 2004 .

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