Tag: Property taxes
‘We are all part of this failure’: How fisheries and wildlife management in Michigan is going broke
A small, dwindling percentage of the population — hunters and anglers — funds a huge chunk of fish and wildlife conservation in Michigan.
Owen Sound approves 2.57 per cent tax increase
Owen Sound council has approved a total municipal levy of $36.2 million — a 2.57 per cent municipal tax levy increase for 2025. The entire blended increase, including provincial education and Grey County tax levies, will be 2.52 per cent. City council had stipulated that staff propose an increase of no more than five per […]
Municipal costs continue to rise at a pace taxpayers can’t handle
Municipal groups say the growing service cost deficit has to be uploaded to the province
Ontario Election 2025: Candidates talk up jobs, healthcare, affordability
With the threat of Trump tariffs temporarily on hold, talk on the Ontario campaign trail has branched out to other issues. Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford visited workers in Etobicoke on Friday, continuing a trend of courting the union vote, something Tories did not traditionally seek in the past. NDP leader Marit Stiles discussed healthcare […]
Ontario election: Cities have big problems. They may get little attention
Where do Ontario’s main three parties stand on the issues facing cities provincewide, and the growing calls for a better deal between Queen’s Park and municipal governments?