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Weyburn city council unanimously supported granting a one-year full tax exemption for a property at 54 Queen Street, with the condition that a business be developed on this property, at their . . .

By Brad Jennings May 26, 2021 | 10:51 AM The matter of whether Councillor Darren Hill is still qualified to remain on City Council will go in front of a Court of Queen’s Bench judge for the first time Thursday. Hill was late in filing election contribution and expense statements, a violation of a city bylaw that disqualifies elected officials from their position. While Hill took full responsibility for his actions he said a diagnosis of COVID-19 along with other health and personal is...

Carbon removal can and must be part of the climate justice agenda Vanessa Suarez, opinion contributor © iStock coronavirus COVID-19 carbon emissions drop decrease world war II reuters global warming climate change temperature 1.5 degree celsius The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council released a set of recommendations earlier this month on how the federal government can best advance environmental justice. While the proposals are aimed at supporting communities o...

  VICTORIA -- Royal Canadian Legion branches in B.C. are struggling, and many may not survive, so legion brass has renewed its call for a provincial exemption from paying property taxes. “We have been advocating previous governments in the past and it’s fallen on deaf ears,” said Valerie MacGregor, president of the legion’s BC/Yukon Command. “There are provinces in Canada (where) no legion branches pay property taxes,” said Angus Stanfield, vice president of Dominion Command. ...

The issue of whether a housing project of Canadian Mental Health Association - Battlefords Branch is tax-emempt finally appears to be resolved. Council granted a tax exemption to the eight-unit . . .

Article content Ward 1 Coun. Darren Hill will be able to continue serving on council while he waits for a judge to determine his political future. Hill contravened the city’s election spending bylaw by filing disclosure of his 2020 election campaign contributions late. Monday night saw his fellow councillors determine how to handle the issue. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Judge to decide if Darren Hill can stay on Saskatoon city council Back to...

By Brad Jennings Apr 27, 2021 12:18 AM A decision on whether Councillor Darren Hill will have to resign from City Council will be decided by a Court of Queen’s Bench judge. Hill was late in filing election contribution and expense statements, a violation of a city bylaw that disqualifies elected officials from their position.  However, a section in the bylaw states that council can make an application for the matter to be put in front of a judge. Council unanimously passed a mot...

As part of what they are calling "Green New Deal Week," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey on Tuesday led the reintroduction of their landmark resolution envisioning a 10-year mobilization that would employ millions of people with well-paying, union jobs repairing U.S. infrastructure, while reducing pollution and tackling the countrys intersecting climate, economic, health, and racial justice crises. "The Green New Deal isnt just a resolution, it is a revolution," said Markey (D-M...

Bjorn Lomborg, president of Copenhagen Consensus, argues a smarter approach is needed. Members of the progressive "Squad" rallied around a new push for the "Green New Deal" on Tuesday with separate bills for public housing, a civilian climate corps and funding for cities. "For so long, our movement toward a sustainable future has been divided with really just this false notion that we have to choose between our planet and our economy," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. at a press c...

In her presentation to council, the executive director of CMHA Battlefords Branch, Jane Zielke de Montbrun, explained the interpretation of the Cities Act regarding their tax exemption is in dispute. Section 262 (1) (p) states that the following is exempt from taxation “so long as the buildings and lands are actually used and occupied by one of the following institutions, the buildings and land attached owned by a division, branch or local unit of: (i)The Royal Canadian Legion Saskatchewan...