'I can't afford to water the lawn': Central Elgin residents angry of rising water rates
ST. THOMAS, ONT. -- Residents in the municipality of Central Elgin, Ont. are fed up over rising water rates. "We're not asking for cheap water, we just want to be able to turn on the faucet and not get a $200 bill," says John Oliveira, a Port Stanley, Ont. resident who has started making lawn signs to express his frustration. The signs read ' Stop the Madness Central Elgin' with a general prohibition sign through the words water rate increase. Stop the Madness No Water Rate Increase Central Elgin sign on May 18, 2021. (Brent Lale/CTV London) "Bills have gone up 60-70 per cent in recen...
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