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The Thompson Chamber of Commerce held its annual general meeting March 16, after a year that saw the number of member businesses decline by three.
High rent, childcare costs and government policies make it hard for businesses to attract and retain workers, Thompson Chamber of Commerce meeting hears.
McInnis said chief financial officer Jenny Krentz compared Thompson’s mill rates with those in other communities around the province and that they are “quite competitive,” though there are factors that affect what that means for the city in terms of actual numbers. “Unlike a lot of communities that are a lot heavier on commercial properties, Thompson is mostly residential properties that bear the brunt of any sort of taxation burden,” said McInnis, as the city has 67 per cent residential properties, 27 per cent commercial properties and six per cent institutional properties. He a...