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Friday, May 18 • 2012
Vol. 4 • Issue 92
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The inequity of the allocation of tax revenue is one of the key areas of discussions this week as 86 mayors gather in Penticton for the inaugural BC Mayors Caucus. A New Deal for BC Communities is one of three topics on the agenda this week and it’s one Nelson Mayor John Dooley said he has a fair bit of experience with. “At the Federation of Canadian MunicipaliMayor John Dooley and ties we’ve been talking other city leaders have about the inequity of been meeting in Pentic- the allocation of tax revenue back to muton this week. nicipalities and communities for many years,” he said as he made his way to Penticton on Wednesday. “About eight cents of every dollar that is collected in taxation is actually returned to the Story continues to ‘Part’ on Page 4
Bombers Rugby Kootenay Champs The L.V. Rogers senior boys rugby team took home the regional championship on Wednesday afternoon at Lakeside pitch after defeating the Kimberley senior boys team 56-10. See story on Page 16. Megan Cole photo
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