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Gerald Stewart passionately leads the drumming at the Jan. 11 Idle No More rally held in the Rupert Square Mall. For more on the rally, see Page 3.
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Owners question assessments spikes
Following BC Assessment’s assertion early January that properties would see a modest increase of three to seven per cent this year, some Prince Rupert residents were shocked to discover the actual numbers when they arrived in the mail. “Ours went up $50,000!” wrote Janis Alexander-Gray on The Northern View’s Facebook page. “I thought it was a typo.” “We could never sell our house
“I have done nothing to the building that would justify this assessment.” -France Powell
for what its assessed at,” read another post. As complaints filed in to social media sites, a number of Prince Rupert residents, who claim their properties underwent no improvements in the past year,
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simply wanted to know why their property’s assessment spiked upward of 25 per cent — a dollar figure ranging from $30,000 to $60,000. Prince Rupert Blvd resident France Powell saw her property jump 26 per cent. “I understand why properties are going up in value and I’m happy to pay taxes for things like schools — that’s my duty and I’m happy to pay for community services. But when I’m presented with such a steep increase, I would like to know why.” See Assessment,Page 2
He never doubted Canada would win the gold medal in hockey at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. In fact, Russ Girling was even happy when the teams tied two-all. It made it more interesting. “I had no doubt they were going to win. Similarly that’s the case for B.C.’s development of this resource,” he said. Girling is the president and CEO of TransCanada Corp. and TransCanada Pipeline Ltd., the company chosen to design, build, own and operate the proposed $5 billion Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project for Progress Energy. The line will move natural gas from the North Montney region (near Fort St. John) to the Pacific Northwest LNG plant which will be constructed near Prince Rupert. Girling said at TransCanada they have the view that natural gas may be one of the most significant drivers of the economy of Canada. “These aren’t just words. We are putting our money where our mouth is,” he said. See LNG, Page 3 Funded in part by:
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