Cranbrook Daily Townsman, October 08, 2014

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Municipal tax exemptions took dip in 2015 ARNE PETRYSHEN Townsman Staff

Council passed the first three readings for the bylaw that authorizes property tax exemptions for the 2015 taxation year. The value of the municipal property taxes exempted in 2014 was $219,419,

while the 2015 value is estimated to be $205,297. The exemptions for not for profit organizations in 2014 were $179,368, while in 2015 they are projected at 168,535. Exemptions for churches and private schools was $40,051 in 2014 and is

estimated at $36,762 in 2015. “There were seven new tax exemptions that were presented to council by approving this bylaw,” Mayor Wayne Stetski explained at the Oct. 6 council meeting. The Cranbrook Community Theatre Society, the Ktu-

naxa Nation council Society requests which are in existing properties owned by the city were approved. There were three requests, one from the Ktunaxa Nation Council Society, one from the Red Cross Health Equipment Depot and one from

the Community Connections Society. “The suggestions is rather than give them tax exemptions at this point, they be invited to apply for a grant from our grants to organizations program,” he said. “Although the window has

closed for that, exception will be made for these three groups to apply, as do many other groups for a grant to cover their taxes.”

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LNG is the theme of the season Fall session in the Legislature will focus on policy liquid natural gas TRE VOR CR AWLEY C AROLYN GR ANT Townsman Staff

BARRY COULTER

For the first time since 2007, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) held its annual general meeting in Cranbrook. The National Board of Directors of Canada’s largest conservation organization gathered at St. Eugene over the weekend past to set the course for conservation strategy for the coming year. Their goal is to protect habitat for at least a quarter of Canada’s species at risk, by securing private land that connects with wildlife corridors, or parks, making southeastern B.C. an important territory. Pictured above are members of the NCC executive. Left to right: Bob Redgate, Chair of BC Regional Board; Linda Hannah, Regional Vice-President for B.C.; Nathalie Pratte, Chair of the National Board; John Lounds, President and CEO of the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

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Britney Morin-Pires & Scott Griffith of Elko, a boy Lynn Walker & Wade Bouchard of Fernie, a boy Caitlyn Wilcox & Talis Taylor-Meszaros of Invermere, a girl Danielle Lepine & Robert Austin of Invermere/Cranbrook, a girl Tina & Dawson Long of Cranbrook, a girl Elaine Jobe & Rayna Young of Sparwood, a boy Ashley Skjonsby & Travis Gronlund of Cranbrook, a boy

The B.C. government is sitting for a rare fall legislative session to tackle the issue of liquid natural gas (LNG) and the taxation policy behind it, according to Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett. Read by Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon, Monday’s Throne Speech laid out priorities for the Liberal government, which includes legislation on the tax structure and greenhouse gas emissions on LNG policy.

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Personal Real Estate Corporation

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East Kootenay Realty


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