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Tax relief for business City improves investment incentive program C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
The Investment Incentive Program is a business tax break that should be taken advantage of by more people, says Mayor Don McCormick. The City is in the process of renewing the program, begun in 2012, for another four years. In a nutshell, the program offers tax relief on commercial property improvements. So if you have a commercial property valued at $400,000 and your improvements increase the value to $500,000 your taxes on the additional value are forgiven for three years. See TAX, page 5
Fall back C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
Although it seems the debate over the necessity of twice-a-year time changes gets a little louder every year, it is nonetheless time to move your clocks back one hour this Sunday at 2 a.m. It isn’t uniform across Canada. There are municipalities (Creston) and provinces (Saskatchewan) that just ignore the time change, but for the rest of us, it’s time to fall back. It is also, as Kimberley Fire Chief Al Collinson reminds us, time to make sure the batteries in your smoke detector are replaced and that it’s functioning properly. “Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half,” Collinson said.
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Tristen Chernove (far right), along with fellow Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes, were celebrated in Ottawa by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday. Over 250 athletes and coaches attended events in the nation’s capital, which included a stop at the House of Commons, where they were honoured for their sporting achievements. Chernove, who competed on Canada’s para-cycling team, captured a gold, silver and bronze medal at the Rio Games in September.
Public takes winter maintenance concerns to open house Full house has questions on new contract TRE VOR CR AWLEY
People concerned with the winter and summer maintenance of local highways got the chance to make their voices heard on Tuesday during an open house organized by Mainroad East Kootenay
Contracting. The seating gallery was full at the Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort, as Mainroad staff outlined their forecasted operations during the winter and discussed a new contract that was signed with the provincial government last April. Changes include reducing the number of yards throughout the region from seven to five, however, new equipment — such as larger
tri- and tandem axle trucks — and a ‘Snow Desk’ tracking system will help fully utilize resources, says Geoff Gwynne. “It went really well,” said Gwynne. “I was glad to see all the people come out. They had good questions. They put us on the spot a few times, but that’s okay, that’s why we’re here, so I think it was a successful day.” The open house began with a
presentation by Gwynne and Mainroad staff on their planned operations under the new contract before moving to a Q&A format. Concerns raised included the closing of the Kimberley yard and response times during snowfall, the spread of knapweed and other invasive plants and route-specific complaints on non-major roadways. See MAINROAD, page 5
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