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Council's annual remuneration and expenses total $450K in 2021. Belleville paid out $417,175 in remuneration and $33,398 in general expenses to city councillors for services rendered in the calendar year of 2021, according to a report by Brandon Ferguson, city manager of finance and deputy treasurer. News.
Nearly $8M in local infrastructure cash | The Community Press
1 hour ago · The Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) will provide more than $7.9 million to the area’s municipalities, to help them renew and rehabilitate critical infrastructure, Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark announced this week. The OCIF funding, to be delivered in 2025, is part of the government’s $190 ...
Pierre Poilievre quiet as B.C. heads to the polls | The Community …
10 hours ago · Poilievre also gloated in the House of Commons after the law-and-order-focused ABC Vancouver swept municipal elections in October 2022, calling the result a rejection of failed Liberal and NDP drug and crime policies.. What’s more, the B.C. Conservative campaign has effectively been a beta test of the next federal Conservative campaign. Rustad has lifted the slogan “common sense ...
Cornwall police charge man with assault, confinement, threats
6 hours ago · A 44-year-old man is facing three charges following a police investigation. Police alleged the man barricaded his girlfriend in a room on March 19, assaulted her, and then threatened to kill her. He was located by officers and taken into police custody on Friday. The man, whose identity was not released, was charged with domestic assault ...
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville to host housing workshop …
6 hours ago · The regional government announced this week it will host a workshop on how to build housing more quickly and affordably. The workshop next Monday will be hosted by the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and will “showcase nontraditional construction methods being used in the Brockville area ...
Many Canadians are eating less due to rising cost of living | The ...
2 days ago · These include carpooling, buying in bulk, sharing subscriptions and childcare, and cohabiting with others. MNP’s quarterly consumer debt index, released Wednesday, also found that 28 per cent of Canadians have even resorted to eating less to save money. “These measures reflect the harsh reality of soaring living costs, compelling Canadians ...
Hastings celebrates 150 years as a village | The Community Press
Sep 17, 2024 · Hastings celebrated being incorporated as a village 150 years ago on September 14th. They held a big party along Front Street and on the Village Green. A Classic Car Show, the Cigar Boats and music in the Village Green made for a beautiful day. The Village of Hastings was incorporated in 1874 and remained incorporated until 2001 when the ...
Here's what economists had to say about the latest inflation …
Sep 17, 2024 · Policymakers should focus on cutting rates: CIBC. Senior economist Andrew Grantham said that with the inflation target achieved, policymakers should be focusing on cutting interest rates to stimulate the economy and prevent a material undershoot of the inflation target ahead.. Even though much of the easing relative to July was due to lower gasoline prices, there was good news within core ...
For them only - The Community Press
2 days ago · For them only. To the Editor: I feel a little discouraged right now. I recently worked for one of the political parties during the recent provincial by-election – my candidate did not win. What really bothers me about the outcome is that the vast majority (62%) of people stayed home – the winner received a small number of votes, not a ...
Quinte West approves 6.66% tax increase for homeowners
Jan 8, 2024 · But following a raft of difficult special budget meetings in late 2023, Quinte West council on Monday finally slashed a potential property tax increase originally proposed of more than nine per cent for homeowners down to 6.66 per cent in 2024. In its final budget session of more than three-and-a-half hours, councillors haggled over a number of ...
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