City of Edmonton says new tax is cleaning up derelict properties

Dozens of homes across the city have been cleaned up according to the City of Edmonton. Officials said that's thanks to the creation of a new tax subclass which slaps derelict properties with a property tax rate about three times higher than normal.

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