Years-long water bill dispute winds its way into court

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Matthew Cowap has a home in a nice neighbourhood but says he’s been forced to live as in the wilderness, amid a near five-year billing dispute with the City of Winnipeg.
Matthew Cowap has a home in a nice neighbourhood but says he’s been forced to live as in the wilderness, amid a near five-year billing dispute with the City of Winnipeg.
Cowap received a water bill demanding more than $20,000 in October 2016; one year later, with the note unpaid, the city cut off water to his Cambridge Street house. The amount was transferred to his property tax in 2018 — and has since grown to more than $60,000, after compounded interest.

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