City taking ownership of former UCN campus buildings, one of which will become a sobering centre thompsoncitizen.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thompsoncitizen.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
City manager Anthony McInnis said council was directed to proceed to second reading by the Public Utilities Board of Manitoba (PUB), which is ultimately responsible for establishing the water and sewer rates. Between first and second reading, the PUB recalculated the numbers submitted by the city after first reading last November and requested some minor changes in the costs listed in the bylaw. The changes did not affect the water and sewer rates of $3.81 and $1.79, respectively, or the quarterly service charge of $22.20 per water meter, but did raise the minimum quarterly charge for customers with 15 millimetre water lines, which includes 14 cubic metres of water, to $100.60 from $100.53. For customers with 20 to 150 mm water lines, the minimum quarterly charges have increased between 13 cents and $11.73. The changes are a result of adjustments to the commodity water and wastewater charges included in the minimum quarterly charges.
“They’ve asked our chief financial officer to make a change under Schedule A to the table,” said McInnis. “They had recalculated some of the numbers.” The changes did not affect the water and sewer rates of $3.81 and $1.79, respectively, or the quarterly service charge of $22.20 per water meter, but did raise the minimum quarterly charge for customers with 15 millimetre water lines, which includes 14 cubic metres of water, to $100.60 from $100.53. For customers with 20 to 150 mm water lines, the minimum quarterly charges have increased between 13 cents and $11.73. The changes are a result of adjustments to the commodity water and wastewater charges included in the minimum quarterly charges.
Councillor s resolutions on China human rights violations and MP Niki Ashton s stance on them tabled thompsoncitizen.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thompsoncitizen.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
“Back in December the province proclaimed Bill 4 which is the Retail Businesses Hours of Operation Act,” explained city manager Anthony McInnis. “The bill eliminated the Sunday shopping hour restrictions. Businesses are no longer required to close after 6 p.m. on Sundays. The City of Thompson’s bylaw was based on the Retail Holiday Closing Act. Since that’s been repealed our bylaw no longer has any power.” The province has told municipalities that they still have the power to regulate retail operation hours in their communities if they decide to, McInnis noted. Coun. Jeff Fountain was wholly in favour of repealing the bylaw.