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Sarnia city council won’t introduce any new taxes for the remainder of its term – until after the 2022 municipal election.
“Good economic growth should always be our focus, not the creation of new ways to tax our citizens and businesses,” said Coun. Bill Dennis. His motion found approval in an 8-1 vote.
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The commitment to not create any new taxes or levies does not prevent Sarnia from raising existing rates and levies come tax time, he said.
No more new taxes in Sarnia, council says
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Sarnia city council won’t introduce any new taxes for the remainder of its term – until after the 2022 municipal election.
“Good economic growth should always be our focus, not the creation of new ways to tax our citizens and businesses,” said Coun. Bill Dennis, who made the motion that passed 8-1 Monday.
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The commitment to not create any new taxes or levies does not prevent Sarnia from raising existing rates and levies come tax time, he said.
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Publishing date: Apr 07, 2021 • 4 days ago • 3 minute read • Ontario Superior Court Justice Joseph Donohue holds a painting depicting life during an earlier time in Kugluktuk, Nunavut in this file photograph from March 2015. Donohue has made seven trips to Nunavut where he is a volunteer deputy judge. The long-serving justice is retiring. Paul Morden/Postmedia Network Photo by Paul Morden /Paul Morden/The Observer
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Justice Joseph Donohue is retiring this month, but it’s not his idea.
“I did not aspire to retire,” said the life-long Sarnia resident who this month runs up against the rule that Superior Court justices must retire once they turn 75. “That’s one ambition I never had.”