Veterans group appeals to city council for tax exemption
Initially rejected by city staff, the Polish Combatants Association is seeking a property tax exemption for a vacant Cumberland Street lot
Jan 2, 2021 2:02 PM By: Ian Kaufman
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Members of the Polish Combatants Association lay a wreath to commemorate the Second World War Battle of Monte Cassino in 2017. (File photo)
THUNDER BAY – A local veterans’ group is appealing to Thunder Bay’s city council to grant tax exempt status to a vacant property that’s currently costing it thousands of dollars a year.
Members of the Polish Combatants’ Association in Canada, Branch 1, made a deputation to council on Dec. 21 seeking the exemption, which would require a bylaw amendment, after city staff initially denied their request.
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By Mark Wegierski web posted December 14, 2020
It has to be said at the outset, that the lack of meaningful intellectual and cultural infrastructures for the Polish-Canadian community is particularly troubling. While the work of Professor Tamara Trojanowska, who has taught Polish Language and Literature at the University of Toronto has been considerably helpful (such as the major international conference on Polish themes that took place in February 2006), Professor Piotr Wrobel, who holds the Chair of Polish History at the University of Toronto, has been seen by some as rather cool to the core concerns of the Polish-Canadian community.