Medicine Hat approves 3.6 percent residential tax rise
Medicine Hat city council approves a 3.6 per cent rise in residential property tax for 2014, adding about 75 dollars to the average home’s annual bill. The total tax rate also includes a 5.3 per cent hike for commercial properties, and 6.6 per cent municipal tax growth after provincial education requisition changes. Councillor Jim Turner criticizes labour costs and pledges to forego a cost of living increase, urging spending moderation. The 2014 budget marks the final year of a three year plan with next steps for a two-year process.
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Calgary mass murder victims remembered at funerals
Friends and families mourn five students slain at a Calgary house party on April 15. Jordan Segura, Kaiti Perras and Josh Hunter are honored by loved ones as a kind, brave, and devoted group with ties to the University of Calgary.
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Energy profits buoy Medicine Hat's 2013 finances
Medicine Hat's 2013 unaudited financials show revenue rising to 454 million led by energy sales and flood grants, with total expenses at 426 million after a 50 million write down in gas inventory. Debt grew to 213.7 million while energy division dividends met 24.5 million and a 16.7 million contribution to the Community Capital Reserve.
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