Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Feedback needed on Town of Oakville tax increase

Town of Oakville tax increase, January 11th, 2011 by Richard Douglas
Staff recommended a 3.32 per cent total tax bill increase to the Budget Committee to protect existing program and service levels at a budget meeting held at Town Hall yesterday. The proposed increase includes previous financial commitments such as road pavement improvements, renovations to Queen Elizabeth Park Community Centre, annualization of costs associated with Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, and the completion of a new transit facility.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Polar Bear Dip raises $150,000 for Wolrd Vision

The weather was anything but frightful and it paid off for the 26th annual Courage Brothers’ Polar Bear Dip for World Vision.
Canada's largest charitable polar dip held annually on New Year’s Day at Oakville’s Coronation Park raised $150,000 to provide fresh water for communities in Tanzania.
The dip far surpassed its goal — first set for $60,000 and hiked to $100,000 in late December — for the second consecutive year.
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