Local News
Town looking at 1.5% residential tax increase at first reading of 2021 budget
Residential taxes in Morinville would go up by 1.5% in 2021 if the Town’s proposed Operating Budget were approved as is. […]
taxes
Columns
Column: Cities’ push for new taxes divorced from reality
We hear councillors offer nice platitudes about understanding the hardships Albertans are going through, but actions speak louder than words. And the recent push for new tax powers shows that big city councillors and mayors are divorced from the reality facing Alberta.
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Business
Council approves First Reading of Tax Bylaw and moving of due date by two months
Morinville homeowners and businesses will see a 2.6% tax increase this year if the 2020 Property Tax Rate Bylaw is passed.
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COVID-19
Sturgeon County votes to extend tax deadline, wave utilities penalties
Sturgeon County Council voted Mar. 31 to waive residential penalties on unpaid municipal water and wastewater accounts from March 31 to June 30. The County is assuring residents that disconnections for the services will not be performed during that time.
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Local News
Property tax analysis shows 2.6% average annual increase over 10 years
An analysis released by the Town Administration at the request of Morinville News showed the average increase over this period as 2.62%. […]
Local News
Morinville taxes projected to go up 5% for residential and 15% for non-residential
After cancelling their Mar. 26 regular meeting, Town Council has a 319-page agenda of business to tackle Tuesday night. On the agenda for the Apr. 9 regular meeting are a number of items, the most significant of which for residents is First Reading of the 2019 Tax Rate Bylaw.
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Business
Council approves first reading of 2019 budget
by Colin Smith Morinville residential property owners will see their taxes go up three per cent in 2019 if the […]
National News
Scheer announces new tax bill
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced Thursday his party would offer tax relief to young families by introducing the Supporting New Parents Act, which would remove federal income tax from benefits received under the EI maternity and EI parental programs. […]
Columns
National Column: Morneau capital runs low
Finance Minister Bill Morneau is headed back to the House of Commons on Monday with a target on his back and much of the burden of his government’s declining popularity on his shoulders.
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Local News
Tax penalty reduction Bylaw passes First Reading
The First Reading of a revised bylaw proposed by Councillor Stephen Dafoe on reducing penalties for late property tax payers passed unanimously at Council’s regular meeting Apr. 11.
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Local News
Municipal taxes go up .38% – 1.59% with school taxes
Morinville taxpayers should expect next years’ tax bill to go up by a few bucks a month following Council’s approval of 2017’s tax rates in a unanimous vote from Council for 2nd and 3rd Reading of the Tax Bylaw.
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Local News
Morinville hosts Budget Open House to little fanfare
Few people attended Morinville’s Budget 2017 Open House on November 2.
Residents had the opportunity to see presentations made by the Town’s Administration during the afternoon that day; however, according to the Town’s Corporate Communications Officer, Felicity Bergman, only two people attended. […]
Province
Carbon Levy Rebate coming in January if taxes filed
Albertans who file their 2015 tax return and meet income criteria will start receiving the carbon levy rebate in January 2017. […]
Local News
Tax update shows municipal taxes to go up by 3 per cent in 2016
Morinville taxpayers now have an idea of how the Town Budget will affect their own budget with some clear numbers from Administration on tax rates. At their Committee of the Whole meeting, Council received a report from Shawna Jason, Interim Director of Financial Services for the Town, who informed Council that to support the 2016 budget, ratepayers would be paying approximately $61.40 more this year, based on a home valued at $300,000. […]
Local News
Morinville property taxes higher than budgeted
Morinville homeowners will be paying property taxes at a higher rate than expected this year.
A 3.39 per cent rate increase is set out in the 2015 Property Tax Rate Bylaw, which received unanimous first reading at the regular meeting of Town Council Apr. 14… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: Hockey arena or regional recreation facility – SO many questions – so little time!
I would like to thank our Council for the Open House held on April 28th. It was good to see more people attending this and sharing their views. Also, I would like to thank the group who prepared the Feasibility Study as this document actually included nasty topics such as – ‘capital costs’; ‘operating costs’; ‘revenue generation’ ‘cost overruns or deficits’ and not just the community wants and desires…. […]