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Publisher’s Desk West Yellowhead MLA
Dana McArthur
Member Canadian Association of Journalists PAGE 6 MONDAY AUGUST 3, 2020 THE WEEKLY ANCHOR Martin Long
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by Cassie Kushniruk
Province reviews linear tax model
GUEST EDITORIAL/COMMENT Letter to the Editor Policy:
Letter to the Editor Potential to triple rural tax rates!

normal sales. The Weekly Anchor welcomes Letters to the Editor
The provincial
One in three small government recently infrastructure —which All letters are published at the discretion of the editor-publisher
in turn is strained by
business owners report announced their From the industry. who reserves the right to edit for clarity, length and libel. All
Sales remain perilously Publisher’s Desk letters must bear the name of the writer —and must also include
Dana McArthur
Compared to urban
low at most small they have increased their intention to review the Member Canadian Association of Journalists municipalities, rural the address and telephone number (which will not be published).
current linear tax
use of credit cards and e-
COVID-19 is changing how assessment model for significantly more per capita to maintain The publisher will consider withholding the writer’s name from
businesses across the
transfer as a method of
municipalities spend
region, and across Canada.
print if there is a legitimate case for reprisals.
oil and gas properties in Alberta.
getting and making
The implications of the proposed
New data shows payment
we spend at small businesses changes will profoundly impact the this basic infrastructure that supports Letters published do not necessarily reflect the policies or beliefs
payments. One in four have
of this newspaper.
Alberta's economy. Rural municipalities
methods at small
increased their use of debit
businesses have shifted cards, while 38% have financial outlook for Yellowhead County, are responsible for managing about 75% of
and in turn, the towns of Edson and Hinton Alberta's roads and 60% of Alberta's
away from cash toward decreased their use of cash which the County holds cost and revenue bridges, according to the Rural
electronic options like since the pandemic started. sharing agreements with. These Municipalities Association (RMA).
credit, debit, and e-transfer. 7% have stopped using agreements are estimated at over ten Infrastructure is integral to Alberta's
T
Despite this shift, sales cash altogether. million dollars annually. economy. Ensuring that rural Alberta can The Weekly Anchorhe Weekly Anchor
remain alarming low for Even with the shift to In this new model the County stands to maintain safe infrastructure is critical for NEED
this time of year, according lose up to 26% of its municipal tax every resident in the province. Every NEW
to the latest data from the cashless purchases, data revenue! Albertan relies on these roads, bridges, and
infrastructure to get us to work, get our
Canadian Federation of from Chase Merchant Linear tax revenues are revenues products to market, and deliver the WEBDONUTS
WE HAVE RESUMED
Riding Update:
Independent Business Services shows credit and collected by municipalities from groceries and goods we use every day. Letter to the Editor Policy WE HAVE RESUMED
companies that have linear property items
debit card sales for
HELP SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM (CFIB). Open Letter: like oil and gas wells, pipelines, power Simply put, the changes proposed by the OUR PHOTO SERVICES
OUR PHOTO SERVICES
Canadian small businesses
Small business recovery
FACT- in Canada is slowing are on average 25 per cent generation, power lines, and utility lines province threaten the long-term The Weekly Anchor welcomes Letters to the FOR PASSPORTS, VISAS
within their municipalities.
FOR PASSPORTS, VISAS
sustainability of Alberta's rural
Editor
CHECKING progressing with 62% of lower for March-June 2020 municipalities for the maintenance of municipalities. It also downloads the All letters are published at the discretion of the
These tax revenues are used by
than the same time in 2019,
burden of maintaining Alberta's rural
FIREARMS AND MORE
THE small businesses fully according to the CFIB. infrastructure such as roads and bridges. A infrastructure and development onto rural editor-publisher who reserves the right to edit for FIREARMS AND MORE
clarity, length and libel. All letters must bear the
open, 37% fully staffed
homeowners, possibly even tripling
significant portion of the linear taxes
Although many things
name of the writer —and must also include the
WORLD —but only 26% of seem to be slowly collected include education taxes that are residential tax rates — at a time when address and telephone number (which will not be
residents can least afford it!
businesses are making
forwarded to the province. For the
BY APPOINTMENT
SINCE IT returning to normal, many Yellowhead County, the 2020 school ways to support our struggling oil and gas published). The publisher will consider BY APPOINTMENT
There must certainly be less damaging
small businesses are still
requisition totals $23,783,495.
ONLY - PLEASE CALL
WAS FLAT. within rural Alberta, rural municipalities industries than clawing revenue from withholding the writer’s name from print if there is ONLY - PLEASE CALL
As most linear property items are located
a legitimate concern of reprisals.
equally struggling rural municipalities and
Jim Eglinski receive the majority of the tax revenue as residents. Letters published do not necessarily reflect the US TO BOOK A TIME...
US TO BOOK A TIME...
policies or beliefs of this newspaper.
If you would like to make your voice
they are the ones challenged with the
MP Yellowhead Media Release: significant and escalating cost of heard on this issue please contact your
maintaining, repairing, and building this
local MLA. (see story page 1)
5040 3rd Avenue, Edson
Open Letter: 5040 3rd Avenue, Edson
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HELP SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM Letter to the Editor All letters are published at the discretion of the editor-publisher who reserves the right
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September 30, 2020. This includes the late-filing
Alberta
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