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LETTER: Quit the deception with tax hike on utility bill

LETTER: Quit the deception with tax hike on utility bill

Hiding taxes in utility bills is a sneaky, underhanded means to avoid the real issue.
EDITORIAL: Keep party politics out of local level

EDITORIAL: Keep party politics out of local level

Mayors and councillors were right to support the motion, ensuring that local government is a place where a politician can speak their mind and vote their conscience.
LETTER: Franchise fee increase also comes with GST hit

LETTER: Franchise fee increase also comes with GST hit

Homeowners don't have to pay GST on their property taxes.
LETTER: Current system better than the proposed APP

LETTER: Current system better than the proposed APP

I don’t trust a government that can’t even manage its own health care system to manage my money.
LETTER: Dismayed by Okotoks' covert attempt to raise taxes

LETTER: Dismayed by Okotoks' covert attempt to raise taxes

Council, like the rest of us, should be focused on reducing costs rather than continually raising taxes and fees. 
LETTER: Okotoks seniors don’t deserve this kind of harassment

LETTER: Okotoks seniors don’t deserve this kind of harassment

As the sun goes down, the harassed, apprehensive senior residents are beginning to feel less safe and secure in their home, on their property and in their community.
LETTER: Let’s examine the value of CPP against APP

LETTER: Let’s examine the value of CPP against APP

It's one thing to suffer the vagaries of the marketplace, quite another to regulate and mismanage your own pathway into poverty.
COLUMN: It's time to support local journalism

COLUMN: It's time to support local journalism

National Newspaper Week, which runs Oct. 1-7, is a time to remember that local news needs to be supported by the community.
COLUMN: Building boom needed to strike balance

COLUMN: Building boom needed to strike balance

Limited supply means an ever-growing number of people are in search of affordable housing.
LETTER: Odour presentation paints incomplete picture

LETTER: Odour presentation paints incomplete picture

Variables like feedlot capacity and wildfire smoke impact odours plaguing residents in High River and Foothills County.
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