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As this is my first report of the New Year, I wish all of you a very Happy
New Year. Council is looking forward to completing the RCMP building,
holding the Swimming Pool referendum and continuing to work with Mt.
Mackenzie Resort Ltd. to further develop the local ski hill. We expect to
meet with representatives of MMRL very soon and understand they are
proceeding further with efforts to develop the ski hill “Master Plan”.
Please keep some time
available on March 8, 2002, to attend the Official Opening of the new RCMP
Facility. There will be an opportunity for the public to tour the building
and see how the space is used.
Council continues to pursue
the issue of property taxation for Crown Corporations (i.e. BC Hydro).
Premier Campbell promised that Crown Corporations would be subject to
taxation and we intend to hold him to that promise. We presently receive a
Grant-in-lieu of taxes but it is not tied to our taxation/assessment base
and does not increase at the time that your taxes increase and we feel
this is an important issue for us.
I will be meeting with the
new Chief Operating Officer for our area of the new Interior Health
Authority, Ken Burrows. I will report further regarding how we are to have
input into the workings of such a huge Authority.
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