Less money from province, DSSAB (levy) increases

Rising assessments and the cost of relining a 9-foot culvert on Walls Road have stymied council’s hope of keeping property taxes at last year’s level.Council has passed a budget based on a total levy of $1,222,000 – about $60,000 higher than last year’s.And after studying three drafts of the budget over a six-week period, Mayor Ken Lamming admitted