Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
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issued: 2022-12-02
issued: 1991-02-21
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note: ■•y. MURRAYVILLE - It is "nice !to see that people are . responding,." says Aid. John Scholtens, Some local property owners have again protested tax increases in Langley. • Michael Stockwell of 24883 Robertson Crescent calls for a v tax rollback rather than an increase. i "Blame, for high taxes in gejneral has to be placed on ' all three levels of government, " says Stockwell. "Hopefully overspending on needless things can be stopped at all levels, and a good place to start is in our own back yard." And Ed Brown of Aldergrove views "with grave concern the report that there will be another unjust rise in property taxes this year." Retired Ed and Peggy Brown are on a fixed income of $5,000 annually. "We find it very hard indeed to keep up with these increases year after year," says Ed. Their taxes have doubled in seven.years, yet their income is still the •'same. : ■■ /-■ ' 'I hope the report we heard (of a 6J4 percent tax increase), is false and there will not be any increase," says Ed. This hope is shared by many other seniors on fixed income. VOL. 33 NO. 8 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1991' 30 CENTS Established 1957 3089 - 272 Street, Aldergrove, B.C. Call 856-8303 or 856-5212 vote for a "olitef"? ALDERGROVE - If non- natives are- to pay taxes to an Indian band, then they should also have the right to vote for a chief, sftys Aid. John Scholtens. Amendments to the Indian Act in 1988 allowed hands, to tax leased reserve land, and now the Sto'Lo Nations, representing the .; Matsqui Indians, is preparing a bylaw that will tax the occupiers of a south Aldergrove reserve. A few years ago the land near the US border was leased to the Pioneer Park, a seniors housing co-op. Potential for ! dual taxation was addressed by the provincial government in 1990, and Indians .were granted the right to levy their own taxes. The Sto'Lo's have opted for independent taxation and announced their intention to start levying taxes this year. However, according to municipal and provincial authorit…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Kurt Langmann and Family, July 1, 2021.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0422265
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [place of publication unknown] : [publisher not identified]
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
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