Posts Tagged ‘taxes’

First Reaction To News About The Airdrie Dog Clamp Down.

{ Posted on Jan 25 2012 by Ross Mann }
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Categories : Taxes
After reading about how the city plans to raise money to pay for dog parks, I immediately thought of this skit from the great Monty Python. Read More »

Airdrie Spending Beyond It’s Means: CFIB

{ Posted on Oct 01 2010 by Ross Mann }
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Categories : Airdrie Politics, Calgary Regional Plan, City Of Airdrie, Growth, Linda Bruce, Taxes
The most recent edition of Rocky View Weekly featured a story based on a study by the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses, which demonstrated that spending increases by Alberta Municipal governments is outpacing growth. For instance, between 2000-2007, ...Read More »

Airdrie First?

{ Posted on Sep 29 2010 by Ross Mann }
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Categories : Calgary Regional Plan, City Of Airdrie, commute
Airdrie First? Not so much: Mayor Linda Bruce lunches in Ottawa at taxpayer expense in pursuit of her 'Absorb Airdrie Into Calgary' Agenda. Overheard on Wildrose MP Blake Richards' twitter account today: "WildRoseMPBlake Glad to host #Airdrie Mayor Linda Bruce and#Cochrane Mayor Truper McBride ...Read More »

Is Ross Mann a Business Advocate? Absolutely.

{ Posted on Sep 26 2010 by Ross Mann }
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Categories : Airdrie Politics, City Of Airdrie, News Paper Letter To The Editor, Taxes
A letter to the editor in this week's City View accuses me of being a "lobbyist" for business in Airdrie. This is because I believe outstanding service providers like Traxx should not only be allowed to freely compete for your business ...Read More »

City Council Proposes False Alarm Tax

{ Posted on Sep 14 2010 by Ross Mann }
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Categories : Airdrie Politics, City Of Airdrie, Linda Bruce, Taxes
At last week's city council meeting, a motion to impose fines for false security alarms was introduced. Since the city has yet to post the minutes from the meeting, I cannot confirm all of the details of the bill. ...Read More »
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