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Volume 138 Issue 4
Town Budget Brings
2.7% Tax Increase
By KAREN MITCHELL
T he first reading of the by-law to set
and impose taxes within the Town of
Minnedosa for 2020 was read on March
24th during the Town Council meeting.
The second and third readings are expect-
ed take place at the of April 14th meeting
following the Financial Plan public hear-
ing.
This year’s proposed, balanced bud-
get comes in at $10,442,200.91 which is a
decrease of $123,918.73 from last year’s
financial plan.
The overall proposed tax increase for
2020 will equal 2.7%. For a tax amount
example, a resident of Minnedosa who
owns a building assessed at $170,700 and
land of $20,400 and a portioned assess-
ment of $86,000 can expect to see taxes of
approximately $2,304.44. The breakdown
Manitoba COVID-19 Cases Surpass 100
By KAREN MITCHELL
I n the last week, Manitoba has seen a
rise in confirmed cases of COVID-19. As
of Wednesday, April 1st, the total number
of lab-confirmed positive and probable
positive cases in Manitoba had reached
127. The total number of deaths reported
remains at one, four hospitalized and four
recoveries. Of these cases, the health re-
gions they are located in include 104 in
Winnipeg, nine in Prairie Mountain, eight
in Southern, five in Interlake-Eastern and
one in Northern.
The first positive case for Manitoba
was reported March 12th at which time
403 tests had been completed. In just 19
days, the number of tests completed had
increased to 8,550.
As of presstime Wednesday, through-
out Canada there are more than 9,000
cases, just over 100 deaths and over 1.500
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The Minnedosa
Since 1883
Friday, April 3, 2020 www.minnedosatribune.com 90 cents plus tax
Main Street Overflows
of this tax amount includes $1,904.47 of
municipal taxes, the $120 municipal gar-
bage levy, $979.97 of school taxes, and the
school tax allowance rebate of $700.
Within this year’s financial plan, the
Town has budgeted in hopes of receiv-
ing a government grant of $2,625,000
which is allocated for the proposed new
arena. This amount was not received
last year as expected so they are hopeful
that this will be approved this year. The
new arena fundraising account currently
sits at $1,000,000, therefore if the gov-
ernment funding comes through, it will
bring the income tagged for the project to
$3,625,000. The announcement was set to
be out already, however with the current
COVID-19 situation the date for approval
is unknown at this time.
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recoveries. Worldwide, the total number
of confirmed cases was over 887,000 with
more than 44,000 deaths and more than
185,000 recoveries.
The provincial government has re-
leased a list of airline flights which have
had passengers who have been confirmed
cases of COVID-19. Included on the list Photo by Karen Mitchell
is the March 15th WestJet flight WS 3256
By KAREN MITCHELL
from Calgary International airport to
along Main Street.
Brandon. The affected seats on this flight
are Seat 12A and Rows two to eight. Pas-
sengers in these seats are considered a W hen cruising Main Street Minnedo-
sa on the afternoon on Monday,
March 30th residents experienced some-
Each year, warm Spring temperatures
result in fast thawing and if a section of
the storm drain remains frozen it causes
close contact and are at risk of exposure to
what of a “flash flood” with an extensive a back up of water. Similar situations as
COVID-19. They are asked to self-isolate
amount of water gushing from the grates the main Street gusher Monday after-
for 14 days and monitor their symptoms.
near the corner of 2nd Avenue N.W. just noon are common this time of year and is
Passengers on the flight but not in the af-
southeast of the Minnedosa Community experienced almost annually. The Town
fected seats should self-monitor for symp-
Conference Centre. advises residents that it is nothing to be
toms and self-isolate if they develop.
Town of Minnedosa employees were concerned with and once temperatures
inundated with phone calls from con- level off, the water will flow as anticipated
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cerned citizens, as water flowed south rectifying the back up.
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