Municipal Elections – Tiny Township – Mark Your Calendar ARE YOU ELIGIBLE TO BE ON THE VOTERS’ LIST? You are eligible to vote if: (1) a resident of the Township or (2) the owner of land in the Township or the owner’s “spouse” (as defined by the Act). Of course, all [more]
Market Value Assessment under attack in Tiny By Paul Masterson Market Value Assessment (MVA), a thorny issue, revolves around the changing of the MVA base year from 1980 to 1992. We read elsewhere in this issue of The Tiny Cottager (Fair Tax Commission article) that property tax should not be [more]
Fair Tax Commission Reprinted, with permission, from the Muskoka Lakes Association Newsletter, (Winter 1994). On December 16, 1993, the Ontario Fair Tax Commission released its report to the Minister of Finance, making 135 recommendations designed to achieve more fairness in the province’s tax system. The core issues addressed in the [more]
A Tiny change can make a big difference by Al Taylor, President of the Federation During the summer, Federation representatives knocked on doors to learn how you felt about the issues facing all of us. We were not prepared for the deep concerns and feelings expressed. Many of you read [more]
The Federation of Tiny Township Shoreline Associations