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Okanagan regional board cancels taxpayer-funded catered foodCouncillor James Miller recently put forward the motion to do away with catered lunches at the biweekly regional board meetings, which he calculated to total around $30,000 a year.CanadaJun 4
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Advocacy groups making their cases as Calgary budget adjustments debatedAdvocacy groups are making their cases as Calgary budget adjustments are debated.CanadaNov 18, 2023
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Montreal borough mayors complain of lack of funds from central cityThe mayors of Montréal-Nord, St-Laurent and Outremont held a press conference Wednesday, saying the payments from the central city aren't keeping up with inflation.CanadaSep 6, 2023
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Liberal, Conservative MPs can no longer bill taxpayers for home internet useThe federal Liberal government is joining the Opposition Conservatives in no longer allowing its members of Parliament to expense taxpayers for home internet services.PoliticsJan 26, 2023
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Beaconsfield, Que. residents reject higher taxes to pay for sound wallA Léger survey shows most residents in Beaconsfield don't support paying more taxes for a sound barrier to shield residents from the noise pollution of Highway 20.CanadaAug 23, 2022
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Study finds abandoned oil and gas wells place unfair burden on landowners, taxpayersA report from the University of Calgary says the costs of Alberta's growing stock of abandoned and inactive oil and gas wells are falling unfairly on landowners and taxpayers.CanadaMay 20, 2021
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Fate of Murney the Kingston police horse up for debate againAt a recent Kingston police services board meeting, the subject of Murney - the public's beloved police horse - was up for discussion again. The cost too high.CanadaMay 29, 2020
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“It costs the taxpayer”: Some Vancouver playgrounds fenced off due to COVID-19 scofflawsThe Vancouver Park Board has been forced to spend an estimated $7,000 on temporary fencing to secure playgrounds and outdoor exercise areas after people ripped down yellow tape daily to access the closed areas.PoliticsMay 4, 2020
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Idled Nova Scotia to Maine ferry cost province extra $4-million in 2019Bay Ferries that it will begin sailing this year between Yarmouth, N.S., and Bar Harbor, Maine, on June 26.CanadaFeb 21, 2020
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City of Calgary announces ‘ambitious’ plan to save $74M by 2022The City of Calgary is looking to save millions of dollars by 2022.EconomyJan 15, 2020
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