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Property taxes What a stretch too low, says city manager DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Mayor John Tory and some members of his Executive Committee bristled at a hardhitting report by City Manager Peter Wallace arguing that Toronto’s strategy of keeping property taxes low, and services steady, has created a looming financial crisis in the city. “I would state one fact as to why I am averse to going first to the property tax,” said Tory at the Tuesday meeting of Toronto’s Executive Committee. “Ninety seven per cent of the voters in 2014 voted for a candidate who supported a property tax increase no greater than the rate of inflation.” Wallace’s report indicated that in effect, Toronto Council’s budgetary process has resulted in an actual property tax decrease in recent years when adjusted for real inflation. Council has been able to keep the city afloat thanks to the >>>Shortcuts, page 14
Company brews plan to bring history back to life LISA RAINFORD lrainford@insidetoronto.com
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ing: the former Symes Road Incinerator Less than a kilometre away from the current location, Paterson, who calls himself a history buff, has had his eye on
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