Vegreville Town Council Approves Extension to Business License Fees

MAY 20, 2020 News Advertiser PAGE 9 www.NewsAdvertiser.comVegreville Town Council Approves Extension to Business License Fees

Michelle Pinon News Advertiser

Local businesses were given more time to pay their business license fees and any related penalties to June 1.

Vegreville town council voted in favour of the extension at its May 11 regular meeting. The extension was granted in light of the restrictions put in place because of COVID-19, and the fact the pandemic has increased the difficulty for businesses to pay their 2020 business license fees.

The recommendation came from Dale Lefebvre, the Infrastructure, Planning & Development Director. The proposal stated, “Town council approve an extension for business license payments and cancellations this year only, from March 31, 2020 to June 1, 2020.”

Business license penalties of 15 percent were applied on March 1, 2020 for those licenses that were still outstanding after the original payment deadline of February 28, 2020