Archive for January 2010
Organizations helping out Haiti
Determining the number of casualties from a Haiti earthquake, said to be the worst in 200 years, has proven to be an impossibility following shattered communication systems. The 7.0-magnitude earthquake, which struck the Port-au-Prince region Tuesday, is said to have killed possibly thousands and Canada is sending a reconnaissance team to determine how to help…
Read MoreBlackville maintains tax rate; village digs deep into reserve funding to cover rising costs in budget
The Village of Blackville had to dig deep into its reserve funding to maintain services in its 2010 municipal budget. Blackville sliced $35,483 from its reserves, down to $48,548 from $84,031 in 2009, with a major portion of the funds going toward padding the cost of its fire department and RCMP detachment. The local fire…
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