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DECEMBER 11, 1969 LETTER TO THE EDITOR | In responce to your editor- ial in last week's news re- garding the lack of reaction of our citizens to outside criticism of our town, | feel possibly as a pioneer and your present Reeve and further as | at no time have had any connection with the Kimberly Clark organization » which some of our neighbors would have us believe run this town, that | happen to be in a position to evaluate your concern with the neces- sary detached authority. We must realize that Terrace Bay was the first planned community in North- western Ontario and when a benevolent Company plans and produces such services as our beautiful hotel, recrea- tion complex with artificial ice services, the beautiful Auditorium to our High School, which by the way was added to the school originally without any grant from the Department of Edu- cation, the wonderful assis- tence the municipality receiv- ed in building our Centennial Park, Our Golf Course and much more over the years, who then of us can fault the odd individual such as the Editor of the Marathon Mer- cury in their ignorance for taking the odd dig at us. | could isolate numerous instances of Home Town pride but let it suffice here to mention the fierce loy- alty displayed by all communities along the North Shore when we had competitive hockey .in the inter- mediate league and by the same token the close fraturnity built up by those same communities over the years which shows up so noticably in our bon- Golf tournaments and to a ver spiels TERRACE BAY NEWS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX REDUCTIONS FOR 1969 A Special Notice to enants in apartment buildings should re- ceive a little extra money this month under the Ontario Government's property tax reduction system. The system eases the burden of municipal and school taxes on home- owners and tenants. In effect, the Province is pay- ing part of the property taxes for each eligible house and apartment. Tenants should receive their reductions on or be- fore December 31. Many tenants who vacated premises earlier in the year will have already received their reductions. Here is what should happen: IF YOU ARE ALANDLORD... You must pay the full reduction to tenants who have occupied your premises throughout 1969. Pay- ment must be made on or before December 31, 1969. A tenant who moved in during.the year and is still occupying your premises must receive one-twelfth of the total reduction for each month of tenancy. It must be paid on or before December 31. A tenant who moved out during the year must receive. a similarly pro- portionate amount within 30 days of the date he terminated his tenancy or on December 31, whichever is earlier. Tenantsand Landlords lf a tenant is in arrears, the tax reduction may be deducted from such ar- rears. However, the reduc- tion must not be withheld because of damages or losses. IF YOU ARE A TENANT... You should receive your reduction from your pres- ent landlord on or before December 31, 1969. If you moved out of an apartment during the year and have not yet received your share of the reduc- tion, you should contact your former - landlord immediately to make sure he knows where to send your pay- ment. Tenants in apartment buildings such as duplexes and highrises are usually eligible for the tax reduc- tion. Tenants of flats or basement apartments in houses may not qual- ify because the premises they rent are not separately assessed. For example, roomers are not etigible. If you are unsure of your status or eligibility, contact your municipal tax office. IF YOU ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS... You should either telephone Toronto 363-7501 or write the Municipal Sub- sidies Branch, Department of Municipal Affairs, 801 Bay Street, Toronto 181. Officials are available to assist you. Pamphlets outlining details of the 1969 tax reduction system canbe ob- tained on request, THE RESIDENTIAL THE DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY TAX MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS REDUCTION ACT (1968) Hon. W. Darcy McKeough, Minister - (as amended) reat extent cont'd page 10 ae eee politically. When our Municipalities have a commo cause we really speak as a unit. May ! point out Madam Editor that you and | by virtue of our respective positions are exposed to information which the - vais