Local issues. Ontario-wide lessons. Word on the Street:  Snippets | Bruce | Dufferin | Elgin | Frontenac | Grey | Haliburton | Hastings | Huron | Kawartha Lakes | Lanark | Leeds & Grenville | Lennox & Addington | Middlesex | Norfolk | Northumberland | Oxford | Perth | Peterborough | Prince Edward | Renfrew | Simcoe | Wellington The Cost of Living in Your Own Community A Special Investigation into Taxes, User Fees and Municipal Affordability especially in rural Ontario. For decades, municipal governments were funded primarily through property taxes, with user fees reserved for specialized services or optional … Continue reading Snippets