Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 10, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free january 11 i i ii o Sale Imi pm Down Tovin Stori every fur jacket and accessories the latest looks at fabulous prices from Canadas oldest furrier celebrate the new yourself to a new fur coat come see our travelling fur collection is truly outstanding choose from ranches Fox and much More you can buy with because with 319 years of experience behind the Hudson Bay company is Canadas oldest whatever your fur is part of that All it costs when you shop at the Bay downtown open to wednesday to thursday and Friday Kildonan place open to monday thru to saturday downtown 7832112 uni City 8859660 vital 2551227 Kildonan place 6618833 warehouse furniture Sargent and Berry monday thru Friday saturday closed phone 7832112 dump any Farmers win assessment fight by Patrick me Kinley Farmers have won a decades Long Battle to have their property taxes based on the agricultural value rather than the development potential of their a Manitoba legislature committee last night approved an amendment under which Farmers living near major centres will no longer have their land assessment based on the Price it could fetch if sold for development Farmers whose property is used solely for farming could apply to provincial assessment officials to have the land assessed on a basis comparable to other farm property that is not affected by development once the land ceases to be used for agricultural the owner would have to pay five years Retro Active taxes at the higher rate applied to commercial or Industrial the proposed by the government in consultation with both opposition comes after longstanding complaints from farm ers on Winnipeg Farmer Peter Meyer told the committee last month that property taxes on his land Are an acre 10 times As High As on land in 3rd annual gotcha takes it off Quality swim Wear cruise Wear catch us with our prices Down 1120 open Dally to 0 thursday it Friday to 8 3394130 668 it Sinclair go a k u i neighbouring Rural he said land such As his is in danger of being driven out of Agri cultural production because the owners cannot afford to compete with Farmers who pay much lower the change is in keeping with the recommendation of a 1982 commit tee headed by former conservative Premier Walter Weir which re viewed Manitoba property tax sys it would apply to All Farmers whose land is affected by nearby development not just those on Winnipeg the government com promised yesterday on an nip amendment to broaden Home owners grounds to Appeal their tax Rural development min ister Jack Frenner warned that chaos would result if All property owners were allowed to Appeal whenever outside forces eco nomic conditions or changes in the desirability of different neighbor hoods caused a decline in the rela Tive value of their huge corporations would Appeal their assessments and other taxpayers would have to make up for the loss in municipal tax he but Penner agreed to consider allowing external factors in appeals after the nip proposed limiting such appeals to residential proper ties with fewer than four dwelling he people in multiunit residential buildings will be less than pleased at being left out in the the committee rejected a Liberal amendment yesterday that would have resulted in 1990 to 1992 tax assessments being tied much More closely to current Market under the governments ment legislation the first major Reform of the property tax system in 30 years the assessments will be based on 1985 property and the Liberal amendment would have moved that up to the Bill is to go to the legislature for final Reading this possibly As Early As accidents Send two to Hospital two traffic accidents at the same Henderson Highway Corner within 30 minutes last night have sent two women to where one re Mains in critical police said the first at Henderson and Edison occurred around when a Pontiac Fiero turning on to Edison collided with a northbound the Impact of the crash propelled the Fiero through a crosswalk on Edison where Ruth was crossing the of Mckay suffered a broken tight police occupants of the two cars were 50 off wedding i a Spruei Al your 1990 wedding Tod save Liberty studios 4h 4fe Wivi 1 vhf expires i lube off any Oil change with this ask about 5w30 motor Oil Coupon expires 5w30 motor Oil is formulated for today engines and Canadian Winters 3 in 4 think that impartial binding arbitration is the Way to Settle contract disputes with Gary Filmon thinks Matt bans Are doctors prescribe a healthy solution Manitoba medical association based on a 1989 Public opinion Survey conducted by Prairie research associates on behalf of the Manitoba medical published on behalf of the Manitoba medical associations member ;