Express_2011_07_01

Average tax rise of

$41 in East Hawkesbury

The total collected formunicipal purposes

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will increase from $1,242,250 to $1,288,641.

S T -E UGÈNE

In 2011, the owner of a house evaluated at

$121,294will pay $1,487.69 in property taxes.

Last year, the owner of a home assessed at

Property taxes in East Hawkesbury

$113,720 paid $1,446.25 in taxes.

Township will increase by an average of

This year’s total includes $599.10 in

about $41 this year after the municipality

municipal taxes, $608.40 for the united

reduced its rate by 3.84 per cent.

counties of Prescott-Russell, and $280.19 for

While county and school rates have also

school boards.

dropped,by3and4.15percentrespectively,

Last year, the owner of a home evaluated

because most property assessments have

at $113,720 paid $584 in township taxes, $588

increased, most residents will see rises in

in county taxes and $274 in school taxes.

their taxes this year.

Garbage collection fees stay at $148.50; the

Based on an example provided by the

recycling rate stays at $37.50.

municipality,taxesonaresidentialproperty

For sanitary sewage systems, the charges

will rise by $41.43 this year. However, for

remain at $350 in Ste-Anne and at $200 per

those whose evaluation has not increased,

unit in St-Eugène while they decrease from

the owner of a $100,000 home will see taxes

$550 to $500 in Chute-à-Blondeau.

decrease from $1,271.77 to $1,226.52.

The township,whichregistereda$221,000

The township is working with a budget

surplus at the end of 2010, has applied

of about $3 million this year.

$188,955 to reduce general taxes, $27,440 to

Le Chenail milestone

reduce garbage charges and $4,605 to reduce

sewer charges.

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The roads department, where $783,376

H AWKESBURY

wasspentin2010,hasbeenallocated$984,000.

The fee charged by the Ontario Provincial

Policewill decrease from394,300 to $391,310.

The town of Hawkesbury is

General government is expected to cost

contributing to activitiesmarking the 50 th

$432,730, compared to $438,020.

anniversary of the expropriation of Le

The fire department has been allotted

Chenail bycontributinga tree thatwill be

$308,345, a sharp rise over the $157,975 spent

planted in Confederation Park this

on fireprotection last year. The bigdifference

summer.

is the purchase of a $216,670 tanker.

Agroupofformerresidentsisorganizing

Submitted photo

Protective inspection and control have

an event August 21 to observe the

Steve and Tim Beauchesne and head brewer Matthew O’Hara.

been budgeted $64,100, up from the actual

milestone. The tree will be placed near a

cost of $62,378 in 2010.

monument to former Le Chenail residents

Green birthday bash

Recreation has been budgeted $132,907, a

besideLaMaisonde l’île, the onlybuilding

major increase from the $243,655 spent on

left from the neighbourhood that

this service in 2010. Last year, the township

disappeared when the Hydro-Québec

has contracted with to complete the project,

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invested large sums to improve parks and to

Carillon power dam was built.

of solar energycapturedthroughthisproject

complete the new Chute-à-Blondeau

Casting For Anglers

V ANKLEEK H ILL

is over 90,000kWh per year. Beau’s recently

community centre.

Promoter Reno Viola recently signed a

contracted the Guelph Food and

Capital expenditures this year will total

deal with the town to publicize fishing

Beau’sAll Natural BrewingCo. will be

Technology’s Sustainability Division to

$417,050.

opportunities. The municipality will pay

celebrating its fifth birthday July 2 with a

complete an energy assessment and has

In addition to the tanker purchase, the

himup to $10,000 to cover expenses, plus up

launch of a new solar energy project.

determinedthat thisenergycreationequates

municipality will spend $85,000 on surface

to$5,000 formedia coverageViolagenerates.

The program, which Beau’s calls Green

to almost 40 per cent of total electrical usage

treatmentonConcession7,$25,000foratruck,

Violaistargetingbloggers,travelcritics,media

Futures, is an initiative that will allow

at current usage.

$20,000 for a land purchase.

personalities and television producers.

members to purchase shares in a beer “co-

operative” of sorts.

Bigger

The microbrewery has been aging

several brands inbourbonbarrels,with this

2011 CENSUS Count yourself in!

car

specialgoalinmind.Beau’swillbereleasing

three of these bourbon-aged brands July 2

asitalsoreleasesdetailsontheGreenFutures

show in fall

Program. It is designed as a co-op type club

that entitles members to ten beers aged in

One of the biggest events in the area, the

bourbon barrels per year for three years, at

Auto Expo is getting bigger this year. The

a membership cost of $300. The program is

Hawkesbury Auto Club has received

called Green Futures because the brewery

permissiontoexpandtheoutdoorexhibition

will use membership fees to install solar

which in the past has been held on Main

panels on its 30,000-square-foot facility in

Street betweenMcGill and JohnStreets. The

Vankleek Hill.

September 4 expo will be spread out more,

Agingbeer inbourbonbarrels isa recent

however, on Main between William and

trend in craft beer. The additional flavours

GenevièveStreets, andon theBoulevarddu

and aromas of bourbon in a strong beer add

Chenail, between John and Régent.

interestingcomplexityandbecausebourbon

barrelsareonlyusedonce forbourbon, they

“Not In My Front

also add oak flavours and aromas.

“Beer tastes better when you can feel

goodaboutthebreweryyouboughtitfrom,”

Yard”

says co-founder Steve Beauchesne, who

started the brewerywithhis father TimJuly

The townofHawkesburyhas endorseda

1, 2006. Tim agrees: “We really wanted to

resolution calling on the government to

mark our five-yearmarkwith an ambitious

ensure that peoplewho install greenenergy

project that furthers our work in creating

devices do not disturb the neighbours.

unique, tastybeerwithourwork increating

Hawkesbury council has supported a

a truly sustainable business.”

motion by the town of Thessalon which

Beau’s has applied for approval for the

stipulates that solar panels and wind

installation project and is awaiting

turbines not be installed in front yards. The

confirmation to begin installation, but has

resolution notes that, while supporting

already begun making the roof ready for

green energy, municipalities also ought to

theproject. Total cost for theentireproject is

be “sensitive regarding the impact such

estimated at $500,000, but the solar energy

installationswill have on adjacent property

will bring revenue in as well, allowing the

owners who will be in extremely close

brewery to finance a large portion of the

proximity to suchproposed solar systems.”

installation and pay the remaining balance

Municipalities are asking the province to

from the revenue created.

amendlegislationtoaccountforthenegative

Initial estimates completed by Solera

impactcausedbyrenewableenergysystems

Sustainable Energies, the company Beau’s

in residential and commercial areas.

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