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Hawkesbury Chamber of Commerce
president Mario Briggs vents business
owners’ frustration with soaring water
rates.
Autos Ltd.
Business
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owners
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boiling
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H AWKESBURY
ThetownofHawkesburyhasthelowest
water rates in the region, if not the entire
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province,businessownershavebeentold.
But that distinction does not impress
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the Hawkesbury Chamber of Commerce,
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whose president Mario Briggs vented
frustration at Monday’s council meeting.
Speakingonbehalfofbusinessesthatare
“atrisk,”Briggstoldcouncilahikeinwater
rates could swamp struggling businesses.
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“Many business owners are frustrated.
Some of their rates have increased by 5,000
per cent,” said Briggs.
Some business owners may be forced to
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lay off employees, Briggs cautioned.
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Since January, the town has been basing
water and sewage invoices on meter
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readings. In the past, consumers were
charged flat rates.
Mayor René Berthiaume agreed that
townofficialscouldmeetwiththechamber
ofcommercetodiscusstheissue.However,
the mayor could not guarantee that the
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town would alter commercial rates.
Councillor Michel Beaulne said that
councilmembershavereceivedmanyphone
calls since taxpayers began receiving their
invoicesinApril.However,waterbillshave
actually decreased for about 65 per cent of
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consumers, related chief administrator
Normand Beaulieu. Many businesses and
organizations have seen their bills shoot
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up, but for the average household, which
uses 15 cubic metres monthly, there has
been no change in their bills.
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In fact, Hawkesbury consumers are
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getting a bargain, he affirmed.
“The rate here is the lowest in Prescott-
Russell, if not in the province of Ontario,”
said Beaulieu.
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Commercial and industrial rates are
reasonable, he continued, adding that
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specialrateshavebeenaffordedindustries.
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Reiterating that the municipality’s fees
were competitive, Councillor Alain Fraser
observed that the easiest way consumers
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could reduce their bills was to use water
morewisely.CouncillorAndréChamaillard
agreed, adding that his consumption has
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decreasedafterhechangedsomeplumbing
fixtures. Details about water meters and
rates are available on the town’s web site:
www.hawkesbury.ca.
Invoices received in April included
water, sewage and garbage taxes. Clearer
bills will be issued in the future, said
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Beaulieu.
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