(BlackburnNews.com file photo)Wellington North wants to encourage owners of vacant storefronts to fill them up.
In the past, owners of vacant commercial-industrial properties were eligible for a 30% tax reduction.
But Councillor Lisa Hern says the tax reduction only encourages the properties to remain vacant.
Council agrees that if property owners are not showing a real effort to rent out their commercial-industrial buildings, they can be denied the tax reduction.
The funding will be used to expand the organization's Senior Trustee Program, which provides trusted, practical financial support to seniors experiencing cognitive decline, isolation, or financial vulnerability.
Loads of local hockey action, and Canada punched a ticket to the semis of the IIHF Women's World Championship.
A rare ground stop of U.S.-based aircraft has been lifted.
There was more damning testimony on day four of the Kimberly Price Tilbury murder trial.
On this episode of Chatham-Kent Beyond the Headlines, host Jaryn Vecchio speaks with Adam Topp, the president and CEO of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
The Chatham-Kent Police Service is standing by the officers who investigated a Chatham murder in 2022 after charges against the accused were dismissed.
