You might be pleased to see that your QB municipal portion of property taxes are only increasing by 6.5% in 2026. However, the more important question to be asked is whether this is sufficient for the town to achieve financial sustainability. .....

Not withstanding the towns decision to complete the purchase the Eaglecrest golf course lands, many residents throughout the town remain unconvinced that proceeding with the towns "Revisioning of Eaglecrest" is the best path forward. .....

In a recent release Stuart McLean, chair of the RDN. said “We are deeply grateful to our funding partners, community organizations and residents whose collective support has made the protection of Hamilton Marsh possible,” This statement implies that residents were firstly, "asked" and presumably the majority were in favour of the acquisition as ultimately funded. In fact no referendum was undertaken at any point in the process .....