COVID-19 News (March 23–26, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 23 au 26 mars 2020) Article Source Date P/T Municipality Communications and Technology / Communication et technologie City of Campbell River economic development Campbell River (British Columbia : 2020-03-23 BC Campbell River offers more resources to help local businesses City) Princeton closes parks and mayor launches Eagle Valley News 2020-03-24 BC Princeton 'virtual walk' Facebook group Municipal councils [in Nova Scotia] grapple with CBC News 2020-03-25 NS Cape Breton ways to be transparent during COVID-19 Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia's municipal meetings ordered to go Global News 2020-03-24 NS Cape Breton digital in response to coronavirus Update: Halifax regional council hopes to hold The Chronicle Herald 2020-03-23 NS Halifax Regional Municipality virtual meeting next week Ontario's Big City Mayors discuss collaborative Large Urban Mayor's Caucus of 2020-03-24 ON response to COVID-19 with provincial Ministers Ontario of Finance, Municipal Affairs and Housing Municipality of Kincardine implements business Kincardine (Ontario : Municipality) 2020-03-24 ON Kincardine continuity plan City launches Together, at Home: COVID-19 to Kingston (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Kingston help residents connect and share online resources Kingston city council to move to remote format The Kingston Whig-Standard 2020-03-24 ON Kingston for future meetings Councils to begin virtual meetings Woodstock Sentinel-Review 2020-03-24 ON Oxford Council holds first teleconference meeting Sault Star 2020-03-23 ON Sault Ste. Marie under new legislation St. Catharines city council to meet The St. Catharines Standard 2020-03-25 ON St. Catharines electronically 1 COVID-19 News (March 23–26, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 23 au 26 mars 2020) Article Source Date P/T Municipality Council connect: [COVID-19 related reports: Tecumseh (Ontario : Town) 2020-03-24 ON Tecumseh waiving late payment penalties and interest on property taxes through to and including April 30, 2020, and amending Procedural Bylaw to hold electronic meetings] Wilmot expands online services to serve Wilmot (Ontario : Township) 2020-03-24 ON Wilmot building industry COVID-19, le conseil municipal de Lévis se Lévis (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-23 QC Lévis dérouler à huis clos Libraries want to turn bookmobiles into free Vice 2020-03-24 USA WiFi trucks during coronavirus lockdown [in the United States] Economics, Trade and Economic Development / Économie, commerce et développement économique COVID-19 business support taskforce launched Grande Prairie (Alberta : City) 2020-03-26 AB Grande Prairie Council establishes Economic Resiliency Task Pitt Meadows (British Columbia : 2020-03-25 BC Pitt Meadows Force City) City Council approves measures to provide London (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON London immediate economic relief to residents and businesses City launches Buy Local promotional campaign Ottawa 2020-03-26 ON Ottawa and web page to support Ottawa's small businesses La Ville lance une campagne publicitaire faisant Ottawa 2020-03-26 ON Ottawa la promotion des achats locaux et une page Web pour appuyer les petites entreprises d'Ottawa County and area partners launch survey to Simcoe (Ontario : County) 2020-03-23 ON Simcoe County support regional businesses during COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 : La Ville de L'Assomption lance une L'Assomption (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-24 QC L'Assomption carte interactive pour soutenir l'économie locale 2 COVID-19 News (March 23–26, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 23 au 26 mars 2020) Article Source Date P/T Municipality Actions économiques en lien avec le Shawinigan (Québec : Ville) 2020-03-25 QC Shawinigan coronavirus (COVID-19) : Ajustement des mesures financières d'urgence prévues pour les petites entreprises Finance, Taxation and Revenue / Finances, taxation et revenu Town waiving late utility payment penalties, Cochrane (Alberta : Town) 2020-03-24 AB Cochrane offering payment options for utilities & property taxes City Council highlights for March 23, 2020: Grande Prairie (Alberta : City) 2020-03-23 AB Grande Prairie [staff will draft property tax deferral bylaw amendments] Town defers utility payments, and directs Okotoks (Alberta : Town) 2020-03-23 AB Okotoks administration on additional actions Regular Council Meeting Highlights for March Stony Plain (Alberta : Town) 2020-03-23 AB Stony Plain 23, 2020: [task force, strategic plan, deferral of municipal development plan hearing, and COVID-19 response and relief] Tax relief coming for Burnaby businesses amid Burnaby Now 2020-03-23 BC Burnaby COVID-19 crisis Metro mayors ask Province to provide urgent North Vancouver (British Columbia : 2020-03-23 BC Metro Vancouver COVID-19 fiscal support City) Burnaby North Vancouver (City) Vancouver City requests tax deferrals and financial Pitt Meadows (British Columbia : 2020-03-25 BC Pitt Meadows supports from Province City) Saanich COVID-19 update: 2020 financial Saanich (British Columbia : District) 2020-03-24 BC Saanich planning changes Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: 90-day Surrey (British Columbia : City) 2020-03-25 BC Surrey extension for annual flat water and sewer payment Saint John Water offers COVID-19 payment Saint John (New Brunswick : City) 2020-03-24 NB Saint John relief options for customers Saint John Water offre aux clients des options Saint John (New Brunswick : City) 2020-03-24 NB Saint John d'allégement de paiement pour la COVID-19 3 COVID-19 News (March 23–26, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 23 au 26 mars 2020) Article Source Date P/T Municipality Paradise, St. John's offer tax relief for CBC News 2020-03-23 NL Paradise residents, businesses: Changes put in place to St. John's help reduce tax burden during COVID-19 pandemic Kugaaruk bans "house gambling" as Nunavut Nunatsiaq News 2020-03-25 NU hamlets double down on social distancing: Kinngait enters shut-down mode as of March 24 Ontario's action plan: Responding to COVID- Ontario. Ministry of Finance 2020-03-25 ON 19: Premier Ford and Minister Phillips announce additional health care resources and support for people, jobs and employers Plan d'action de l'Ontario contre la COVID-19 : Ontario. Ministère des Finances 2020-03-25 ON Le premier ministre Ford et le ministre Phillips annoncent des ressources supplémentaires pour les soins de santé et un soutien pour les gens, les emplois et les employeurs City waives late payment and transit fees as Brantford (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Brantford part of Covid-19 pandemic response Caledon defers tax payments in response to Caledon (Ontario : Town) 2020-03-24 ON Caledon COVID-19 Cambridge City Council approves Economic Cambridge (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Cambridge Response Plan Clarington waives property tax penalties for Clarington (Ontario : Municipality) 2020-03-24 ON Clarington residents and businesses for 60 days Council approves financial relief initiatives for Cobourg (Ontario : Town) 2020-03-24 ON Cobourg residents during COVID-19 Property tax interest deferral part of city's Elliot Lake Today 2020-03-25 ON Elliot Lake COVID-19 plan: Water and sewer accounts also included in deferral plan City Council approves fiscal relief measures for Guelph (Ontario : City) 2020-03-23 ON Guelph Guelph residents and businesses in wake of COVID-19 City offers financial relief during the COVID-19 Kingston (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Kingston pandemic 4 COVID-19 News (March 23–26, 2020) Revues de presse - COVID-19 (du 23 au 26 mars 2020) Article Source Date P/T Municipality Kitchener City Council approves early Economic Kitchener (Ontario : City) 2020-03-23 ON Kitchener Support Plan extra 60 days to pay property tax and utility bills without penalty Leamington provides financial relief measures Leamington (Ontario : Municipality) 2020-03-25 ON Leamington to lessen the COVID-19 impact on residents and businesses Town [of Midland, ON,] looks to federal Orillia Matters 2020-03-24 ON Midland government for relief on property taxes Mississauga City Council provides additional Mississauga 2020-03-25 ON Mississauga relief in response to COVID-19: Stormwater Charge deferral by 90 days & Sign By-law amendment City [of Ottawa] revenues plummet during CBC News 2020-03-26 ON Ottawa COVID-19 crisis: Treasurer taking 'deep dive' into expenses to see what can be put off Property owners given more time to pay Ottawa 2020-03-25 ON Ottawa property tax bills and water utility bills Les propriétaires ont plus de temps pour payer Ottawa 2020-03-25 ON Ottawa leur facture provisoire d'impôt foncier et leur facture de services d'eau Council supports measures to help residents Quinte West (Ontario : City) 2020-03-24 ON Quinte West during Covid-19 crisis Financial relief initiatives in light of COVID-19 Sarnia (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Sarnia emergency Public excluded, City Council meets in time of SooToday.com 2020-03-23 ON Sault Ste. Marie COVID-19: Property tax interest and penalties waived until May 31 COVID-19 update #4: Scugog waives tax Scugog (Ontario : Township) 2020-03-24 ON Scugog penalties, interest and postpones June tax installment due date to support residents Council grants authority to waive penalties and Timmins (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Timmins interest Temporary property tax measures introduced Uxbridge (Ontario : Township) 2020-03-25 ON Uxbridge amidst COVID-19 City of Waterloo unveils financial relief Waterloo (Ontario : City) 2020-03-25 ON Waterloo (City) measures to assist residents and businesses 5 COVID-19 News (March 23–26, 2020) Revues de presse