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Free Press
“spreading the word” December 17, 2002
Over 50 municipalities voice concerns over MPAC restructuring
Municipalities across Ontario continue to pass resolutions and voice their concerns to Finance Minister Janet Ecker about the quality of assessment services in the wake of the mass layoffs and restructuring at the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). The list below shows municipalities reported to have passed resolutions; an asterisk (*) indicates that OPSEU has received a report of a resolution being passed but is still awaiting documentation from the municipality.
The following municipalities have forwarded their concerns to Ms. Ecker:
1. Township of Johnson
2. Township Of Laird*
3. Township Of Prince
4. City of Elliot Lake
5. Town of Bruce Mines
6. Township of Dubreuilville
7. Plummer Additional
8. Village of Hilton Beach
9. Township of Hornepayne
10. Michipicoten Township
11. City of Kawartha Lakes
12. City of Welland
13. Town of Pelham
14. City of Thorold
15. City of Thunder Bay*
16. City of Sault Ste. Marie
17. Municipality of Whitestone
18. Township of Bonfield
19. Township of Ryerson
20. Township of Joly
21. Front of Yonge Township
22. Town of New Liskeard
23. Township of Southgate
24. Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands
25. Township of Coleman
26. Township of Armour
27. Township of Chisholm
28. Township of Dorion
29. Municipality of Moonbeam
30. Peterborough County*
31. Township of Black River – Matheson
32. Township of Macdonald, Meredith & Aberdeen Additional
33. City of Hamilton
34. Township of St. Joseph
35. Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
36. City of Windsor
37. Town of Tecumseh
38. County of Haliburton
39. Township of Callander*
40. Township of Algonquin Highlands
41. Township of McDougall*
42. Township of Opasatika
43. City of Kitchener
44. City of Waterloo*
45. Municipality of Oliver-Paipoonge
46. Town of Essex
47. Town of Thessalon
48. Town of Lakeshore
49. Township of Jocelyn
50. Town of Amherstburg*
51. Municipality of Neebing
52. Township Of Ear Falls
53. Municipality of Machin
54. Municipality of Red LakeFree Press is published by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union www.opseu.org
Previous Issues:
November 8, 2002 Municipal officials critical of MPAC changes