ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON INCLUDING CHATHAM -KENT. AGAIN JUST A WATCH BUT CONDITIONS COULD TURN IN A HURRY. WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED.
NOW IT’S A WAITING GAME AS FAR AS THE WALLACEBURG WATER SUPPLY DEBATE GOES. AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE WILL BE FORMED AND THEY WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE PUC. IT WON’T LIKELY BE IN BEFORE THE FALL.
THE LAMBTON- KENT DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD SHUFFLED THE NUMBERS TUESDAY NIGHT AND CAME UP WITH A BALANCED BUDGET FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. IT WILL COME IN AT 263 MILLION. THEY PROJECT AROUND 21 THOUSAND STUDENTS, OFF BY 180 THIS YEAR. THEY WILL EMPLOY A TOTAL OF 23 HUNDRED EMPLOYEES.
THE FRASER INSTITUTE WOULD LIKE TO WISH ONE AND ALL A HAPPY TAX FREEDOM DAY. JUNE 10TH IS THE DAY YOU CAN FINALLY SAY YOU ARE WORKING FOR YOURSELF, AND NOT THE GOVERNMENT. ALL YOUR TAXES ARE PAID FOR THE YEAR, FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL. AND IT COMES A DAY LATER THEN LAST YEAR. ACCORDING TO THEIR CALCULATIONS THE AVERAGE CANADIAN HOUSEHOLD WITH 2 PEOPLE WORKING PAY 45 THOUSAND A YEAR IN TAXES OR 43.7 PER CENT OF THEIR INCOME. SO IT TAKES OVER 5 MONTHS OF WORKING JUST TO BREAK EVEN
