Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Please come to the ska8 Park Meeting
In September, a meeting of Skateboard Park/Bike Park users and interested parties was held to look through a number of catalogues of various ramps and equipment. A list of items for purchase for the skateboard park was made and users prioritized the various pieces of equipment.
City staff have now obtained quotes for those pieces of equipment.
A meeting to review the quotes and determine pieces of equipment for purchase for 2011 is scheduled for Tuesday, January 25th, at 4:00 p.m., City Hall Lower Boardroom.
I hope you are able to attend the meeting and provide your input. Please confirm your attendance if possible.
City staff have now obtained quotes for those pieces of equipment.
A meeting to review the quotes and determine pieces of equipment for purchase for 2011 is scheduled for Tuesday, January 25th, at 4:00 p.m., City Hall Lower Boardroom.
I hope you are able to attend the meeting and provide your input. Please confirm your attendance if possible.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Owen Sound gets poor marks for taxes
Here is why downtown has so many vacant buildings. It almost makes me sick to my stomach.
Owen Sound gets poor marks for taxes
Owen Sound
by Kevin Bernard
Owen Sound is ranked 2nd worst in Ontario, when it comes to the rate commercial taxpayers face compared to residential rates.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business looked the municipal tax rate in 201 communities across Ontario and found Toronto was the worst, and Owen Sound was 2nd.
In Toronto, Commercial property owners pay 3.28 times the rate of a homeowner.
In Owen Sound, businesses pay 2.29 times the residential rate.
In other words, if a homeowner pays 1000 dollars in taxes, a similarly valued commercial property faces a tax bill of 2,290 dollars.
CFIB Vice president Satinder Chera says the hope is that municipalities will see how unfair their tax rate is and move to level the playing field over the next 5 years.
Chera says small business is the backbone of a community like Owen Sound and you need to support them anyway you can.
If Owen Sound were to level the tax rate out ... with businesses paying the same rate as homeowners, Chera isn't sure tax rates would go up.
He says the province is uploading a number of services in the next few years which will free up millions in municipal budgets and it could allow tax rates to be equalized with little or no hike needed for homeowners.
The Vice President of the CFIB says municipalities must stop treating business like a cash cow.
www.getvertical.ca
Owen Sound gets poor marks for taxes
Owen Sound
by Kevin Bernard
Owen Sound is ranked 2nd worst in Ontario, when it comes to the rate commercial taxpayers face compared to residential rates.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business looked the municipal tax rate in 201 communities across Ontario and found Toronto was the worst, and Owen Sound was 2nd.
In Toronto, Commercial property owners pay 3.28 times the rate of a homeowner.
In Owen Sound, businesses pay 2.29 times the residential rate.
In other words, if a homeowner pays 1000 dollars in taxes, a similarly valued commercial property faces a tax bill of 2,290 dollars.
CFIB Vice president Satinder Chera says the hope is that municipalities will see how unfair their tax rate is and move to level the playing field over the next 5 years.
Chera says small business is the backbone of a community like Owen Sound and you need to support them anyway you can.
If Owen Sound were to level the tax rate out ... with businesses paying the same rate as homeowners, Chera isn't sure tax rates would go up.
He says the province is uploading a number of services in the next few years which will free up millions in municipal budgets and it could allow tax rates to be equalized with little or no hike needed for homeowners.
The Vice President of the CFIB says municipalities must stop treating business like a cash cow.
www.getvertical.ca
Tony Hawk Foundation Stand Up For Skateparks
WE CAN DO THIS TO OWEN SOUND......volenteers welcome email me dnash@bellnet.ca
Tony Hawk Foundation Stand Up For Skateparks
Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up For Skateparks a Sold-Out Success in Beverly Hills
7th Annual Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up For Skateparks raises $750,000 for public skateparks.
Tony Hawk lifts a tailgrab frontside air during the Vert Demo at Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up For Skateparks in Beverly Hills, California (10/17/10). Photo: Jody Morris
10/18/10 (San Diego, CA) -- Despite grey skies and rain, a sold-out crowd of 1,000 guests attended the 7th annual Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up for Skateparks signature benefit in Beverly Hills. Celebrities, athletes, fans and friends of the Tony Hawk Foundation returned to Green Acres Estate, the home of Ron Burkle, for what is considered to be one of the most unique and exciting family events in the Los Angeles area. The event raised $750,000 to further its mission of assisting low-income communities in the effort to build free, quality, public skateparks.
Celebrities including Tony Hawk, Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Johnny Knoxville, Chuck Liddell, Leeza Gibbons, Arsenio Hall, Ben Harper, Patrick Dempsey, BMX legend Mat Hoffman and legendary skaters Rodney Mullen, Lance Mountain, and Mike Vallely enjoyed the interactive booths while waiting for the stage and vert ramp to be dried by crews.
The show went on and the expansive estate was transformed into a veritable action-sports festival highlighted by a special performance by Jane's Addiction and a private Vert Demo with Hawk and some of the best skaters and BMX athletes in the sport, including skaters Neal Hendrix, Kevin Staab, Sergie Ventura, Lincoln Ueda, Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, and BMX legend Mat Hoffman. Fundraising efforts included a live and silent auction featuring one-of-a-kind items: a "Hawkized" DUB edition GT 5.0 Mustang from Galpin Auto Sports, a Roland Sands-designed custom Harley Davidson motorcycle, and the opportunity to be included as a playable character in Tony Hawk's next Activision video game, among others.
Special pledge drives for specific skatepark projects have become an annual occurrence at Stand Up for Skateparks events, and have assisted communities like Compton and the Watts district of Los Angeles. This year's pledge drive benefits the McBride Skatepark project in Long Beach, California. Local skaters from the neighborhood that have played an integral role in the project joined Tony Hawk onstage to pump up the crowd and generate $41,500 in pledges.
Individuals wishing to support the project can still contribute. Text the word RIDE to 90999 via your mobile phone to donate $10 to the Tony Hawk Foundation. Through October 30, 2010, all text donations will directly support the McBride Skatepark project in Long Beach, California.*
The crowd cheered as philanthropist Charles Annenberg joined Hawk onstage to deliver the exciting news of a special gift of $275,000 from Explore.org, through the Annenberg Foundation, to complete the Watts Skatepark—a project whose fundraising was launched at Stand Up For Skateparks exactly a year ago.
The Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up for Skateparks benefit was made possible through the support of Activision, Ex Drinks, Mondrian Los Angeles, Dynacraft, Quiksilver Foundation, and T-Mobile USA.
To learn more about the benefit, or for information about the upcoming Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up For Skateparks at the Wynn Las Vegas on Saturday, November 6, log on to www.standupforskateparks.org.
A charitable, non-profit organization, the Tony Hawk Foundation was established in 2002 by its namesake, professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, to promote and provide funds for high-quality public skateparks in low-income areas throughout the United States with an emphasis on the word "quality." Since then, the Foundation has awarded $3,261,000 to 463 communities. The Foundation focuses on working with local officials and grassroots, community-based organizations that plan to hire designers and contractors with strong experience designing and building skateparks.
The Tony Hawk Foundation was established by a gift from Tony Hawk. Its directors raise additional funds through events, industry donations, and continuing contributions from Tony and other entities. In addition to skateparks, the Foundation also makes donations to other children-related charities, as chosen by its Board Of Directors. For more information or to make a donation, visit the Foundation's Web site.
* Text the word RIDE to 90999 via your mobile phone to donate $10 to the Tony Hawk Foundation. Through October 30, 2010, all text donations will directly support the McBride Skatepark project in Long Beach, California. When prompted please reply with YES to confirm your gift. Full terms at mGive.com/A
www.getvertical.ca
Tony Hawk Foundation Stand Up For Skateparks
Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up For Skateparks a Sold-Out Success in Beverly Hills
7th Annual Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up For Skateparks raises $750,000 for public skateparks.
Tony Hawk lifts a tailgrab frontside air during the Vert Demo at Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up For Skateparks in Beverly Hills, California (10/17/10). Photo: Jody Morris
10/18/10 (San Diego, CA) -- Despite grey skies and rain, a sold-out crowd of 1,000 guests attended the 7th annual Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up for Skateparks signature benefit in Beverly Hills. Celebrities, athletes, fans and friends of the Tony Hawk Foundation returned to Green Acres Estate, the home of Ron Burkle, for what is considered to be one of the most unique and exciting family events in the Los Angeles area. The event raised $750,000 to further its mission of assisting low-income communities in the effort to build free, quality, public skateparks.
Celebrities including Tony Hawk, Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Johnny Knoxville, Chuck Liddell, Leeza Gibbons, Arsenio Hall, Ben Harper, Patrick Dempsey, BMX legend Mat Hoffman and legendary skaters Rodney Mullen, Lance Mountain, and Mike Vallely enjoyed the interactive booths while waiting for the stage and vert ramp to be dried by crews.
The show went on and the expansive estate was transformed into a veritable action-sports festival highlighted by a special performance by Jane's Addiction and a private Vert Demo with Hawk and some of the best skaters and BMX athletes in the sport, including skaters Neal Hendrix, Kevin Staab, Sergie Ventura, Lincoln Ueda, Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, and BMX legend Mat Hoffman. Fundraising efforts included a live and silent auction featuring one-of-a-kind items: a "Hawkized" DUB edition GT 5.0 Mustang from Galpin Auto Sports, a Roland Sands-designed custom Harley Davidson motorcycle, and the opportunity to be included as a playable character in Tony Hawk's next Activision video game, among others.
Special pledge drives for specific skatepark projects have become an annual occurrence at Stand Up for Skateparks events, and have assisted communities like Compton and the Watts district of Los Angeles. This year's pledge drive benefits the McBride Skatepark project in Long Beach, California. Local skaters from the neighborhood that have played an integral role in the project joined Tony Hawk onstage to pump up the crowd and generate $41,500 in pledges.
Individuals wishing to support the project can still contribute. Text the word RIDE to 90999 via your mobile phone to donate $10 to the Tony Hawk Foundation. Through October 30, 2010, all text donations will directly support the McBride Skatepark project in Long Beach, California.*
The crowd cheered as philanthropist Charles Annenberg joined Hawk onstage to deliver the exciting news of a special gift of $275,000 from Explore.org, through the Annenberg Foundation, to complete the Watts Skatepark—a project whose fundraising was launched at Stand Up For Skateparks exactly a year ago.
The Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up for Skateparks benefit was made possible through the support of Activision, Ex Drinks, Mondrian Los Angeles, Dynacraft, Quiksilver Foundation, and T-Mobile USA.
To learn more about the benefit, or for information about the upcoming Tony Hawk: SHRED Presents Stand Up For Skateparks at the Wynn Las Vegas on Saturday, November 6, log on to www.standupforskateparks.org.
A charitable, non-profit organization, the Tony Hawk Foundation was established in 2002 by its namesake, professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, to promote and provide funds for high-quality public skateparks in low-income areas throughout the United States with an emphasis on the word "quality." Since then, the Foundation has awarded $3,261,000 to 463 communities. The Foundation focuses on working with local officials and grassroots, community-based organizations that plan to hire designers and contractors with strong experience designing and building skateparks.
The Tony Hawk Foundation was established by a gift from Tony Hawk. Its directors raise additional funds through events, industry donations, and continuing contributions from Tony and other entities. In addition to skateparks, the Foundation also makes donations to other children-related charities, as chosen by its Board Of Directors. For more information or to make a donation, visit the Foundation's Web site.
* Text the word RIDE to 90999 via your mobile phone to donate $10 to the Tony Hawk Foundation. Through October 30, 2010, all text donations will directly support the McBride Skatepark project in Long Beach, California. When prompted please reply with YES to confirm your gift. Full terms at mGive.com/A
www.getvertical.ca
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