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The 12 Days of Fire Safety – Day 1

Public Advisory:
The 12 Days of Fire Safety – Day 1

Municipal Affairs
December 8, 2016

As Newfoundlanders and Labradorians prepare to celebrate the holiday season, the Provincial Government is reminding residents to take steps to protect their homes and loved ones from potential fire hazards.

This season, Fire and Emergency Services (FES) will mark the lead up to Christmas with the 12 Days of Fire Safety. Every weekday until Christmas Eve, FES will provide seasonal fire safety tips as well as a chance for families to enter a fire safety photo contest.

Day 1: Holiday Cooking
Cooking is a leading cause of home fires year-round but the risk increases during the holidays. Follow these tips to help ensure safe meal preparation:

Do not cook if you are impaired by alcohol or other drugs;
Do not leave your stovetop or oven unattended when in use;
If cooking food in oil, only use a pan or fryer with a thermostat control.
Check food regularly to ensure it is not burning; and
Keep anything flammable, such as oven mitts, a safe distance from sources of heat.
If faced with a cooking fire, follow these steps:

Keep a lid nearby when cooking to smother small grease fires. Cover the pan, turn off the stovetop, and leave it until it cools;
If food catches fire in your oven, turn off the heat and ensure the door remains closed;
Never fight a grease fire with water. Always use a fire extinguisher; and
Just get out. Call 911 and evacuate the building.
Residents are invited to tweet a photo @MA_GovNL External of you or your family practising fire safety during the holiday season during the 12 Days of Fire Safety. One entrant will be chosen to win an emergency preparedness kit. Watch for our 12 days of fire safety for ideas.

For more information about fire safety and emergency preparedness, please visit: www.gov.nl.ca/fes/.

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Media contact:

Lynn Robinson
Media Relations Manager
Department of Municipal Affairs
709-729-5449, 691-9466
lynnrobinson@gov.nl.ca

2016 12 08           3:30 p.m.

2017 Tax Structure

Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm

— 2017 Municipal Taxes—

The Town Council of Roddickton-Bide Arm has designated as Property Owner for the imposition and collection of taxes, the name of the tax payer which appears in the Assessment Roll.

In a Special Meeting of the Roddickton-Bide Arm Town Council held on November 29th, 2016 the following Tax Rates were adopted for the calendar year of 2017.

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX… 6.0 MILS..MINIMUM..$ 325

BUSINESS PROPERTY TAX …… 9.5 MILS..MINIMUM …$ 375

POLL TAX (Annual) ……….………………………….………..$ 350

BUSINESS TAX

Mail Order Companies & Banks …..91 mils….Minimum.. $ 275

Service Stations, Sawmills & Manufacturing companies…

45 mils……Minimum…$ 275

Construction Companies …………………………..…………. $ 999 Fishing Companies/Entities …….. 45 mils….. Minimum..$ 1,500

Trucking Companies …………………………… Minimum ……..$ 1,500

Hotels & Motels …….…16.0 mils ………….Minimum ………….$ 275

Senior Citizen Homes …16.0 mils…………..Minimum …………$ 275

Outfitters……$ 275 if revenue is > than $ 10,000, $ 150 if revenue

is than $ 10,000,

$ 150 if revenue is < $ 10,000

Canteen………………………..the lower of $275.00 per year or 33 mils

Utilities & Cable Television…….2.5% of revenues.. Minimum ..$ 275

Business operating at no fixed commercial address (based

on gross sales)….9.0 mils..Minimum….$ 275

All Other Businesses ……… 33 mils……….…Minimum ..……..$ 275

Direct Sellers License (Annual) …………………………….…. $ 60

WATER & SEWER TAX

RESIDENTIAL

Water & Sewer – basic annual rate ……………………… $ 400

Water & Sewer Tax (Vacant Lot) – ½ basic annual rate ….. $ 200

Water Tax Only – basic annual rate ………………… $ 272

Water Tax Only (Vacant Lot) – ½ basic annual rate ………$ 136

COMMERCIAL

Water & Sewer – basic annual rate …………… $ 473

Water Sewer Tax (Vacant Lot) – ½ basic annual rate…….$ 200

Water Tax Only – basic annual rate …………………………$ 368

Educational Institution…………………………….……… 3.0 Mils

Hospital …………………………………………………..$ 3600

Hotels/ Motels ……………………………….…………$ 1600

Senior’s Complex…………………………….……… …$ 1600

RE-HOOK UP FEE

Water Service ………………………………………….. $ 100

All taxes are due when rendered. However, the following discounts will apply for early payment. A 10% discount will be given on all 2017 residential taxes which are paid in full by April 30, 2017.

Please Note: Discounts are not available when paying by VISA & MasterCard.

ALL 2017 TAXES ARE OVERDUE AS OF JULY 1st, 2017. Interest at the rate of 12% per annum (ie.1% per month) is being charged monthly on all arrears (ie. 2017 and earlier unpaid taxes). Interest on all unpaid 2017 taxes will begin on July 1st, 2017.

All business taxes which are paid in full by April 30, 2017 will be given a 5% discount.

Canada Post Boxes

The Town has been in contact with Canada Post on the issue residents are having with mailboxes in Bide Arm. Canada Post would like to inform the residents they are working on the issue and have ordered new locks that are more adaptable to our weather conditions. In the meantime, starting Monday, December 12, 16 residents can pick up their mail at Canada Post in Roddickton until the locks have been installed.

Garbage Collection

Message from Norpen to residents:
Sorry for the confusion but effective December 15 the Town of Bide Arm’s waste will be collected on Thursday of each week. We are going back to the original schedule of Thursdays for the towns of Bide Arm and Englee.

Cross Talk

Cross Talk

This week, the CBC’s Terry Roberts brought powerful stories your way about the population decline on the Great Northern Peninsula.

What do you think – is there a way to get people to stay in rural Newfoundland and Labrador?

Share your thoughts with Sheila Fitzgerald, the mayor of Roddicton-Bide Arm and also the Small Towns Director with Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador.

You can call 709-722-7111 in the St. John’s area, or toll-free 1-800-563-8255.

At 12:06 p.m. Newfoundland / 11:36 a.m. in most of Labrador.