Thank you, Madam Chair. In Wrigley, I believe it is a situation where the department has not yet implemented the rates under the water/sewer subsidy program because of a long-standing issue with the community over the relocation of the community. There is some feeling locally, as I understand, that there was an obligation to deliver water there at no charge. At this point, that issue has not been resolved locally with the community of Wrigley. That is an exceptional circumstance. Otherwise, communities would have been charged the rate, at the beginning of this fiscal year of .27 cents per litre for their residential water consumption. Now with the new water/sewer subsidy program, communities with the block funding transfer are able to set their own rates schedules and come up with their own way of setting rates in their community. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Mr. Christensen on Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97
In the Legislative Assembly on May 24th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
May 24th, 1996
Page 644
Christensen
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