A Blueprint for a New Assessment & Taxation Regime in NB (Part 5): Assessment & Planning Appeal Boards
If the property owner still does not agree with the decision, he/she has the right to appeal to the Assessment and Planning Appeal Board.
A Blueprint for a New Assessment & Tax Regime in NB (Part 4): Tax Agents
At first glance, tax agents look to be playing a critical role in challenging property assessments, thereby keeping taxes in check.
A Blueprint for a New Assessment & Taxation Regime in NB (Part 3): The Real Property Tax Act
The most outdated, unfair, and broken part of the assessment and taxation system in NB is the Real Property Tax Act, particularly that portion that essentially enshrines tax rates for the provincial amount of taxes.
A Blueprint for a New Assessment & Taxation Regime in NB (Part 2): the Assessment Act
The Act, as it is currently written, was passed in 1973. Since that time, it has had 39 versions and 75 amendments.
A Blueprint for a New Assessment & Taxation Regime in NB (Part 1): The backdrop
Despite some haltingly positive steps over the last two years, the property assessment and taxation system in New Brunswick is seen by many as very broken.
On dying & grief (Part 4)
I think it’s important to note that I actually cry very easily at certain things: anytime animals or children are hurt, suffering, or missed; Remembrance Day; certain movies; and anything that makes me think of how much I love my wife and daughter.
On dying & grief (Part 3)
My parents’ deaths were 15 years apart and each occurred within the context of such a dysfunctional family dynamic, that it’s difficult (and unnecessary, for the purposes of this piece) to describe it all.
On dying & grief (Part 2)
I got a call on a cold November evening in 1979 while I was engrossed in the first few months of my University of Alberta studies, living in my cozy little off-campus Edmonton basement suite; bear in mind that those were the days before call display and when calling long-distance wasn’t an expense to be taken lightly. It was my high school basketball coach.
On dying & grief (Part 1)
I think about death. Not in a fearful or worrisome way, or about what happens after we die, but about the role that death and grief play in our lives.
