Property assessment and taxation reform: The Assessment Act
In over 50 years, at no time did the government ever amend or re-write the Act in contemplation of changes in market conditions like the ones we’ve seen here in NB since 2021.
Property assessment and taxation reform: Backgrounder
Fundamentally, though, there are four main areas that any new system absolutely must address for it to improve...
Our wood stove: Keep the home fire burning?
You need four things to get through a New Brunswick winter: a snowblower, a generator (the more wattage, the better, so it can run your whole house), a 4-wheel drive, and a wood stove.
Accepting my own limitations
A dear friend and I were having a conversation the other day, in which I mentioned that I think I’m done writing poetry.
Malign design: Nine ways to build a broken property tax system
My old friend, former Alberta Minister of Municipal Affairs, Doug Griffiths, wrote a book called 13 Ways to Kill Your Community. On Amazon, he writes, “Here is a handy manual, chock-full of proven ideas, for the up-and-coming town wrecker.”
TAXING NEW BRUNSWICK: Why I wrote this book (excerpt)
Even though New Brunswick politicians will hate it, this is a book I simply HAD to write.
Angst about Ukraine leading up to the 2024 US election
“I’ll end the war in 24 hours,” Trump has said. Sure, by giving Putin everything he wants, including all of Ukraine.
Shuttered
Weathered OSB doesn’t illuminate or illumine like stained glass Does the holy escape & dissipate through the hole in the roof?
Thanksgiving 2024: Gratitude for those who share this writing journey with me
Writing and sharing information that either helps, informs, entertains, or evokes emotion gives me reason to get up every morning