December 2023 Archive

Budget pressures lead to slight tax increase in 2024

As it stands, King residents are looking at a 3.75% blended tax increase next year. Municipal staff found more than $1-million in efficiencies and cuts, but a drop in revenue from development charges have put added pressures on the budget. Staff presented their preliminary budget to council recently, showing everything from capital improvements and debt load, to mitigating rising costs.

Caledon residents embarking on aid mission to Dominican Republic

A Bolton woman and Caledon teachers are embarking on a new humanitarian mission to the Dominican Republic in the new year. Several years ago, students from St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in Bolton participated in an annual mission trip to El Seibo, Dominican Republic. The group assisted native Dominicans as well as the Haitian community there, staying at a missionary centre run by the Daughters of Mary (les Filles de Marie). Also joining them were students and staff from Father Michael Goetz secondary school in Mississauga.