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TOWN OF ALTONA
"You’re always welcome in Altona." |
January 18, 2002
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Special points of interest...
- Council meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.
- Works & Operations on the first Tuesday of each month.
- Finance & Administration the third Wednesday of each month.
- Community & Social Development on the Third Tuesday of the month.
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Mayor’s Desk - Edward R. Klassen
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 At our 2002 planning session Council and staff discussed the issue of business taxes and business licencing fees. This was one issue that we had discussed previously however, we had been lax in enforcing it. Our first thoughts were that it was our responsibility to support and protect our retail and business sectors in Altona and for this reason we established a revised fees and charges
by-law.
It has never been our intention to slight our neighbours in the surrounding R.M. Council, staff and myself have received a number of telephone calls and had visits from some concerned business owners residing outside the Town of Altona. We appreciate your comments and concerns voiced, which have been constructive and informative. We are in the process of reviewing our By-law 1582 – “Fees and Charges By-law” and we will be addressing this at our next Council meeting.
The message I want to leave with our neighbours in the R.M. is that we appreciate you as friends and members of a larger community who do business in Altona.
We are open to your comments and as Council takes another look at this by-law that your concerns will have been addressed. As our motto says: “You’re Always Welcome In Altona!”
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Councillor’s Corner - Melvin Klassen
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 In a recent “Echo article” it was noted that the Chief Administrative Officer of the Town of Altona, Jim Spencer, had reported that 6 to 8 immigrant families (from Germany) should be arriving in Altona this spring. The Council sees this as very positive news, as this means that these immigrants chose Altona as a place where they want to establish their new home. This comes as good
news to many of our businesses as they have been telling our community that they are in need of specialized expertise in many of their places of business. Hopefully this also means that their experiences in Altona will be such that they will relay their positive experiences back to their homeland and encourage some of their friends—thinking of making such a move—to think of Altona when they do make their decision.
How will we react to their presence in our community? Hopefully, we will not just sit back and let them fend for themselves. We pride ourselves in saying that we are an open and friendly community, realizing that most of us were immigrants to this beautiful area only some generations ago. I believe that if we accept the fact that they come from different cultures and backgrounds and open our arms to them that this can be a very positive experience for all. Let’s challenge ourselves
to be an accepting and open community.
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Public Notices
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TOWN OF ALTONA
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 162(2) of The Municipal Act, that the Council of the Town of Altona has scheduled a public hearing in the Council Chambers of the Altona Civic Centre located at 111 Centre Avenue East, Altona, Manitoba, on the 26th day of March, 2002 at 6:15 P.M. for the purposes of discussing the Financial Plan (Budget) for the Year 2002.
The public is invited to attend this meeting to review the Year 2002 Financial Plan.
Should anyone have questions regarding the above contact the undersigned.
Larry Driedger
Secretary-Treasurer
Town of Altona
Box 1630
Altona, Manitoba
R0G 0B0
Rhineland/Altona Nuisance Ground Tipping Fees
- Minimum charge of $1.00 for up to 5 bags
- $3.00 per half ton truck or small trailer
- $5.00 PER ONE TON TRUCK
- $10.00 PER TRUCK OVER ONE TON AND UP TO 5 TON
- $20.00 PER SEMI-TRAILER
- $1.00 PER TIRE FOR PASSENGER CAR OR SMALL TRUCK TIRES
- $3.00 PER TIRE FOR TRUCK TIRES LARGE THAN A 1/2 TON SIZE
- $5.00 PER TIRE FOR LARGE TRACTOR TIRES
*Any oversized loads in one category will be charged the next higher rate.
The above fees shall apply to all persons delivering the above noted site who do not reside within the boundaries of the R.M. of Rhineland and/or Town of Altona shall pay an amount equal to four times the fees as listed herein. The quadruple fee rate shall also apply to persons living within the boundaries of the Town of Gretna and the Village of Plum Coulee.
Regular hours Are Tuesdays—Saturdays 9:00—5:00 P.M.
For more information contact the Public Works office at 324-6439 or the Landfill at 324-1379
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Employment Opportunities
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The Public Works department is looking for Public Works Assistants for the 2002 summer season. The following positions are required:
1- Park Assistant
1- Cemetery Assistant
2- Public Works Assistants
1- Engineer Assistant
If you are interested in applying for these positions please send resume to:
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Town of Altona
Attention: Bill Loewen
Box 1630
Altona, Manitoba
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Phone (204) 324-6439
Fax (204) 324-1550
E-mail billl@townofaltona.com |
Click here to browse other Employment Opportunities in the Town of Altona.
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Thank You's
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Thank-you to the following Businesses for your donations to our 1st Winter Carnival:
Video Value
Niakwa Pizza
NP Video
Friesens Book Store
Home Entertainment Center
Kountry Keepsakes
Radio Shack
Braun Drug
Altona Jewellers
Altona Mall Travel
Movie Madness
Golden West Broadcasting
Four Winds Restaurant
Petals & Wings
Sawatzky Furniture
Loewen Insurance |
S & E Hi-way Service Center
Chicken Chef
Hair Ecstasy
Keystone Kat
Tashmar’s Deli
Altona Motor Hotel
Main Street Station
Town of Altona
IGA Foods (Altona)
Accents
Page Print
Roadside Foods
West Park Motors Ltd.
Rhineland Car Co. Ltd.
Sun Valley Co-op Ltd (Food store)
Hairway Studios |
Thanks to South Park MB Youth and the EMMC Youth and Ang Stoesz for volunteering. your time.
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Altona Library - Spring Break Boredom?
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Anti-boredom Books:
- Anti-boredom Book by Owl & Chickadee magazines
- Crafts for Easter by Kathy Ross
- 175 Easy-to-do Easter Crafts by Sharon Dunn
- The Movie Mom’s Guide to Family Movies by Nell Minow
- Leonard Maltin’s Family Film Guide by Leonard Maltin
- Easy Magic by Jon Day
- Company’s Coming: Kids Cooking by Jean Pare
- The Family Tree Detective: Cracking the Case of Your
 Family’s Story by Ann Douglas- Ed Emberley’s Fingerprint Drawing Book by Ed Emberley
Easter books for children:
- A Tale for Easter by Tasha Tudor
- Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polacco
- Little Bunny’s Easter Surprise by Jeanne Modesitt
- How Will the Easter Bunny Know by Kay Winters
- Coruroy’s Easter by B. G. Hennessy
- Easter by Catherine Chambers
- Nibbles O Hare by Betty Paraskevas
Hot Off The Press, New Arrivals
- Three Weeks in Paris by Barbara Bradford
- The Trouble with Mary by Millie Criswell
- The Summons by John Grisham
- Tishomingo Blues by Elmore Leonard
- A Week in Winter by Marcia Willett
- The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide by Brian Sibley
- Then I had Teenagers by Susan Yates
- The First Book of Canadian Art by Richard Rhodes
Pre-School Story Time
Pre-school Story Time is a program for children ages 3 1/2 - 5 years. Each story time program lasts about 45 minutes. Activities include stories, songs, fingerplays, felt stories, etc. Story time sessions are held Wednesday mornings from 10 – 10:45 am.
For more information or to register, please call the library at 324-1503
Registration for Spring Session Apr. 2 – 12
Sessions: Apr. 17 – May 22
Hours At The Altona Library
Tuesdays & Thursdays 10 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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Three Day - Free Business Planning Workshop
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A free, three-day business planning workshop sponsored by the Province of Manitoba, Department of Industry, Trade and Mines will be held on March 25, 26, and 27, 2002 from 9:00—4:00 p.m. at the Winkler Inn—851 Main Street in Winkler. The workshop is designed for individuals starting a new business but would also be of value to the owners of existing businesses and to individuals considering a business venture. The workshop is a requirement for the Business Start Loan Guarantee
Program and the Rural Entrepreneurship Assistance Program.
The first day of the workshop covers the advantages and disadvantages of going into business, resources available to small businesses, the components of a business plan and financing a business.
The second day will cover accounting, bookkeeping, financial statements, GST and financial management. As well, there will be a brief introduction to e-marketing and how it applies to a start-up business.
The third day of the workshop will include marketing and sales strategies, promotion and advertising, selling pricing and distribution.
If you are interested in attending or require more information please contact Delores Loewen at 324-8190 before March 20th, 2002.
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