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Old 11-12-2013, 03:34 PM   #61
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Just curious if density is such a big factor to keeping operating costs down, why Toronto, Victoria and Vancouver have significantly higher property taxes despite being much denser than Calgary?
It's an interesting question. It's hard to compare apples to apples because different municipalities provide different services or levels of service. For example Montreal spends about $145 million on snow removal a year (even though they have fewer lane km than Calgary) we spend about $35 million. They have chosen to physically remove snow from most streets, we plough and sand/salt and mostly only on major roadways. Other municipalities also have much greater responsibility in social services and housing than us for instance.
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