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Old 09-15-2017, 01:56 PM   #979
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Originally Posted by transplant99 View Post
I thought Nenshi addressed this.

there is a clause for professional sports teams that allows them to be treated differently in regards to paying taxes that does not apply to all other industries from what i recall he said.
Section 333.1 of Alberta's Municipal Government Act permits a municipality to enter into a "tax agreement" regarding property used for professional sports. A tax agreement is an agreement to accept an annual lump sum payment in lieu of property taxes.
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