Cash-strapped Catalyst Paper has followed through on its threat to pay only one-quarter of its property taxes in four coastal municipalities in a showdown that pits the province’s largest papermaker against a municipal tax system it says is unfair. On July 2, the deadline for paying property taxes, Catalyst staff hand-delivered cheques to the four municipalities for $1.5 million each, for a total of $6 million. It owes $23 million.
A "good neighbour" plaque presented to clients and staff at the Next Steps Transitional Shelter symbolizes more than a year of trouble-free times in Victoria's North Park district.