Victims of 2023 wildfires will be protected from property tax spikes as they rebuild

Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr says government acting on election promise

CBC NewsMichael Gorman

After months of worry and advocacy, Tricia Murray-d'Eon and her neighbours got some good news on Friday.

She and the rest of the owners of 165 resident properties destroyed by wildfires in the Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains areas of Halifax Regional Municipality and parts of Shelburne County in 2023 will not face spikes in their property tax bills as they rebuild.

"It's been very, very stressful," Murray-d'Eon said in an interview.

"We're taking it as a win, so we're pretty happy about it."

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Victims of 2023 wildfires will be protected from property tax spikes as they rebuild

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