What's New from WRAFT

Visit often to learn what WRAFT is doing on behalf of Ontario waterfront owners and your association. The list below tracks news, events and activities by WRAFT.

2010
June 28	Update from WRAFT — Summer 2010
March 11	How to Deal With An Inappropriate Assessment
2009
October 7	Report to WRAFT membership - September 2009
May 19	Report to WRAFT membership May 2009
January 28	MPAC Presentation to WRAFT-CAPTR Members
2008
December 22	News Release
December 22	Backgrounder to News Release
December 16	Assessment now unfair: Group (Toronto Sun)
December 10	Announcement of Meeting with MPAC
December 10	Organizational Changes
December 10	Report on Town Hall meeting
December 10	Report on WRAFT Annual Meeting Held on November 22, 2008
December 4	When does an increased assessment cost you money?
November 15	Globe and Mail article: A taxing situation
October 20	CAPTR News Release
September 28	October Cottage Life article on the 2008 assessment
September 25	WRAFT: A message to all home and cottage owners
August 23	Toronto Star: Cottage owners tangle with taxman
August 22	Niagara This Week: Lakeshore residents prepare for worst
August 19	News release by CAPTR and WRAFT
July 28	Message sent to members requesting they visit their MPPs
May 28	News release by CAPTR and WRAFT
May 16	Globe and Mail article: Priced out of paradise
May 7	Article from April 30 Bracebridge Examiner
April 30	Spring 2008 Report to CAPTR/WRAFT Membership
April 15	CAPTR/WRAFT News Conference held at Queen's Park
April 15	Statement to News Conference at Queen's Park
January 21	Presentation to the Finance Minister's Pre-budget Consultations (CAPTR)
January 21	Presentation to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs (CAPTR)
January 15	Report to WRAFT Membership
2007
November 2	Report to CAPTR and WRAFT Membership
October 4	Liberal Platform Fails Property Owners: Property Tax Reform Coalition
October 3	Tax article in the October 3, 2007 Bracebridge Examiner/Gravenhurst Banner
September 19	Article by John Barber in Globe and Mail
September 7	CAPTR September 7 press release re Liberal platform
July 27	Comments by Bob Topp, Chairman of the Coalition after Property Tax Reform, at the MLA Meeting on July 27, 2007
July 26	Globe and Mail article: Bravo to vanguard cottagers
June 22	Article from June 22, 2007, issue of Community Press (PDF)
May 29	Report to WRAFT members: It's now or never
April 15	Report to WRAFT Members April 2007
April 15	It's now or never! Stop assessment anarchy!
March 30	Op ed piece submitted to newspapers across Ontario
March 10	Toronto Star March 10 article on PC 5% assessment cap
March 9	John Tory includes 5% cap in his election platform
January 25	Presentation by Al Morson on behalf of WRAFT and CAPTR at the Finance Minister's pre-budget hearings on January 18, 2007
January 15	Article from Toronto Sun, January 13, 2007
January 11	News release re February 8 Ontario by-elections
January 9	Article on property taxes in January 15, 2007 issue of MacLean's
2006
Novermber 13	Remarks by Bob Topp and address by Peter Tomlinson at WRAFT Annual General Meeting held November 11 in Toronto
Novermber 3	Notice of Annual General Meeting
October 24	Report to the Membership of CAPTR and WRAFT
October 23	Toronto Star October 23 - NDP wants property taxes frozen
September 20	Toronto Star September 18 - By-election loss bad omen for Liberals
August 2	Op-ed article submitted in July 2006 to a number of daily newspapers
July 28	Report to WRAFT Members
July 17	Speech to Gravenhurst area ratepayer associations
July 5	Press Release from Minister of Finance
July 5	Press Release from CAPTR
July 5	Toronto Star: McGuinty buys time with property tax freeze
June 14	We've benn asked to advise our members of the attached task force on assessment and encourage you to respond to them. It all helps.
May 7	Toronto Sun: Push for 5% property tax cap
May 1	Toronto Star: Assessment issue rattles Liberals
April 30	National Post: Ratepayers coalition wants assessment hikes capped at 5% (on captr.org, opens in new window)
April 30	April 27 Comments by CAPTR spokesman Bob Topp at press conference held at Queens Park (on captr.org, opens in new window)
April 30	April 27 Press release announcing formation of CAPTR, Coalition After Property Tax Reform (on captr.org, opens in new window)
April 23	Column by Osprey News Network
April 23	Homestead Act Passes Second Reading
March 30	Ratepayers Group Supports Ombudsman's Report, Calls for Moratorium on Property Assessments
March 11	WRAFT REPORT Winter 2006, Issue 5
March 2	Important announcement by PC Finance Critic Frank Hudak
January 15	Letter sent January 2, 2006 to the Ontario Ombudsman
January 8	Article on property taxes, drafted by WRAFT, recently posted on the CARP website. CARP has 240,000 Ontario members and its support for our cause is encouraging.
January 2	What to do about your 2005 assessment
2005
November 15	Speech by Bob Topp, Executive Director, at Annual Meeting of WRAFT, November 5, 2005
November 6	Lindsay Daily Post: Property assessment anger filling WRAFT's sails
November 3	Toronto Sun: Property tax bills a shocker
November 2	Globe and Mail: Dip your toes in a tax hike
October 26	Toronto Star: Property tax assessments detached from reality
October 23	Ombudsman Investigates MPAC
October 18	WRAFT Annual Meeting — Please Attend
Sept 29	WRAFT REPORT Fall 2005
Sept 29	Quotes from Members' Letters to their MPPs
Sept 7	WRAFT Goes to Lake Huron
July 17	WRAFT REPORT Summer 2005
June 6	"Cottagers call for a break or a unique waterfront tax" Toronto Star, June 18, 2005 (scan)
June 1	Email sent to all WRAFT members in May to launch letter writing campaign
May 19	WRAFT issues press release reacting to Ontario budget
May 9	"Big tax bite making waves on the lakes" Globe and Mail article May 6, 2005
May 2	WRAFT REPORT Issue 2 Spring 2005 (PDF) Includes proposals to Ontario Government and results of US research
Feb 10	WRAFT REPORT Winter 2004/2005
Jan 24	Submission to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs,� January 2005
2004
Nov 11	Speech by Bob Topp, WRAFT Executive Director to FOCA Annual Meeting, November 6, 2004
Nov 11	Report from WRAFT Annual Meeting held November 6, 2004
Oct 2	Linda Leatherdale says retirees may be forced to sell
Sep 15	WRAFT issues six month progress report
Sep 15	Nova Scotia enacts legislation to cap assessment increases
Aug 30	Wraft launches fundraising
Aug 4	Speech by Bob Topp to Muskoka Lakes Association Annual Meeting, July 23, 2004
June 30	Press release issued by WRAFT: Tax reform fight gains steam across Ontario
June 24	Globe and Mail article "Old Muskokans taxed out by new money", based on interview with Bob Topp, Executive Director of WRAFT.
May 21	WRAFT brochure released. Download brochure [PDF] or email wraft@sympatico.ca for copies
May 19	WRAFT reacts to Ontario budget that provided for a property assessment 'breather' and promised further study of issue. Download release (PDF)
May	Ontario cuts education mill rate to offset higher assessment
May	FOCA newsletter including request for WRAFT support sent to 550 cottage associations across Ontario
March 18	WRAFT meets with Finance Minister Greg Sorbara to provide a pre-budget submission on property tax issue
March 10	WRAFT lobbies for consideration in Ontario budget planning. Submission sent to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs and all MPPs. Download Submission (PDF)
February 25	WRAFT sends launch press release to Ontario media
February 19	WRAFT directors meet with Michael Colle, MPP responsible for property assessment
February 18	WRAFT launched by founding members
2003
September	September LOBA sends brochure to all members directing them to call their MPP ahead of October election. Brochure contains mitigation strategies. Download brochure [PDF]
2002
Summer	Summer Muskoka Fair Tax Coalition issues Enough is Enough brochure containing recommendations of the Muskoka Municipal Taxation Task Force. Download brochure [PDF]

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