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The Town of Caledon Council approved the 2017 Budget during the Town Council meeting on December 20, 2016, setting the stage for Town services and capital projects for 2017 and beyond. For the average home in Caledon, assessed at $522,000, this blended residential tax increase of 2.45% means a yearly tax increase of $112.87.

“The Town of Caledon’s 2017 budget provides the foundation to continue to build and maintain a strong and prosperous Caledon,” said Mayor Allan Thompson. “I am pleased with the...

The Town of Caledon has proposed a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit additional institutional, commercial and agricultural uses at the Caledon Equestrian Park. Read the attached notice or visit caledon.ca/notices.

Attachments

• Notice of Application-Rezoning File 16-16

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December 14, 2016

Cutting red tape in Caledon: no dog licences required starting in 2017

Effective January 1, 2017, the Town of Caledon will no longer require residents to purchase an annual dog licence for their dog(s).

A detailed review of the current program revealed that licences were only used in a small number of cases to return dogs to their owners. Although licences were effective in the past, various modern approaches, such as microchipping or personalized identification...

Record number of Caledon schools receive 2016 Green Fund grants

The Town of Caledon’s Energy and Environment staff went full force this year encouraging Caledon schools to apply for the 2016 School Green Fund and, as a result, a record number of twelve applications were submitted – which is almost fifty (50) percent of all Public and Catholic schools in Caledon.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients, including:

• Alton Public School for their Atlantic salmon project
• Caledon Central Public School...