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the state of einelt,e'ncy slapped in
place after the to)tw n,s killer tornado hit
Aug. 21.
After meeting with town officials,
'flavor ;Deb Shewfelt ruled Wednesday
against lifting the emergency
measure.
'the announcement shocked rimany,
`ince 11 4 ttI 1v0r had previously_ irtc'li-
catte'd he planned to end the state of
emergency ‘1'e'dncsdity.
"Let's t'1 "t on the side of safety and
that's what we're doing," said Shewfelt,
who first invoked the emergency,
measure hours atter the F-3 tornado
which killed one Man and injured doz-
ens struck.
As -Mayor, Shewfelt is the only per-
son with-the.authl)ritV to declare or lift
stat.e.ot emergency.
By keeping the Measure in place, the
town ensures volunteer workers are
covered by insurance under.prtwincial
law.
What's good news for the massive
cleatnup effort., led by an army ofvol-.
u cheers fromGoderich and neighbour-
ing centres.
Vith many of the volunteers clear-
ing debris and working with dangerous
equilimer1.t like' c-hainsaws'and wood
chippers, working without insurance.
could lead to trouble, Shewfelt said:
.'1 think that's very important (to.
have .insurance) .in case there's any-
thing that happens to any volunteer,"
he said.
Last week, Londoner Art McIntyre
suffered a dislocated pelvis, fractured
tailbone and a fractured wrist after he
was flung from a tree while cutting
limbs with a chainsaw:
Although most roads have been reo-
pened, the Goderich town square
where the tornado damage gaits high-
est remains closed.
Public safety is still the mainprior-
itv Shewfelt said:
,,`Our big concern is still the dun
aged buildings,"' he said.
Town officials will meet again i ext
Friday to decide whether to lift the
state of emergency.
ONLY Until Sept. 17
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'Ihe Honourable: Gail Shea, Minister
of National Revenue, would like all
Canadians who were affected by the
recent tornado in Goderich or were
impacted by Hurricane Irene to know
that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
has taxpayer relief provisions available.
to them if they are unable to meet their
tax obligations because of these natural
disasters.
"My sincere sympathy goes out to the
people of Goderich who were harmed
by the devastating tornado that swept
through the city on August 21st. 1 also
deeply sympathize with all of those
Canadians whose lives have been dis-
turbed byIlurricane Irene. I know that
your first concern is to begin to re -build
your lives,: and in some cases, your
homes and your businesses too"
"1 would like you to know that you
have one less thing to worry about right
now," added Minister Shea. "If you can-
not meet your tax obligations due to a
natural disaster, you can be given spe-
cial consideration by the Canada Reve-
nue Agency:"
The CRA has taxpayer relief provi-
sions in place that use a balanced
approach to help taxpayers to resolve
tax issues that arise through no fault of
their own. Under these provisions, any
taxpayer can apply to the CRA to have
interest and/or penalties waived or can-
celled in situations where they are una-
ble to file a tax return and/or make a
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