Proposal from 8th Canadian Hussars

Sackville Town Council

February 4, 2019

Sackville Project – Longstanding History

• Honorary Colonel of the 8th Canadian Hussars – a Canadian Forces Reserve armoured regiment in Southern NB since April 4th, 1848.

• This year the Regiment is celebrating its 171st year of service to Canada.

• Close association with the Town of Sackville and region as far back as the Regiment’s formation in 1848.

• C Squadron of the Regiment was based in Sackville in a Canadian Forces Armouriesbuilding located at the corner of Allison and Main Streets.

• Regimental Band of the 8th Canadian Hussars was based in Sackville throughout its life – under the guidance of Sackville resident and Bandmaster MWO Charles Estabrooks.

• Relationship between the Regiment and the Town has been substantive and long-standing.

Sackville Project – The Memento

• Commanding Officer, LColPeppard, and the 8th Canadian Hussars would like to memorialize this important relationship by donating a memento.

• Regiment has procured a retired AFV (Armoured Fighting Vehicle) known as a Cougar AVGP. Regiment was equipped with Cougars from 1976-2005.

• We would like to have it installed and mounted in an appropriate location as a monument to the members of the Regiment who served and were from the Sackville area.

• The monument (Cougar) can also memorialize fallen comrades.

Sackville Project – Cougar AVGP Facts

• In Service – 1976 to 2005• No. Build – 195• 10.7 t; 5.97 m x 2.5 m• Crew – 3 Commander, gunner & driver + 2 soldiers• Main and Secondary Armament • 275 hp • Speed – 100km/hr• Retired in 2005, but some transferred to other militaries & police forces• Training and reconnaissance vehicle. • 1980s and 90s - fire support vehicle for armoured units. • Pressed into service for UN missions, UNPROFOR, & Somalia. • Propellers and trim vanes for amphibious use, but retrofitted.

Sackville Project – Project Details

• It would be mounted on a cement pad in a suitable location in a Memorial/Cenotaph Park with an appropriate marker identifying its significance. The Cougar to be used for this memorial is in storage at CFBGagetown.

• The Regiment would like to arrange transportation and installation of the vehicle in the May-June timeframe. The Regiment would also provide the marker (plaque).

• Town would provide a cement pad covering the footprint of the vehicle on which the vehicle could be mounted. The Town would be asked to ensure the monument is not allowed to fall into neglect and disrepair over time (e.g. paint).

• Regiment would assist the town in acquiring the appropriate paint. Finally, DND will probably ask the Town to sign a waiver of liability to hold DND free and harmless for any injury to the public in the years to come.

Sackville Project – Dedication Ceremony

• Should the Town of Sackville wish to accept, LCol Peppard would propose a military/municipal dedication ceremony, perhaps in June.

• Would include the Mayor, Council and municipal officials as well as a Regimental delegation.

• Invitations would be sent to the 8CH Regimental Association, veterans associations, the Royal Canadian Legion and local Cadet units and the public.

• Details and coordination of this event would be worked out as the date nears.

Questions

Sackville and the Equalization Grant

What is the Equalization Grant?

Equalization Grant

(≈ $75 million)

All

municipalities

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$200,000.00

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Equalization Grants (Group C – 2018)

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$/person

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Shift to

Equalization

Grants

Sackville’s Provincial Grants – 1993 - 2018

What’s involved in the Equalization Grant?

A. Grouping of Municipalities

B. Calculation of the Grant

Municipal Groups

A. 3 metropolitan centres (comprehensive range and level of service)

B. 6 smaller urban centres (full range of services but less comprehensive than A)

C. 9 larger towns (relatively high demand for services & not near an urban centre)

D. 3 large residential communities (near Group A municipalities)

E. 34 small regional service centres

F. 38 smaller/limited service municipalities

G. 5 rural communities

Municipal Group C

St. Stephen (4415)

Caraquet (4169)

Shippagan (2631)

Woodstock (5228)

Shediac (6664)

Grand Falls (5326)

Oromocto (9223) Sackville (5331)

Sussex (4312)

Dalhousie (3126)

We’re in the wrong group!

The Equalization Grant (EG) replaced

the former Unrestricted Grant

The EG is made up of two components:

2. Equalization component

1. Core funding component

How it’s calculated:

1. Core funding component

$0.16 x ( A /100 )

The non-residential tax base of the community

Problem: ‘A’ is too small because a major portion of our non-

residential tax base (Mount Allison) is

i) under-assessed

ii) taxed at a residential rate

How it’s calculated:

2. Equalization component

[( B – C ) x D )] + E

Fiscal capacity of the municipality

Adjusted

standard

expenditure

Population

Police services

under the PPSA

How it’s calculated:

2. Equalization component

(B - C) x D

Fiscal

capacity of

the

municipality

1. Adjusted standard expenditure

-revised net budget per capita x density factor

Population

What do these mean?

Adjusted

standard

expenditure

= 1- ( F x 0.10)

Density adjustment index

(G ÷ H – I ÷ J) ÷ (I ÷ J)G – population of the municipality

H – total kms of roads in the municipality

I – population of the group

J – total kms of roads in the group

How it’s calculated:

2. Equalization component

(B - C) x D

Fiscal

capacity of

the

municipality

2. Fiscal capacity of the municipality

Population

What do these mean?

Adjusted

standard

expenditure

Revised group average tax rate X (municipal tax base per capita ÷ 100)

How it’s calculated:

2. Equalization component

(B - C) x D

Fiscal

capacity of

the

municipality

3. Population

Population

What do these mean?

Adjusted

standard

expenditure

Number of people residing in the municipality

Where do we suffer in this?

2. Core Component - the non-residential tax base

3. Equalization Component - Students aren’t counted in our population

[( B – C ) x D )] + E

(G ÷ H – I ÷ J) ÷ (I ÷ J)

a. Equalization component

ii. density index

Revised group average tax rate X (municipal

tax base per capita ÷ 100)c. Fiscal capacity

b. Adjusted standard expenditure

i. -revised net budget per capita x density factor

1. In the wrong group of municipalities

$70,000.00

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$90,000.00

$100,000.00

$110,000.00

$120,000.00

$130,000.00

$140,000.00

Tax

base

per

capita

Amount needed to

provide services

No Grant

Grant

Next Steps:

1. Enlist support of other communities with post-secondary

student populations (UdeM, UNB, NBCC)

2. Lobby the provincial government.