Problem over Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board's taxation invoices

Mrs. Lepage was responding to a request from Courrier Laval to the school board for comment regarding complaints from taxpayers that their taxes had been incorrectly assessed.

“The taxation year used to calculate the tax invoice was mistakenly the 2009 year instead of a progressive application of the rate between 2007 and 2009,” Mrs. Lepage explains, adding that the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board is currently in the process of reviewing all files and processing corrections where applicable.

The council of commissioners is expected to meet this coming week to address the issue.

In the meantime, says Laurier Board Communications Coordinator Maxeen Jolin, the school board is making every effort to correct the problem, with new invoices expected to be sent out in September. "Adjustments will be made to all incorrect invoices," Mrs. Jolin confirmed, reiterating that the extent of the problem is not yet known and that the priority is to correct the problem where necessary.