By Mark Squibb
Bay Bulls council lent a helping hand to a new business at the May public council meeting.
It just goes to show that you don’t know unless you ask.
Council approved a one-year business tax exemption for the 2026 tax year for Elite Welding & Fabrication under the Town’s new business tax incentive program.
“This is a great program that we have here to help people start businesses within the community,” said councillor Ethan Williams. “It’s no easy feat, so anything we can do to help bring business to town (is good).”
The Town introduced the program in Budget 2025 as a means to encourage new business development.
Council was also set to vote to on a $2,500 donation to the Southern Shore Trail Association, but lost quorum on the matter as councillors Corey Ronayne and Jason Sullivan were absent. Town policy stipulates a two-thirds vote, not a majority vote, for donation requests. Bay Bulls has only five council members, so with two absent it could not reach the two-thirds status.
The organization had requested donations to help make improvements on the trails in the region.
