After being approached by a group of local hotels and the business association, Sidney has voted in favour of writing a letter of support to implement a hotel tax in the town.
The Municipal and Regional District Tax, which is referred to as a hotel tax, is an optional tax that can be implemented by a municipality or regional district if it is supported by the local hotel industry.
The money generated from the tax must be used to support the local tourism industry.
Sidney was approached by the Sidney Hotel Group and the Sidney Business Improvement Area society asking for a letter of support for its application to implement a three per cent tax.
“Over the past year, the Sidney Hotel Group, comprising all Sidney…





























