MH: How satisfied is your membership with the message that a quarter- billion dollars in unpaid #propertytaxes will likely never be paid?
KW: It has been no secret. We knew we would definitely struggle to collect the full amount. ... But I think what is a really important message we need to make sure all #Albertans and municipalities know is that 40 per cent of the outstanding taxes are actually owed by companies that continue to operate today.

Rural municipalities hoping to recover ‘significant chunk’ of unpaid O&G property taxes
Fresh off the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) spring convention, president Kara Westerlund joins Alberta Primetime host Michael Higgins to discuss a new plan with the province to recover unpaid property taxes from oil and gas companies.