Corbella: Uprising of Calgary business owners plan to rally at City Hall

On Monday morning, small business owners in this city are planning to rally at city hall to send a message before an emergency meeting of council over taxes.“Our message is that this is indeed a crisis and it’s one created by our city government,” says Kelly Doody, the unwitting driving force behind the planned rally. Doody has been thrust into the activist role ever since a chalkboard sign she set up in front of her shop was featured by Postmedia and hit the collective solar plexus of Calgary’s business community. Her sign simply points out that the property tax on the building that she leases space in has spiked from $1,356 per month to $6,425 per month, with the first huge increase to be paid July 1.