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Page 10 TERRACE BAY/SCHREIBER NEWS Wednesday, December 13, 1989 Legion executive elected for 1990 The Ladies of the R.C. Legion Branch #223, held their meeting on Nov. 27, 1989 presided by Shirley Love. No minutes were available due to the absence of the secretary. Correspondence was nil. The treasurer's report was given by A. Falzetta, as well as "the results of the Fall Bazaar. There will be no need for catering at the New Year's dance as-the contract was awarded out. The publicity convenor stated the winners of the Bazaar draws will appear in the Terrace Bay/Schreiber News. Booking convenor said two . ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 109 SCHREIBER, ONTARIO NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY Sunday, December 31st, 1989 MUSIC BY - PARTY SOUND $20.00/single $35.00/couple Tickets may be purchased at the CLUBROOM. Buffet luncheon will be served at 11:30 p.m. Your family can stay at the Airlane Motor Hotel in Thunder oe for only .... Christmas- Shopping.......... If you're planning to be in Thunder Bay to do some - shopping....make it a luxurious outing by staying at the Airlane Motor Hotel. The pampered life of leisure... «World classdining | * NEWLY renovated rooms with 25" colour TVs (in-room cable), Mini-bars ¢ Saunas, Whirlpool, Swimming Pool ¢ Full room service ¢ 698 Arthur's Nightclub with live enter- tainment and dancing nightly The. affordable price........... From now until January 14, 1990, on any Friday, Saturday or Sunday, your whole family can take advantage of all of the above and more for only $54.95. All you do is present this advertisement to qualify for this very special rate. For reservations call 807-577-1181 / or Toll free in Ont., Man., Sask. at 1-800-465-5003 A guest when you enter, a , when you. leave if inane MOTOR HOTEL 698 West Arthur Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario > a night groups have rented the kitchen. Peggy Regis will be contacted regarding Cook Books. The bursary money will be sent to J. Lohnes as soon as it is found out what college she is attending. Ladies who helped cater to the Dart Tournament were S. Price, E. Falzetta. L. Belliveau, Carolyn McLeod, S. Love. Plans and sug- gestions were discussed for next year's bazaar. D. Marcella won the pot of gold. Nominations followed and lunch was served as the ladies enjoyed an exchange of gifts. New Executive for 1990 President - S. Love First Vice - A. Hart Second Vice - E. Falzetta Secretary - C. McLeod Treasurer - L. Belliveau Sgt. at Arms - S. Gusul Ass't - Y. Leclair Committees Membership - S. Caron Kitchen - V. Strapko Sick & Visiting - C. McDonald Bookings - S. Price Publicity - to be appointed Mainstream Canada] Real GST story now unfolding By Ann M. Smith If federal Finance Minister Michael Wilson is to be trusted, the reason for the breakdown in talks between the government and provinces over a federal/provincial combined sales tax system was a refusal by the provinces to come on board. At least that's what Wilson would have us believe. The real story, however, is just beginning to unfold. According to John Bulloch, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, federal officials continue to blame the provinces for failing to reach an agree- ment when in fact Ottawa was respon- sible for the abrupt breakdown in talks. The result, says Bulloch, leaves Canada with the only two-tiered tax system in the world. He predicts that the seri- ously flawed GST will create an enor- mous paperburden nightmare for small businesses, especially the 500,000 firms selling at the retail level that do not have the staff and facilities to handle two types of sales tax systems with differ- ent exemptions and rates. '*There is no other country in the world that would have even attempted to implement such a complicated and Township of Schreiber In c aneptiee of the co-operation received during the past year, PARKING METERS will be FREE, during the period of December 18 to January 5, 1990. Reeve & Council Township of Schreiber Public Notice PARKING METERS "824-2890 all you can eat Serendipity Gardens AU ¢ FULLY LICENCED DINING LOUNGE ROSSPORT, ONTARIO GOURMET MENU Enjoy our changing lunch and dinner specials Friday evening CATERING. PRIME RIB available for larger BRUNCH SPECTACULAR Saturday and Sunday SERVING FROM 11 A.M. Closed all day Monday and Sunday evening at 6 parties or in your home. regressive system,"' said Bulloch. In Newfoundland, for example, the GST will give that province a combined tax crunch of nearly 22 per cent after the 11 per cent provincial sales tax is applied on top of the 9 per cent federal GST. Tourism analysts say that all parts of Canada will suffer badly as addi- tional expenses for accommodation, meals and entertainment will drive away Canadian and foreign tourists. When federal officials called their provincial counterparts to the negotiat- ing table more than a year ago, the provinces assumed that the talks would be in good faith. Everyone agreed that the Federal Sales Tax (currently in place) had to go. However, with the Jan. 1, 1991 deadline looming over the heads of the federal finance depart- ment officials, representatives from Ottawa suddenly walked away from the table last spring leaving many of their provincial counterparts bewildered and angry. "The message coming from every premier and treasurer is the same,"' says Bulloch. "The provinces were all prepared to continue discussions with the federal government on a unified system. Several provinces, realizing the enormous complexities that would be caused by a federal "go-it-alone" approach, had even spent tens of thou- sands of dollars in hiring specialists to deal with their provincial-specific problems. '"'There's no doubt that the provinces wanted to make the GST negotiations work:' It now seems clear that Ottawa repaid this good faith by bailing out of the process so as not to disrupt its own rigid timetable. (With a federal election expected to be called sometime in late 1992 or early 1993, the Tory govern- ment is gambling that Canadian tax- payers will have forgiven this latest tax assault. Delaying the federal/ provincial talks in order to accommo- date a unified system, however, would have pushed the implementation date dangerously close to the impending election.) Wilson has become well-versed dur- ing this past summer at laying the blame for the GST federal/provincial discord on the doorsteps of his provin- cial brethren. Despite this firm govern- ment line, it's a story so full of holes that it just won't hold water. Community Against Pushers Please give generously. 1 faa ~ eee CANADIAN SOCIETE CANCER CANADIENNE SOCIETY DU CANCER