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Any future industrial or commercial develop- ments will have to fit into the scheme of things and blend in with their surroundings. It will make for a more eye-appealing and comfortable neighborhood tor citizens who have poured their life-savings into a home they expect to live in for a long time .... possibly the rest of their lives. The city already has control over most of the development in Waterloo through requirements attached to deeds at the time of purchase, but now this will be extended and hopefully provide some form of consistency in all commercial, in- dustrial, institutional and ltigh-denfsity iesiden- tial development. _ Residents will be able to sleep easier knowing that their property won't be converted overnight into a major drainage area because the owners of the building across the street decided to alter the grading around their factory. . Waterloo County farmers and small businessmen will be pleased that at last the proposal in John Crosbie‘s December budget, allowing taxpayers to deduct a spouse’s wage as a business expense in unincorporated enterprises, has been re-in- troduced in Finance Minis- ter Alien MacEaehen's mini-tmeet. Approximately 100,000 Canadian couples will benefit from this propo- sal, which besides lowering taxes on small unincor- porated businesses, also re- cognizes the contribution spouses make to the busin- esses. I am personally de- lighted that MacEachen has appreciated the merits of this proposal. On behalf of concerned Waterloo voters l have made several repre- sentations to him, and pre- viously to Crosbie. pressing for consideration of such a tax deduction. In the past, the ruling that deductions could not be made for wages paid to spouses has led to many in- Walter McLean, MP, Waterloo ,' Minis: ON a your in Cm. ' Sleamr In United Shaw FMW. stances of wives not receiv- ing a salary. This washe- cause it caused a tax disad- vantage for the couple. Also there was difficulty in prov- ing a wife's contribution to a business or farm in court battles over property in the event of a divorce. Groups pressing for women's rights across this country have been urging the government to institute such a tax deduc- tion for a long time. Another significant mea- sure rescued from the Cros- bie budget will allow small business corporations to temporarily obtain after-tax financing from banks and other financial lending insti- tutions at interest rates well below market levels. In ad- dition to this federal assis- tance, small businesses will be further buoyed by the On- tario government budget proposals to assist small hu- sinesses in a 850-million package of incentives, tax credits and cuts t During the last session of (Continued on page B) established 105t To the editor. By the indications of numerous thank-you letters and gen- eral comments coming from across Canada, the 1980 Na- tional Ringette Championships proved without a doubt to be a resounding success. The local media coverage at all levels was considered fantastic by many visitors and was very much appreciated by local Ringette supporters. Championships a big success The City of Waterloo and the Local Host Committee would like to thank all ringette enthusiasts in this region for their tireless efforts in helping us organize a national sporting event in our city, that we can all be proud of . We would also like toAhank the miny local families who billeted the players. and the spectators who cheered on the many teams from across Canada. A final word goes to the players who performed so well. Your sport has come a long way since 1963 when it was in- Vented and the future of ringette and the National Cham- pionships shows great pottntial, . On béhalf of this coinrminity. we thank Ringette Canada for the opportunity to host these championships. . . Letters to the editor Yours sincerely Tom Litwiller Secretary Host Committee mo National Ringette Championships Comment " Religion becomes big business To the editor. People donate a lot of money to religious'causes. In the United States such donations amount to about '18,000,000,000 a year. Much of the money is no dotht.uaed for the purpose intended. But is everyone pleased with the way their con- tributions to religious groups are used? . In a letter to the “National Catholic Reporter" one man wrote, "Ever since I was a young teenager I have had com- plete faith and trust in these organizations. "But now. he continued. my faith and trust have been shattered." His faith and trust was shaken by scandals involving don- ated funds, He mentioned Father Flanagan's Boys Town The Pallottine Fathers. who raised millions of dollars through massive mail appeals to help the starving children in other lands But the head of this order hadto plead guilty in court to “fraudulent misappropriation of funds using some of the donations for real estate ventures. Protestant evangelists use radio and television appeals to draw many millions of dollars yearly from home listeners. I listen but I don‘t give. It is commendable when a person contributes to help others and certainly not every appeal is fraudulent. Because of the money religious it would be wise to think twice and ask point blank questions before con- tributing. Religion has become a "Big Busirteiaa',".s .,' w.D. Pope