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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 8 Apr 1992, p. 38

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mménwz&wa}uamnmmm ive the reason for your complaint. I would suggest you fh':w-uwmmm“whigh".mflmbh Congnmhtiuhtb(}iydw i It anounced a zero increase in the 1992 tax rate. The city continue to provide all major services, transfer money to the reserve fund and not o.fi ie onl aivennntih ue ‘s smart thinki A energy efficient lighting and equipment in city buildings. That and tight cost controls made the zero increase possible. Others should follow their lead. * And sad news for all of us. s * We’nuuiLdl.h. us In 10 years, . will be a 55â€"perâ€"cent increase in the number of Ontario residents over age 65. That‘s about a million and a In 30 years, the number of people 85 years and older will increase by 161 per cent. $ * All these statistics are being used in studies for longâ€"term care for seniors. This has to become a priority for government. When you think about it, growing old isn‘t so bad. Not when you consider the alternative. i Hockey may only be a game, but a lot of people earn their * * # # * % ‘Dan Reeve is offering something to take the sting out of paying higher taxes. f mmmamwwmem unveiled the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo G.S.T. Card, a little piece ‘of plastic that can offer a enc tarieg y o. â€" > _ Discount card takes the cnrg:m'awhohlotnfn' se â€".â€" hope to make another formal announcement of > eudnfitluuptolaowm business to the card in the near future.":One . eudfinmwmaflmndtu group in particular which he hopes to bolster is . breaks from up to 40 local businesses, ranging the restaurant industry, . ... . . ./‘ .~«» "The td nB in siictive hr ue yoar and. CC We looked to aee who were the or one ' * '!’“‘;Y;,a‘““"h“,“m,'““'m“ best 40 out there innamen, . .. hfi*fiommnwwmmomwww busginess community and wanted to select the â€" that‘s what we have with these® best 40 (businesses). It started off at 25, husiness.]} _ _ man Bamua expanded to 40 and we we‘re retailing the carc e‘re ‘retailing the:card for $40, therefore it ::uldhal per business,"Reeve said. “Weh hmwbmthl::wm d’l&" lfl:‘h:.“m&uvabdy” "‘The group started with 80 different indus. tries based on services people would use on a fihfi And‘wldbhth&u;m coupon: services, Reeve feels the G.S.T: Card is a better deal because it can be used more than once at andvefim’%:ht because the card for therefore it ir per business,".Reeve said. ) see who were the best 40 out ?5"-. last Friday and he plans to soon announce the names of addi businesses wanting to join the G.S.T. Card program.." <:‘< / :. > . "We‘re adding to the 40 all the timé ‘and Each cardholder will be contacted midâ€"way through the program to comment on the mw#bdsdbq&\hm&nm Reeve, this program isn‘t just a oneâ€"shot: â€"â€" he hopes it will be around for a long time. ‘The + $40 per -‘wm be ; used : by <the Windermere Group W future projects, with a portion of it going to charitable groups. > "Wehgethojgnh:mfiiuh&mqthp eommqmtyw Im yoaur, hapafully, we‘ll haveâ€"mots Iusineme

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