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PAGE 6, WIFI'BY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUAIRY 17,1990 w& Pubiished every Wednesday By 677209 Ontario Imc. Phone :668-6111 668-6112 668-6369 ~Doug Anderson Publisher 13 Brook Street North, /y0wned and operated by P.O. Box 206, Whitby, Ont. i LiN 5S1 2nd VOICE 0F THE COUNTY TOWN The only Whitby newspaper independentij Whitby residents for Whitby resîdents. The review process for a revamped Durham Region officiai plan has begun, and the plan'suggests that Whitby/OshawalCourtice wiii continue to be the major urban area toward which ail other urban areas orient. Growth of ail types wiii be aiiowed to continue ln the area, with land to be opened up north af Taunton Rd. ln Whftby (between Thickson Rd. and Hwy 12) and west af BrookIin for residentiai deveiopment. However, apart from more housing and other types of, liimited deveiopment on the fringe of existing housIng In Whtby's west end, Rt wouid appear that open space Keepit open corridors wili be maintained between Whitby and Ajax, as the two urban areas are kept distinct. Strict policies ta en sure open space have been menfioned in the draft plan, and we wouid encourage such policies. Rather than having Durham Region become one large urban sprawl aiong Hwy 401 and Hwy 2 fram Pickering ta Oshawa, preserving farmiand as one camponent of open space is a weicome buffer, and Identifies Whftby as having a "balance," making il" different from those Toronto-area municipalities ln which, iR wauid appear, that residentiai growth proliferates et the expense af ail else. 0f course, the Town of Whftby, which began its own officiai plan review iast year, must aiso see f0 if that such open space Is guaranteed ln the plan that wiii guide growth ln the region Into the next -century. We urge preservafion af that expanse of nafurai land ln the midsf af reientiess development. Savation Arýmy captain overwhelmed by generosi*ty To the oditor. Once again Christmias bas corne and c,,one and hopefully the citizens of Whlitby, Brooklin, Myrtie Station and Ashburn areas have enjoyed a happy, healthy and heart warming holiday season. Indeed many of our lesa fortunate neighbors were also àble to enoy a similar Christmas this year, due to the abounding generosity of the people of our areas. On behaif of those who received help, I would like to express a word of sincere thanks. As the leader of the Salvation Army for these communities, 1 was personally overwhelmed by the kindness, charity and selfless love expressed through the donations received from caring people who wanted to share some cheer this Christmas. Inspiration ever results- when love exceeds loneliness and hope banishès hunger. ïf is for this wonderful suppori that I express my commendation find sincere gratitude. I wvould particularily like to express thanks to the various citizens who came 'en masse' to help pick up, pack and deliver hampers, the WhiWtby Kinettes, the groups and organizations, schools and families, etc. who gathered goods for distribution. You will be interested to note that 213 people were helped by the Salvation Arny this Christmas. One incident that Itouched niy heart was the family who donated to us some Ifoodstuffs because last year -they' were in need of a hamper from the Salvation Armny. The family was overwhelmed by the generosity of the community and wanted to return to some other needýy family that hope ôf a good Christmas that was thoirs last year. Thank you very murli for helping us to help others in the * lôvely name and spirit of Jesus Christ. Recause of your support and God's love, it bas been our *privilege to literally see tears cf heartache and need transfornied into tears of happiness and joy. Ccd bless you everyone., Sincerely yours, Rick Sheasby Captain Salvation Army Wooing Quebec's Liberal vote? By Terry O'Shaughnessy The federal government's pro- posed Goods and Services Tax - recently slashed to 7 per cent by federal Finance Minister Michael Wilson - will certainly provide different headaches for different people. Prom a small business paint-of- view, the pain-level reaches migraine proportions at the prospect of a federai tax plan which will force them te shoulder much higher administration costs simply in order to cope with the many complexities of the GST. In 1989, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business conducted a survey of 3,725 of its retail memnbers on provincial sales tax collection. And the resuits, compiled in a study entitled "Retail Sales Tax Compli- ance 'Costs in Canada", provide further insight as to how the GST will worsen an already serious tax collec- tion burden. The study found, for example, that "in mast smnall or young firms the owner of the business is respon- sible for the retail sales tax work and does it either manually or with a cash register" as opposed ta larger firms which can justify the use of sophis- ticated computerized cash register syste ms. CFI B concludes, therefore, that the GST hit of Jan. 1, 1991 (the proposed date of implementation) will be much harder once again on smaller firms than on larger comnpaies. .- The survey results also showed that while sales tax collection is one of a number of routine administra- tive tasks for larger retailers, it is an enormous headache for smaller firms. The study says that "proportion- ally, smaller firms shoulder higher costs for remitting provincial retail sales tax than larger firms" and points out that the cost of collecting one dollar of retail sales tax is 10 cents for these firms as compared to just less than one cent for a larger firm using a computerized system. According ta CFIB President John Bulloch, the complex compli- ance issue is paramount ta the small retailing cammunity. "The federal government has taken the original 9 per cent proposed GSI rate and repackaged the tax down to 7 per cent, " Bulloch says, "but this change does not salve the enormous complexity that will hit aIl small retailers.' "There are still nine different provincial sales tax systems in addi- tion ta the federal sales tax systemn. There is simply' no way that the government can, ùnder the GS1, sim- plify the collection of these different taxes. The government must find a way of unifying the federal and provincial sales tax systems ta make it more workable". 1Otherwise, Bulloch adds, it is small business arnd consumers who - -. - ~ FMU GFB-.&WU k-~ To the editor: Copy of letter to Ontario Premier David Peterson Subject: Meech Lake Accord Dear Sir I admire Premier Wells for bis stand against the three bullies, Prime Mfinister Mulroney, Premier Bourassa and yourself for- not giving in with regard t.o the Meech Lake Accord¶. Premier Wells stated that he spoke for Canadians against the Meech Lake Accord. You ridiculed Premier Wells by saying you spoke for Ontario. Whatever gave you that idea? People I have spoken te are not in agreement with your views on the subject. In fact, a recent Gallup poil shows that 75 per cent of Canadianis are against the Meech Lake Accord. In Ontaro 4 per cent of our population are French-speaking individualsý yet we have French immersion ýschools and buildings with French and English signs. With this extremely smal percentage of francophiles it is niy understanding that there is te be a large number of hospitals that must have bilingual wards. Ridiculous . Why do 'ýve coddlle te the smnall French population in Ontarica when they' do not reciprocate in Quebec? We have sweeping reformis in Eastern Europe but we now have a dictator province insisting on no English signs on shops. Is this a unified Canadian society or a distinct society called Canada? Why al cf a sudden bas Quebec ~become so important to you? Are you reaiiy in agreemnent with Bourassa?, or are you attempting to woo the Liberal vote in Quebec just te assist you in your quest for the federal Liberal leadership? Yours truly, W. A. Lovelock Whitby Maurice Pifher Editor Peter irvine Advert ising Manager Alexandra Simon Production Manager cClass PostalilegIstratIon #05351 Mîke the knife