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sAE , WilITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29; 1992 wh-moy b sies Edwards prefers that Sunday remain a 'day of rest' By Marlo Boucher Nevqwleislation by the Pro- vince will restrictDurham egion n assing bylaws t allew a business te open on Sundays or on holidays Estab1ished Dec.1, 1991, Bill 115 is an amendment te' the Retail Business Holida{s Act <RBHA) and the Employment Standards Act (ESA). "They wanted the eppertunity te, mâke their own choices,» says Debra Filip, general manager of the Whitby Chamber of Com- merce. She says the merchants dld net want the provincial jevern- ment te maike the decisien for them on whether or not te open on Sundays and holidays. «They* (merchanta) dont. care which level of governmont makes the .decision, whether it be pro- vinciial or regional, they just want te ma eir ewn choices,» she says. Mayor Tom Edwards says Sun- day should be a day of rest for Most people. u Small business people, with =ey few exceptions, need one fday te relax and, be with their famiies,"he says. ATTENTION ONTARIO EMPLOYERS *On March 1, 1992, the new Family Support Plan Act cornes into effect. This law requires employers to automatically deduct family support payments from the wages of employees who are obliged to meet this responsibility. As an employer you have a key partnership role in this impor.tant initiative tohelp children and other dependants receive timely and regular support payments. The Ministry of the Attorney General is providing bri'ef- ing sessions and information. materials to Ontario employers. These will assist you in meeting your responsibilities to deduct support payments from your employees'wages when required by the Family Support Plan. To date, briefing sessions are planned at the following locations: LOCATION Oshawa Holiday Inn Guild Room West 1011 Bloor St. E.' Windsor Main Public Library * Conference Room, A&B Thunder iBay .'Provincial Court House Feb. 6 1805 East Arthur St. Brunswick Ave. Entrance North York' North York Memorial Faàcilittes, Burgund y Room 5110.Yonge St. Toronto Primrose Hotel Rainbow' Room 111 Carleton St. Mississauga Delta Meadowvale Inn Great White Pines Rm. Ottawa Court House 161 ElginStreet jury Asseèmbly Room London* Lamplighter Inn Regency A Hamilton Holiday Inn Pavilion A Jan. 27 7:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 4 3:00-5:00 p.m. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 13 2:00-4:00 p.m. Feb. 13 7:30-9:30 p.m. Feb.3 7:30-9,30 p.m. Feb. 10 7:30,,9:30 p.m. Feb. 17 7:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 20 7:30-9:30 p.m.' If you plan on attending any session, please R.S.V.P. by telephone or fax to: Att: Jackie Ng, (tel.) 416-326-4712 or (fax) 416-326-4735. For an information package on your responsibilities under the Family Support Plan Act, please complete and mail the attached coupon. r---- -- -- ------- -- -- -- -- - - - - Please send me the Employer Information Package on autonatic wage deduction under the new Family Support Plan Act.j Name Address Town/City Province Postal Code________ I Mail to: Ministry of the Attorney GeneralI I Family Support PlanI I dco P.O. Box 490, Station "A"I I Scarborough, Ontario MIK 5C3 W-0 I Famaly Support Plan Ontario Edwards says the people who own a small business often reqie Sundays te do adminis- trative" duties, unlike bigger store chains like Eaton's. He says other people need Sundays te make whatever pro- fits will keep them operating during tese hard economie times. «There is a growing désire for people te shop on Sundays,» he says. Edwards says he isn'lt sure whether Sunday shopping is "a minority view or not., «It's no qood te leave te the municipahitxes,"he says. Edwards agrees that "some small stores must open for drugs and other things people forget on the weekend." He sayslhe, personally would «ratherh ave it the way it has been in Whitby's past," with mostpeople having a day 'Off. A business will be exenipted from the new bill if it is located within two kilometres of a tour- ist attraction, if the business is directly associated with an attraction, or if the business relies on teurists visiting the attraction for business on a Sun- day or holiday. A teurist attraction may be a natural or outdoor recreational attraction, a historical attraction, a cultural attraction or an educa- tional attraction. Durhain Region may be able te, permit stores te open on holidays if they are under 2,400 square feet in area or with Iess than four employees in the business. Larger stores in size or in number of employees could be allowed te open on holidaysif they meet the above criteria. Bill 115 also states that the 2km restriction dees net apply te an area located in a inunicipality of 50,000 population or less or te a retail business establishment. Any existing bylaws that were SEE PAGE 9 WRiLAM LITi'L (left),. president cf WiUli amD. iLittie Mreng and Motivation ,Ltd. of Whitby, and BiHl Francis, president of Durham Outreach,. fokr thfe Needy get icreaive with somè,oýf the 600 mugs Little is donating to St. Vncent's Kitchn:i n Oshawa. wiýe 16- £ADM5SF ' 1WD 1»~T New busines offàe rs, savings on long ,distance" LX1ruti Iidil - CELEBRATING OUR 10TH YEARANNIVERSARY! Best breakfast in town- 2nd coffee FREE We wilI Pay the GST for the Monith of February. *Check Out Our Everyday Specafs 38Tkson d. . i onsume s 43-.5 OpenMon to Fr. 6 , 6 Sa. 7- 4,Sun clsed CORPORATION 0F THE TOWN 0F WHITBY 1992 INTERIM TAX NOTICE The first instalment of taxes for. 1992 is due and payable February 14, 199e2. Il payment is flot received by the due date, penalty will be added on the firat day of default and the first day of each calendar month so long as non-payment continues, at the rate of 1-1/4% per month or part themeof. If you have flot received a tax bill and you are responsible for payment, please contact the Tax Department at 668-5803 to obtain the' necessary Information. Taxes may be paid at any Whitby bank without barik collection charges, or at the Municipal Office, 675 RosslandRoad East Whitby, Ontario. In addition, if you are a TD Bank customer, taxes may be paid by teleéphone through T Bankline. LYNN PikE - SUPER VISOR OF REVENUE i By Mmdo Boucher Comuîinications Central la 'a newbusiness3 for those interested in savinmoney on long-ditance phoe callsto Toronte., Instead of payin so much pe r minute you- pay a tfit fee,» says* Steve 'liesters, owner/operdfor of the. new ýbusiness at 10ü50 D-PI dao St. E.* The service lets the customer make as many phone calsa and as long as he wants, lie says. Residential services includ e al Of Toronto up te,, but net includ-ý. ilir.business peôplé, the ser- vice can extend te Oakville, Streeteville, Aurora and Bw manville, he mays. Vestera says fees for the -rosi- dential service te Toronto are botweon $25 te $28 and busines fees start frem $47. Vesters says being an agent for Motrowido provides him with tho opportunity te offer a wide-area pu gservice with ne limit on «1'm juat an agent eut, here in Whit1ýy solling long-distance ser- vices, ho says. Vesters saÎys many womon who work in Toroto and livo' in Whitby use the service especially if they work late and muet. travel at night, «You'd ho surprised hew manpy women- are getting cellular phonos-.and our' service right now fer s«fet3 recuin~h V«eors maya - the service lots one accos ahy fax and computer transmissionsas wehl. eople are' g oin t eed my sarviôês more thàn ever durn thisýr« roesinbocuse thear trying, te save somo money,' he