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Page THE HERALD Wednesday March 15 1989 Visit from the hill leaves us a little taxed Thank you Garth Turner for coming down from Ottawa to fill us in on the new tax bill The little editorcum Tory held a press conference March 3 in his Mam Street Georgetown office to bring Ottawa to the people of Halton Peel riding Mr Turner has published a Citizens Guide to the Sales Tax that just might be approved by Finance Minister Michael Wilson in the House of Commons within a month and just might mean gigan tic taxes on sales purchases They say the only certain things in life are death and taxes Since we only experience death once Kelts Korner Herald Staff Shirley Madame might disagree we can only discuss at length the imposition of taxes To be fair the new tax if approv ed could be 17 per cent on goods and services purchased in Ontano Eight or nine per cent of that would Parents have a PA Day The firstever Parent A Day program will be held Friday even ing April 21 at Acton District High School featuring keynote speaker Fiona Nelson former Toronto Board of Education Chairperson The idea was proposed originally by members of Brookville and Robert Little School communities Jodus of Brookville recalled The idea was to provide an op portunity for parents and schools to meet together in an atmosphere that would foster positive and con structive partnerships where parents and teachers could com and collaborate in areas of mutual interest Karen Erskine Principal of Robert Little School feels that the original objective will be achieved Fiona Nelson will focus her remarks on Partnerships for Suc cess theme for Education Week We had already selected Parents in Partnership PIP as our program title well before the theme for Education Week was an Linda McAnsh a School parent said I am excited about the excellent workshops be ing planned for parents attending the evenings program Dealing with Media and Peer Pressure Developing a Responsible Child and the Trials and Tribulations of a Modern Family are three of eight workshops which parents will find practical and informative she said Sherratt School parent Ina Chamberlain assured everyone mat parents are extremely in terested I am concerned that on- Legion Auxiliary By YVONNE GRAHAM Auxiliary PRO There are only a few days left to purchase Mir tickets for the St Patricks Dinner on March Tickets can be pur ased from any executive member and they will be on sale at the meeting this Thurs day March There will be Euchre in Erin March Register at 10 a m for play at am Contact Anne Nicholson at it you want to play Congratulations to Siefxied and husband on the birth of their baby boy MYGENBTION Fashions For Young At Heart 115 MAM ST Across Fran Knox Chech GEORGETOWN FITNESS EXCLUSIVELY 8771924 FLORAL FANTASEY Silk Flowers Plants ly 200 tickets are available to North Halton parents Ticket holders will enjoy an informal dinner be entertained by the Lord Elgin Players hear Fiona Nelson and attend two workshops all for For 200 parents April will be one I P of an evening For fur information and tickets con tact the leader of your schools parent group be federal tax the remaining percentage would be the provincial sales tax we all know too well This kind Of takes the fun out of shopping While only per cent of industry is taxed on merchandise before it ever hits the shelves the new tax would be more up front We would be able to see it on our sales slips And the tax would affect 100 per cent of merchandised goods spar mg only medical drugs and food This is bad news for the service in dustry and for book sales I would suspect And bad news for alcohol and cigarette fans These taxes will remain as outrageous as they are right now If passed this new tax system based on consumption rather than income could be in effect in 1991 Thats only two short years from now and Mr Turner said mis Issue could have as much impact as free trade did in the 1988 federal elec tion Its little wonder Tax hits us where we live in the pocketbook And for anyone who has ever shopped outof province our taxes look truly outlandish when compared with tamer pro vinces or states Shopping in Montreal this winter I purchased a lovely hand made wool sweater from Peru Opening my wallet and mentally adding seven or eight per cent sales tax I was pleased to learn that this item was tax free There is on clothing Quebec Several years ago on a trip to linois I paid what seemed a paltry tax on cotton clothing already a lower price than Canadian cottons at five per cent But what is really outrageous is that personal items for women you all know what I am talking about are taxed ThiB is unfair and biased If men used these items out of necessity would a federal and provincial tax be im posed And if you go out to a restaurant youll know that there is an eight percent sales tax on food over Main Street South Downtown Georgetown and a 10percent sales tax on alcohol That And that disgusting A week in Florida in 1984 cost two friends and I maybe a total of to in bars The same amount would only cover one or two nights of holiday celebration in the Great Taxed North And isn t it embarrassing that American shoppers can pick up a bottle of Canadian Club whisky for less than half of what Canadians pay So with a bucketful of sugar like the coating on the latest tax bill jp for approval were supposed to make the medicine go down Garth were tickled pink that you came to Halton Hills to break the news to us early but the whole issue leaves me feeling really tax ed For All Your Fine China Silver Crystal Giftware MAIN ST MILTON If we told you Barbara speaks with her hands would you listen At first my being deaf was difficult I had to have patience to help my coworkers feel more comfortable with me Now they know how much I can do Between the deaf community and the hearing world difficulty in communicating can be an isolating and frustrating Yet every day people like Barbara are fac ing the challenges and building bridges With encouragement and support from her family the deaf community and hearing people Barbara has had access For a poster of this ad Office for Disabled Persons 700 Bay Street Floor Toronto Ontano to teachers and interpreters who have opened doors to a promising future Barbara is doing everything she can to be recognized and accepted for her abilities Lets see what she and others like her have to say and hear what theyre saying Do you an open mind Ontario Minister David Premlar