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Page 8 THE HERALD Wednesday March 8 Fed up with always having to pay more Hills Chamber of Commerce Im as mad as beck and Im not going to take it anymore This statement from the movie Network slightly edited for a fami ly newspaper describes some of my feeling This column has in the past been devoted to local business issues However this week I am going to deal with a few items that have caused my cloudy mood What caused this temporary lapse of good judgement Well I paid my municipal tax bill and did my income tax in rough form before I made contributions to my jlan This got me thinking about some of the government pro grams that our tax dollars support and which I totally disagree with Chamber Made For mental health this is something that we should not do Lets start with the municipal tax bill which finances local regional and educational programs My bill is now more than what I paid for principal interest and taxes on my first house purchased in 1971 I now live in a larger house However it just goes to show that even if you can pay off your mortgage you will be subject to an ever- COIN a phrase increasing tax burden The Town of Halton Hills has done a good job in holding taxes down over the years but has any government in recent memory reduced its tax bite If you know of one please con tact me Lets look at the Ontario Govern ment and specifically two pro grams that were put in place to win votes one for the former PC government of Bill Davis the se cond by our current Liberal government Rent Controls a pro gram put in place by Bill Davis and further modified by David Peter son has effectively stopped new apartment construction in Southern Ontario This intrusion in the marketplace has helped pro tect tenants from some of the real world market costs that homeowners and potential home Dream network on line A dream network for in vestors and entrepreneurs is now up and running and generating new business opportunities across Canada the President of the Hills Chamber of Com merce said today The Canada Opportunities In vestment Network COIN was launched formally by Chambers of Commerce in the four Atlantic Provinces Manitoba and Ontario in January and other provincial chambers will join the COIN system in the next few months The interest in COIN is ex tremely high because the concept makes enormous sense local Chamber president Murray said Its a creative way of stimulating new business activity that creates jobs and economic growth The Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce is a proud partici pant The network run by the Provin cial Chambers of Commerce in Canada uses a sophisticated data base to put people with money to invest in touch with businesses in need of capital COIN is the only national privatesector investment system in the world Before going national the nongovernment nonprofit organization operated successfully in Ontario for 18 months under the auspices of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce The formal public startup of the Canadawide system began on Jan 17 with news conferences in Clothing Mens Ladies REPAIRS 8771598 BusinessPitt Toronto and Winnipeg Two weeks later the Atlantic Provinces Chamber of Commerce kicked off its participation with ceremonies in Moncton New Brunswick This really is a dream net work in the truest sense said COIN Chairman Bernard Wilson noting that COIN introduc ed more than 700 people represen ting million in investment dur ing its 18 months in Ontario Were all excited about COINS national potential and expect word about it to spread quickly Its a new workable twist on our Cana dian tradition of business ex cellence In Winnipeg Allan Webster chairman of the Manitoba Chambers committee to promote- and administer COIN said the net work solves a number of long standing business problems There are a lot of people out there who have ideas for products and services but lack funds to br ing them to market Mr Webster told the Winnipeg news con ference And there are people with money who are willing to take risks in various business op portunities What COIN does is br ing them together In Moncton Reid Sheppard Chairman of the Atlantic Pro vinces Chamber of Commerce said there is a long history of en- in Atlantic Canada The higher level of interest already shown in COIN by our chambers and boards and in dividual business people leads us to believe that COIN will generate much more entrepreneurial activU tyfor our region SAME DAY TAX RETURNS Guelph St Georgetown 8772217 YMS COMPUTERS No Business is too small to computerize Cat now for a personal analysis of your business needs Cellular Phones 9 Fax Machines 21 Mill St West I ACtONL7JlG3 Twang buyers have experienced Developers are reluctant to build new buildings and instead put their money in condos homes or in- dustrialcommercial developments The vacancy rate in most areas surrounding Metro Toronto is 01 per cent so if you are apartment hunting good luck The free market before provided accommodation to most who need ed it The costs of continued rent controls are huge It is a program that subsidizes everyone who rents whether they need it or not It would be better to help those who really need it and would be cheaper in the long run To dismantle rent controls is now almost impossible Even a govern ment report suggested that rent controls be phased out but it takes a government with guts to do it The other provincial government program that I feel is another in trusion that in the long run will cost the average person money is the Automobile Insurance Board If you drive a car you must have in surance which is a good law In the past many drivers did not pur chase insurance but instead tool the chance Responding to political pressure the Ontario government put the Board in place to regulate premium increases and to make all drivers equal when purchasing insurance regardless of age The Board recommended an average I increase of almost eight per cent However some drivers are going to get a real shock when their bill ar rives The government has once DONT FACE THE NEW TAX LAWS ALONE With the sweeping changes in the tax laws many Canadians are confused as to how their income tax returns will be affected At Block we have the answers Our specially trained tax preparers will always find you every deduction and credit to which you are entitled Come to HR Block this year well get you the biggest refund you have coming again intruded in the free market place where inefficient companies will be given premium increases and the efficient companies have a government sanction to increase their rates Once again we will all pay more in the long run That concludes my tirade Next week we will be back on track talk ing about local business issues and how they affect our community The Hills Chamber of Com merce is here to help both businesses and consumers Please fell free to give the Chamber a call at IF THERE EVER A TIME FOR HR BLOCK ITS NOW Main St North Moore Park Plaza Georgetown Mill St East Acton 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