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s - - .-'--~,,-----.-- People of Bowmanville receive award At an Association of Municipalities of Ontario Lunch on August 25, 1997, on behalf of the people of Bowmanville, Municipality of Clarington, Mayor Diane Hamre accepted a "CAUSE AWARD" from James Nowski, President of the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA). The presentation took place in the presence of the. Hon. AI Leach, Minister of Municipal Affairs and 1,200 elected and appointed munic- ipal officials. CAUSE, a volunteer pro- From Parliam ent Hill gram of the OAA, has helped thirty-nine Ontario commu- nities arrive at concepts for future development. In 1991 the OAA sent a CAUSE team of architects and planners to visit Bowmanville. The team made numerous recommen- dations to the community in the report they prepared after 5 days of intensive study and meetings with citizens. A fol- low-up visit conducted by the OAA in 1996 indicated that many of the recommenda- tions have been acted on and visible improvements have Alex Shepherd There is no question that Canadians are overtaxed. Therefore the questions are when do we get a tax cut and how can it be accomplished. Some people want the cut now. I don't because I think the debt should be reduced to the point where its contin- ued erosion will be steady and sustainable. Although I don't subscribe to the notion that the level of public debt has reached the point where we will never get out of it, many professionals argue we have reached that point, as do many Canadians. But we have to, at some point, begin reducing taxes. Canadians are the second highest personally taxed soci- ety in the western world. This point is illustrated by the number of science and tech grads being hired away by Arnerican companies. The big feature about going to the U.S. is that they will enjoy a higher disposable income because of lower taxation. Canadians are really get- ting banged over the head twice. Once for high taxes and the other for paying for a science and tech grad's edu- cation, a professional our economy desperately needs, who Americans get to benefit from for free. Most of you reading this, the middle-income earners, need a break because you are under significant fiscal strain. Look at the soaring number of personal bankruptcies to give you a glimpse at the problems many face daily. The number of ways gov- ernment can give a tax break are numerous. Some suggest lowering the GST. Others advocate a personal income tax cut. And there are those who want tax cuts targeted at certain groups such as charitable credits or science and tech tax credits. While you might see gov- ernments tinker with con- sumption taxes changes in this area won't be dramatic. Why? Because consumption taxes are retrogressive. Remember, low income earn- Visual Arts Centre exhibition proposals taken place. 'Te cooperation between LACAC, the BIA and the Council has lead to the core retail area being reno- vated and stabilzed in recent years, and a riew park has greatly enhanced the com- munity's "look". An air of con- fidence in the future pervades the community, The award to the Community reads "CAUSE - Award of Excellence 1997. Presented to the people of Bowmanvile in recognition of their significant achievements in the spirit of CAUSE." ers pay the same amount on a basket of goods as the wealthy do. Some of the more conser- vative people in our society fail to see this as a problem but the government I repre- sent will continue to be com- mitted to some form of wealth redistribution. Look at countries in South America who don't redis- tribute a portion of the coun- try's wealth and you see the tremendous sociology dispar- ities ingrained in those soci- eties. Finally, Canada's popula- tion continues to age. More people will be pensioned off which means their income will be dropping. Governments will not be in a position to depend on income tax as a base level of fund- ing. This is why there will be a great deal of resistance to significantly reducing con- sumption taxes. This goes for the provinces as well. This leaves us with across- the-board income tax reduc- tions, or a form of selective reductions, or credits, or some kind of hybrid. Since you have to deal with the overall income tax disparity in Canada, across-the-board reductions would have to be part of the equation. When you get into the area of selectivity the debate becomes more difficult. We have already increased the child-tax credit and working income supplement for low- income families. This is the The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington deadline is October 1 for' exhibition pro- posals from artists and cura- tors for individual or group exhibitions in 1998/99. An exhibition proposal, sheet of slides, descriptive list, bio and S.A.S.E. are required, and to assist those who are planning a submis- sion, the centre is holding a workshop on Writing Artists Statements on Wednesday, September 17 from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. with curator Carolyn Bell Farrell, who has an extensive background in curatorial work, and is con- ducting the VAC curatorial mentoring project. How to Write an Artist down-payment on the war against child poverty. At the same time we are confronted with a science and technology sector crying out for support to help them com- pete with larger companies. Being able to make these choices is a pleasure when you stop and think of where we were four years ago. But making the choices is going to be even more difficult. That's why I think we are entering into a challenging and dynamic period. I would appreciate know- ing your views. Statement is a practical workshop in professional practice geared towards emerging artists. The work- shop will focus on the nature and purpose of the artist statement, which, next to visual documentation, is con- sidered the most critical com- ponent of an artist's submis- sion to a curator, a gallery, or jury. Artists are encour- aged to bring sample state- ments. The Visual Arts centre of Clarington is located at 143 Simpson Avenue, Bowmanville. Exit 401 at Liberty and follow Baseline Rd. East to Simpson. Call 905-623-5831 for further information. APOLOGY The Kendal United Church was incorrectly iden- tified as part of the Orono Pastoral Charge in ads placed in our September 3 and 10 issues. As if that wasn't enough, last week we credit- ed the southern gospel group "Sweet Spirit" with coming to Kirby, rather than Kendal. Our sincerest apologies for any hardship these errors might have caused any of our readers. • Wedding Cakes • Cakes for all Occasions Pastries-Donuts-Pies • Bread & Buns & Tea Roorn Proprietors: Gary & Carol Vreeker 983-9779 Main Street, Orono Closed Sunday & Monday là* *l* 1; 1997 FINAL TAX NOTICE SECOND INSTALMENT of the 1997 FINAL TAX NOTICE is due for REALTY AND BUSINESS TAX Second Instalment PAYABLE SEPT. 26, 1997 If you have fnot received your Final Tax Notice, please telephone the Municipal Tax Office at (905) 623-3379. 1997 Taxes are PAYABLE at the locations detailed on the front of the Tax Notice. Failure to receive a Tax Notice does not eliminate the responsibllity for the payment of taxes and penalty. MUNCIPALITY OF larlnglon ONTARIO Date of Publication Wed September 17 1997 R.L. Swan, Tax collector Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance St, Bowmanville LiC 3A6 P.O. #6219