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# wp" 4 -- Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, May 11, 1993 % Yacht dealer fine A Whitby yacht dealer has been fined $96,720 for evading payment of retail sales tax. Justice of the Peace J. Millar fined Peter Bell $90,000 and his cdmpany Avion Yacht Sales $6,720 in Ontario court at Whitby May 3. Bell, 47, pleaded guilty to charges of*wiffully evading payment of retail sales tax in the' amounteof $96,720. ed Ministry of Finance prosecutor John Fagan told the court that the tax in question was collected by the corfipany on the sale of boats from July 1989 to December 1991, and that the company"sesales tax records were falsified to conceal the actual amounts collected. Bell told the court that Avion sold custom-built boats ranging in price from $75,000 to $400,000. He admitted ir court that the company had collected the tax , but claimed he did not intend to keep the money for himself. He said his business was under a great deal of pressure and he had not reported the tax because he was not able to turn it over to the government. Justice of the Peace Millar noted that Bell's failure to pay. the tax was a serious breach of trusg and he also rejected Bell's Buy a Backyard (@Ty To ToT (=T i {oT J TTS 1] "COMPOST RIGHT FOR request for 'a fine in the $509000 range. Bell was ordered to pay the fine in monthly installments d for. sales tax evasion assistant deputy minister Roy Lawrie said "vendors, by law, are required. to hold tax money collected in, trust for the "Alice White (left) is the first recipient. of a Kent Farndale Crown. When a vendor doesn't submit the money to the Crown we all pay through higher taxes." over a 12 month period that may be extended. In a statement released last week, ministry of finance Bursary for studies in art. Alice is 4 Cartwright High School student who will be attending York or Guelph this fall to study fine arts. The Bursary was established by the Library In Mrs. Farndale's name to recognize her contribution to the arts in Scugog Township. It will be awarded annually. BOOKS GALORE & MORE 175 Perry Street, PORT PERRY 985-8645 invites you to come See our Durham Region can help you compost your organic kitchen and yard waste, easily. in your own backyard. A selection of composters are available now, for only $15 each, or a distributor close to you. Composting and recycling, together, can make a big difference in reducing the amount of waste going fo landfill. Nor only will the environment benefir, your garden will be greener from the nutrient rich compost you add fo the soill Pick up the composter of your choice at one of the following locations: Pickering: Sheridan Nurseries The Home And Design Centre ' Newcastle: Newcastle Lumber Limited Hwy. #2, East of Mill St. Rekker Gardens 1755 Pickering Parkway Two kms West of Bowmanville Ajax: J Hwy. #2, Bowmanville - Picov's Greenhouses Whitby: { 380 Kingston Rd. E. fOGS Landscape Do-It Centre | © Brock: * 5515 Thickson Rd. North, North of Taunton Rd., Brooklin Oshawa: & Holland Building Centre 127.7-Wilsdn Rd. North, Oshawa * Vieveen's Nursery 468 Mara Rd., Beaverton, Unirs may also be purchased at the Beaverron, Cannington and Sunderland Municipal offices. 4 Home delivery of a composter for on 'additional charge of $6 can be amanged by calling the "Students for the Environment" Hotline. For every unit ordered over the Hotline, SFE will donate $3 to either the Ajox/Pickefi Unired Way or to the United Way of Oshawa/Whitby/Newcastle (the choice is yours). When yau buy o composter, you'll also get a Guide To Home Composting ~ free ~ plus 0 We Compost sticker for your Blue Box that tells your neighbours you recycle and reduce. For additional information, please call Dutham Region's Compost Hotline at 1-800-667-5671. of for home' delivery service call the SFE Hotline of 1-800-567-9756, DURHAM . REGION SPECIAL CONT NEW RAINFOREST MURAL completed by local artists. ST for Kids 8 &Unde!