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ART SO NBT US AE LJ C L 985-7373 PORT PERRY STAR -- Thursday, July 25th, 1968 ~ 11 . u i [1] R castle Company enjoyed WA i TED od Park. the week, there were quite a REAL ASTAME ATID REALIOR During the week of July sixth to July thirteenth, 30 Girl Guides from the First At Laurel Brook Park Cartwright Company, four Guides from Orono and \two Guides from the Second New- few strings of beads hanging from the necks of the girls. Tuesday was the wet day of the week. By night, all the tents were too wet to sleep in. Cars from helping hands soon transferred the On Monday many of the' girls got out of bed early to take a six o'clock dip in the pool. This was one of the challenges presented by the Guide Leaders. The reward was a bead. BY the end of In REDUCTIONS for Home-owners and Tenants in Ontario Your Guide to Ontario's New System of Tax Reductions To ease the burden of municipal and school taxes, the Ontario Legislature has established a system of residen- tial property tax reductions. Virtually all home- -owners and tenants are entitled to benefit. By this Syotem, Ontario, i in effect, is paying the first part of the municipal taxes on each eligible house or apart- ment. The reduction amounts to an average of 12%% -of the taxes. i you are a home- owner... If you pay your municipal taxes directly, you receive your tax reduction directly -from-your-local-municipality--either-as-a- > ~ "deduction on your 1968 municipal tax ~ "bill or by cheque. "If you have agreed to make regular | pay- ° If you are a landlord... er 4, 4 As an owner of residential property, you receive the tax reduction in the manner described above for home- owners. If you are a tenant... Your landlord is required to pay to you the full amount of the tax reduction for your house or apartment, which he has received from the local municipality. If you rent your house or apartment for all of the year 1968, you should receive tHe full amount of the reduction. On the other hand, if you rent your dwelling for only a portion of the year, you are en- "titled to a portion of the reduction; if you rent the dwelling for six months, for instance, you should receive one-half of the reduction. Here is how you get your tax reduction: ® If your tenancy ended before June 30, you must apply Lm If you have any questions about residential property tax reductions, please address them to the Municipal Subsidies Branch, Department of Municipal Affairs, 801 Bay Street, Toronto 5; Telephone: Area code 416, 365-6881. \ Your local municipality calculates the amount of the reduction and subtracts it on the 1968 tax bills. If a house or apartment is rented, the landlord is required to pass the full amount of the reduction to his tenants. The Province pays municipalities the total of the reductions. Every owner of a residential property and every tenant of such a property is entitled to receive a tax reduction provided the property was eligible in 1967 to be sepa- rately assessed under The Assessment Act. ' ments to the holder of your mortgage, with instruction to him to pay your municipal taxes on your behalf, you will "receive the benefit of the tax reduction by way of an adjustment to these regular payments. As a landlord, you are required to pay the full amount of the tax reduction to each of your tenants. . to your landlord or to his agent to be entitled toa portion of the reduction. ® If your tenancy ends: after June 30, or if it continues through to December 31, your landlord or his agent is required to pay the reduction to : | Ling you. In either case, your landlord or his agent is required by law to pay to you the amount of the tax reduction by Dgcember 31, 1968. Any landlord who fails to pay tax reduction allowance in accordance with the law.is liable to a fine of not more than $200 for each conviction and, in addition, will be ordered to pay the tax reduction allowance. | HON. W. DARCY McKEOUGH Minister of Municipal Affairs girls to the Blackstock Town Hall where the night was spent. Blankets and sleep- ing bags were also lent by some of the people of the . village. They were a great help to the girls whose bed- ding had been soaked. Wednesday was spent mainly in. cleaning up the campsite. ° Thursday was Initiation Day. for the first-year-campers. There were some odd-looking «| people around camp that day. On Friday the Guides hik- 'ed to Caesarea for fish and chips, pop, and an ice-cream. Mock trial was held that night. Everyone was accus- 'ed of some crime and given a punishment. The awards were also given that night: Best First Year Camper-- Cindy Van Camp Best All Round Camper-- Heather Dorrell and Janet Turner Friendliest Camper-- Susan McCall Best Patrol--Janice Crawford Mary Lou Malcolm, Wendy Lee, Cheryl Wright, Debbie Swain, Lynda Hoskin. There were six other awards: Leslie Wright -- Camping with the worst fire grate. Carol Hobbs--Bringing new ideas from Newcastle. Janis McLaughlin--Keeping 'Camp Happy Janice Crawford--Hard Worker. Cheryl Wright--Champion "Weed Puller. Tracy Stutt--Being patient - about getting to swim in deep water. The next day after the campsite had been cleaned, the Guides had a final swim before going home. All the Guides wish to thank the leaders for a enjoyable week at camp. They were: Captain Gwenyth Thompson Lieutenant Marie Robinson Cadet Linda Mountjoy Cadet Carol Werry Cadet Kay Porrill Mrs. Shirley Turner and Bill Thompson (Swimming Instructors). , The Cartwright Guides pre- sented Captain Thompson with a pair of Pillow Cases and the Guides from New- catle presented her with a brooch. ' Wood used for outdoor purposes should have a mois- _|ture content between 12 and- 189%; wood used inside should be dried to 5 to 109% moisture content. ro THE " "JOLLEEE Philosopher THE DEFINITION OF A CHILD 1S SOMETHING THAT STANDS BETWEEN JOHN BALLARD Lumber and Building Supplies New Homes, Cottages & Alterations Phone 985-7335 PORT PERRY - ha? 0 a-ak Xx o