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I TT Et Sng 5 a v ar i al 5 TP OP ---- og 3 » Ati = A -- ct ------------------------------ -- ---- ! } t 3 ¥ } H 4 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 15,1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Constituents have say in GST changes By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star Changes to the GST will come from the grassroots level as Durham Riding residents will have asay in the matter. Durham MP Alex Shepherd is planning a series of town hall meetings to garner suggestions on how to change the much hat- ed Goods and Services Tax. A meeting is scheduled for March 2 at the Latcham Centre in Port Perry. Mr. Shepherd was appointed to the Finance Committee in Ot- tawa recently. This group is re- sponsible for studying all as- pects of the country's financial institutions. He told the Port Perry Star SCOTT ANDERSON / PORT PERRY STAR Past and present members of the Durham West 4-H club gathered in Port Perry on February 10 to talk about old times and share data. The club, along with its other Ontario counterparts, are preparing a book to chronicle its history in Ontario. Taking part in the reunion last week were (left) Marilynn Smith, from Sunderian d, llean Pugh, and Jean Bailey, from Oshawa. advertisement NEW HEAD OFFICE FOR PORT PERRY LAW FIRM The law firm of Siksay & Fraser, currently = running a branch office in Port Perry, has opened a new he! office in a historic Whitby home. Built at the tum of the Century, it has been nick-named the "Hardy Boy" house, because Leshe MacFarlane, the author of the famous boy detective series, is said to have lived there. Siksay & Fraser's new head office should be of interest to anyone with a taste for historical homes. Siksay & Fraser are experienced legal prac- titioners, offering their services in the area of real estate, corporate and commercial law, wills and estates, and municipal and development law. The firm is strongly com- mitted to personal service; regular meetings arc held with their clients and important issucs are discussed as soon as they arise. Siksay & Fraser's Port office is located at 204 Casimir Street. Should you wish to contact them, please call (905) 985-4141. Siksay & Fraser L a w Branch Office - Port Peny 204 Casimir Street, Port Perry OB A A BN GI 2 Main Office - Whitby 618 Athol Street, Whitby (905) 985-4141 Fax: (905) 985-4598 (905) 666-4772 Fax: (905) 666-3233 changes to the GST was the top priority of the committee. "From a political point of view, the GST has been a night- mare for Canadians," he said. "It's been a real monkey on eve- ryone's back." With this in mind, Mr. Shep- herd is planning these meetings in order to get ideas and sugges- tions from the constituents on how to change the tax. He would then present the findings to the committee at a future meeting. Mr. Shepherd is also contem- plating conscripting some of the residents to present their views atthe meeting in Ottawa. It is Mr. Shepherd's belief that the meetings in Ottawa have focussed too heavily on the views of the various politicians and groups, while paying little heed to the normal Canadian. He said public involvement will provide a "street level" view. "The problem with the com- mittee is that it tends to be too upstreet. We're not talking to the actual guy pounding the pavement," he said. Although many would like to see the GST eliminated com- pletely, this will not be the case, however. Noting that it generat- 'ed the government more than $14 billion, Mr. Shepherd said it was too important to cancel. "The federal government is in no position to see it disappear," he said. , But there would be changes to the tax. Among the changes be- ing discussed are a retail sales tax, an expenditures tax, or a Value Added Tax (VAT). "We're looking for some com- mon ground to make it more pal- atable to people," he said. Youth charged in theft A youth has been arrested in connection with a break in at a Scugog Island store. According to Durham Region- al Police, a 17-year-old male was arrested on February 7 and charged with break and enter in connection with a break in at Al- dred's Corner Storein January. This robbery netted a quanti- ty of cigarettes. (same value or less) On Hundreds of in-stock Frames. All sizes from 5x7" to 20"x24" Excludes budget & oval 40% OFF 7 BUY 1 GET 1 FREE POSTER FRAMES $37.99 Includes dry mounting, - regular glass, assembly and high quality Metal, Silver or Gold frame. SUPER SPECIAL DEALS STOCK FRAMES (when purchased individually) 35% OFF CUSTOM FRAMES METAL FRAMES REGULAR & NON-GLARE GLASS 25% OFF OVAL & CIRCLE FRAMES DENGLASS SELECT ART GALLERIES 13 Brock St. W., Uxbridge (N-W Brock & Main) Ends Feb. 26/94, a Pe \ ) x Since 1980 LONG) RAN de