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It was a red letter day for
taxpayers and Mulroney
Friday, June 11, 1993 was declared "tax freedom day".
Friday, June 11, 1993 was also Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's
final day in office. Some would suggest there's subtle irony in
that fatal collision of facts.
Tax freedom day - the day families stop working for
government and start working for themselves - came one day
earlier this year than last. Economists say that's because
incomes rose slightly faster than tax collections.
Now wait. How can that be? Generally speaking, it's taxes
that are on the incline, not wages. Is that not true?
Key word is "collections". It's tax "collections" that are
down, not taxes. With fewer Canadians working, there are .less
taxes collected. And those that are paying the taxes are doing
a better job at dodging them. Some, perish the thought, may
even be joining the "underground economy" - that sinister
sanctum where cheaters and avoiders lurk and linger away
from the taxman.
Folks in Ontario won't be surprised to learn that they are
the most heavily taxed of all Canadians. The average Ontario
family will pay $27,233 in taxes this year. But in proportion to
the money earned by the average Ontario family, the province
stands at 46% behind Saskatchewan (52%), British Columbia
(48%), Alberta (47%) and Quebec (47%).
And go easy on Brian Mulroney. His government and his
policies are not all to blame for the taxes Canadians pay from
coast to coast. Mulroney and company had lots of kelp from
the provinces.
Perhaps the real irony is that it's more than "tax freedom
day" for Brian Mul> oney. It's "back to freedom day' and
there's no tax at all o that. - SJK -
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School's out, play it safe
School Is out for the summer and that means more children
will be evident on our streets; throughout the day. Their free
spirits will unfortunately cause some to be a little careless
and so, as adults, we must pay even more attention to our
driving habits. .
The responslblity Is not only on the drivers, It rests with the
parents of children to remind them of the safety rules, and
with the children to remember them.
Working together we can ensure a carefree summer for
everyone.
A bottle of gin 'gets two in .trouble
70 years ago
July 5, 1923
Afarmer, a councillor and a bottle of gin -
We take the following paragraph from The
Herald and Times newspaper of Walkerton: "
It certainly doesn't redound to the credit of Lucknow
that one of its village alderman, along with several
other citizens should be fined by Magistrate McNab,
for being intoxicated in a public place.
According to the story, an bast Wawanosh farmer
and the Lucknow alderman had a bottle between them
and after imbibing freely and arguing strenuously
staged a row in the Chinese restaurant after midnight
on a Saturday in June. The argument aroused the
neighbors and resulted in their being summoned on a
drunk charge. Both pleaded guilty and were fined $20
and costs each.
As men in public positions are supposed to set an
example to others, this outbreak by one of her alder-
man will doubtlessly have the effect of bringing the
OTA into contempt among a certain element of the
place, and thus make it harder for those who are
aiming to bring about a sober, contented people and
a more ideal condition of affairs."
Important notice - Notice is hereby given that all
merchants in the village are required to close their
places of business at 11 p.m. on Wednesday and
Saturday evenings.
The engineer has been instructed to blow the
waterworks whistle at 10:30 p.m. as warning, and the
final closing at 11 p.m. The village constable has
been instructed to strictly enforce the bylaw, a
provision of which is that no customer is allowed to
enter anyplace of business after 11 p.m.
50 years ago
July 1, 1943
Heat takes pep out of carnival - The heat
robbed the Clansmen's carnival of its usual
pep. Neither the performers, the barkers, nor
the audience were .in the mood due 'to the sweltering
atmosphere. •
The attendance was down from last year, but at that,
almost 1,200 persons paid admission, and when the
financial report is completed, will no doubt show a
neat profit for the sponsor:
Brought down, the house - Gilbert . Howse may
probably be hanging out his shingle as teacher of the
xylophone. Gilbert "learned" to play the instrument in
one quick lesson at the Clansmen's carnival on Friday
night. Taken to the platform by Ernie Bruce; Gilbert
was adorned with the former's wig and glasses and to
orchestra accompaniment "rattled off" the tune"Jingle
Bells." This act was a scream.
Keep off sidewalks - Bicycles have become so
numerous in the village, and so many cyclists use the
sidewalk that on several occasion pedestrians have
narrowly escaped being injured. The village council
has decreed that bicycle riders must stay on the
roadway everywhere in the village, and those who
continue to take to the sidewalks will be liable to
prosecution. .
25 years ago
July 3, 1968
Henry's Fruit Market changes ownership -
Effective the first of the week, Henry's Fruit
Market in Lucknow is under new ownership.
Henry and Marion Donais, owners of the business for
the past 15 years, have sold to Evert and Ralph
Aalders of Snelgrove in the Brampton area. The new
owners are father and son and will operate the
business as a partnership and will retain the name
Henry's Fruit Market.
I see by The Sentinel - That Herb Wilkins of
Ashfield has been engaged as custodian at Brookside
Public School at a salary of $4,500. There were four
applications for the position.
That Joan and Wendy MacKenzie, daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Bob MacKenzie are employed at the Bruce
Inn at Kincardine for the summer months.
That Wednesday of last week was moving day for
Lucknow Public School when equipment which has
been scattered at various teaching points since the fire
was moved to the new location the Lucknow District
High School. -
10 years ago
June 29, 1983
Jamboree '83 - The flags and bunting are
hung, the storefront windows show displays, a
splash of paint has touched up several spots in
town and everyone is pitching in to get everything in
place for the big . weekend.
' After 18 months of preparation, Jamboree '83
weekend is now only days away, and the hustle is on '
to . those things which have td wait until the last
minute.
Fifteen young ladies participated in the Jamboree
princess pageant including Kim Coughlin, Angela
Foran, Arletta Glenn, Denise Helm, Sherry Hodges,
Heather Howald, Michelle Johnston, Julie Nicholson,
Heather Priestap, Sherry Nixon, Leisa Rau, Donna
Raynard, Sheri Smyth, Tracy Steer and Cindy
Struthers. -
It was May 10, 1917 when William J. Taylor,
aged 66, was burled from the Anglican
Church. The cost of the funeral was $145.
Pallbearers were Robert Moore, Robert
Johnston, Robert Thompson, Austin Solomon,
and Robert Douglas. Among the onlookers
are Dave Milne, Bill Reit, Fred Whitby, James
Glennle, John Spindler, Carrick Douglas, Tom
Reit, Horace Aitchison, and Dunc McConnell.
(submitted by Rev. W. Henderson)
Scent wearers, beware!
If you're a smoker, or an ex-
smoker, yo& are well aware that
certain people avoid your company.
They find the smoking habit to be
offensive and so be it, that's their
right.
However, scent wearers had better
beware. We too could soon find
ourselves relegated to a "designated
area", which will have to be one
heck of a large area considering the
number of men and women who
wear scent of one kind 'or another.
Don't laugh! Recently, while
attending a function in this area, a
lady in the row behind me ques-
tioned whether the seat two down
from me was empty. We checked it
out and thinking she needed the
seat for a friend informed her she
could use it. Imagine my shock
Rby Pat Livingston
when she politely asked me to
move down. She was allergic to
perfume scent. I quickly offered to
go to the washroom and sponge
myself off. She assured me that if
I removed by presence to the other
chair, she'd be okay. It was a very
uncomfortable night as I continually
worried that she would have some
sort of seizure.
Prior to this incident, I had. read
an article on a restaurant owner
who requested that anyone dining in
his establishment be non-smokers
and scent free. His allergic reaction
to perfume left him with severe
AMBLINGS)
headaches.
Reaction to perfume and other
fragrances differ in those afflicted
with "fragrance irritation."
A recent article in the Toronto
Star quoted one such suffer as
saying, "There's still a lot of skep-
ticism about this kind of, health
problem. Some still see it as
psychosomatic, but the truth is that
more people are- becoming unable
to tolerate certain smells."
The restaurant I referred to earlier
lost so much business that it
recently announced that it has 'a
designated scent -and -smoke section.
The city of San Francisco an-
nounced that its public meetings
would be scentless - i.e. refrain
from wearing perfumes, 'hair
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