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Tax evaders cost us money
The underground economy is costing taxpayers more than
$30 billion per annum, the reported amount of taxes evaded
each year by those who engage in this illicit commerce. It's
taking away this country's integrity. It's making fundamentally.
honest and law-abiding Canadian citizens into a nation of
cheaters.
The underground economy isn't alive just in Montreal arid
Vancouver and Toronto. The activity isn't confined to slick
operators, shady characters and two-bit hoods.
The underground economy is thriving right under our noses
- in our own communities, between our own citizens, among
our own family and friends. It may even be one of the methods
you use in some of your personal day-to-day business
transactions.
Like so many of today's modern mores, it may be growing
on us because we are deliberately turning a blind eye to the
dishonesty of it.
We tell ourselves, "The government is to blame. Stupid
laws are meant to be broken. Taxes are too high. People have
to be crooks to survibe."
We convince ourselves that avoiding legitimate tax must be
acceptable because so many people are doing it. The more
people become aware that other people cheat, the more they all
cheat.'
Things have become so bad that in staid, conservative
Canada, people seem to have more sympathy for tax evaders
than they do for government. Most Canadians don't think of
tax evasion as a crime at all.
It's an unfortunate circumstance that cheapens Canadian
values and robs citizens of the full benefits of a tax system
where people share eflually the cost of a civilized society. 'As
Canadians dodge taxes and demand more, more, more from
government, they are putting this country on a collision course
with disaster. When Canada hits the wall, the blame will be
our own. - SJK
WDCLA .celebrates 35 years
On Aug: 10, the. Wingham and
District Community Living As-
sociation celebrated 35 years of
providing services andsupports to
people with a development
disability in north Huron county.
The Association was originally
incorporated as the Wingham and
District Association for the Mental-
ly Retarded, but in 1988 changed its
name to the Wingham and District
Community Living Association to
reflect the current goals and at-
titudes. This acknowledged the
feelings of people not to be labelled
as mentally retarded a and the right
that each citizen has to be a par-
ticipating member of their . com-
munity.
The evening highlighted the chan-
ges that took place over the years
and the important contributions
made by volunteers.
The evening paid tribute to
Florence Reavie, .who has been
actively involved with the As-
sociation since its inception. She
was involved as a volunteer,
teacher/principal' of the Golden
Circle School, then .as a- board
member also serving a term as
president. Mrs. Reavie was honored
by Esther Cantelon, past long term
board member; Mrs. Killpatrick,
former teacher at the Golden Circle
School and friend; Michael Zim-
merman, former student and Ben
Bames, representing Paul Klopp,
MPP. Mrs. Reavie's contributions
have been many and. are deeply
appreciated.
Over 80 people attended the
celebrations at the Wingham Goif
and Curling Club. It provided a
time to reminisce of days gone by
and a base to continue the vision
started 35 years ago -- to provide -
opportunities. This is summed up in
the Associations goal "That all
people live in a state of dignity,
share in all elements of living in the
community and have the oppor-
tunity to participate effectively:"
The Sentinel Memoirs
Gasoline barrel found before missed
70 years ago •
August 23, 1923
idn't need the tank - A short time ago local
thieves stole a barrel of' gasoline from the
premises of Mr. Grant MacDiarmid, a few
miles westof town.- The barrel was an ordinary 40 -
gallon steel container, and evidently was loaded onto
a truck and taken away.
The thieves made a clean getaway and nothing
further was learned of the theft until one day last
week when the empty barrel was discovered in a field
on Mr. Mat Gaynor's farm, 12th of W. Wawanosh,
where it evidently had been thrown from the road.
Mr. MacDiarmid had taken only a few gallons from
the barrel before it was stolen.
There is need of a vigilance committee in Ashfield.
Hfitting the long trail - Mr. Vic Whitley, with
his wife• and three children, set out for the
Canadian West, travelling in a Ford car. Mr.
Whitley has land near Weyburn, Saskatchewan, and
we presume that will be his destination.
The family will travel after the manner of the
Gypsies, camping by the way. It looks like a big
undertaking, but those who know, say that if anybody
can make the trip that way Vic Whitley will get
through.
Here's wishing them fine weather and a safe trip.
50 years ago
August 19, 1943
otorized Unit was in town = A motorized
convoy. of several universal carriers enroute
from .Camp Ipperwash to Wiarton spent
Monday night in the Caledonian Park. And what a
night!
The park is saturated 'from recent rains, and to add
to the discomfort the night was cold with a drizzling
rain. Ground sheets and a projection of the tarp that
covered their vehicles, offered the only protection
from conditions overhead and underfoot.
Had villagers been aware of the presence of this
small convoy they could have won the appreciation of
these soldiers by throwing their homes open for the
evening, or by billeting and entertaining them as a
groupin the Town Hall or Arena.
Thirteen cars of cattle shipped - When the
stock special pulled out of the local depot on
Saturday, it was made up 22 cars of cattle, 13
of which were shipped from Lucknow.
Largest individual shipper was W.E. Henderson
with 10 cars of choice steers which averaged better
than 1300 pounds apiece. There were 139 head in the
10 cars, being part of 225 head which Mr. Henderson
has sold to Canada Packers at Toronto,
Ernie Ackert shipped two carloads, while a Clinton
buyer shipped one.
Earlier in the week seven carloads of hogs were
shipped, making a total of 20 carloads of livestock
that moved from the Lucknow depot during the week.
I .eft for New York - Miss' Jean Thom,
Mothercraft nurse, who has been in the
J Maritimes for the past 31/2 months, spent the
weekend here and on Tuesday left for Sarnia to
accompany Dr. and Mrs. R.A. Kennedy and their
daughter Lesley to New York City where they will
spend two weeks
25 years ago
August 28, 1968
County to build gabion wall - The County of
.Bruce highways department is presently
improving the approach on the county road
just north of the intersection of Highway 86.
The hill on the west side of the road, across from
Wraith Electronics and Fred Webb's and known as
"standpipe hill", is being cut back 15 ft -et to the west.
A gabion wall, three by three wire baskets filled with
stone, will reinforce the bank.
According to Eldon Yundt, county engineer, this
type of wall has been used quite successfully in
Europe for many years and is being adopted now to
a greater extent by Canadian builders. As each basket
is set on top of the other, it is stepped back nine
inches.
10 years ago
August 17, 1983
rown Miss Dungannon - Lisa Brown was
crowned Queen of the Dungannon Fair. Run-
ners-up were Anne Alton and Michele Dick-
son.
Town Hall will be centre for seniors - Rev.
George Garratt requested approval of council
at their June meeting to use the new basement
room as a seniors' drop-in centre in the fall.
Council gave their approval and at the August
meeting decided how they wanted to renovate the
basement of the Town Hall for the group.
Do' you remember these smiling faces? They were the Grade 7 and 8 students in 1917 at the
Lucknow public School and Havelock Street. Front row, Al Irwin, Pharis Mathers, Bill Treleaven,
Geo. L. Douglas, Alex Murdle, Bill Thompson, Ernest Nevins. Second row, Dora Mitchell, Gladys
Hodgins (Moore), Wes Huston, Jim MacCallum, Austin Reid, Stewart Bums, Jack Caln, Bob
Andrew, Flora Andrew, Myrtle-Webster(Fells), MargaretMatcCallum (easemore) Baric row, Tena
Blitzsteen, Annie Johnstone (Garrett), Frances Cain -(Bailey), Hannah Blitzsteen, Verna McOuilltn
(Meyers), Bessie Murdle (Armstrong), Jean Spindler, Helen Thompson, Miss Irene Sheriff, teacher;
Mary MacLean, Irene Rathwell, Kathleen Hill (MacDonald). (photo courtesy of Kathleen
MacDonald).
The extinction of Canada's dodo
by Marsha Boulton
FUNK ISLAND, NEW-
FOUNDLAND, 1534 -- What
flightless bird which was abundant
in the 1600s became extinct in
1844?
Like the Mauritius Island dodo
before it, the fate of the great auk
of Eastern Canada was sealed by
the intrusion of man.
The great auk was the only
flightless variety of its species,
which includes guillemots, murres
and puffins. It was a curious -
looking sort of sea bird that walked
upright much like a penguin. While
the 75 -centimetre bird may have
trundled awkwardly on shore, in the
water auks could "fly", propelling
themselves rapidly with their
rudimentary wings and steering
with their powerful webbed feet to
catch the small fish and crustaceans
that formed their diet.
Ranging from Greenland to
Eastern Canada and south to
Florida, the great auks came ashore
only during the breeding season.
After reaching maturity at four or
five years of age, the female would
lay her annual single egg on bare
rock. Both parents tookrespon-
sibility for its incubation.
Jacques Cartier noted the birds on
his first voyage to the New World
in 1534 when his crew stocked up
on them at Funk Island, New-
foundland. With an estimated
100,000 pairs, the island was home
to the world's largest great auk
colony.
"Some of these birds are' as ,large ...
as geese, being black and white
with a beak like a crow," Cartier
wrote in his diary: "These birds are
marvelously fat. We call them
Apponatz (smear -bills), and in less
than half an hour our longboats
were log -loaded with them. Each of
our ships salted four or five casks;
not to mention those we ate fresh."
The great auk proved to be a
steady and easily harvested staple
for early explorers. Their feathers
were sold. They were boiled to
make oil, used as bait for fishing
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