The Huron Expositor, 1990-02-14, Page 44A — THE HURON :EXPQSITOR. Fk8Kt1AKY 14,' 1990
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... Michael'Wison's p�.General Sales.
Tax on, .all ICanadian Igoo'& and , services.
will leave no stone unturned, tt seems I£,'
the GST goes throtgll, yotf:'lt even -end up
paying, t Kofi the; very\'' newspaper that
you re holding in you5 hands
A petition is eurretltly 1 phos it„the
Seaforel,Pub}te Lii#ra, and patron£ who
are concerned about the ttpssihle taxation
of all Canadian readutg materials' are be-
ing invited to sign it. The Canadian
Library Association, in co-operation with
the Toronto-based{{."Pott',, Tax Reading”
coalition, has been Sending the petitions out
to all library branches 'in• the cotuttry, in
the hopes that the tax can be stopped
its tracks.
"Everybody seems to be in favour of not
taxing the books," notes Seaforth librarian
Trudy Broome.
"I don't think that there's anyone who's
read it. and hasn't signed
Along with snaking the cost of purchas-
ing books more expensive for the con-
sumer, the GST would also drastically
reduce the number of new books that the
libraries in the County system could buy in
the coming years. The Huron County
system is allocated $200,000 per year
towards the purchase of new books, and
Seaforth alone spent around $12,000 up-
dating their shelves. Should the GST come
into effect, the 9% tax - about $1,100 on
last year's purchase amount - would cut
into the money that could be spent on
books.
Beth Ross, Chief librarian for Huron
County, notes that the Federal Government
is still wavering on whether or not to un-
plement the tax. There is a possibility that
public libraries may be made exempt from
the tax when purchasing wholesale, but
Mrs. Ross feels that this would be a band-
aid solution. The Canadian Library
Association is pushing for total book,
magazine and newspaper exemption with
no exceptions.
"Even if we were exempt from it, it
would still put some magazines and
publishers out of business....they're right at
the margin," she explains.
"That would affect the quality of books
right across the board."
Recent polls show that 83% of Canadians
agree that reading material should not be
subject to taxation. Never before in history
have Cana 'an books, magazines and
newspapers been taxed, and for good
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JUST A LITTLE MORE...The proposed GST would add tax onto the cost of out
reading materials, including all books, magazines and newspapers. With book sales
slowing down and library funding tight, the added tax could mean the demise of
smaller independent publishers.
reason. Mrs. Ross points out that these presses that will suffer," Mrs. Ross says.
items have a price elasticity ratio of 1, Two filled petitions have already been
which means that a sales tax imposition of sent to Toronto from the Seaforth Public
9% would result in a 9% drop in sales in Library, and more are on the go. Seaforth
an already relatively slow market. and area citizens are invited to stop in
"It's the small, independent regional anytime and make their mark.
Children's Services to change name
As we begin the 90s, the local child
welfare agency has made some changes.
Suzanne Symes, 1President of the Board
of Directors has announced that "Family
and Children's Services of Huron County
will now be known as the Children's Aid
Society of Huron County. This organiza-
tional name is more easily recognized and
more clearly depicts our role in the com-
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Now is the ti1,e to renew your
Guaranteed income Supplement (GIS*)
Renewal application kits
have been mailed to
everyone who receives the
Guaranteed Income
Supplement. If you have
already returned your
completed application, it is
now being processed. If
approved, your payments
will continue in April.
If you have not returned your
application, you should do so
today in order to avoid an
interruption in your
payments. When applying,
please remember to:
• fill out your renewal
application completely;
• include all the necessary
income information;
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■ return your renewal
application in the self-
addressed envelope by
March 31, 1990.
If you did not receive your
renewal kit, or if you want
more information, contact
your nearest Income Security
Programs office. The
telephone number and
address are in the
government listings of the
telephone book under
"Health and Welfare Canada,
Income Security Programs."
CIVIC
CO N R
PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
will meet Monday February 19, 1990 at
7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Town
Hall.
SEAFORTH R.Y.A. will hold their minuet
meeting Tuesday February 2d;' 1990 at 7:30
p.m. in the Council Chambers, Town Hall.
STREETSCAPE COMMITTEE will meet
Wednesday February 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Council Chambers, Town Hall.
munity,". The Agency will continue to pro-
vide quality services to families and
children within Huron County.
Mrs. Symes indicated that returning to
the Agency's legally incorporated name is
only one of many changes within the Socie-
ty. She further stated: "1 am also pleas-
ed to announce the appointment of Ms.
Sheila McCaffery as Acting Executive
Director for the Children's Aid Society of
Huron County. Ms. McCaffery has been
with the Agency for 11 'years, nine of
which were as Supervisor of the family
service team. The Board of Directors is
confident that Ms. McCaffery will provide
the needed leadership within the Agency
during our transition period."
The demands for service from the
Childen's Aid Society continue to grow. in
1989 there were 766 requests for service toll
the Agency. This represents a 35.8 per cent
increase over the previous year resulting
in resources within the Agency being stret-
ched to their limits. To better accom-
modateour existing services the Children's
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