Als Annoyed By Tax Break A wrinkle in federal tax legislation is annoying Cana- dian manufacturers with for- eign competition, They complain that under current legislation they often have to pay more federal sales tax on their products than is paid on imports of similar products. It goes this way. Say you area Canadian manufacturer of skis whose basic cost of pro- duction is $60 for a pair of skis, You sell them directly to the retailer for $100 a pair and on that you pay the 12 per cent tax so that you actually get only Along comes an importer who brings in French skis at $48 a pair. On that he pays 15 per cent duty, boosting the cost to $55.20. Now comes the wrinkle, Because the importer's pur- chase is the first one made on the skis, he pays the 12 per cent tax on that purchase and not on the price at which he sells them to the retailer. _. The result: On the French skis he pays $6.62 tax, just barely more than half of what is paid on the skis manufactured at home. have toyed” with the idea of setting up their own wholesale companies, selling their prod- ucts at cost to those companies, and paying tax on that amount, and then selling them to the ww fetailers. But Ottawa has ruled out the idea. CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, February 9, 1978 Accord to Survey of British Housewives Sex Lives Adventurous The average British wife has sexual about sexed, Only three in 100 described their twice a week, more than one- quarter of them think of themselves as “pretty sexy" and one in 10 would consider going to a wife-swapping party. A new sex survey by a leading women's magazine con- cludes that married women in Britain are sexually more ful- filled and adventurous than many commentators have sug- gested. But a large proportion of married couples atill find sex a problem. The sample poll of 836 women showed that 54 per cent. of wives are contented with their sex lives. About one-half rated their husbands as highly under-sexed, A majority of women con- sidered the number of times they made love as about average. Even among wives having intercourse five or more times a week, only one in five considered that this rate was above average. In fact, the average was five times every two weeks or 182 times a year. The survey, d per cent make love only once a month or lars, Housewives have busier sex lives than career girls, with wives who stay at home likely to have intercourse five or six times a week. About eight out of 10 of the couples who estimate they have intercourse more than average, seven out of 10 of the wives who rate themselves highly sexed and six out of 10 of those who enjoy lovemaking try experimenting. by Woman showed Not ising! say the that three-quarters of the couples make love at least once or twice a week with one in 10 every night. However, about 10 Mail Delivery Axed To New Subdivisions Government restraint measures have prevented the extension of home mail delivery to new housing subdivisions, postmaster- General Jean- Jacques Blais said in the Commons. Earlier, Blais eaid in a news release that “home deliv- ery service is an important asset to the Canadian postal service.” He said the post office wopid not. cansider cute in is denied there are plans to cut existing door-to- door delivery service. But he said government restraint measures and a $550 million deficit in the post office eserations this yer tsake it difficult to expand home deliv. ery service to new areas. existing service without con- sulting the 19,000-member Let- ter Carriers Union of Canada, A spokesman for Blais said asecret report prepared for top postal officials recommended a gradual reduction of dadr-te- door delivery “but there is not going to be any action on it.” two-thirds of the women who are not satisfied with lovemaking maintain an unchanging routine, Six out of 10 women readily take the initiative in lovemaking but admit to doing so almost out of a sense of duty. “If I didn't take the initiative, my husband wouldn't believe I , was enjoying it,” one said, The survey found that the social strata has a direct bearing on sex life. Women whose husbands were profes- sional or managerial men ex- perimented more and talked LAB Raises Beer Prices 29¢ a Dozen Prices for draft and bottled beer went up last week, dis- tvibuiors and government spokesmen said last Tuesday night. The price in British Colum- bia liquor stores for one dozen 12-ounce bottles of beer will be $4.64, including the 60-cent bottle deposit. The price cur- rently is $4.95 a dozen, Pacifie Brewers Distribu- tors Ltd., the distribution agent for all broweries in B.C., said the increases are to offset con- tinuing cost escalations faced by the brewing industry. Hydro Offers Marina The firat meeting of a committee to work out details for development of a new marina in Nakusp established guidelines for the project re- cently. Present at the meeting of - the Nakusp Marina Committee last week were representatives of the village, the Chamber of Commerce, Nakusp -Conserva- tion Association, Nakusp Launch Club, RDCK and B.C, Hydro. The objective of the com- mittee is to deal with an offer made by Hydro to provide a marina for Nakusp with float- Tourism is Important To Economic Future The Nakusp and District Chamber of Commerce has declared its 1977 activities a success, and appointed a new executive with a list of ob- jectives for 1978 and 1979, Appointed to the new executive were president Irene Freed, vice-president Bob No- wak, recording secretary Kay “Inaugural meeting, Freed called on Nakusp area business people to pursue tourism as an impor- tant part of the community's economic future. Also planned ini the coming year is improved communica- tions with the nearby communi- ties of Burton, Edgewood and Fauquier and with chambers of more about sex than working- The middle-class women see themselves as being more liberated. But the survey shows. that working-class women are more active in bed, more of them make love every night. and more rate their husbands as highly sexed. throughout the ing sections which can be used atali levels of the reservoir and which will include a boat. launching ramp. ’ Asa condition of the otter, d tl boundaries if possible and pref- erably in the general area of the present wharf, Size of the: facility is also open although u a club gested 100 Hydro has req at a binding agreement be struck between Hydro and a body acceptable to Hydro which will establish the future ownership, of boat, berths. Pauls Jones of Hydro agreed to continue to get local input on the proposals and to engage an engineer to 4 the various site and the proposed marina before construction is started, Other immediate concerns of the committee include the location of a site-and design of structures, Six possible sites were presented: ranging from Telegraph Bay two miles north of Nakusp to McDonald Creek Park in the south. : The committee agreed, however, that the facility should be located within village possibilities and’ prepare ‘a sketch design of the facility. Present at the meeting were Mike George and Doro- thea Van Velzen of the village council; “Floyd Lillies. of the Chamber; Lee Donison, RDCK director; Koert Dieterman of the Conservation Association; Harry Murphy and Dan San- tano of the launch club; and C. W. Watson, Earl Moffat and Paul Jones of B.C, Hydro, <= Quality Shoes xN for the entire family Dress — cael — oe | Eremenko’s s% ; ry.RTE i ‘CASTLEGAR NEWS SECTION ariredy, February 9, 1076 Page Bl : CanCel '77 | Profits Down Canadian Cellulose Co. Ltd, reported last week that its j.sales and earnings took 'a drop in 1977 compared to the pre- vious year. Earnings before extraordi- : nary items were $12,652,000, or : $1.03 a share in 1977, down ; from $14,695,000, or $1.20 a ; share, in 1976. Tax credits in béth years boosted net earn- Net sales dropped to o $161,- fag 29 Whisper Valentine’s Day Special Panty Hose LESS ......cecccesereseeees “President and chief execu- ; tive officer, Ronald M. Gross, "said. the adverse effect’ of declining kraft pulp prices was partly offset by a good perfor- imance in the lumber sector and the Canadian What's “wer ‘value, “Looking to 1978, he said it . is difficult to foresee any event in the first half that might : change the current picture. Federal Deficit Total Nears $6.2 Billion - The federal government : ineurred a spending deficit of : nearly $6.2 billion in the first : nine months of the ° 1977-78 fiscal year, the finance depart- : Ment reported last week. Government spending to- * talled $29.7. billion, with reve- nue at §23.6 billion. “The pace of economic activity in the first half should at least equal the last six months of 1977. The second half remains difficult to forecast because of possible actions by varous g CASTLEGAR 365-3375 — SOUTH SLOCAN 359-7221 MPLETE FINANCIAL SERVICE... INCLUDING Low Cost Personal Loans. CKRHD Hits New 35% i dies By RYON ON GUEDES The Falement health min- istry’s plans to apply. 95-per- cent surcharge against “non- Canadians” using B.C. medical facilities drew charges of dis- crimination frqgm the Central Koot He said there was some decline by year's end of world pulp inventories which have reached record levels, Regional Hospital District board Saturday. The charges were made in response to a recent announce- ment by associate deputy min- ister John Glenwright that the surcharge would be applied as of Jan. 1 to help cover the cost of medical replacement and hospital construction. The CKRHD board voted to ask the ministry for a clarifi- cation of its position after several ministers cited the new policy's apparent discrimina- tion against landed immigrants, rd chairman Martin Vanderpol, director for Area J, said Glenwright’s original Dec. 19 letter did not distinguish between non-residents and. landed’ iminigrants, with i bationary residence period is to bo exclude ania Glenwright had said in a later memo that all status may not be a citizen but may be paying for B.C. health services,” Vanderpol, a natural- ized Canadian, told the board, “I can see the ministry taking precautions but it is not clear whether someone who has served the three months pro- MANAGEMENT SEMINARS: sponsored by the Cranbrook regional office of the Federa! Business Development Sank are held ‘several times a year In Castlegar. A seminar on The th’ deficit is almost equal to.a total deficit $6.3" billion “racked~ up in’ th 1976-77 fiscal year. taxes should rightfully. be kept .to a eek drew: the Slee Arrow Arm: rio" Netsoi jeminar- 0 management services Titloer Zohn Noonan, assisted 3 Credit officer ‘Rod Holmes ana: management services assistant Sharon ment non-Ci ject to the surcharge, Vander- pol suggested to board mem- bers that the apparent dis- crimination against landed im- migrants was a result of “poor communication” by the ‘minis- try. “I think we should enable the ministry to reply before we start jumping,” he said, Vanderpol said the 35-per- cent surcharge “is obviously ie direst against our neighbors cae c ‘director Art Sut- cliffe agreed, pointing out to the board that there had been reports of U.S, citizens taking advantage of hospital facilities in the Creston area. Nelson director John Ne- ville, also a naturalized Cana- ‘dian, said U.S. citizens “very occasionally” use hospital facili- ties in the area. Neville said R. H. Procter, administrator of Kootenay Lake District Hospital has seen few such cases, “He's only had one mother coming up to have a baby in the past 20 years," Neville said. Area H director Norman Brewster described the new health ministry policy as “most discriminatory.” “I think the adjective that comes to mind is ‘chippy',” Brewster said. “It's one of those symbolic things that do not do credit to B.C.” “Simply because there are some people across the border who have used medical services to their own_ profit, : they're would be’ sub- going to put a penalty on non- residenta trying to become citizens.” Area I director John Mo- ran also objected to the sur- charge, warning the board it “could have repercussions for Canadians going south.” “The non-resident pays the seven-per-cent sales tax, ‘which presumably goes toward health and welfare programs,” Moran ‘ said, At present Canadians are charged $77 for day care Up to 500,000 British citi- zens living in Canada will not be allowed to vote in the next “Canadian federst election under an amendment to the Election Act passed by Parliament in 1970, This change in the Election Act, along with others ap- proved’ last December, the Elections Expenses Act and some sections of the human rights legislation passed last year are to be brought to the attention of the 282 returning surgical services and the charge for non-Cansdians is $104, Before Jan, 1 and the new program, non-Canadians paid the same $77 rate as citizens. Sixty per cent of the sur- charge against non-Canadians will go to the province to pay for various hospital services and new construction. The other 40 per cent is to remain with the regional hos- pital board to provide local hospitals with new olen as needed, Election Act Change . ~ Takes Away Vote officers and their’ deputies in the next few months in an information program conducted y Chick Hlesteral Officer Jean- Mare Hamel. Cutting off the vote of British residents in Canadian elections will be in effect regardless of when Prime Min- ister Trudeau calls the vote, So, too, will the provisions of the human rights law which forbid the use of Miss or Mrs. after a woman's name in the electoral OF over 50 varieties TOMORROW, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 10.a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Castlegar Hotel West Coast Seafoods: $118,000 Announced for Kootenay West Funds Provide 90 Summer Jobs Bud Cullen, federal em- ployment and immigration min- ister, has announced a $118,000 allocation for the Young Canada Works Program in the Koote- West i . jects involving a possible 90 jobs for students. Established groups and organizations who wish to develop, sponsor and adminis- ae The funds will create ap- proximately 20 summer pro- ter oriented pro- jects have until Feb. 17 to sobmalt Proposals. Glenmerry NEW AND USED FURNITURE: 3191 Highway Drive : PHONE 364-1822 forms for this aca job creation program are available at Canada Em- ployment Centres, Young Canada Works is designed to enable students to ~ obtain work experience with All Upholstery Material 15" What a i Winter Sale! :We guerantes all our work “John Kr established employers and or- ganizations to prepare them- selves for their future careers and education. Maximum federal peead is $25,000 for projects which can operate up to 18 weeks, Approved projects may com- mence on May 1 and must end by Sept. 8 and create at least three full time jobs for six consecutive weeks. Communities, Hydro Negotiate Meetings between small communities along Upper’ Ar- row Lake and B.C. Hydro to negotiate the takeover of water systems, are continuing. Burton, Edgewood and Fauquier all have water distri- bution systems owned by Hy- dro, which wants to dispose of them. The regional district is being asked to take over the systems, but will not daso until it is certain the systems will not have to be expensively im- proved. On Feb. 28 regional ad- ee Reid Hend Takeover communities and meet directly with town and Hydro officials, He will demand that Hydro pay the district for an indepen- Went study of the existing -water systems to see whether they are sound. At Burton, the district wants an independent engineer to advise whether a two-mile pipe should be laid to Goat Creek for fresh water. or whether a new pump Suen should be installed. Hydro has already com missioned a study of the water systems, but the regional dis- trict and communities alike are + former owner, has returned from Norway and is now the new manager. 4 will go to the Arrow Lakes Labor Income Labor income, including wages, salaries and supplemen- tary benefits, was estimated at $10.2 billion in November, Statistics Canada reports. : The total was $866 million of its tions, and want independent confirmation. > We Serve You-First— 1977 Grand Prix Loaded, Including Alr. - “Stk. 7-1053 $7388 1977 GMC 1/2-TON. Loaded. Stk. 900817 1976 GMC CLASSIC 1/2-TON. Includes Air, Stk. 4-4169-1 $5388 1977 Chevrolet $5688 1972 Ford XLT. 1/2-TON PICKUP. oar Custom Upholstery “Across from the Castle Theatre Phone 365-3632 1974 Dodge CHALLENGER. V-8, Buckets, Tape. Stk. 4-5110-1 Stk. 8-0011-1 $1888 $788 © Remember! 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