Elect a person as Castlegar News October 27, 1990 NATIONAL NEWS who isn't afraid to take ona challenge! VOTE KIRK DUFF OTTAWA (CP) — If you need a new wardrobe, start shopping- now a FOR ALDERMAN because after Jan. | it’s going to cost ybody more to buy new clothes. That's when the goods and services tax is scheduled to take effect and everyone from the poorest student to the richest i will feel the pinch by paying sharply higher taxes on apparel Currently, there is only minimal federal sales tax on clothing, shoes and boots but the new seven per cent levy will apply on these items — and cash-strapped parents should remem- CALL ber that includes kids’ clothes. So restock your own wardrobe before January and put clothing high Scharf Carpentry | »'or- Jena sod ur 365-7718 Pina iespanomeel ee. intend to pass on all of the GST to consumers. “Business is so bad right now in women’s apparel that if most of the tax isn't passed through to customers, companies’ losses will rise,’’ says Fred 1 " Hutchinson, a spokesman for Dalmys Fall Cleanup =| ====== == LET US CLEAN YOUR desl sae kum, eas EXTERIOR WALLS & WINDOWS clothing retailers will go bankrupt.” CASTLEGAR PRESSURE WASH average by 6.1 per cent, women’s and Call Mike at 365-7021 BUILD “ DON’T BE SAPPOINTED Book your expert help now for your winter renovation project WE'LL HELP YOU DO IT RIGHT! kids’ clothes by 5.9 per cent and footwear and shoe repairs 6.3 per cent, says the Consumer Information Office, an independent group that keeps tabs on prices. The office gives these examples of what shoppers will have to pay: © A man’s business suit selling for $270 now carries only $1.57 of federal sales tax. That tax comes off Jan. 1 but $18.15 of GST goes on, pushing the cost up by $16.58. © The GST on a $14 boy's knit shirt will be 94 cents, up from seven SUNDAY SHOPPING 17 a.m.-5 p.m. WANETA PLAZA, TRA Make A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE... Order Stewart's Green Line Catalogue It's Free! Easy access to over 300 environmentally conscious products that: + will save you money * replace everyday items used in the home * are of excellent quality * and include light bulbs, baby care,recycled paper products, energy saving devices, and much, much more. * Hand-washed * Any size of home * Castlegor only 1% OF OUR PROFITSGO ~~ TOWARDS OTHER PROJECTS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT For your FREE catalogue Call 872-5498 or fax 872-0156. Out of town call 1-800-665-1506 Or write to: Stewart's Green Line ff 189 East 28th Ave., Vancouver, B.C. V5V 3R1 “3 > Do something to help make a difference and tell a friend. == ~ Name Address ADVICE cents in current tax. © The present 56-cent levy on a women's dress retailing at $110 in- creases to $7.41 under GST. * The GST on a $320 woman's winter coat will be $21.54, compared with only $1.86 of current tax. * At present, there's a 41-cent levy on @ pair of $85 men’s work boots. The GST will be $5.77. Women’s dress shoes selling for $64 now carry tax of 31 cents. The GST will be $4.34. Consumers will also have to pay more for commercial laundry and dry cleaning. The GST on a laundry or dry-cleaning bill of about $7.50 will be 51 cents, while the current tax Stands at 11 cents. Because the new tax will also be ap- plied to fabrics, families who have been trying to stretch the budget through sewing will also pay more. GST: Pay now or pay later Even though the GST will push clothing bills higher, it may be a good idea to reserve some cash for pur- chases carly next year. Retailers know that many Canadians wait for sales before buying clothes. The post-Christmas months are one of the slowest periods of the year for retailers as families try to pay off the holiday spending spree. All of these factors may bring some bargains in January and February. BENCH BREAK Selkirk College student Blaine coll Fabi, 18, takes time out from a busy day for a nap in one of the ov More quiet recesses of the college. cosmexs prov by fd mim Farmers question pulp mill about pollution No problem, says company EDMONTON (CP) — Cattle far- mers in northwestern Alberta want to know why a pollutant from Procter and Gamble’s pulp mill appeared to rise following experiments with new technology. Bob Cameron of the Peace River Stockgrowers said Alberta Environ- ment data shows the company’s pulp mill on the Wapiti River near Grande Prairie began to produce more trichlorophenol in its effluent in summer of 1989. At that time, the company started to experiment with reducing-—the amount of chlorine bleach it uses to whiten wood pulp. Trichlorophenol is used to make herbicides. Stockgrowers with land along the Wapiti and Smoky rivers in northern Alberta are about the June 1984, but that level rose to 96 Parts per billion in August 1989. The provincial government issued a warning last summer against cating mountain whitefish from the Wapiti and Smoky rivers downstream of the pulp mill because of dioxin and furan health of cattle drinking water from those rivers downstream of the pulp mill, Cameron said. “There's an economic and scien- tific concern,"’ he said. But company spokesman John Clevenger said the levels of trichlorophenol fall easily within safe health standards. The stockgrowers say Procter and Gamble’s effluent contained seven “parts per billion of trichlorophenol in After a 60-day shutdown, the com- pany cut the amount of toxin- Producing chlorine bleach it uses by 70 per cent, making dioxins and furans undetectable in its effluent, said Clevenger. But Cameron said reducing one type of pollution from the pulp mill is not enougli. ‘‘The problem is never going to end until they figure out how to not use the river as a dump.”’ Treats for the Kids! ROWNTREE BARS $2 19 12/pkg. ......... SALE GLOSSETTE RAISINS 9239 wee FRIGHTFULLY GOOD PRICES! Unique FACE MASKS From $9995_s9995 Good Selection of PARTY SUPPLIES Hair & Body Glitter Spray Colored Hair Spray Witch's Hats Windup Lapel Pins HALLOWEEN LIGHTS Reg. $15.95 Visit Our Haunting Grounds! CARL'S PLAY © 365-7269 ZA DRUGS wer Children’s & Adults COSTUMES 20% Off MAKEUP 25% OFF NEON NAIL POLISH SALE $2 = Have a safe Halloween ra NATIONAL NEWS Last report for the bean counter OTTAWA (CP) Auditor proud to call himself a bean counter. Over the last-10-years, Dye has saved Canadian taxpayers billions of dollars, sometimes by exposing em- i and waste, boondoggies but more often by simply improving ; the way Ottawa handles its money. “*I think it is fair to say there are billions of dollars in savings, not by me, by my staff,’* he said in his down- town Ottawa office, where two com- puters hummed on his desk. But Dye, who is retiring after having taken the federal government all the way to the Supreme Court and changed government auditing around the world, shrugs off suggestions he’s been much more than just a proficient accountant — a good steward. “Some chartered accountants don’t like to be called bean coun- ters,” Dye said in an interview. ‘I take great pride in being a bean coun- ter.”* This year’s report will range from the government’s handling of im- migration to a section on attitudes in government — what makes a public servant tick. “The government will be pleased about some of the comments and there will be the usual litany of issues that will be revealed to you on Oct. 30,”” Dye said with a glimmer of a smile. “I think it’s the best one we've done.”” Dye, 54, will end his 10-year ter- m on March 31 after poking his nose into almost every corner of gover- nment — from the way cabinet ministers jet around the world to the destruction of a patch of Franklin’s Separatist — The recently is has risen by the CROP organization for La Prese, shows 32 per cent of those sur- veyed favored the Bloc Quebecois, compared with 26 per cent for the Liberals, 23 per cent for the NDP and 16 per cent for the Conservatives. Four per cent opted for splinter groups. The figures represent a drop of 14 Percentage points for the Liberals and 13 for the Conservatives from a CROP poll of last June. NDP popularity is unchanged. The latest poll covered 1,019 Quebecers, two-thirds of whom replied. A survey of this size, when taken as a reflection of provincewide opinion, is considered accurate within plus or minus three percentage points. 19 times out of 20. A Special Sale of Casual & Transitional Dinnerware by Nordake SAVE 30% ORDER NOW FOR CHRISTMAS! Shown AMERICAN FLOWERS; COPPER BUD, DUTCH TILE; CARL’S PLAZA DRUGS Castleaird Plaza 365-7269 lady slipper at Pakawaska National Park. Probably his biggest issue was a $2- million crusade to delve into the pur- chase of Petrofina by the Crown oil company Petro-Canada in the carly 1980s — a deal Dye says cost the government $2.4 billion for assets worth half that amount. In 1984, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau told Dye he was out of line by asking for cabinet documents. Dye took the government to court, a case he finally lost at the Supreme Court of Canada in 1989. Another defeat was his campaign last year to-get-the government to set up a fraud hotline — an idea even- tually snubbed by the treasury board President at the time, Robert de Cotret. “I don’t think I’ve given anyone reason to hate me,’ he said “But | am sure some people are annoyed.”” But overall, Dye said, generally been a-winner since he left a lucrative partnership in an accounting firm in his native Vancouver in April 1981 and headed for Ottawa. “We are agents of change,”’ he said, paying tribute to the more than 600 staff in his office. ‘‘Even by mere reporting, the government responds. And I think the response has been Pretty good. “Our batting average has been ex- He estimates an improved system of cash management he pushed for has already saved Ottawa about $1 billion — the biggest in a long list of changes credited to Dye. “I would hazzard a guess there are annual recurring savings in excess of half a billion dollars a year and Probably more,"” said Dye. ‘That's not a bad return for an Auditor General’s office that costs more than $50 million a year to run. “So you’re getting back 10 bucks for every audit dollar spent.”” Dye, who reports to Parliament in- stead of the government, has taken most of his flak for tackling issues that critics say are beyond his man- date of ensuring taxpayers get value for their money. “He seems to want to sit at the ‘cabinet: table,” Transport Ministér Doug Lewis said recently. Dye denies any strategy of empire- building, saying he’s just looking out for the interests of taxpayers. —— Are You Ready for Winter? 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