« VOICE.“ August 23, 1989 OTTAWA — Finance Minister Michael Wilson, faced with growing opposition to his proposed nine-per- cent sales tax, will try to sell the tax to the most impor- tant audience of all this week, his own political party. izers of this week's C policy con- vention here will do their best to keep the controversial $24-billion federal tax out of the spotlight at policy discussions. But the new sales tax, to replace the existing manufacturers’ sales tax on Jan. 1, 1991, will be on the lips of many of the 5,000 Tories who meet from today to Sunday. The Tories can see the political firestorm raging with consumefBroups, the Canadian Federation of In- dependent Bubiness and opposition critics opposing the ~ proposed sales tax. They can feel the party's plunge in opinion polls Wilson pitches tax to fellow Tories and they can sense Wilson is in for the fight of his long political life. Gallup reported last week that Conservative sup- port has tumbled to 27 per cent among decided voters, a drop of more than 20 percentage points form a poll taken one month after the party won its second majority government. The poll, taken immediately after Wilson explained to Canadians two weeks ago how he’ll collect the new tax, said the tax plans possibly explain the large drop in Conservative support. Wilson urgently needs to quell growing whispers in the party that forging ahead the new sales tax could cost the Tories the next federal election, expected in 1992. Some Tory MPs, including Albertan Alex Kindy and Nova Scotians Howard Crosby and Pat Nowlan, have challenged the tax publicly. No Cash? No Problem. ‘89 MAZDA CLEARANCE WE’RE MAKING ROOM FOR THE 1990’s! ‘89 Mazda 323 4-Door From As Little As * 1 1995* ‘89 Mazda 626 come > 14995 * ‘89 Mazda Sports 4x4 SAVE $2,000 One only, 5-speed. 2.6L fu injected engine. Short box. * Prices do not include freight, PDI and Metallic Paint. CASTLEGAR | [yy="4e} In the Castlegar Auto Mall DL. 7956 “THIS IS THE MAZDA WAY"! — CALL NOW CALL COLLECT 365-7241 The Fastest Growing Import Dealer in the Kootenays! ows maybecostly | By SUSAN YELLIN He wants a Porsche. His bride-to-be is more inclined toward a second-hand Volkswagen Beetle. He'll gamble on the stock market. She prefers in Vesting in conservative Canada Savings Bonds. Financial consultants say it’s OK for couples planning to get married to have such widely divergent views about money. The, key, however, is making sure you know ‘the othér’s spending habits, debts and credit rating before walking down theaisle. **You’re joining two people whose philosophy about money is not likely to be the same,’’ says Lynne Mac- Farlane, a chartered financial analyst and co-author of Everywoman's Money Book. “You may have married a saver or a squanderer, but unless you know beforehand, you can’t take any precautions.” SIGN AGREEMENT One isap ptial agi , alegal con- tract that stipulates who gets what if a marriage falls apart It cannat, however, supersede certain provisions of provincial law. For example, the agreement cannot override laws dealing with custody and access to children or support for them, says Pat Schmidt, a family lawyer at the Toronto film of Thomson Rogers. A pre-nuptial agreement may not sound very roman- tic, but getting stuck with a spouse's bills during or after a marriage isn’t either, says MacFarlane. “‘Love is wonderful, but you marry somebody and he says three months later: “By the way, I’ve got $15,000 in student loans | never paid off.’ That can really wreck things.”” Before the wedding, MacFarlane suggests the couple have several discussions about how they want to handle money. They should learn about each other's assets an- debts and what they’ re willing to share. Take a trip together to a credit bureau to make sure both credit ratings are acceptable, she advises. Each person should also go to a different lawyer for advice on how to draw up the pre-nuptial agreement, says Arthur Drache, co-author of Head and Heart, Financial Strategies for Smart Women. A certificate of independent legal advice, stipulating a lawyer has been seen, is also a good idea, Drache says. ‘It’s protection for the other side.”” Most financial advisers say the pre-nuptial agreement should ‘deal only with monetary matters. That's partly because some non-financial items may be difficut if not im- possible to enforce, even through the courts, says Drache If, fof example, the would-be wife intends to support her husband through school and he promises to do the same for her when he’s finished,. it's wise to set up the arrangement ahead of time as an outright loan, rather than agift or verbal promise, Drache says. “So when he’s out and making a jillion dollars a year as a doctor he pays her back the money as a loan that she lent him for his education. That's creatinga separate pool of money for her which she san invest."’ JO CCOUNT Joint accounts are fine to pay household bills, but the couple might want the pre-nupial agreement to requre that deposits be made on a proportion of salary, not 50-50. That way, says MacFarlane, the spouse getting the smaller paycheque won’t have to dig deeper just to match the other's contribution The agreements are important regardless of age or sex or whether it’s first or second marriage, says Schmidt Besides marital property, some business holdings may be at stake if a couple decide to go their separate ways, Schmidt says “If you’re a partner in a partnership or a shareholder in a privately held company,” says Schmidt, ‘‘you may consult with’a lawyer before you get married just to be ad. vised of what an estranged spouse can do in the event of a marriage breakdown and an order made requiring you-to pay him or her money.” Construction date set for Forestry office VICTORIA — Construction will start in September to upgrade and add to the regional British Columbia Forest Service office in Nelson, Forests Minister Dave Parker and Howard Dirks, Nelson-Creston MLA and Minister of State for ‘Thompson Okanagan ‘and Kootenay have an nounced says. Dirks. drawings for “The combined projects will cost with the existing office, the release “The architects for the new building Ted Thomas Design Consultants Ltd. of Kelowna — styled the building to match the neighborhood, in keeping with Nelson’s heritage theme,”’ said “Nelson architect Chris Fair bank is now completing the working refurbishing and upgrading the current office.”” on behalf of the Forest Service, for an initial period of 10 years “Part of the existing building dates back to 1945, so renovations are badly needed,’’ said Parker. ‘‘The total completed project will more efficiently meet our requirements in this area.”* While the renovations are under way, the regional office will be split between the new office at 520 Lake August 23, 1989 VOICGy.a“er c7 By ANNM. SMITH C=~adian Federation of Independent Business Privatization. It’s one of the hottest buzzwords of the eighties. It’s also one of the most controversial. The recent move by the federal government to sell- off its remaining majority interest in the publicly owned Air Canada is ample evidence of not only the Mulroney ’s to. increased pr but a broader world-wide trend as well. And yet despite this growing international appeal, ANALYSIS Privatization controversial Canadian Federation of Independent Business “The increased globalization of the international economy is an irreversible trend. As we get set to face the 1990s, one of the harshest realities will be the need for more to compete i If they are unable to succeed in the global marketplace, they’ will unfortunately lose both money and opportunity.” According to Bulloch, privatization is just one of several tools that governments in every western, in- dustrialized nation are attempting to implement in order to facilitate the globalization process. Other initiatives that Bulloch feels will help Canadian businesses becom internationally, competitive include: tax reform; bilateral and multilateral trade agreements; and the privatization is by no means universally popular. Many people — particularly in Canada — would argue that the sale of publicly owned companies tends to work against the “national interest."” The people’s stake, they say, in companies such as Air Canada is an integral part of our identity and should not be compromised by risking a sink-or-swim absorption into the hard-core realities of normal marketplace competition There are others, however, who view this thinking as**out of date."* “The idea of government ownership goes back to the post-war era when there was an enormous amount of government emphasis on the domestic economy,” says John Bulloch, president of the 82,000-member of transportation and financial in stitutions But as the rest of the world plunges ahead with these initiatives, the anti-protectionist side can expect to face many of the same obstacles that have cropped up in the past. As we saw all too clearly during the recent debate over free trade, Canadians are very sensitive to anything remotely resembling international encroach ment. Those who favor a further reduction of trade distortions must look with envy to the experiences in Europe, for example, where opposition to free trade, privatization and deregulation has been relatively mild by comparison, Because Canada is not a federal state, says Bulloch, the process of obtaining consensus is made all the more difficult $1.5 million and create 15 direct and 33 indirect jobs in the construction and associated industries,” Parker said ina news release Kelowna developer Hans Berger is constructing a two-storey building at 520 Lake Street, alongside the existing Forest Service office. The 6,000. square-foot building will interconnect machines to get at their money. Savings members can use their cards in bank machines all over That also means that Kootenay KS, Kootenay Savi ow, 24 hour convenience for everyone. Yes, even bank By joining the extensive Interac® network of automated banking machines, we can offer more people more 24 hour banking convenience than ever before. Now custom- ers of banks and trust companies belonging to the Interac ABM network can use our Where You Belong { Trail * Fruitvale Castlegar * Salmo « South Slocan » Nakusp * New Denver * Waneta Plaza * Kaslo Trade Mark of Interac Inc. Kootenay Savings Credit Union authorized user of the Trade Mark Customers. North America to get quick cash. Here in the Kootenays, we have two machines open 7 days a week for your convenience; one in Trail and the other in Castlegar. And thanks to the Interac and Exchange networks, we have thousands of machines you can use throughout the continent. Now that's convenience you can bank on. ‘se In late October, the B.C. Buildings Corp. will advertise to invite tenders for the upgrading. work, the gover nment says The new building will be leased by the British Columbia Buildings Corp Street and an office on Vernon Street that is being vacated by the Assessment Authority of B.C The Nelson regional office expects to be in the interim accommodation for approximately six months Horse council begins book Preparations for the 1990 Horse In dustry Directory B.C. are well under way The directory is a complete guide to goods and services for people in the horse industry, from tack stores to feed and farm supplies, riding clubs and breeders. Like a ‘Yellow Pages” of the horse industry, it’s all there, a B.C. Horse Council news release says If you and your business want to reach B.C. horsemen you-must be in the directory, the council says Advertising in the 1990 edition of the Horse Industry Directory B.C. is limited and the deadline is Oct. 31, 1989. Woman charged inacc By CasNews Staff A Winlaw woman has been charged with failing to keep to the right which requlted in an accident involving two vehicles near the Vallican turnoff on Highway 6 the morning of July 31 Nelson RCMP Const. Bill Brydon said the vehicle had crossed over the centre line resulting in the accident. He If your group, newsworthy, or is planning si from you! develop it for publication. We wi Groups with suggestions fo News 365-3517 ident said no alcohol was involved and fatigue may have beena factor Noreen Rodgers of Winlaw was alone in her car while William Novlan, also of Winlaw, was travelling alone in the other car Brydon said both drivers suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital and later released, WANTED Newsworthy Items from the Slocan and Salmo Valleys club or society has done something omething of interest to the residnts of the Slocan or Salmo valleys, we would like to hear For organizations with 35 mm. cameras, the Castlegar News supplies free 400 ASA black-and-white film and will Il also lend out @ camera upon request on a first-come, first-served basis. photogrpahs or who wish to invite a reporter to cover major events should telephone the editor of the Castlegar News, Simon Birch, at 365-3517 during business hours as far in advance of the event as possible. Next Publication: Wed., Sept. 27 Deadline for Submissions Wed., Sept. 20, 5 p.m. VBC Gyacruyr Advertising 365-5210 Two retired friends who live in Crescent Valley: are happily sharing $47,000 they won on! otto 6/49. Robert Proudfoot, 68, and Stephen Jessome, 72, realized they were win ners after watching their numbers come up on the televised draw July 22 They held a ticket that correctly matched five out ‘of the. six regular winning numbers, plus the bonus number. Their prize was $47,034,90 “When we saw that we'd won, we jumped up and down and hugged each other,” said Proudfoot Proudfoot and Jessome say they pick three “‘popular’’ on charts in Luck magazine. Then they randomly select three more numbers based A single man, Proudfoot says he will put his share of the windfall in the bank so it will ‘*grow.”” Jessome, married with four grown children and three grandchildren, says he will share his winnings with his wife, Joan. The winning ticket was purchased at the Slocan Park store. 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From the Castlegar News, Mariposa and other participating merchants Slocan Park will host its annual Fall Fair Aug. 27. A breakfast prepared.and served by the Passmore Firehall Ladies Auxiliary will begin the day. A nominal fee is charged to cover the costs. A parade, under the direction of Pam Ball of South Slocan, will start at 11 a.m. and this will open the fair, a news release says. Exhibits, all created by Kootenay craftsmen, should be entered on Saturday, Aug. 26, the release says. Entries of afghans, crochet work, needlework, weaving, liquid painting, quilting, pottery, woodworking and sewing can be entered. There is also a section for children from under six to 18 wishing to enter their handicrafts and specialties. A food area for cakes, cookies and breads is provided. A dairy produce section will be open as will sections for garden produce, canning and flower arrangements. New genetic findings Bar Harbor, Me. — Radical new findings suggest mothers and fathers each ‘‘imprint’’ genes with dif ferent signals before passing them to offspring, contradicting a fundamen- tal law of genetics, a British Columbia researcher said. From the Gregor Mendel established the principles of genetics in the 19th century, have believed it made no difference to a child whether it inherited a genetic trait from its mother or its father. That now seems wrong.Genetic im: time scientists Our renovations are now complete . . . just in time for Back-to-School Come in and see our Brand New Look! 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