Jim Fulton,,
MP.

The three letters "GST",
Gidn't mean much until they were
coined by Finance Minister
Michael Wilson for the 9% Goods
and Services Tax. The new Con-
servative tax is almost univer-
sally unpopular. The predictions
of increased unemployment, higher
inflation, higher costs, and low-
er incomes are coming now from
even the most right-wing and

establishment economists. (i.e.
Wood Gundy).

The Conservatives will no
doubt “sweeten" this unpopular

tax before hitting us with it in
a year's time. But let's look at
what the price increase will be
for an average B.C. ‘family (2
children; 2 wage-earners). A
staggering $860 more in sales
taxes! The GST will raise the
of almost everything we
buy. . One hundred and eighty
dollars more tax on clothing;
'$130 more tax on household util-
ities (phone, heating, electric-
ity); $100 more on car fuel and
maintenance; $55 more on personal
care (haircuts, soap, etc.); $120
more on restaurant meals; $55
more on recreation - and there's
more! :
As we live a considerable
distance from such distribution
and manufacturing centres as
Vancouver, our actual tax rate
increase will be more than for
most Canadians. Even though the
Prime Minister promises that food
will not be hit with the GST -
our food costs will rise because

of the indirect impact of the tax
on transportation. Right across
the board our cost of living will
go up.

Mr. Wilson promises this
month (in full page newspaper ads
which you and I paid for!) to im-

plement a scheme of tax credits
and breaks for low and middle
income families. The average
B.C. family will get a $21 tax

reduction while paying $860 more.

Mr. Wilson plans to send out
millions of these "credit"
cheques in December of 1990. We
all like to get a cheque in the
mail but this is ridiculous!
What we need is tax fairness -
not another regressive rip-off.
Low and middle income earners
across Canada bear the weight of
this new tax. Frankly, I think
we are on the verge of a tax
revolt. We now work until the
middle of July in Canada just
paying taxes! Bank profits are
up. Victoria has cut corporate
taxes by $500 million while
raising them $500 million on
workers. Corporations (profit-
able ones) owe Ottawa $32 billion
in unpaid taxes this year.

For us in the northwest the
GST is bad, bad news. It will
put a tight lid on many small
businesses (who created 85% of
the new jobs in B.C. over the
past year).

Brian Mulroney is our Prime
Minister £or four more years.
Mr. Wilson wants to stick us with
the 9% GST while sending us
a few bucks of our own money in
the mail. If you aren't mad
enough to write the Prime Minis~
ter (postage free of course)
about the GST, you should write
and ask him why corporate taxes
and taxes for the rich are
down while yours are going up.

You can write to the
Minister at: Rt. Hon.
Mulroney, 24 Sussex Drive (a
house you pay for), Ottawa,
{including maid service).

Our Lady of
Lourdes Mission.

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Fr. Charles de Campigneulles.

HEDU.
Aiea 11:00a.m.
Mondays 10:00 a.m.
Tuesdays - Saturday 7:00 p.m.

Submitted by Louise Clark

Welcome back to everyone =
new and old timers alike. Espec-
ially to Father Charles de Campi-~
gneulles. Father Charles arrived
at the end of June, just as a lot
of the parishioners were leaving
town. Just a coincidence, Fath-
er. We wish you a very long and
joy-filled stay in Cassiar.

“A parish council meeting was
held September 6th. The two main
topics on the agenda were:

ik Diocesan Pastoral Coun-
cil meeting in Whitehorse on Sep-
tember 29th to October ist - the

theme being "Growing into a Vib-
rant Hope-filled Church in the

'90s". A small delegation from
Cassiar will be attending.
Phe A vehicle will be pur-

chased for our parish priest.

The council is getting quotes and

estimakes at, this time. yrry be 4
Another meeting was held “on

September 11th for parents and
teachers involved in the Religi-
ous Education classes. We have
approximately thirty youngsters
registered for the coming season.
Teachers and course/grade
times are as follows:
Courses One to Six are held every
Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the parish
hall.
Sandi Wilcox
Louise Clark

Course One
Courses Two &
Three

Course Four
Course Five &

Luciana Artico
Sister Claire

Six
Course/grade Seven will be held
on Mondays at 3:15 p.m. at Sis-

ter's trailer on Brown Street.
Courses/grades Eight and
Nine will be held at 4:15 p.m.
also at Sister Claire's trailer.
This past summer our family
stopped in Lethbridge and had a
lovely visit with Father Oscar
Pauwels. Father sends all his
‘best to the many people who knew
him in Cassiar.
While we

were enjoying our
visit with Father I

looked out

of the window and saw three of
our five children in the middle
of a fairly busy street. What
were they doing? Why, they had
found a couple of caterpillars
and were racing them across the
street!

Coffee and juice.are

© 9 9.%

downstairs following Sunday Mass.’

--served~..

Page 2 Cassiar Courier October 1989

Opposition
Leader

Mike ‘Harcourt

After hiding in the weeds
for months, the Socreds have fin-
ally revealed their position on
the nine-per-cent federal Goods
and Services Tax.

We see now that they're in
bed with the feds, neatly tucked
in between Brian Mulroney and
Michael Wilson, waiting for their

chance to get in on this. massive
tax grab.
While New Democrats were

standing alone against the
Finance Minister Mel
was planning his own made-in-BC
tax grab. The Socreds want to
Split the spoils of a new, 10-
per-cent federal-provincial sales
tax proposed by Couvelier last
week.

Now the

GST,
Couvelier

people of BC know
why the Socreds remained silent
on the GST, refusing to answer
questions raised by New Democrats
in the legislature.

Now we see why Bill Vander-
Zalm refused my request to recall
the legislature so BC's ‘ elected
leadership can stand united
against this regressive tax.

The premier refused the re-
call, saying New Democrats had
their chance to question the GST
during the recently adjorned ses-
sion, and did not.

Well, Mr. VanderZalm, you
must have been sleeping, because
the official record of the legis-
lature shows at least six occa-
Sions when New Democrats demanded
that the premier and his govern-
ment take a stand against the
GST.

Once again, Bill VanderZalm
and his cabinet are ignoring both
the facts and the public interest
as they press ahead with their
own narrow agenda.

The Mulroney government's
Grief and Suffering Tax will do
nothing but damage BC's recover-
ing economy. This regressive tax
assault will cost the average
family another $900 a year by
taxing everything from haircuts
to car repairs.

Instead of scheming to get
in on the Mulroney government's
tax grab, the Socreds should be
joining New Democrats in standing
firm against any measures which

Jade Mountain

Ss
ee

Club is still looking for a coach
for the 1989/90 year. If you are
able to devote a couple of hours
of your time every week, we have
a great bunch of willing stu-
dents. The club will provide all
the necessary insurance and help
needed to have a fun season. It
is not necessary to be a certifi-
ed coach. Anyone who is’ inter-
ested please contact Mickey Tripp
ah A7 RIG) D EOe EME CNR Rema”
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Everyone who

Page 3 Cassiar Courier October 1989

participated in the Terry Fox run received a certificate of recognition.

The people! shown: above, holding the certificates were among the first to bike the 10 kilometres.

On a very frosty morning
(the first this season), with the
sun out and the sky blue, the
Terry Fox Run took place. With
the sound of a siren and an
R.C.M.P. vehicle leading the way,
the race began.

Thirty-seven participants
walked, biked or ran the 10 km
course around town, out to the
gun range area of the airport and
back again.

R.C.M.P. officer David
Aucoin (on temporary duty in Cas-
siary for two weeks) and Gerry
Gramek patrolled the route
safety vehicles. Special effects
were created from the R.C.M.P.
flares burning to warn incoming
traffic to slow down.

A special thanks to all
those people who came out and
participated in the Run and
helped to collect pledges total-
ling approximately $2175.

-Howard Baker

with.

Submitted by Blyth Grimmett

CASSIARITES WHO:
WALKED

Norma Ray

June Evans

Karen Kenny

Aaron Tripp

Bonny Klovance

Linda Hurlburt

John Hurlburt and
Pepper-Dog

Joyce Hebert
Stan Carter
Wendy Kepes
Julie MacRae
Liz Creyke
Dave Beck

Christopher Hurlburt
RUNNERS
David Poppy

Andrew Johnston
Blyth Grimmett

Leslie Creyke
Cody Evans
Luis Bexiga

CYCLISTS

Dylan Vallancourt
Brenda Kendal
Andrea Hurlburt
Jennifer Tyne Julie Hurlburt

Donna French (Donna raised $1100
in pledges from the patrons of

George Saro
Robert Saro
John Tyne

- the bar on Friday and Saturday)

Cassiar’s Terry Fox Run

WALK/RUN

Sandra Salt
Robby Howard

Kristina Evans

Ellen Artico
Jeffery Johnson

WALK/RIDE TEAM

Wendy Matubuchi and Ian Odstindie

Without the help and support
from sponsors and volunteers the
Terry Fox Run could not have been
held or been as successful as it

Was.

Many thanks.

SPONSORS

Cassiar Community Centre
Cassiar Shopping Centre
Jen-Dev Catering
Sportsman Luncheonette

VOLUNTEERS

Linda Beck
Patty Cross
Judy Duffy
Iris Trask
Steve Ryan
Marie Brown
Brenda Brown

Shelly Cosnett
Blyth Grimmett
Wolfgang Pavli
Sandy Crawford
Sonja Slana

David Aucoin
Ellen Artico

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