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NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

ROD CHESTON, a massage therapist, (left) has his lurxy capacity measured while Kate Carlson,

respirato!
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therapist, looks on at An Affair of the Heart held at Capilano Golf and Country Club
ponsored by the Lipid Clinic Outreach Program of University Hospital, Shaughnessy

Site, the purpose was to raise awareness of coronary heart disease and its management. Health
professisnats and physicians from Lion’s Gate Hospital were invited to the event.

HELP’S AT HAND

HELP’S AT Hand, a_ weekly
feature by North Shore Com-
munity Services, answers questions
about and discusses such topics as
government policies and pro-
grams, benefits, consumer and
legal rights, taxaiion and public
services.

Answers published in this col-
umn are intended only as a gener-
al guide.

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Question: | have been finding
lately that more and more stores
znd banks ask me for my social
insurance pumber. I thought that
this number was confidential and
I only had to give it to govern-
ment agencies. Do I have to give
it to these other people?

Answer: Tax legislation  in-
troduced in September 1988 made
it mandatory toa provide your
social insurance number (SIN) to
anyone who prepares an income
information slip on your behalf.

This could include your employer,
bank, credit union or other finan-
cial institution that pay: you in-
terest, or a corporation if you
receive dividends. If you fail to
supply your SIN to any of these,
you are liable for a fine of $100.
You do not have to supply your
SIN to anyone else.

The people who prepare the
slips which show how much you
have earned during the year are
tequired by law to make reason-
able effort to obtain your social
insurance number. If they do not,
they are liable for a $100 fine.
When they ask for your SIN, the
information slip preparer is simply
complying with federal legislation.
They must have your SIN for the
reporting of any interest you earn
in a year on interest-bearing che-
quing or savings accounts, GICs,
or if you recieve income from a
trust or mutual fund.

You must also provide your

Carolship singers needed

THE TWELVE-day Vancouver
Carolship Festival kicks off on
Friday, Dec. 7. The celebrations
begin at Canada Harbour Place
and continue with carvilers, fami-
ly-oriented entertainment and the
Carolship visit to the North Shore
at Waterfront Park and the Lons-
dale Quay.

From Dec. 8 to 13 and again on
Dec. 17 and 18, between 8 and
9:30 p.m., carollers and a Parade
of Lights will be featured on the
promenade at Science World as
the Carolships make their rounds.

Locally, the West Vancouver
Parks and Recreation Department
and the North Vancouver Recre-

ation Commission are presently
recruiting Christmas, carollers for
the annual Carolship celebration.

North Vancouver is secking
choral groups to join with Argyle
School choirs in singing Christmas
songs at Waterfront Park at 7
p.m. on Dec. 7. Anyone interested
should contact 984-4484.

West Vancouver i: also seeking
cominunity choral groups to sing
carols around the traditional bon-
fires at Ambleside Beach. Anyone
interested in participating should
call 925-3605.

Further information on the
Carolship Festival can be obtained
by calling 862-2007

MONDAY NIGHT

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UNTIL 9:00 PM

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SIN if you redeem or dispose of
assets such as Treasury Bills or
Bearer Bonds. The idea behind
this legislation is to make sure
that each person’s income is accu-
tately reported so that everyone
pays his fair share of income

tax.
oes

North Shore Community Ser-
vices, a United Way agency, is
located at 1060 Roosevelt Cres.,
North Vancouver, B.C. V7P_ 1M3,
telephone 985-7138.

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Home Furnishings, North Vancouver.

Jim and Maurice are enthusiastic supporters of Hydro's Power Smart
energy efficient refrigerator program. A Power Smart fridge could
save up to $300 in energy costs during its lifetime.

Hydro offers a rebate of $50 for the
purchase of Power Smart energy
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