12 - Wednesday, March 2, 1988 - North Shore News

inquiring
reporter
Stephen Barrington
SEDER

THE PROVINCIAL

government

announced recently
that it will be increasing the tax on cigarettes by two cents
a package. With this fatest increase, smokers are now

paying almost 50 per cent of the cost of a package of
cipareites in tax. Inquiring Reporter asks smokers and
non-smokers about this increase.

How do you like cig tax hike?

Danyon Wild

Vancouver

‘I’m not a smoker so it's
fine with me. If someone
wants to indulge in smok-
ing they're going to have
to pay for it.

Ed Sibbald

Jacksonville, Fla,

No different than 1 feel
on any tax. We're over-
taxed as it is and it's this
overtaxation that’s caus-
ing inflation.

A DAY IN COURT

From page 10
Herbert Dolinsek was fined $25
after the 27-year-old Ontario man
pleaded guilty to driving without

‘due care and attention.

Michael Tiers was sentenced to
one day in jail after the 26-year-old
man of no fixed address pleaded
guilty to breaching the terms of his

Lisa Darby

North Vancouver

When I started in 1972
they were 52¢, Now
they're up over $3 and
I'm still smoking, I'd like
to quil, though.

Monica Blundell

North Vancouver
In Europe they
their prices...to stop peo-
ple smoking. I think they
do it for people's health
as well as to raise more

raised

money,
i}

Vancouver woman pleaded guilty
to supplying a minor with liquor.
Erich Gustav Reisen received a
conditional discharge and was
placed on probation for six months
efter the 18-year-old North Van-
couver man pleaded guilty to fraud
under $1,000 in connection with an
incident in which The Bay was
defrauded of an amount of cash.

Reisen was also ordered to per-
form 150 hours of community
work service within four months,
Before Judge R.D. Grandison in
West Vancouver provincial court
Feb. 8:

Lian Reid Walton was fined
$125 after the 28-year-old Port
Hardy man pleaded guilty to driv-
ing without due care and attention,

Ardagh

Hunter

Phil Persons

North Vancouver

It really bugs me about
the (ax. They're expensive
(and) I spend about $30 a |
week on cigarettes. But
two cents isn’t a lot,

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ed a:suspended sentence and was
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after ‘the 18-year-old _ West Van.
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Possession of . marijuana. - Sager
was: also ordered to perform 50
hours of community work service
within four months. |
Before. Judge R.D. Grandison in
West Vancouver provincial court
Feb. 15:

Lesley Jane Kondrosky was fin- pu
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