42 - Wednesday. July 17, 1991 -- North Shore News

Anna Wiazie

INGUIRING REPORTER

RECORD NUMBERS of Canadians are shopping in the
U.S. to avoid paying the GST, high provincial taxes and
to take advantage of a wider selection of consumer
goods, according to recent poils. Statistics Candada fig-
ures indicate a 19.6% increase in same-day U.S. car
trips from Canada during May as compared with the

saine moath last year. And a Retail Councii of Canada

Is cross-border shopping a tax revolt?

JSudy Tizzard

Calgary

Yes, partially, plus prices
are cheaper down there.
In fact, I'm going there
to shop soon to avoid the
GST and also get a good
deal.

Richard Kramer

Surrey

People were going to the
U.S. to shop before the
GST came in and the
GST has escalated the
problem. | think the GST
is the straw that broke
the camel’s back.

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Jessica Kitgour

North Vancouver
Canadians should shop
in Canada, but 1} under-
stand the economics for
some people who need to
make Canadian dollars
go as far as possible. The
GST is a bad tax.

A ene
x on

Larcy Skoreyko

Hinton, Alia.

Yes, think ics true. It’s
tough getting used to the
GST because prices are
cheaper in the States.

study estimates Western Canadians will spend $760 mii-
lion to $1 billion this year in U.S. stores. Western Ca-
nadians will almost spend as much as Ontario residents,
who will spend an estimated $1 billicn over the fine dur-
ing 1991. Cheaper American consumer goods include
gas, cigarettes and railk.

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Keith Wilkinson

Victoria

The selection is better in
the U.S., and because of
the GST, people are tak-
ing advantage of the
selection. Incidentally,
the GST added $1,000
onto a recent family

A DAY iN COURT

From page 1%

Before Judge R.D. Grandison in
West Vancouver provincial court
on July 3:

Nicholas Paul Meszaros was
fined $75 and placed on probation
for six months after the 20-year-
old Catgary man pleaded guilty to
a May 22 theft from Shoppers
Drug Mart.

Before Judge R.D. Grandison in
West Vancouver provincial court
on July 2:

Alexander Hose Schmidt was
fined $250 after the 18-year-old
West Vancouver man _ pleaded
guilty to failing to remain at the
scene of a May 18 accident on
Eyremount Drive.

eoe

Giuliana Miotti was fined $150
after the West Vancouver woman
pleaded guilty to failing to remain
at the scene cf a May 3 accident
in the parking fot of Hollyburn
Medical Centre.

eee

Gurdas Gill was fined $100
after the 56-year-old Squamish
woman pleaded guilty to driving
without due care and attention on
May 16.

Before Judge R.D. Grandison in

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West Vancouver provincial court
on June 25:

Michael James Pomeroy was
fined $450 after the 22-year-old
West Vancouver man pleaded
guilty to failing to stop for a
police officer and to excessive
speeding Aug. 20, 1996.

eee

Thomas Edward Harris was
fined $600 and placed un proba-
tion for six months after the 34-
year-old North Vancouver man
pleaded guilty to three counts of
theft under $1,000 in connection
with a March 30 incident.

eee

Thanh Hung Ton, 20, and Brett
Maclean, 19, were fined $125 each
afier the two Vancouver men
pleaded guilty to driving without
due care and attention.

Before Judge 8.D. Grandisen in
West Vancouver provincial court
on June 24;

Rand Kinball Thomsen ceceived
a conditional discharge and was
placed on probaticn for six
months after the 20-year-old West
Vancouver man pleaded guilty to
possession of marijuana in con-
nection with a March 31 drug
seizure.

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