‘For years now, stores of
various: kinds have been
open for business on Sun-
days south of the border. It is

quite popular. for Canadians —

to head for’ Bellingham,
Washington, Sunday after-
noon for grocery Shopping,
eic.

This is not the case in
Canada where gas stations
and corner groceries are
about the only.:places open.
This .week the Inquiring .
Reporter asks: ‘‘What do you
think of .the stores being
_ open on Sunday?’’

Mrs. J Ferest

avers Gre

North Vancouver

Having been a store clerk, 1

could sympathize with the .
-people who would have to

work on Sunday. I think that

stores are open long enough
now.

Hi

J. Schumacher
Vancouver

I think it’s a great idea. This |
doesn’t mean that. every.

store has to be open,. but the
‘ones who wanted to would be
able to do business:

Legislation was introduced
last week to improve landlord
and tenant laws in B.C. and
to create flexible options for
the government to deal with
the future of rent control.

Consumer and Corporate

“I want to stress, ‘how-
ever, that sections will
remain in the Act—even

-after controls—to allow for a

review of rent increases. in
two situations: the first is
where the Rentalsman_ finds
that. a rent increase. was

has:

‘*A tenant. who has not
paid rent on ‘time ‘must
realize that the landlord is
operating a business and also
financial obligations,
which may be as onerous as
those of the renter,” Mair
said.

- find.
especially if they have to

Morag Pattison -
North Vancouver

I think. it’s a good idea. I
think that some people would
it more convenient,

work on Saturday.

when. due, a landlord may
give notice to vacate the day
after the dve date. If the rent
is not paid in five days, the
tenant must’ vacate.
rent is paid, then the notice
ceases to be valid... Mair

explained that. the change >
was made partially in recog-

nition of the fact that any
legislation which fails ‘to

consider the: problems of.

landlords would tend to
discourage investment in
rental accommodation and
therefore reduce its avail-
ability.

If the.

hotels,
accommodation can be con-—
sidered tenants _ under the ;

John Brooks.
North Vancouver

It’ s sounds like a good idea.

Maybe the merchants would

make more money. The staff.

do deserve a holdiay, so
maybe students could fill in
‘on Sundays.

ic sien. authority to order

both landlord and tenant. to
keep the peace. He may
decide in specific cases
whether or not occupants in
motels or . other

Act.

The minister

previous. Landlord and Ten-
ant Act, d
present the Bill as a new Act,
rather than amend the

“It ‘would be nice

. explained
that while the new Act is
basically the same as. the

it was decided: to:

‘Scott Hathaway

North Vancouver .

if the
department stores . were
open. I think that ‘students
would. like to. work on

Sundays. — ‘Sunday business

-days seem to work OK in the
United States.

TuvOWV#I:PE. Hic

THERE MUS . GD

Affairs athe Rafe. Mair.

instituted for the purpose of existing one, because of the —

: asnha vt et wy +. id ir. id. .
tions. in the new Residential. is where the — "increase is | Where rent. was. not paid Mair said, ' keeping” changes. . *
Tenancy Act have been. excessive and. unreason- ~~
wholly redrafted to allow the able.”

government to withdraw rent
controls in those areas or

those. ‘rental Tanges. where a
workable market exists. —

“We believe that, . * while

most tenants and landlords:

-are responsible people, “the

antianc ~ a
- AY LAUD

“Obviously we are not

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or a relative 2ow

landlords, . when. the - rental
going to plunge’ several market was tight, led to the -
hundred thousand tenants demand for rent controls.’’

back into the cold water of - .

free market On the other hand, Mair

, rents over- |
night,’"” Mair said. ‘‘No said the Act also gives
timetabie has yet been iandiords more powers ‘in

established, but generally, 1 dealing with “bad tenants,”’

will be proposing one that who are’ destructive or .
will last several years and consistently late with their.
decontrol the most expénsive payments.

units first.”’

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