34 - Wednesday, Septernber 9, 1998 — North Shore News north shore news

DINING

Smoke on the menu

From page. 33

Geoftrey Howes said the asso- ciation was renewing its call for a moratorium on the enforcement of non-smoking bylaws in other municipalities.

So breath deeply while you may, non-smoking diners.

North Vancouver restau- rants are Currently smoke-free; in West Vancouver they are down to 20% smoking.

But if the BCRFA has its way smoke will be flowing freely across confined dining room air spaces again.

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From the old mailbag: © Dear Editor:

My wife and I went out to dinner in-West Vancouver last night to treat ourselves for hav-

ing worked so hard the previ-

‘ous few days. We were escort- ed our onto 2 a newly. built patio

.:, atthe, back -of the. restaurant:

for it was worth being out in the cool, fresh air.

We commented to the wait- ress what a great addition the patio was to the ambience of the place, and she replied, “It will be even better when municipal hall tells us what kind of flowers we'll be allowed to plant.”

“Are you serious?” | asked.

“Absolutely!” she replied. “We can’t plant anything or even put out a hanging basket until municipal hall tells us what to plant, and where to put it. We even have to have approval for the kind of flowers that will be in the hanging, bas- ket.”

I don't believe this? This is bureaucracy gone wild! Has municipal. hall gone crazy or what, to dictate the type and location of flowers that are in

the realm of personal prefer- ”

ence rather ‘than one of bureaucratic dictates. Or was the municipality tryin;

‘make the restaurant do what tt . should have.done years ago — . clean up the ambience of the back lane? And what will be. “next? What’s going to be on

the menu? Give me a break! Aidan Butterfield

* West Vancouver

a Life Needs Water:

JECT LOCAL STREAMS & RIVERS

i yh to take part in 2nd Annual Spirit f: ‘the:Salmor S im: Burnaby activities,

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While we are on com: plaints, beefs and government intrusion into Canadian life, chew on this slice of GST/HST taxation bureau- cratese as an explanation of how those two taxes apply to hot er cold cooked lobster:

“There are two common scenarios with respect to the sale of cooked lobster. In some cases, grocery stores or lobster pounds sell cooked lobster cold, where the lobster is kept ina refrigerated display counter. In other cases gro- cery stores or lobster pounds scif live lobsters, but the fob- ster is cooked while the cus- tomer waits.

“The customer then leaves the establishment with hot cooked lobster for immediate consumption.

“In the first scenario where the cooked lobster is sold cold, the sale is zero-related. This is consistent with the tax treatment of cooked foods (e.g. roasted chicken) that are sold cold from refrigerated display counters.

“In the second scenario, where the cooked lobster is purchased heated for con- sumption (i.c., sold from a heated cabinet or sold hor from a separate take-out counter), the sale is taxable at 7% (15% in the participating province). GST/HST applies to food that is deliberately heated or kept hot for con- sumption.”

Got that?

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Over and out to lunch for now from the Table Hopping department.

Celebrate Canada’s reitway hertage with a ride on our vintage steam train and a visit to the West: Coast Railway Association's Heritage Park

in Squamish. : Join us any Thursday or ‘Sunday between August ~ 9th and September 20th and we'll give you free admission to the Heritage Park. .

Reserve nowt. The kids will fove you and you'll ha

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THE FACTS ABOUT

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The Nisga’a will be subject to all provincial and federal, taxes and ore th

aboriginal group in Canada to agree to give

The Treaty allows the Nisga’a people to govern themsel to a municipal government. The Canadian Constituti

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ly. comp ; , the Chorter of Rights"

and Freedoms, and the Criminal Code will opply to the Nisga’ a people

A Free. Vote

A free vote by your elected representatives will be held in the B.C, Legislature... This allows all members to vote with their conscience, not along party.lines? A vote will also be held in the Federal Parliament in Ottawa.. :

The Nisga’a people will hold their own ratification vote.”

A Public Process

Over 400 public meetings were held, and an all-party committee of oes the jegislature travelled B.C. to hear views on the Nisga’a and other treaties. - The Agreement in Principle has been widely available since 1996.

All Canadians Share Cost

B.C. taxpayers will pay jess than 1/Sth of the total cash cost of $312 million, spread over fifteen years, while Canadian taxpayers outside of B.C. will pay the rest.

«Come to the Soli 0 of the Salmon Swim Feast! .

. . ‘See the arrival of Fin Donnelly and a First Nations Canoe Flotilla at Fraser Foreshore Park 2 noon. ;

‘For more information on the Spirit of the Salmon Swim or the Paddle Fund Raiser, please contact: The Rivershed Society of 8.0. @ (604) 941-5937

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Ww DChydro 3 Fisnonet and Oceans a ” —__8¥8 i= Economic Certainty KPMG and Price Waterhouse, two national accounting firms, have found that

the prolonged uncertainty of unresolved land claims has cost B.C. billions of dollars in Jost investment and jobs.

One Day Canoe Passes for 2

Bring this coupon into: North Shore News 1139 Lonsdale, Herth Vancouver before September 24th for your chance to paddle in a 26’ voyageur canoe in the Salmon Swim Paddle

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FOR YOUR COPY OF THE NISGA’A TREATY OR FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:

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