Proving not for profit status for churches and tax policy
The letter argues churches drain government resources and receive tax exemptions while public workers provide essential services without similar relief. It questions auditing of tax exempt funds and defines a church as a building with worshipers, deeming it a theater rather than charity and urging treatment as such.
Kitsilano Search and Rescue Base Closure Debated
In Vancouver English Bay a cruise ship collision during fireworks drew Coast Guard responders first to the scene. A letter urges keeping the Kitsilano S and R base open, warning closure to Richmond 17 nautical miles away risks slower responses and preventable deaths. The author notes motion M-396 in Parliament and urges immediate reversal of the 2013 decision.
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