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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 09, 1980
Page
2
Dear Sir letter argues municipal act allows mobile polls to help hospitalized voters in Saanich Peninsula. Writer cites election disenfranchisement during recent municipal vote and urges by law to establish mobile polling locations for patients and others unable to attend polling stations.
A letter from Rubymay Parrott urges municipal officials to pass a by law to prevent voting at hospitals. The piece argues public participation in voting hinges on access and criticizes those obstructing local TV improvements. It stresses community unity and informs residents to contact objectors.
Roger Worth argues that the federal government overtaxes more than 100000 small business, farm, and fishery couples, denying spouses in unincorporated firms a taxable salary deduction. He cites a projected 160 million annual cost and urges candidates in the federal election to support reform benefiting husband and wife teams who drive most private sector jobs.
Victoria CP report says the attorney-general will probe claims that a Vancouver man tried to defraud the government by applying for five free shares in the British Columbia Resources Investment Corp at 33 banks. Allan Williams left open whether law was broken and deferred to Finance Minister Hugh Curtis. NDP member Charles Barber condemned the apparent government reluctance to prosecute as encouraging further lawbreaking.
Canada may end compulsory retirement at 65 within five to ten years per Tim Sale executive director of the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg. He cited U S trends toward raising age and urged reforms to reduce isolation of seniors and expand services. A Manitoba commission on aging was discussed. A separate note mentions fraud cases and a Victoria court remand for Lawrence Scott.
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