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THE PRINCIE RESTAURANT AND DININO LOUNGE 1009 DUNDAS ST EAST WHITBY 666-2811 HAVE WE GOT A MEAL FOR YOU Steak & Shrlmp '9.25 Stea 'k & RIbs -$9.25 Jr. Fillet Mignon 17.99 1/4BBQ Chioken 14.80 ½ /BBQ Chicken 116.25 ¼ 4Chlcken & Ribs $8.25 lnolde:. Salad Bar Or Soup, Potatoes, Vegetables, Roll & Butter Or Garlc Bread. BUY 1 SOUVIAKIORV EAL CUTLET' ANDGETSECNDAT h PIC LAKEFRONT lot. 43 acres'of hardwood bush with over 3000' of shoreline. Only $35,000. 200 ACRES AND TROUT STREAM Just $31,900. Plenty of trees. Close to a small town. Hydro. A 6-acre lakefront lot on a lake with 15 miles of boating. Beach. Year round access. Only $15,000. If the 'above adver- tisements for vacation properties seem too good to be true, it's because they are! ýYet such classified ads are typical examples of some which have ap- peared in Toronto newspapers leading in- terested buyers to unethical land speculators. The Ministry of Con- sumer and Commercial Relations has received over 200 complaints from people who have lost $500 to $10,000 in property down paymen- ts or suffered gross misrepresentetions of. lots for sale. The ministry's Business Practices Division and Metro Toronto Police began an investigation five mon- ths ago as a resuit of th.ç complaints. Forty Toronto-based com- CUSTrom MADE THERMALLY INSULATED 1 WlINDOWS ENAMEL FINISH IN ANY 0F 12 COLOURS Minulactured by Free EslimaleseOuck Oeinery à Installation 728-1633 :FCOY&SHOWROOMe@ 45 FAREWELL ST. OSHAWA VCR 3900 *3 Day - 1 Event Timer * Easiiy Visible Electronic Counter * Forvvard and Reverse Search * New Beta Loading System * i12 Position Electronic Tuner DEMO $399, NEW $499. VCR 6300 *Unique 10 Key Random Access Tuning *Wireless 1 2 Function Remote * 105 Channel Capabiiity * Front Loading Operation * 8 Day - 1 Event Timer DEMO ' 6490 Try Before You Buy VCR 4300 *8 Function Wired Remote *3 Day Timer Top Load DEMO $5990 LARGE BETA MOVIE SELECTION 93 WINCH ESTER (at Anderson) BROOKLIN 655«4229 Cal[to reserve. panies are presently being investigated in connection with the sales of cottage and retreat land located throughout Ontario, In some cases these sales are reminiscent of the earlier Florida swamp land deals. One complaint describes the case 0f a man who inspected a $32,000 property near Toronto but after ten- dering a $3,500 down payment learned his property was a swamp, 570 metres 'west of the land he thought he bought. Since the company refuses to return his money or'buy back the property, the man must continue monthly payments of $300 for the next eight years. "Although I can't release details that will jeopardize the in- vestigations," says Dr. Spea king to You By SCO)TT FENNELL, M.P. f >Mm(PC - Ontario) During the last week of. Parliament before the Christmas break, the Liberals demonstrated once again, their disregard for Parliamentar procedure and their contempt for the rights of the people of Canada. As many of you already know, a vote was called on Clause 6 of Bill 0-2, An Act to Amend the Incomne Tax Act. This Bill provided the necessary legisiation for the income tax measures which were proposed by Mr. Lalonde in his April 1983 budget. Clause 6 of this Bill would have allowed the Gover- nment to annually tax any income from 111e in- surance policies and annuities, rather than the present*regulationis which allows businesses the op- tion of either reporting income annually or every three years. In other words, the Governent is ob- viously committed t'O taxing income that-has, been earned, but flot yet received. There are numerous precedents which support the P.C. Party's position, that once a Governument has been defeated on'a money bill, the Goverrnent must resign and the Prime Minister cail an election. Rather than performingas a sincere Government should, the Liberals chose to ignore reality and tried to cover their 'embarrassment »and errors, by arguing that they were not obliged to resign as they were only defeated on a single clause of the Bill, not the Bill itself. Yet Mr. Trudeau and his colleagues turned a deaf ear to repeated references to Parliamentary» procedure and pastý precedents by the P.C. Party. Regrettably, the Canadian public has been cheated of a chance to show Mr. Trudeau exactly how they feel about him and his policies. The only good result of this whole episode is that Clause 6 was defeated, and the Government will not be able to en- force yet another tax, which would not onjly cause additional confusion to an already overly complex tax system, but would also take more money out of the pockets of Canadian business. JAN UARY SALE 50 % Off 723-1771 Whitby Mail Robert Elgie, Ontario Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations, «'I can warn people to use extreme caution when buying Ontario vacation properties today."1 He also reveals that "'ail evidence so far points to a very serious and growing problem in holiday lot sales.", The ministry reports that most buyers assumned the single properties were private sales by individual owners until visiting a company office to view photographs and maps of several lots for sale. Sometimes companies pressured buyers into purchasing unseen land, sold them land before the compamies owned it, or enhanced a property by inventing or exaggerating certain features. There is another case 0f a family who cashed their savings bonds to buy a 25-acre lot with two lakes for the selling price 0f $29,000. Although months have passed since they deposited $10,000 in down payxnents with an agreement to pay -the balance on closing, they have not received a property deed nor a refund of their deposits. People who' have ex- perienced similar in- cidents and fe, they have been bilked. in the purchase 0f vacation properties are advised by Dr. Elgie to contact their local police or the goverrnent police1 in- vestigators, at (416) 963- 0302. A spokesman on the Durham Regional Police Fraud Squad says there have been no reports of complaints from residents in the Whitby area. The ministry suggests some safety precautions when buying land: con- sult a lawyer, shop around, deal with a legitimate vendor, seek proof of registration, study the agreement before signing, insist on conditional buys, ensure clear title, watch out for extravagant daims, check municipal bylaws, and talk to local residents in the vicinity of the property. Holiday lot buyers bilked by land speculators THE CORPORATION OF o: oTHE TOWN OFWH ITBY NOTICE 0F PUBLIC MEETING Monday, January 23, 1984,8:30 p.m. Meeting Hall, Whltby Municipal Building Whltby, Ontario A Public Meeting wili be held by the Ad- ministrative Committee of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby to consider a proposed by-law to regulate signs and other advertising devices. The purpose of this meeting is to provide Infor- mation to the public and to permit Interested per- sons the opportunity to make representation ln respect of the proposed by-law. Further Information regardlng the proposed sign by-law Is available for -public Inspection in the Planning Department, Level 7, 575 Rossland Road East, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, orï by telephonlng (416) 668- 5803, during the same hours. ROBERT B. SHORT Director of Planning Corporation of the Town of Whitby Umm DURHAM. KEYBOARD CENTRE *PIANO.,CLEARANCE. TEACH ERS-STU DENTS INQUIRE ABOUT USING THE STUDIO FACILITIES 0F THE DURHAM KEYBOARD CENTRE DURHAM KEYBOARD CENTRE 355 BLOOR ST. W. OSHAWA (et Parkiloori401)« 725«011 -SALESeSERVICE.'ORGANS PIANOS- --7m a lm m 0 a quo a lolw3ýw 4e PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY JAN UA RY 4, 1984, WH ITBY FR EE PRESS