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srm i hp i icsiri yrf t 45ig4 j v r- c fg wwweruisaspeciaicom s markhatn hill stores marged for openm a y kathleen griffin under 200squarefeet fresh fruit and vegetable sellers arid vw- s m i those stores in tourist areas are cofuiising tomost retauers v yorlc regional police are warning retailers especially those i dont thinkits fair to target one type of store wneh theres in the grocery business they had better follow therules like are many others openthe same asushesmathelawitory everyone else this canada day y 1 unclear he refused to say whether brunos will open canada six grocery stores four in markham and two in dav v v richmond hill were charged with being open for business j- retailers violating thestatuteseem to be centred in the on victoriaday astatutory holiday- after police cautioned regions two southeast communities as police in other dis- ownersandmanagerswhoopenedongoodfridayandeaster- tricts across the region have not laid chargesy sunday that they were breaking the law we havent received any complaints not for years now in markham charges were laid against two hwy 7 iga said det stan colle of vaughans 4 district station j stores the hy zels onjkennedy road and big land farm at s v y kennedy road and diiffield drive n 4 y in richmond hill police charged brunos fine foods and vs iv jl rvjkr ixraza jriw0 tree experts ltd landscaping estabuished 1945 certified arborists yourujomplete tree service specialists feeding removal pruning surgery over 50 yrs j- 465 supermarket both on bayview avenue v the stores were charged withviolations under the retail business holidays act their owners appear in court next month and if convicted could face fines from 500 for a first offence to 5000 on ajhird or subsequent conviction as well stores could be fined up to 50000 or the total amount of gross vales for the clay whichever is greater more than 10 storeswere warned over the easter weekend six continued to operate despitebeing informed they were in violation of the provincial statute y- t itsnotalawmatsoftenenforcedwiththepoliceresources wechaveayailablethere are always other things to do s markham insptan robson said t iv hesaid police received complaints from other businesses theyfelt was unfair they obeyed thelaw- but others werent robson said s were trying to get peoples attentionregardingcanada day he said were hoping the business community pays attention to whats gone on here and takes steps to become compliant a r stores cleerhedtb be in tourism areas can apply to their municipal council for an exemption from the act and at least bnestore is considering just that i i we will not open until we get a permit said arnold lam of big land farm when askeclif the store would bebpenv v cariadaday c but nesaid the act is unfair v t we are open for the chinese community he said adding many chinesepeoplejdqnt celebrate those holidays pacific mall and market village aire open on every holiday so why should we close 71 x s lam also pointed out his is not the only supermarket open on statutory holidays- and hes right- i richard didier owner of the markham iga said he has no plansto appeal the charge of try for an exemption y r the statute is the statute and i broke it didier said we will not be opening on canada day only opened because my brother opened danny jjidier owner of thelgauriidnville refused comment j aaiiagerat briinojs fine foods who didnt want to be named said the law is not clear and therefore its not fair we are forced open because competition around us is open he saidif theyrcopen our customers will go there this neighbourhood want us to open i he said various exemptions like stores with floor space oneffreenigim n4bcil breakfast in a pav- home r i inbaisam lake in bonjcforpkg7detaik c t pennyjohansen v- eaver valley stone v s r j w v iquality landscaping products for the contractor doityourselfer a wide selection oinaturalstone for gardens walls steps patios fireplaces unilock paving stones retaining wall systems 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