- Sunday shopping resolution | 7 foc: ., AY Ld appears to be no-win issue - VANCOUVER (CP) — Supporters say the en- But with fines: » ranging behind the law In ‘is ; meselving the issue of reed closure irom $10 to $40 and the present form. ° . . Sunday shopping, like Iscriminates against - vagaries of the Lord's Day Merchants in other areas capital Punishment, seems successful businessmen Act, authorities were of the city are also riled _ . Ss ECOND SEC TI ON” . fike a no-win proposition: a © and those whose cultural reluctant lo press charges over anomalies in the law law that satisfies some is background doesn't single and take up ‘court time. - which permits shoppers to \. guaranteed to .outrage out Sundays as special. But the new provincial buy an antique table on a oe others. They see a changing Holiday Shopping . Sunday, but not anew me. j ’ ' Most provinces get along pattern of Canadian Regulation Act has brought Furniture dealer Harry nicely with the federal working habits, with man clearer restrictions, stiffer - Hammer, an old foe of the DA TEL LIN E ECA NAD DA: a _ Lord's Day Act, an antique nd wife holding Jobs, that —_fines and shuttered shops. . Lord's Day Act and the new _ bluenose law which demand changes in laws ‘The law permils the sale [aw, Baysit's ‘technically prohibits governing shopping hours. "of foodstudfs, antiques, ~ discriminatory to exempt = “Spirit to nowhere’ almost everything but Eighty Gastown mer- newspapers, periodicals, businesses in historical or. church attendance oti the © chants opened their stores handicrafts and sundriesin —tpurist-oriented areas, lke’ ; ‘Sabbath, Many have in the waterfront--tourist atotalsales area limited to Gastown. - : complementary provincial area Jan. 11, defying for = Jessthan 25 square metres “What: history: is ‘there’ " GANDER, Nid. (cP)— | ahout 110 kilometres offthe petition results in illogical : ‘estimated 2 malin ‘a . } _ legislation spelling out the second time the law and employing no more behind a business that sells: Supervisory personnel _.coast‘of Denmark. ~ situations such as a.uming . damage.” exemptions. The othera which went intoeffectJan. than four persons serving ~ T-shirts in Gastown that manned snow plow Search ‘and rescue of. going on strike over 50. : Police gaid thie azponiit { blind ‘eye to violations of trade from the 60,000 by nurseries, drug stores, ” that historical precedent?" —_ their strike. - heddquartersin Stavanger, “process... contre. near Quebec. City. ! the old act. Doug Whitehead, Between 15-and 20centi: .Norway, said the Norwe-. . ao tt took: 30. firefighters , Nationally, the rule is’ manager of Lamberland metres of snow was glan- vessel’ Nornews Te ‘abot 90 tnlivatel t0 get the ! that small convenience | Special status hope chaln “of. home. im-. dumped on the town Service - ‘had reported © LEVIS, "Gis. (CR) 2) flpe: tinder’. control. "Ii : _ Btores, restaurants, provement stores, says the- Sunday, the third day of a spotting a lifeboat with the Police say. arson Is':to- | _ Vestigators, ~ ‘discounted i theatres and other leisure- new legislation’ doesn't . sirikeby40 plowoperators, . markings: “Orkney Boats’ blame for anearly morning - _ tobbery: as a motive: be | oclented enterprises are _dangled | like bait Feflect reality. garbage collectors and and “Bass Conquerer." ‘fire Sunday that’ raged ~ cause. cash: regiaters exempt. Sometimes en- He found © many. eiipjoyees reaponsible for Search and rescue of through three storts at Les" - containing 15 veal - q ‘forcement varies 7 ~ A ‘arguménts raised ‘by water services, ficlals said the report | Galeries Chagnon shopping. © thousand." dollars were, seasonally, with gift shops shoppers who famed the . “theatres, gas stations arid a, Sunday shopping op-~. ‘The towmhasoffered the ' which was received Su centre and caused an fond intact H and other. tourist st- cobbled streets, A Sunday variety of other businesses. ponents don’t hold up, such © workerspay increases of 12 day, did not say when the oo ° . tractions allowed ta open * opening the following week © commonly considered a5 the claim it would - and 10 per cent in a two boat was spotted . ; Sundays during peak Was more subdued. essential. uo, destroy family. life, . _- Year contract. .. Kerr, on leave from the 1 asons, , The situation recalls Peter Erwin, chairman ay found that 90 per cent —_— . "British army, left St. . _ The B.C. government is other, low-key challenges of the Gastown Merchants. of ‘ our’ statf here ‘were CHARLOTTETOWN . |. “John’s. in early June and i taeof ahandfulto discover lo" Sunday shopping law Association, says ‘the law ‘womarried, hdd ne children (CP) — Sixteen of 44 CN. was last séen Aug. iz. : j that efforts to clear up the —eléehwere. a burta because his members and were between Igand24 Express employees here = —— : confusion generally results Coles Books, a national ; éoup to ‘oper cent of thei years ald, " Whitehead and the one imme in .* EDMONTON (CP) Piri . is. in creating more of it. es5 On y and aid. Summernide bave outdated competitive spirit . . : A new provincial law has chain, | Wanauccessfull ¥ enforcement will spell the “They are skiers and. ~ notte notice they. will be iid off is Jeading Me aneduann already provoked a minor - oatold Retell Bushmenses "death of Gastown. _ ‘golfers, and they prefer lesa ‘ "nowhere, Dr. Robert insurrection by merchants Holidays Act by staying | “a Ottawa - ‘passés the -crowded weekdays to MCN Foipress has said ihe: McClure said Sunday. | | in Vancouver's fashionable - open for five consecutive buck by allowing j provinces pursue their bobbies and 19: Charlottetown office will The former moderator of fF p " a Gastown district. But their ioiavs in y97g, Beaver 0 selectively enforce the willingly work Sundays.” close Aug. 1 as part of-a the “United Church of or pacer 0. ET ERS leave it to local authorities to decide when to turn a protests are only the Bhadow cast by a dispute that stretches beyond the question of plying a trade 1, They risked fines of up to $10,000, -but did a roaring the public. it also permits openings Lumber and a drug store chain in Alberta. are waiting for charges under the federal Lord’s Day Act . Lord's Day Act, the. B.C. Jegislation passes it to municipalities in a provi- has been open for three. years?" he asked, “What's. Many of his customers are no longer part of a * traditional family unit slon, allowing referendums: - where daddy goes to work equipment Sunday us outside workers continued redyetion in services -in several parts of Canada. ° The March 1 Jayoifs will elimisiate in. PEL the - ficials . sald Sunday a message from. rescue ‘Camada told a church, congregation that “our © attitude is that il’s not: the ‘ ‘game but whether we win ‘ cents an hour-and closing * down, the: factory in the ‘set the fire in at least 10, locations in the ‘ietore: BUSINESS ROAD RUNNER - on Sundays. to be heard in the courts 0 Permit further exemp- and mom does the shop- service ‘provided: by CN - that’s important,” SERVICE. TO - ; The arguments. ar€ — pext month. Hons, Ping, he said. *: Expressfor parcelsupto 27° © - “Out of that has grown Teer — Mont familiar.. Opponents of Vancouver city council _He also discounts claims lograsms. . an adversary. : syatem, ; wide-open Sunday shop-’ ‘The owners of Gastown didn't rise to the bait, that Sunday. shopping _ which in industry tran- : ping say it will sccelerate clothing stores, jewélry . however, leaving the means higher costs for the: HALIFAX (CP)—A boat slates Into management - the breakdown of family Bede ee .shops and import . Gastown: merchants with « consumer. Most of Lum-: . believed used by Kenneth . ‘versus shareholders, man- 7) cannen LTD. life, drive up the cost of . businesses have been no hope of being granted berland’s coats are fixed Kerr in an attempt to row. _.ufacturers versus mer-.. .- ; merchandise and ignal: opening their doors on special status. | and staff time, the major © Serossthe Atlantic fram St chants,.. labor: vers . ‘Bus Términal 635-3680 Canadian society’s Sundays since the former . B.C. Atlorney-General variable coat, ‘accounts for John's, Niid., to ireland - management.” - ma \' surrender to the almighty, - skid road area was — Allan Williams says the lessthani5percentoftotel has. been spolied mp ; _, MeChre ould such com- eer sollar. . Loe restored in the-late 19608.