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Museum taxes waived

The newly-opened B.C. Aviation
Museum on leased Victoria Air-
port land received an open house
present from North Saanich coun-
cil. Municipal taxes were waived
for one year.

In a letter to council, museum
society president Pat Phillips said
the decision to waive taxes will
help the new museum survive.

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Scenic views on the Pat Bay
Highway should be preserved,
North Saanich council agreed July
23. Council recommended the
Ministry of Transportation and
Highways prepare a scenic protec-

tion plan as part of the planning
for the highway upgrade.

The Provincial Capital Commis-
sion is also recommending prepar-
ation of a scenic protection plan.

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A request to have a house at
8550-West Saanich Rd. designated
as a heritage home was referred by
North Saanich council to the Sid-
ney-North Saanich Heritage
Society for comment.

Council received a letter July 23
from Peter Page asking for the
designation. Page noted the house
was built at the turn-of-the-century
by the Dunsmuir family for sum-
mer use.

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Tourism declines as gasoline prices rise

At the onset of the peak travel
season, Canadian gasoline prices
continue to rise, harming the tour-
ism industry, according to the
Canadian Automobile Associa-
tion, which recently released the
results of its second-quarter survey
of gas prices.

The 3.3-million member, not-

* for-profit CAA monitors gasoline

prices throughout Canada on a
monthly basis and releases a quar-
terly report with figures provided
by Runzheimer Canada Inc., of
Toronto, an international manage-
ment consultant firm specializing
in transportation, travel and living
costs.

The CAA survey reveals the
Canadian average price for both
regular and premium unleaded
gasoline increased during the
second quarter.

The national average for a litre

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of regular unleaded at self-serve
rose to 55.8 cents. Newfoundland
and Quebec had the highest prices
at 60.0 cents and 59.5 cents per
litre.

The Canadian average price for
a litre of premium unleaded gasol-
ine at self-serve increased to 59.8
cents per litre.

“Excessive taxes inflate Can-
ada’s gas prices,” said CAA chair-
man Denis Morand.

“This harms our country’s tour-
ism industry — both coming and
going. Fewer Americans are visit-
ing Canada and Canadians are
travelling in record numbers in the
US.”

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