every Sunday

Neu Year's Day

Good Friday

Victoria Day service atations

Dominion Day car washes

British Columbia Day plant nurseries and flower stores

Lebdour Day fresh fruit and vegetable stends

Thanksgiving Day restaurants and take-outs

Rerenbrance Day . licensed tourist establishnents

Christmas Day hotels and notels

Boxing Day laundronats

boat end vehicle rentals 3. Exemptions should be granted for the following types of stores or boat and vehicle repair shops ’ hairdressing salons and barber shope {only for businesses: patrons whe have nade prier appointrenta) : photography studios (only with prior sppointnent) a) Small Stores Exemption - for stores selling: recreational, educational and anuserent establishments . flea narkets

food

newspapers and periodicals

tobacco Conclusion

entiques

handicrafts : The Fetail Merchants Association urges the Governnent of British

These stores should also meet two other conditions before they can Coluzbia to stare work now on a Retail Pusiness Folidays Act with the

open on a Sunday. objective of inereducing it at the fall session of the Legisisture.

4) There must be no more than three people serving the public;

if) The total area of the store usod for serving the public must . : Respectfully subnitted,

not exceed 2,400 square feet,

b) Drug Stores Fxenrtion Drug stores would be exenpt providing that: Josn Vallace General Manager i) The preseription counter is open; 44) The principal business on the holiday is the sale of geods of

a cosmetic, pharmaceutical, hygtenic or therapeutic natures

411) No more thea four people are serving the public.

c) Other Busizesses Exemption

The following types of businesses should be allowed to reasin open

with no restrictions as to the size of the shopping area and the number

of staff,