Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
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issued: 2024-06-05
issued: 1993-08-26
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note: SCAM NETS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS '& Local man rips off tax department ALDERGROVE - A local man has been charged in connection with an income tax refund fraud uncovered by Revenue Canada in the Fraser \aliey. James Willar, 22, will appear in court, August 25, on one count of fraud over $1,000. Revenue Canada spokesperson Rod Jamie son said officials became suspicious over a number of income tax returns, which turned out to be fraudulent, and set up a sting. They nabbed a suspect at a New ^Xfestminster discount income tax company when he showed up to claim a refund cheque. Jamieson said more persons are believed to be involved in the fraud ring that had filed for about $75,000 in refunds. Stolen social insurance numbers and T-4 slips with phoney information were used in the scam. Two candidates enter federal election race See pages 2 aad 27 Pension trough three-quarters full TORONTO - Reforms to the MP pension plan as announced recently by Prime Minister Kim Campbell represent only a modest, tentative step in the right direction, says the National Citizens' Coalition. The MP pension trough is still three-quarters filled," says NCC communications director Gerry Nicholls. "While Campbell did reform some of the plan's more blatant problems such as the 'double-dipping' feature and the lack of an age requirement, she still left intact the lavish inflation protection provisions which are really what make the plan so unfair." However, Nicholls is stjll grateful for Campbell's initiative. "She only took a small step," he says, " out it was still more of an effort to change the plan than any other prime minister has made." Nicholls calls the move a partial victory for the NCC which has been fighting for more than 15 years to get the plan reformed. Reformers scoff at CALGARY - Prime Minister Kim Campbell's plans to cut politicians' pensions, lobbying and patronage appointments have been dismissed by the Reform Party of Canada as being "nothing more than an attempt to appeal to vo…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Rudy Langmann, April 9, 2003.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0443892
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [place of publication unknown] : [publisher not identified]
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text