Schubert Centre gets some help from Ottawa (NO BLOODY WAY) ( Local Paper RETRACTS original story)

Don Quixote Note: This Nov. 28 story was retracted on Page A13 0f the Nov. 30 edition of the same paper.
"For the Record" To clarify a matter in Wednesday's Morning Star, the Federal government has not exempted the Schubert center from paying the GST on any of its activities. GST must still be collected on snooker and card playing.

Morningstar

The Schubert Centre has a partial victory in its tax fight with Ottawa.The seniors centre will continue to have to pay GST for its food catering service, but recreational activities, such as snooker and card-playing, are now exempt.“Colin Mayes, member of Parliament for Okanagan-Shuswap, went to bat for the centre,” said Jack Gareb, centre manager.The centre has been seeking GST relief for a number of years.“The finance minister ruled that the non-profit Schubert is treated under the GST the same as non-profit charities,” said Gareb. “Their activities are exempt so long as they don’t compete with similar services of non-charitable businesses.”The federal government is also looking at other ways to assist the Schubert Centre. A grant of $25,000 for furniture is expected from the Department of Human Resources and Social Development.