This Weekend’s Record Conventions
There are four record conventions this weekend, three in the province of Ontario and one on Vancouver island in British Columbia.
The first convention, the Chatham Record Convention will be on Saturday, the 6th of May from 10am to 3pm at Moose Lodge 1692 at 850 Richmond St.
The nearest bus stop, #5124, is at the corner of Richmond and the Land Registry. And admission will be $2, which we be forwarded to Outreach For Hunger.
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The Hamilton Vinyl Pop Up Sale will occur at the Doors Pub:Taco Joint and Metal Bar at 56 Hess Street South from 1 to 7pm on Saturday.
The nearest Bus Stop, #1009, is at Main and Queen. And admission will be free.
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The Barrie Vinyl Record & Collectibles Show is occurring at the Allandale Recreation Centre the next day, on Sunday May 7th, 2023 from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be $4 and the nearest bus stops are #94 and #42, both near the corner of Little Ave and Bayview Drive.
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The Victoria Record Fair will be occurring on Sunday, May 7th, 2023 at the Fernwood Community Center, which is located at 1240 Gladstone Ave.
Admission will be $2 to $5 with free admission for kids. And the nearest bus stops are at Fernwood at Gladstone (#100240 / #100245).
Hopefully this will post fine. My previous record convention listing for last weekend failed for some reason. Argh!
I hope you get to find some gems. Enjoy your weekend.
BC Adds New Taxes
Streaming services will be subject to provincial sales taxes in the province of British Columbia, effective April 1st, 2021.
This tax was to be implemented on Canada Day but was brought forward.
Click Here for the Official Press Release on this tax.
Ticket Sales Act in BC
The Ticket Sales Act was introduced into the British Columbia provincial legislature today, in the to curb abuses in the ticket resale market in that province.
Proposed is a ban on bots that automatically purchase mass amount of tickets to live events and additional transparencies for consumers.
Additional information on Bill 27 – 2019 can be found by clicking here.
Changes in Retail Sales Taxes in BC and PEI
Effective today, residents of Prince Edward Island will be subject to a Harmonized Sales Tax of 14% on most services and products whilst British Columbia Residents will be subject to a Goods and Services Tax of 5%, which will be replacing the Harmonized Sales Tax of 12% in BC.
In British Columbia there will be a decrease in taxes on books (audio, electronic, bound and printed), basic cable services, concert tickets, music lessons and movie tickets but a combined tax of 12% (5% GST + 7% PST) will remain on most products and services. Individually purchased magazines will be subject to less taxes in this province.
In Prince Edward Island there will be decreases in retail sales taxes on CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays, MP3 players, DVD and Blu-Ray players, radios, stereos, televisions, movie tickets, basic cable subscriptions and individual magazine purchases. Audio Books and Books will still be subject to the GST at 5% in this province whilst music lessons will be exempt.
For additional information please consult the following documents :
- For Residents of British Columbia
- What’s Taxable and What’s Not ? (pdf)
- Fact sheet: Changes to the sales tax in British Columbia
- Elimination of the HST in British Columbia in 2013 – Questions and Answers
- For Residents of Prince Edward Island
- What’s Taxable and What’s Not ?
- Fact sheet: Harmonized sales tax in Prince Edward Island
- GST/HST – General information HST – Transitional rules for Prince Edward Island for transactions that straddle April 1, 2013
BC Voters Asked To Keep Reduced HST
British Columbia residents are being asked to vote for the Harmonised Sales Tax during a referendum.
The BC provincial government is hoping that a promise to reduce to tax to 10% by 2014 will result in a vote for the unpopular 12% tax on goods and services in that province
The first 1% reduction would be scheduled for Canada Day, 2012, conditional of course on the re-election of the provincial Liberal Party into office. And transition cheques would also be issued to families and low to modest income seniors.
The ballots for this referendum will be mailed out on June 13th, to be counted on July 22nd. Click here for additional information.