Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44FOCUS - MARCH 2017 17 Please note that the office and all staff for Nellie Westerman Accounting Services has been consolidated to our 119 Perry Street location. We are looking forward to serving all clients from downtown Port Perry. Chartered Professional Accountant Please note that the office and Please note that the office and all staff for all staff for Nellie Westerman Accounting Services Accounting Services Accounting Services Accounting Services Accounting Services Accounting Services been consolidated to our 119 Perry Street location. We are looking forward serving all clients from downtown Port Perry. Professional Accountant Garett Hazelwood, CPA, CGA 119 Perry Street, Unit 3, Port Perry 905.985.7171 • garett@hazelwoodtax.com Services: Personal, Business, Estate & Corporate Tax, Accounting Services including Payroll Tax planning made simple. Garett Hazelwood Garett Hazelwood Starting in March, we are open Saturdays until 2pm. Evening hours by appointment THUMBS Note – we sometimes receive Thumbs Down to local businesses for a variety of different reasons. We appreciate our businesses as they not only pay taxes, but support sports teams, donations to charities of all kinds and we will not publish these names. If you have an issue with a business owner, we urge you to speak with them directly, rather than use this column. THUMBS DOWN - A reader would like to give a big thumbs down to the lazy people with dogs who over this winter for some reason refuse to pick up after their dogs. The sidewalks and road edges are littered with poo making it difficult to walk while dodging feces. Be a responsible owner, stoop and scoop no matter what time of year it is, it takes two seconds to pick it up. I’m sure you wouldn’t appreciate other people’s dogs crapping on your property. THUMBS UP - to see the student painted garbage cans that had adorned Palmer Park during the Olympic Torch in 2015, now out in downtown Port Perry. What a refreshing look on some gray winter days! THUMBS UP - to our very own ‘Golden Girls’ and John Lucyk for putting Scugog on the map for their shared housing concept. A feature article and accompanying photos appeared in the Toronto Star January 24. Another concept introduced for retirement living! THUMBS DOWN - Waiting in a drive-through line for a coffee has become an annoyance for old-schoolers. Waiting for coffee addicts who no longer carry cash is frustrating. It takes much less time to pay by cash, than having to be handed a debit terminal, plug-in a card, punch in a code and return it to the cashier before getting your java. Cash is still legal tender so keep some handy for the drive-through. Please! THUMBS DOWN - to people who buy fast food meals and rather than discard their containers in a garbage can, throw them on our streets, lawns and boulevards. It is so unnecessary and detracts from our town’s beauty! THUMBS UP - and congratulations to Chief Richard Miller upon his retirement. Chief Miller joined the fire and emergency services in 1974 and now, nearly 43 years later, has retired. Best wishes for a happy retirement! Do you have a Thumb up or down that you would like to see published? Please submit two or three sentences to a maximum of 125 words to: focus@focusonscugog.com 4 River Street, Seagrave 905-985-8962 This tax season . . . GET MORE IN RETURN. Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Extended Evening & Saturday Hours during Tax Time by Appointment Only BOOKKEEPING SERVICES New Clients Welcome CALL * E-File * Personal Income Tax * Computerized Payroll * Small Business