Business Headlines / April 15, 2005

Soaring fuel costs hit gas guzzlers hard   Skyrocketing gas prices are causing prospective car owners to reconsider what kind of vehicle they buy, say several local car dealers.   Tanning salons say WHO warning goes too far   A World Health Organization warning that no one under 18 should use a sun bed has some representatives of the tanning salon industry feeling burned.   Sparks Street businesses push for longer leases   Business owners at 240 Sparks St. say they are frustrated the government won’t give them long-term leases that would allow them to sell their businesses.   Business Beat: City’s garbage pick-up decision stinks for small businesses   Considering Ottawa’s reputation as one of the country’s most expensive places in which to do business, you would think the city could at least offer owners conventional services in return for their exorbitant taxes . . .