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affordable housing for low income
Huron County residents – one
family at a time. HFHHC believes
that decent, affordable housing is a
basic human right. The organization
is a non-governmental agency that
provides safe affordable housing
with the support of volunteers,
donors, sponsors and the
homeowners themselves.
Each house upon completion is
assessed professionally by a
certified appraiser. An interest-free
mortgage is then drawn up based on
this fair market value. HFHHC and
the family set up a schedule of
monthly payments based upon all
income of the family unit. This
mortgage term is usually 20 - 25
years. The payments are reviewed
annually and adjusted as income
changes. If for any reason the house
is sold before the mortgage is fully
paid off, HFHHC has first right of
refusal. The family would receive all
mortgage equity and some of the
increased fair market value, if it has
increased.
Families are selected on a series of
criteria. They must have a need for
adequate and affordable housing and
their present living conditions must
be deemed inadequate to their
family needs. They generally would
not quality for a traditional
mortgage, but must have the ability
to repay an interest-free mortgage,
property taxes, utilities, insurance
and general maintenance. The
partner family should have a good
credit rating, no arrears and the total
income for the family must be below
the current low income cut off
(LICO) for Huron County (as per
Stats Canada) but high enough to
pay expenses noted above. The
selection process also requires that
the family selected be prepared to
partner in the build by providing 500
hours of ‘sweat equity’ during the
build in the form of clean-up, other
odd jobs or working at one of the
ReStores. Family members can also
help with the accumulation of sweat
equity hours.
Finally the family selected must
have resided and/or worked in
Huron County for at least two years
and all who live in the house must be
legal residents of Canada.
At this time, the process of
selection is ongoing and no family
has been selected. Subject to the
completion of the process, families
may still apply. Families are
encouraged to fill out the application
form available at
www.habitathuroncounty.ca or call
519-612-1612.
HFHHC has six established
families in safe and affordable
homes. The families have enjoyed
new accomplishments such as
returning to school, a rise in
household income, and children
proceeding onto post-secondary
studies Habitat volunteers who liaise
with the families before and after the
selection process are so pleased with
the transitions and directions the
families have taken.
The mortgage payments from
each house support the building of
the next house and another hand-up
to a family in need of decent
housing. This year the six existing
mortgages will provide between
$25,000 and $30,000 to support the
building of the house in Brussels.
Next year, the money will help
support the next build. In the future
HFHHC plans to build two houses
per year and to put a further dent in
the lack of affordable housing in
Huron County. The story goes on
and on, one family at a time.
Before any home is built, certain
criteria must be met before a shovel
can be put in the ground. First, the
project must raise a minimum of
$30,000 in new cash donations. In
addition a build must have signed
commitments for $40,000 in gifts-
in-kind agreements with
tradespeople and/or material
suppliers. The more gifts-in-kind of
services/building materials, etc.
raised, the less cash will need to be
raised.
The Habitat for Humanity Huron
County Brussels Build committee is
working on all aspects of the build.
Financial and gifts-in-kind
donations are needed. We would
appreciate your help in this project.
For gifts-in-kind donations
contact John McDonald at
McDonald Home Hardware at
519-887-6277 or e-mail: john@
mcdonaldhomehardware.com For
volunteers support contact Sheryl
Evans at 519-395-5908 or
e-mail: s.evans@hurontel.on.ca
Volunteer support could include but
is not restricted to assisting with
meals, clean-up, volunteering for
various committees that are being
set up, landscaping, materials
collection, site organization,
photographing the build, etc.
For financial donations contact
Keith Mulvey, Brussels at 519-
887-9083 or e-mail:
kmulvey@ezlink.on.ca
MARGARET “PEGGY”
MORELAND
Mrs. Peggy Moreland of
Wingham passed away at Huronlea
Home for the Aged, Brussels on
Monday, July 4, 2011. She was 90.
The former Peggy Pattison was
the beloved wife of Ian Moreland
(Mayor of Wingham 1988-1994)
and the loving mother of Eleanor
Moreland of Brussels. She was the
dear sister of Effie Simpson of
Pittsburgh and Mima Kirk of
Orangeville. She was predeceased
by her parents Richard Kerr Pattison
and Elizabeth Stewart (Scott)
Pattison and by her sisters Elizabeth
Christie and Jean Bell.
Mass of Christian Burial was held
at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic
Church on Wednesday at 11 a.m.
Father K.P. Morrison officiated.
Memorial donations to the
Alzheimer Society of Huron County
would be appreciated as expressions
of sympathy.
Online condolences may be left at
www.mcburneyfuneralhome.com
North St. West, Wingham
Mac & Donna Anderson
519-357-1910
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Obituaries
Student to design, sell clothes in Brussels for summerKasey King of Brussels wants todesign clothes and she’s wasting no
time selling her own creations.
King, who is preparing for a six-
month program at the School of
Makeup Art in Toronto plans to
apply to Ryerson University, also in
Toronto, next year.
In the meantime, with the help of
the Summer Company Program, she
will be running her own clothing
store, selling her own designs for
women and children.“I’m really into fashion,” she said.I want to design clothes and becomea designer.”
King, who realized her talent
when she started making her own
clothes and had people requesting
she make theirs, will be running an
online clothing store at
kaseykingdesigns.ca and selling her
products out of her house.
“I’ve been making clothes for
myself and for friends for a while,”
she said. “This just seemed like the
logical next step.”
The Summer Company programprovides students with startup funds,giving them $1,500 to get theirbusiness going, and gives them
another $1,500 at the completion of
the program at the end of the
summer. King spent her funds on
fabric, website design and will be
purchasing an industrial sewing
machine.
The business is currently open and
more information on her products
can be found on King’s website, her
Facebook page, or by phone at 519-
531-0390.
By Denny ScottThe Citizen
Sewing up a storm
Kasey King of Brussels has opened her own clothing store
through Summer Company, a Provincial Government
initiative that provides start-up funds for students looking to
run their own business. (Denny Scott photo)
Habitat volunteers set to build house in Brussels
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to Bergsma because it will allow
them to watch for things like people
breaking into vehicles.
One of the benefits of the cycling
route will be the direct interaction
with youth, according to Bergsma.
“We’ll have interaction with
children and, with the support of
Mac’s Convenience Stores, we’ll be
able to reward them for following
the rules,” Bergsma said, stating that
he has coupons to distribute to
young cyclists who wear the proper
safety equipment that will entitle
them to free drinks at the store.
Dubbed “Operational Freeze”,
officers will be able to award free
Frosters to cyclists who know and
demonstrate a knowledge of the
rules.
The Traffic Management Unit has
six members who are assigned to
certain areas throughout Huron
County everyday.
They operate out of both the South
Huron OPP station and the Huron
OPP detachment south of Goderich,
visiting different places every day
through the use of different vehicles.
OPP to reward safe
cyclists with drinks
A story for the dogs
Sharon Jennings, an author of more than 70 books, visited Blyth Public School to read some
of her works and interact with Blyth Public School students last month. Jennings, shown here
reading a children’s book inspired by a story of her own son and dog, is an awarding-winning
author and has recently had her works nominated for a Governor General’s Award. (Denny Scott
photo)