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HUTT N
U1WA1,411W -3 bedroom good sized
ing room and dining room 11 x 11 kitchen
with cuP4oards, 200 amp, service and eke-
trie deek sunporeh, A new listing. Asking
31,$00. Location - Lucknow
BUNGALOW IN LUCKNOW -
-updated 3 years ago, living room 14 x 12,
kitchen 14 x 17 with new oak cupboards,
sundeek. New wiring, 200 amp service,
electric heating, new windows. Lot 66 x
265. Asking $42,000, for this listing.
AFFORDABLE 3 BEDROOM HOME -
in Whitechurch, newer features include
drywall interior, walls and attic insulated,
good size kitchen and living room, 100
wup service. House now vacant. Asking
$27,500,
REDUCED - Asking price for this 2
storey, 3 bedroom Ashfield home on 2
acres, living room, dining room, kitchen,
den, 4 pc.. •bath, 200 amp service. A well
maintained home Immediate possession.
LUMNOW- Chance for home ownership.
Handyman's house on a choice lot, 82' x
132' with trees, House vinyl sided. Ask.
ing, price $11,900,00.
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BUNGALOW - 15 year old, on a 1/2 acre
lot, large living morn and dining room have
new carpets, kitchen with lots of cup-
boards, 3 bedmoms, double paved drive.
3 CHOICE BUILDING LOTS - size 66 x
198 each. Lots are serviced, owner prefers
to sell all three together for the new ask-
ing price of $16,900.
WHITECHDRCH -1½ storey 3 bedroom
home, (1 bedroom down), 200 amp service,
electric heating, large living room, kitchen,
sun room, workshop. Asking $28"...
97 ACRE HIGHWAY FARM - ilbeswater
area, 19 workable and systematically til-
ed, 11/2 storeihouse, good sized barn. Ask-
ing $69,000.
TEESWATER triplex brick 2 storey
shows real good return on investment, .
Well decorated and maintained - Large lot
149,900.
MEL MATHERS, WINGHAM, 357.3208
LLOYD W. HUTTON
REAL ESTATE LTD.
BROKER, KINCARDINE
BUSHES
WANTED
Bush lots or selected
trees.
TOP CASH PRICES
CRAIG
HARDWOOD LTD.
AUBURN
BILL CRAIG AL.CRAIG
526.7220 526.7512
JOHN SCHVIIARTZENTRUBER
887.6571
Stocker. Sale
1000 Head
at
Hensall Livestock
Sales Ltd.
on
Saturday, October 4th, 1986
p.m.
coNsuitswows: .
STEERS, HEIFERS AND CALVES
. FOR INFORMATION CALL.
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. Barry 15191 23$471.7 pieta
(5191 229-6205 lEgirlitoil
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[51912,62-2831 Henson-
Aactioneer:
- • LARRY GARDINER
Foe Those "Fan"
(Intido And Outside) .
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For All Your Needs
10 and 12” Wide, Full Thick, for Barn Boards,
Roof Sheathing, Cement Forms, Etc.
6" Wide Tongue and Groove For Ram and
Shed Doors, Etc.:
6" Wide Tongue and Groove for Flooring
6" Wide "1" Match Tongue and Groovelor
Wall.Panelling and Ceilings
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4n6q8"4110T12" Widelioards for Those Special
Jobs like Cupboard Work, Door Jams
Shelves, Trim„ Quilting Frames, Etc,
6 and 11" White Siding in "V" Match, Bevel
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Stairways, Pattern work and, othor
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HOURS: MOH RI. 8.5:30 RM SAT. SI -1400N
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First 24 hours important
for Women's House entrants
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By Marie Wilson
When a woman makes a decision to
enter the Women's }louse of Bruce County
as a resident. because she has experienced
either a form of wife .assault or a crisis
situation, what can she expect to happen?
What facilities are offered at the house?
Who will pay for her stay? What will be
expected of her? ,
Lydia Kidd, executive director of the
house; says the first 24 hours of a woman's
stay at the, house are the most important.
"ff the woman needs medical attention
we seeclhat those needs are taken care of
inunediatelyt" she said, "however most of
our clients have difficulty sleeping the first
night ,and they end up spending a lot of
time with a counsellor,
"Everything is done to help them settle
in and make them feel safe and comfort-
able," she said.
•It's the beginning not the end
Lydia stresses the fact that the decision
to come to the house is -the beginning, not
the end.
"Coining hereis the positive step and
we really work on the -positives for
selfesteem, stressing the fact that they've.
made a positive decisioh," she said.
Many women come to the house not
knowing how to cope or how to make
decisions because they've been told for
years that they can't do anything right or
make a proper decision.
Thus, building self confidence is very
important, Lydia said.
Accommodation at the house isn't free
and for those women who have money,
they will pay $50 a week for themselves
and $20 a week per child. If the woman
doesn't have any money, Bruce County
Social Services will pay for her stay at the
house. No one is refused entrance because
'of a lack of money.
. If a woman wishes to enter the house,
but is 'without transportation, a transporta-
tion network exists which -willlransport her
and her children there. Police escorts are
'oftenarranged for violent situations. •
If a woman arrives at the house without
clothing or personal items, there is no need
to worry.
The house has an abundant supply of
aothing, toys, books, games, puzzles etc.
or all ages and there are laundry facilities
on the premises liVerything a woman and
her children will need is to be found at the
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FEATURE
house from food and clothing to tooth-
brushes.
Once a woman has settled in a bit and
had an initial session with a counsellor, she
may decide to pursue some sort of legal
action depending on her situation.
She will be given a variety of information
on legal aid with a list of phone numbers
and contacts.
"We don't like to leave the legal matters
for too long..;things like intern.' custody,
peace bona, etc. because of the length of
time involved in court processes," Lydia
said.
Once a woman has been given all the
resources and a variety of alternatives, it
will, be up to her to decide what course of
action she may wish to take, Lydia said.
"We don't make decisions for them, but
will support them in whatever decision
they make," she said,
While staying at the house, residents
attend house meetings where menus are
planned, shopping lists made up, house-
hold chores divided up evenly and any
differences are aired.
Residents have their own rooms, but
they also. have access to a large common
room with television, a kitchen, counselling
rooms and laundry facilities. There is a
large .play areaoutside. for., children and
plats are in the works .for, the .eventual
construction of., a play area inside once
money can be raised.
Residents have access to the help of
volunteers with children, although the
ultimate responsibility for the children lies
with the mother. •
A transportation network system has
also been established to take residents to
crisis related appointments.
Ws not an easy step to take
Entering the house as a resident isn't an
easy decision to make, Lydia said.
, • "The women are without their belong-
ings,their .home,, they often don't have the
• financial Situation they may have had.
"However, there are a 0 lot of support
• Systems available for. the woman and her
children and they can •make it on their
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own," she saki. ••
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WQrnen 's House opeoettirt.1*5°.
By Marie WBson
The Women's House of Bruce County
opened its doors to women in crisis
'situations on December 16, 1985.
,The house, open 24 hours a day, seven
claYs a week, has accommodated a total of
• 40 women and 54 children to date.
The average length of stay of a family
has been 281/2 days while the longest stay
has 'been for 59 days, '
An approximate estimate of the break-
down for reasons for admission is as
follows: phySical and emotional abuse 63
per cent, marital difficulties, - 11 per cent,
housing crisis 16 per cent, child abuse 5
per cent, other 5 per cent,
•• Police reboots
Porti -seven per cent of clients were
referred to the house by the 'police while
agencies, hospitals, friends, Other shelters
.and self accounted for the remainder of
referrals, •-
The house also received 92 crisis calls -
physical and, emotion abirse accounted for
68 per ceni, marital difficulties amounted
for one per Cent, child abuse child sexual
abuse accounted for three per cent,
houNing accounted for four per cent and
other (information, drug abuse) accounted
for' 24 per cent.
Occupancy rates (based on 10 bed
capacity per day x days in the month), for
the house were: December ita month . 10
per cent, January 20 per cent, February .
35 per cent, March . 26 per tent, April $2
per cent, May 60 per cent, June . 26 per
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cent, July 65 per, cent.
Executive Director Lydia Kidd said the
number of calls has steadily increased'
since the house opened and they are
experiencing a greater turn -over of resid-
ents as they go along.
In addition to in house, counselling
sessions, the house also offered 58 mi. -res..*
idential counselling sessions, rifty-eight
per cent of these sessions involved former
clients while 38 per cent involved non-res-
Went's, Five per cent of those involved in
counselling were couples.
Seventy-six per cent of those involved in
non-residential counselling did so because
of physical; and emotional abuse while
marital difficulties 'accounted for eight per
cent with 16 per cent taking counselling for
other reasons.
House staff has also been involved in 18
speaking engagements which have been
addressed to a total of 441 people,
Two in house volunteer training sessions .
have been completed turning out 14
volunteers who now assist within the
house. ' s
Services include counselling
Some of the support services performed
inclpde counselling for both women and
children, support to women during court,
Assistance with budgeting, child - care,
parenting skills, reloeation, nutrition inb
formation, legal aid information, social
services information and support td
families who are victims of incest.
Referrals have also been made with
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