HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1976-09-08, Page 19Goderich celebrates 1 50th
The Town of Goderich is cele-
brating its 150th anniversary in
1977 and throughout the year,
many events are planned to help
us all remember the Triple Jubi-
lee of our community.
The centrepiece of the cele-
brations will be a mammoth par-
ade around the town on Saturday,
July 9, 1977 commencing at 2
p.m, The time has been set at
2 p.m. to allow plenty of time for
any unit or band who may travel
from a long distance to attend
without having to rise too early
in the morning and to allow a
maximum number to be "up and
about" to view the parade.
We cordially invite any band,
marching unit, comedy group,
majorettes, baton -twirlers to at-
tend. We also welcome any
youth, church, club, factory, busi-
ness or residential area to have a
float in the parade. Two themes
will be used for the parade: Links
with The Past and Plans For The
Future,. However, any other float
may enter without conforming to
the themes. Prizes will be award-
ed for the three best entries in
both theme groups based on orig-
inality, design and decoration.
Now is the time to begin
planning for the parade. We
would appreciate any person' or
group contemplating entering in
the parade to contact us when
they can so that we can com-
mence to make a list of partici-
pants. It is not necessary to name
the theme you intend to enter at
this stage. Any person who does
contact us will be supplied with
a form at a later date so that
this information can be used to
form the parade so that there is
some continuity yet variety in
the composition of the parade
line-up.
Please let us know if you are
interested. Bands should advise
if there is any fee for their attend-
ance so that some for of budget
can be maintained.
Contact Patrick D. King at
65 West Street, Goderich. Tele-
phone, 519-524-8333 in person
or by note or at 346 Oak Street,
Goderich, telephone 519-524-
9293.
Real estate sales decline
The results of federal govern-
ment policies are reflected in.
the mid -year housing statistics
released today by the Canadian
Real Estate Association.
Individual real estate sales
processed through the Multiple
Listing Service (MLS) for the first
six months show an actual nation-
al total decline of almost one per
cent over the same period a
year ago, compared with an in-
crease of 21 per centtithe previous
year.
Listings of properties avail-
able on the market, on the othex.
hand, increased 16 per cent over
the previous half-year totals.
While the average sale price of
properties increased 14 per cent
over the first six months of 1975,
the present level of $51,271 is
only three per cent above the
average established for the first
three months of the year, and is a
decline of one per cent over the
last quarter of last year.
Canadians, however, continued
to purchase properties listed on
MLS for a total value of $3.6
billion during the first half of this
year. This dollar volume increase
was almost entirely a product of
increasing values.
Commenting on the survey re-
sults, CREA Executive Vice -
President Blair „Jackson suggest-
ed that while the market could
not be termed buoyant, the
statistics confirmed that there
still remained a solid steady
demand for houses that were
reasonably priced, and a good
opportunity for those who had a
genuine need or desire to buy.
"What has probably been dis-
appointing to persons attempting
to dispose of their properties,"
Mr. Jackson said, "is that hous-
ing values in most parts of Can-
ada have not been rising as rapid-
ly as in previous years.
"Many properties are still
being placed on the market at
asking prices above current
values," Jackson noted, "and
as a consequence are either
taking longer to sell, or not sell-
ing at all until the price is some-
what reduced."
The CREA spokesman suggest-
ed that the levelling off of the
market is primarily a product of
the effect of the federal anti-
inflation policies, where mucky of
the optimism of previous years
has been replaced by a more
cautious and restrained outlook
by prospective purchasers. "They
are looking for better value, and
are less • optimistic about future
wage increases."
Mr. Jackson also criticized the
federal government's recent
housing policies which offered
incentives and assistance only to
those who were preparedto buy
new housing. Because existing
housing is now more difficult to
sell, those who would normally be
in the market for new houses,
can't effectively dispose of the
house they presently have. The
result is a higher inventory of
unsold new housing, at a time of
increased new housing starts.
Both builders and the govern-
ment are now starting to become
aware that a balance between
the supply and affordability of
both new and existing housing
must be maintained to provide
the public with the proper alter-
natives.
"A distortion of the housing
equation by government inter-
vention is not in the interests ing to buy
of the builders or those attempt- he said.
or sell their homes,
Citizens News, September 8, 1976 -Page 19
HELP!
PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!
The further renovations required to avoid having
the Ministry of Labour close down our arena
must be undertaken immediately. In order to com-
plete them we MUST have a lot of volunteer
labour'. If you can use a hammer, a saw or even
hold a bight, please volunteer a few hours of your
time—evenings or Saturdays or days off. Call and
leave your name with either
Lee Regier, 236-4811
or
Jerry Rader, 236-4969
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