Zurich Citizens News, 1976-10-06, Page 11Citizens News, October 6, 1976 -Page 11
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sons from the community and workers will also provide ,the
should number at least five. skills and expertise the com-
The Housing Committee munity may require.
works with a housing worker, or For the Rural and Native
directly with the government, to Housing Program to be success-
decic a what its community ful, people in the community
needs are, and plans for the have to be prepared to help,
construction of new houses and and to devote many hours to the
the rehabilitation of existing project. It all takes time.
houses. Houses can't be planned and
In each province, organiza- built overnight, and most
tions representing the clients communities will find that they
in need of housing assistance cannot build all the housing
have been set up with the they need in one year.
sole purpose of helping com- The benefits and assistance
murales under the Rural and available to each family, and
Native Housing Program. Hous- the type of home they are eligi-
ing workers from this organiza- ble for are based on their
tion will work along with the individual needs, and on the
Housing Committee in dealing most practical solution to their
with both the federal and housing problem. For example,
provincial governments. These if good homes are available in
The Rural and Native Hous-
ing Program has three main
objectives:
To provide better housing for
families in rural Canada at
prices and monthly payments
they can afford;
To give eligible families and
communities the opportunity to
become involved in the entire
housing process, and to create
job opportunities in the com-
munity; and
To encourage the develop-
ment and use of house designs
that meet the needs of people in
rural Canada and fit their
particular lifestyles.
Most communities start by
forming a Housing Committee.
This group is composed of per -
THE ONLY WAY TO HIKE—Two year old Patrick Kerrigan of Clinton wasn't a bit tired after a long
hike through the Bannockburn Conservation area on Sunday as his father Paul's broad back proved
to be a very comfortable riding place. His sister Stephanie, four, made use of a cane to climb one of
the steeper hills along the nature trail. photo by McKinley
Long weekend fatality forecast
The Canada Safety Council
feels it may be somewhat opti-
mistic when it says between
33 and 38 Canadians could
become traffic fatalities over
Thanksgiving Weekend (78
hours -6 p.m. October 8th to
midnight October 11th) because
of the average over the past
few years has been 61 traffic
deaths, and there were 59
fatalities last year.
Worst record ever was 1966,
when 109 lost their lives on
our highways and city streets.
Noting that the 1976 Labour
Day weekend was the best
traffic record since count had
been kept, and that several
other holidays have been below
average, the Council says it
does not yet know the, cause —
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but is happy just the same -with
the results.
"We can't say whether or
not Canadians are more safety
conscious — although we'd like
to think so" said P.J. Farmer,
Executive Director of the Coun-
cil, "but there could be many
other factors besides the seat
belt legislation in Ontario and
Quebec, which alone must be
having some considerable ef-
fect"
•
The Council warns drivers
that they may possibly encount-
er icy spots on some Canadian
roads, particularly early in the
day and in shaded areas. Vehi-
cle occupants enjoying fall
colours could slow or stop un-
expectedly, and the Safety
Council recommends special
attention be paid to maintain-
ing an adequate following dis-
tance of two seconds between
vehicles. The Council calls that
space the driver's "Living
Room".
This is also a good time to
think about preparing a vehicle
for our special winter condi-
tions—and having thought, to
do something about it.
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a community, this program can
help a family get one of these
rather than build new houses.
If the house a family is living
in now is badly rundown, and
cannot be fixed; or if a family
is too large for the house, this
program will assist them to buy
or rent a new house.
If a family choses to buy a
house, mortgage payments are
based on family income. They
will be up to one-quarter of
what a family earns if the total
income is low or moderate.
Families who decide to rent a
new house rather than, pur-
chase, will likewise be required
to pay no more than one-
quarter of family income for
rent.
Houses constructed through
the Rural and Native Housing
Program must be adequate
for the needs of the family.
Some families already own
a house which needs repairs
or additons to bring it up to
health and safety standards and
provide suitable living space.
Under this program a home-
owner can borrow up to $10,000
from the federal government
for this purpose. These funds
can be used to repair roofs,
walls, plumbing, heating, put in.
a new basement, or add a room.
Depending on the family
income and the total amount
borrowed, the homeowner may
not have to pay back up to
$3,750 of the loan.
Since everyone who needs a
better house will not be able to
get one right away, emergency
repair grants may be available
so homeowners can carry out
repairs necessary to keep a
house safe and warm until a
new unit is available.
For additional information
about this program, please get
in touch with the nearest
CMHC office.
BADMINTON
REGISTRATION
FOR 1976-77 SEASON
Tonite Thurs., Oct. 7
from 8 p.m,. to 10 p.m.
ZURICH COMMUNITY CENTRE
"All interested persons from area
are welcome for Registration."
There will be two, eight week sessions.
Players may register for the October -November session, or
the January -February session, or both.
Total Fee of $12 for 8 -week schedule should be paid night of
registration.
MEN'S
LEAGUE
Mon. Nite
MIXED
LEAGUE
Tues. Nite
WOMEN'S
LEAGUE
Thurs. Nite
Persons who cannot be at registraton can register with Jerry
Rader at the Zurich Arena, 236-4969.
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