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New year completion date set for solar house December 2 to the research and publicity In of action to order to meet changes by rather than read to then Brochures continuation of need the association Informs Hon rogramrae publication Spotlight a to the speakers bureau and media the media advertising an all planned for com coming year tomes We will not be undertaking poor at Involved iromotlng programs Mr try continued rather they will Increase tend to be simple yet behalf of plans which the levels association Is capable of par carrying out Looking loimitr made prediction on the In the a future In the coming noted year He stated that he felt that l7flwills23000 housing emphasis starts take place In Canada market with occurring In On resident J of Toronto Assoc tin to- ig of quantity Involved industry I England si a surveying upload by from a quantity regional appointed vice president of Homes Ltd Development Ltd In 1673 and Developments Inc and Western Ltd In Mr Bennell Is currently responsible for the organizations overall North American development poets which Include Its development residential and Indus trial commercial opera Boos He has been active In providing communications with municipalities and other bodies Involved with the building Industry Hes currently the national director of the Housing and Urban Development Association of Canada director of the National Home Show Com member of the Urban Development Institute past chairman of Urban Deve Institute for Regional Liaison Committee and member of the Sheridan College Community Planning Advisory Com Despite his many other Mr remains a con cerned father of four children His Interests besides family Include flying squash ana minor sports Canadas first house to be heated solely by the sun energy Is scheduled to be completed Jan according to Toronto builder Robert The ex peri mental home known as Provident House will be located in Carrying Place Estates King Township north of Metro As a onefamily dwelling The government he forecasted will take a greater Interest in the home building Industry and the mortgage Interest rates will drop below 11 percent but only just and will remain at that level tor most of the year An Increased supply of serviced lots and a levelling off of lot prices will be witnessed In tbe latter half be said Shortages of labour In some trades will be experienced causing a real concern during the active summer months of building Material prices will continue to escalate notwithstanding the federal prices and Income policy but not to the same degree as if such a policy was not announced The resale market will strengthen In the and this will have a beneficial effect on new houses many of which will take advantage of one or the of govern ment programs that are either announced or will be in the early part of 1B7S His final prediction for 1975 was Government handouts those which will expire at the year end will be replaced by allowing some mortgage in- Lift up spirits as you take down the tree The Christmas season Is the most Joyous time of the entire year and Its always a sad to see It come to an end All the beautiful decorations ore boxed away favorite car ols will not be heard for another year children re turn to school and adults to their Jobs and gray January sets in One way to ease the melancholy of the passing season la to pick up on words of a favorite Christmas song and re serve the of January for a Twelfth Day of Christmas party The te- and depressing Job of dismantling the tree will seem brighter when shared with relatives and friends In a still festive style Before the work begins have everyone guess the number of ornaments on the tree then give a prize to the one who finally comes closest to the exact number Serve everyone a holiday cupcake with a candle on it for making a Wow Years wish If theres a psychic In the crowd gather round for some fortune telling Remember that the warmth and pleasure of good hospitality Is never out of season and that with your own thought and Imagination you can make the end of the Christmas season a enjoyable occasion tcrett to be tax deductible It will be cheaper to operate and more effective for tbe con- Summing up 1676 for the borne builders air stated AD to all I am guar dedly optimistic about It will be a good year for the Industry not Isolated from problems Not a boom year which I personally detest but a year when with your sustained efforts will be a satisfying one with a floor space of square feet the house is on two storeys with four bedrooms It was designed by Professor Frank Hopper of the University of Toronto Provident House a co operative enterprise in voivlng several ministries of the federal and provincial governments It will be closely monitored for a five- year period to determine if residential homes can economically use solar energy under Canadian climatic conditions The project is being aided by grants from the federal Ministry of Urban Affairs and by the Ontario Ministry of Energy The latter is coordinating the work of all Ontario ministries in energy conservation techniques The Ontario Ministry of Housing Is directly con with solar heating as applied to residential housing and is currently involved In a projected senior citizen building in Aylmcr a first in largescale Utilization of solar heat Tree farms produce a perfect Christmas tree Christmas expectations always Include a perfect tree stately well shaped full branched fragrant And we imagine it will have grown to perfection deep In a quiet forest Not so say forestry experts The ideal Christmas tree seldom if ever exists in nature according to the American Forest Institute Virtually all the 35 million evergreens used annually in American homes are raised and carefully groomed for appropriate appearance on special Christmas tree plantations Five favorite There arc about of Christmas ever greens says API But or six account for almost threequarters of the com raised species Perennial favorites arc Balsam fir fragrant stays fresh longer Douglas with ornamental needles Scotch pine full branches clustering nee dies red pine graceful branches with turned up tips and blue spruce symmetrical with sliver blue color Crown on The trees are grown on some acres if tree farms In almost very state It takes about six to 13 years to raise a irlt- mas tree and In that time a lot of work goes into the grooming process Foresters work almost like cosmeticians to cor rect esthetic faults They may brace the tree trunk to eliminate kinks shear branches to prevent even development and prune them to encourage thicker growth The trees are also assured Just the right amount of sunlight moisture and protect ed against Insects disease frost or unseasonable warmth on care All this care is calculated to bring an attractive Christmas tree to market If you want to keep it that ONE THING WANTS for per fect fragrant and full About million live In American home each year to help celebrate the holiday The American point out that their doe sot deplete the because the trees and pedaIy groomed for holiday use on tree plantation way through the holidays offers these sugges tions tree Be sure the tree is fresh when you buy it Needles should not break when gently bent The bottom of the stump should be wet and sticky with sap Lift the tree a few Inches off the ground then bring It down sharply on the stump end If substantial numbers of needles drop off the tree is too dry of water When you get the tree home make a fresh in the stump end to allow greater absorption of ater Be sure water In the trco stand remains above the cut Place the tree away from all heat Safety check Keep safety In mind Be sure there are no ex posed wires or frayed lotion on the light strands and no cracked or broken light sockets After Christ mas you may want to saw the trunk into fragment firewood But never bum a bundle of branches in tbe fireplace Instead use the tree limbs and needles for mulch to help your springtime garden grow If youre ecologically says AFX remem ber that Christmas ever greens use only solar to grow But artificial trees from plastic or aluminum re quires use of oil and elfec triclty