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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, July 21, 1976 7 Mobile Canadians Moving Freq uently in their Search For Perfect Place to Live By Mack Parliament Director of Publications Canadián Real Estate Association The latter half of the twentieth century has been marked by a high mobility among the Canadian popula- tion. The frequency with which people move from one address to another has recent- ly been stepped up from once every four to five years to once every three years. Some only move across town; others move across the country with the same ease. They gravitate to where the opportunities are, rather than waiting for the opportunities to come to them. This has given rise to the quick growth of some cities like Toronto and Vancouver and a drain of young hopefuls from some rural areas and less prosperous regions. But, job and economic opportunities are not the only things migrants are seeking. Some want new cultural and educational opportunities. Others want a change in climate, lifestvle. a wider choice of accommodation, or a community where there is dedicated participation of re- sidents in its progress and growth. The federal Department of Urban Affairs recently com- pleted a study entitled "Quali- ty of Life Comparisons for Canadian Cities" in which some of the factors which combine to reflect the desira- bility of being a resident of one of the country's larger urban areas were compared. On the surface it would appear to be relatively easy to pick the city with the most going for it - - to select the utopia of Canada and settle there with the comforting knowledge of being a resident of the-best community in the country and live there happily ever after. However, there is no easy answer and the authors of the study wárn: "The search for a universal measure that sum- marizes the quality of life in urban areas is not likely to be succesful. "The diversity and com- plexity of urban institutions, practices and lifestyle is such that the derivation of one overall indicator of how one Canadiein city is performing vis-a-vis other urban centres is probably impossible." By the time the study was completed some of the figures were out of date, but assuming the trends in motion are still valid, here are a few of the pros and cons of urban communities across the land: The researchers awarded Saskatoon the honot of having the lowest new housing costs in the country and Toronto the highest, based on the average cost of a new single detached dwelling financed under the National Housing Act (NHA). Saskatoon was also the most peaceful on the labor front with less than half a day per 100 workers lost through strikes per annum. On the other hand, Toronto outranked Saskatoon when it came to cultural facilities - - 70.4 square feet per 100 population, compared to 7.8 for Saskatoon. Other areas where Toronto ranked first among the 22 urban areas across the coun- try included: percentage of crimes solved; the diversity of ethnic groups; the participa- tion of women in the la or force (56.5 per cent), and the per capita use of public transportation. It also had the lowest fire and automobile hazard rating. Although there is little agreement on which air pol- lutants should be monitored or their relative importance, Kitchener and the St. Catha- rines-Niagara region got the nod for air quality. Hamilton and Calgary received the worst ratings. There is no full employment utopia in urban centres, but Sudbury and the Ottawa-Hull General Motors Employees Lieut.-Gov. McGibbon WiGraduateFellowshipsTo Attend Rescheduled Win GrduteFep Parkwood Promenade Due to Public demand the Parkwood Promenade Com- mittee have once again re- scheduled this event. The Promenade, originally sched- uled for June 19, 1976, was cancelled due to rain. On the second date, June 26, inclem- ent weather once again forced the Committee to cancel. The new date for Parkwood Promenade is Saturday, September 11, 1976. At the present time, the Committee expects no changes to the programme which had been prepared originally. Confirmation has been re- ceived that Her Honour, Pauline M. McGibbon, Lieu- tenant-Governor of the Pro- Recipients of General Motors Graduate Fellow- ships are discussing their plans for returning to university in September with Bill Haynes (seated), GM's co-ordinator of cooperative education. Standing (from left) are Carl Hayman, Paul Richards and John Omura. Four General Motors of Canada employees in Oshawa have been selected to continue their education under the new General Motors Graduate Fellowship Plan. The plan assists qualified employees in their careers with the company and helps GM of Canada to meet its needs for managerial and technical talent, says a GM official. A primary consideration in the selection process is the region have the closest thing to it with jobless persons composing 4.4 per cent and 4.2 per cent of the labor force in these centres respectively. Despite their other entice- ments, the Chicoutimi-Jon- quire region of Quebec and Vancouver are the least at- tractive places for job-seeking migrants with rates of 8 per cent and 7.1 per cent respec- tively. "Survey research has shown that most Canadians desire a house of their own," the Urban Affairs study noted. "It is likely that those who own their own dwelling have a greater interest in their com- munity, are less transient, and may devote more time and money to maintaining and improving their home envi- ronment." Thunder Bay, Ont., with 71.4 per cent of its dwelling units owner-occupied, ranks highest in the home ownership cate- gory. Others following closely behind are the St. Catharines- Niagara region, Windsor and St. John's Nfld. Those with the lowest per- centage of home ownership include Montreal (35.8 per cent); Quebec (42.9 per cent), and Ottawa-Hull (45.6 per cent). As expected, Montreal has the highest number of apart- ment units as a percentage of its houseing stock at 51.6 per Bowmanville long-range potential of the fellowship applicant as measured by ability, leader- ship and work performance. Paul Richards, who started his career with GM of Canada in 1969 as a programmer in Data Processing, is currently working as a supervisor in GM's Traffic Department. A graduate of the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, Mr. Richards will be returning to that university to take a Master's Degree in Business Administration. An employee in GM's Bud- get Analysis Department, Carl Hayman, will use his Fellow- ship to attend Queen's Uni- versity in Kingston, Ontario, where he will also take a Master's Degree in Business Administration. A graduate of York University, he has been employed at GM of Canada since 1974. Both John Omura and Arthur Timlock, students at General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan, have also qualified for the Fellowship Plan. Mr. Omura plans to return to GMI to take a Master's Degree in Science, while Mr. Timlock will be enrolling at the University of Western Ontario where he will take a Master's Degree in Business Administration. OId Town Hal Battles With Pigeons Roof repairs costing as much as $2000 for the Bow- manville Town Hall were recommended by the Commit- tee of the Whole on July 12th. The committe's recom- mendation was made after an inspection of the roof by the contracting firm of Heather and Little Ltd. showed that a plugged drain was the cause of water leaking down to the top floor of the building. The inspection indicated that pigeon droppings had plugged the drainage system leaving about two inches of water in the cupola on top of the town hall. The inspection also brought out that the whole roof was run down and in need of repair sometime soon. Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard urged the committee to accept the recommenda- cent. Quebec is second with 49.2. Thunder Bay, with the highest home ownership rating, also has the fewest apartment units. They repre- sent only 21.1 per cent of the city's housing stock. For families moving to a new city and seeking apart- ment accommodation Sud- bury has.the highest percent- age of vacancies at 5.1. The most difficult places to find an apartment - - all with less than 1 per cent vacancy rates - - appear to be Edmonton, Thunder Bay, St. John's, Nfld., Saskatoon, Regina, Victoria and Vancouver. Some persons measure the attractiveness of a city by its occupational status - - its drawing power for highly skilled labor. In this regard the Ottawa-Hull area, with its large number of well educated civil servants, tops the list. It also ranks second to Toronto in cultural facilities and its residents have the highest mean income after federal taxes. Other cities with a high occupational status include Quebec, Calgary, Montreal and Toronto. Competition in the labor market is a factor many persons consider when mov- ing to a new city as well as the education level of the workers they are competing against. The stùdy isolated the 20-to-34 age group with no more than grade 10 education and found Vancouver had the highest percentage of these, with Calgary and Edmonton a close second and third. Cities with the fewest in the less educated group in the 20-to-34 age bracket were Montreal, Sudbury, Quebec, St. John's, Nfld. and the Chicoutimi-Jonquiere region. What makes an urban community a désirable place to live depends on what a person is seeking. No one community in Canada bas the best of everything or can be all things to all men. Some have high wages counterbalanced by high housing costs. Some have lower housing costs and few career opportunities; while others have excellent housing choices but few cul- tural advantages. For mobile individuals or families attempting to decide what Canadian city they wil call home next the above pros and cons may be of some assistance in making a selec- tion. Or maybe they will decide they already live in the best community in Canada, all things considered. inBelfry tions of the roofing contract- ors calling for the repair work to be done. The mayor said the leak could cause damage to the machinery kept in the building and result in further cost to the town. Councillor Ann Cowman was the only opponent of the recommendations. Coun. Cowman said the town had not kept any funds to finance the work on the roof. Instead of spending money on repairs, she suggested drugging the pigeons nesting in the belfry and taking them to some other place as a solution to the problem. Wrapping the cupola in chicken wire was also propos- ed as a method of keeping the birds out in the future. -39" Continental Bed Mattress, Boxsprings, Headboard & Legs Quahity Merchandise from Imposial Beddusg S2495 54" Box Spring & Mattress with Legs Lou s Noman 1 89 vince of Ontario, will officially open Parkwood Promenade on September 11th. Ticket holt- ers may retain their tickets for September. In the event of inclement weather, Parkwood Promen- ade will be held the following day, Sunday, September 12, 1976. Confusion Confusion over which de- partment a secretary-treasur- er for the Bowmanville Ceme- tery should report to has, resulted in a probe by the Newcastle Public Works Com- mittee and Director of Public Works Jack Dunham. BED, FRAME Heavy Duty Construction with 2" Carpet Roller Fits from 39" to Queen 8 50 O n e W ek OnIy j Deddlng Unllmited Forp prcesyou canseep with 133 TAUNTON RD. W. N.- 219 KING STREET EAST 623-4484 Parts Department Specialsi Autumn Driving Needs . at Summertime Prices! 1/ HURRYI SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED We reserve the right to limit quantities. Values effective on Present Stock Only. Ford Brake Fluid U2 9 1 6ozs. Ford Rad Fast-Flush 12-ozs. $, .4 16 Ford Anti- Freeze Gallon WYNN'S O.IL TREATMENT 14-ozs. Ford Disc Pads for most Ford & full size G.M. products. $9 .99 Per Rectangular Se aled Beam Head s each BED SOFA nansattractivenylon fab c $29995 Now In Stock Large selectign of Sprmons, Sealy, Kroehler, Western and Imperial B.d., Sofas, Mattresses & Box- spr.1ngs. In a meeting on July 15th, the Committee passed -a motion for Publics Works Committee Chairman Bruce Tink and Mr. Dunham to find out whether the secretary- treasurer of the cemetery should corne under the Com- munity Services Committee or report to the Public Works Department. Mr. Dunham told the com- mittee that putting the secre- tary-treasurer under the au- thority of the Public Works Department would cause a geographical problem be- cause it would mean moving the administration from Bow- manville to their office in Hampton. Committee member Garnet Rickard suggested the secre- tary-treasurer report to the director of the works depart- ment but do the administra- tion for the cemetery while remaining in Bowmanville. 4 PCE. BED SOFA Sofa, 2 chairs and matching ottoman in 100% oet nover. Ail for one owprice $57995 We are delighted with our excellent selection of unique gifts for that very special ~perion havmng a WEDDING - ANNIVERSARY - BIRTHDAY or just to say "Thinking of You." The ladies at The Gift House are happy to give you their personal assistance. Official Opening of Phase I, Oshawa Square on Friday, July 23rd, starts with entertainment at 4:30 and at 5:00 p.m. there will be a draw for a trip for two to Scandinavia. 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