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2 Home Finder's Guide, The Canadian Statesman and Newcastle Independent, December 20,1989 Younger Generation Re-discovers Cottage Country Back in the 1950's when I was a kid, summers at the cottage cottage were usually referred to as "going up to the camp". We revelled in sun-filled days, kicking kicking around on the dock, plunging plunging into the cool lake water, and praying that the fish would be tempted by our bacon baited hooks. We also had a lot of work to do, firewood to collect, water to pump and endless repairs repairs to the various cottages we rented, that offered just enough room for our beds, a kitchen of sorts, and very few indoor services. services. I was a product of the "baby boom", which in the late '40s and '50s had a radical effect on every aspect of our life in Canada. Canada. We flooded the school sys- DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFIED MONDAY 4:30 P.M. tern and as a result we invented portable classrooms. Vast sums of money were poured into our colleges and universities so that they could cope with the volume volume of students. New housing quotas could hardly keep up with demand, such that both the federal and provincial governments governments stepped in with a complex complex array of assistance programs. programs. We also saw the numbers numbers of new homes built in Canada Canada rise from 150,000 units to 300,000 in a five year time span -- a massive increase that ignited ignited our building industry. Things have settled down considerably over the past 10 years as the economy has come to terms with the population growth and as we, the baby boomers, have slipped into middle middle age. Now we have established our earning power, we are well housed and have leisure time to explore and exploit to the maximum. maximum. I, like most of my peers, am reaching back to my childhood memories and am re-discovering re-discovering the joys of family time at the cottage -- but things have changed. IKING ST. W., BOWMANVILLE 623-6622 Our parents are now too old to fuss with the upkeep of those wonderful old country properties properties and are wintering in maintenance maintenance free condominiums in Florida. We too have lost the zest for night-time walks to the outhouse -- we want 'luxury' conveniences, a tennis court and a swimming pool, of course. We want someone else to take care of household management, management, to mow the lawns and even to take care of the hydro and heating bills. Once again baby boomers are making new demands on the building industry -- but this time it's in cottage country. Through my own firm, Upper Canada Lakes, I have spen; some time researching the needs of the baby boomer group -- a group that is taking a serious serious look at their leisure time and retirement options. The old idea of a cottage in the country is enjoying a resurgence of pop-. ularity. Purchasing a property within easy driving distance of the city is.back in style, and is becoming more valid as an investment investment than vacations spent outside'of the country. Such a home, being near to relatives and friends, is also being considered considered as an alternative to the large family house, for the retirement retirement years. Many new developments are springing up in Ontario with this market in mind. They offer maintenance-free living where everything from fixing the air conditioner to sweeping the driveways is handled by expert management staff. There are fabulous recreational facilities with swimming pools, whirlpools, whirlpools, tennis, boating, billiards and lawn bowling, and lounges, and all kinds of social programs for meeting new friends. On a recent visit to one of Upper Canada Lakes' projects, Rivermill Village, in Lindsay, I was amazed at all that was being offered and wondered how my parents would have reacted to'the luxurious and lim itless pampering that is now taken for granted. It's the type of place that we had dreamed of owning. These cottage style retreats of the '90s enjoy all the conveniences conveniences of a five-star vacation and yet still provide the ambience ambience for quiet relaxation and time spent with the family. It's a long way from a summer camp! Christopher Mullin is President President and Chief Executive Officer Officer of Upper Canada Lakes Inc., and President Elect of the Toronto Toronto Home Builders' Association. Association. For information on the residences residences of Rivermill Village, call 1-800-461-6521. Funding Available for Region's Homeless I LANA RICKARD PARKLIKE SETTING ON A BIG DOUBLE LOT $179,900. Storey and a half, 4 bedroom home. Lot could be severed. Double garage. Inside is fully renovated. All this and the possibility of separating a lot! Call Lana Rickard for further particulars at Family Trust Corporation Realtor. 623-6622 Bill Ballinger. MPP for Durham-York; Allan Furlong, Furlong, MPP for Durham Centre; Centre; and Norah Stoner, MPP for Durham West, recently announced funding to assist people who are homeless in the Oshawa, Bowmanville and Newcastle area of Durham Durham Region. The announcement announcement was made on behalf of Charles Beer, Minister of Community and Social Services, Services, and John Sweeney, Minister of Housing. In the southeast part of Durham Region, the Oshawa and District Association Association for Community Living will use funding of $43,000 to assist people with developmental developmental disabilities to obtain obtain affordable housing. This new series of projects projects is part of the second phase in the Ontario government's government's Access to Permanent Housing initiative, begun in 1987, to help people who are homeless find and maintain >ermanent shelter. For 3 hase II, a total of $2.8 mil- ion will support the almost 50 projects submitted by local local Access Committees and approved by the two minis tries, in all parts of Ontario. Eighty per cent of the funding for the project is provided by the Ministry of Community and Social Services; Services; 20 per cent will be contributed by the agency through fund raising. The project was submitted submitted by the Durham Regional Access to Permanent Housing Housing Committee, one of many committees across Ontario established by local groups, with the support of the province, province, to: - identify problems facing people who are homeless. - identify barriers that may limit housing options solutions to the problem ot homelessness ensure community awareness of programs that help people who are homeless homeless - encourage understanding understanding of the needs of people who are homeless - encourage local organizations organizations to make use of available available resources "I commend the community's community's focused local approach in putting forward tnis way of helping to achieve suitable suitable independent housing for these neighbours," said Mr. Sweeney. In addition to helping find suitable housing for people with developmental disabilities, staff of the agency will ensure that social social support is available to assist them in gaining and using their own skills, so that they can remain in their chosen rental units. "Members of the Access Committees are the ones who best know how to make as many suitable housing units as possible available to people who are homeless," said Mr. Beer. "They are to be congratulated for their hard work and perseverance in the interests of their communities." communities." REALTOR m #FAUOR REAL ESTATE LIMITED 181 Church St. Bowmanville 623-4428 George Van Dyk 623-4428 fcectl S&tctfe • mm* SEASON'S GREETINGS AND THANK YOU FRIENDS! This Holiday Season would not be complete without without thanking the wonderful people I've had the pleasure of meeting during the past year. It has been another remarkable year in Real Estate, not quite the active market we've experienced in the past, but still quite active. I wish to Thank All My Many Clients, and Friends for their support in the past, and I'm looking forward to assisting you with all your Real Estate needs of the future. If. I can assist you or your friends, or family, please don't hesitate to call. I would also like to Thank all the Management and Secretarial Staff of W. Frank Real Estate Limited for all their valuable support over the past year. You're part of what makes this a superb company to work for. HAPPY HOLIDAY TO ALL! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! FOR COMMUTERS, MINUTES FROM 401 detached 2 storey, 3 bedroom home in the Village Village of Newcastle, separate dining room, eat-in kitchen, 1 - 4, 1 - 2 piece bathrooms, walkout from living room to wrap around deck and good size backyard, asking $194,900. ... PROUT DRIVE Large detached backsplit home, only 4 years old, 3 bedrooms, diningroom. Downstairs is a 2 bedroom "inlaw" apartment, very professionally finished, with its own separate walkout entrance. entrance. Includes all appliances, double drive, only $179,900. illlll- JACKMAN ROAD Large 4 bedroom semi, separate dining room, walkout from kitchen, 13 years old, newly carpeted carpeted and decorated throughout. Lot 56 ft. x 110 ft. Carport, near conservation.area and stream, all for only $157,900. CHET JACKSON JSales Representative W FRANK REAL ESTATE LIMITED W. FRANK REAL ESTATE LIMITED] OFFICE: 623-3393 HOME: 263-8377 "Member President's Sales Club" 76.6 ACRE FARM 30 acros workable, balance' cedar, oak, maple and softwood bush. Stream, now 1250 sq. ft. 3 bedroom bungalow. Asking $299,900. 51 HUNT STREET Located in a mature settled area. Modern 3 bedroom backsplit, central air, central vacuum, built-in microwave oven, carport, cement in- ground pool, 2 patios, fenced backyard, double paved drive. Lot 55' x 115'. Only $179,900. HERITAGE ESTATES Tho exclusive area of superior homes. Make an appointment to see this owner's dream. Over 2,600 sq. ft. of space, 4 bedrooms, family room, roc. room, formal separate dining room, 2 sun docks, central air and central vacuum. Double garage, all on an acre lot, backing onto a groon bolt that provides a walking area through tho troos along tho Bowmanville Creek, asking $449,900.00.