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For more information on these homes or many others, please call Doug Humphrey « t \w" t 1 hBI* T WHWHWWMBBHWMBBWWIIHffllMWIltWl-- W--n----in The Canadian Statesman ?Cu4e*4e>i, Bowmanville, Saturday, December 12,1992 Apartment Vacancy Rate Inches Up to 4.8 % the national average apartment "i nw imorpcf ratpc emhip hrmep nrîr ** ■ ■ . „ vacancy rate increased to 4.8 per cent es an d the two federal housing nro- 0ntario continued to post the lowest my. Toronto's vacancy rate was 2.2 renls actually decreased. The highest in October from 4.4 per cent in April, erams have combined to greatlv^m vacanc y rates in the country," Duha- per cent and Hamilton, 2.3 per cent. rents were reported in Vancouver, To- Canada Mortgage and Housing Cor- prove peonle's ability to become mel added - The nation's capital, al- Oshawa posted the highest Ontario [ onto and Ottawa, which also have the poration reported today. ttoefare LeLÏn Z- stiU continuin 8 t0 increase, re- rate of 6.1 per cent. lowest vacancy rates: . i imite " a cinwpr than pvnppfpd ppo corded the lowest rate at 1.3 per cent. Due to high vacancy rates, average In Oshawa, the cost of renting a This is the highest average rate for . P Victoria, and Vancouver, followed rents for one and two bedroom units one-bedroom apartment averaged privately initiated rental structures of nomic recovery and low employment closely- ^ is attributed to British only increased by a small percentage $564 in October of 1992. That's virtu- ilThiZ', °r r ,,™n C ,Z"v 9 JL 7* take UD y of m vaca.cd mL'Shst Colmnbia ' s «*"* over laac year, and in some martes, ally unchanged from October of 1991. Statue Series Now on Display at Visual Arts Centre the highest rate in twenty years for structures of six units or more. As a general rule, a vacancy rate reaching 3 per cent provides renters with a reasonable reasonable choice, but a lower rate is required required in certain markets to stimulate investment. "More renters decided to buy hous- " explained Bruno Duhamel, Mar- take up of vacated units resulting in higher vacancies. Over half of the centres in Canada have requested a higher vacancy rate in the last six months. The highest vacancy vacancy rates in Canada were Sherbrooke Sherbrooke and Montreal with 9.3 and 7.7 per cent respectively, followed by Chicoutimi, 7.1 per cent, Trois- Rivières, 7.0 per cent, Oshawa and ket Analyst for CMHC, as the key rea- EÎX 1 ®!* 8 ' z ; u , P er cent > son why vacancy rates have increased. "Cihl in Brilkh Columbia and Register Begins for Winter Art Classes at McLaughlin Gallery Registration is now open for all winter art classes at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery: Saturday Kid- stuff ART4TEEN S -Cartoons, Oil Painting-The Old Masters Technique and Advanced Silversmithing. Saturday Kidstuff, a ten week program program for five to twelve year olds, introduces introduces creative youngsters to new techniques, new' ideas, new materials and new friends. Early registration is suggested as the class size is limited. This class begins January 9. Class fees are $55.00 for gallery members, $70.00 for others. ART4TEENS, a four week car-, tooning class for high school aged students, students, takes place each Sunday afternoon afternoon from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. beginning January 10. The instmetor, John Mainwaring, is a graduate of Queen's University, and has taught for the Durham Board of Education at Art Camps as well as at the Ottawa School of Art. Class fees are $30 for RMG members, $40.00 for others. Advanced Silversmithing and Oil Painting-The Old Masters Technique are both Thursday evening classes for adults. Classes take place from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. and both begin on January 7. Cindy More, well-known in the area for her exquisite jewellery, is teaching the Advanced Silversmithing class. Intended for those with some previous knowledge of. working with silver, students in this seven week class will be introduced to the technique technique of silver casting. Fees for this class are $120.00 for RMG members, $140.00 for others. Oil-Painting-The Old Masters Technique will again be taught by Andrew Andrew Bodor, an instructor at the Toronto Toronto School of Art and a professional artist, who is represented in private and corporate collections, both in North America and in Europe. Students Students in this ten Week class will learn how such artists as Rembrandt and Titian Titian built up their paintings from a bare canvas. Class fees are $115.00 RMG members, $130.00 others. A supplies list is available upon registration. registration. The Visual Arts Centre is featuring,the "Statue Series" by Toronto artist Deborah Kirkegaard (above) throughout December. Ms Kirkegaard's collection of paintings tells the story of an unnamed statue raised in the backyard of a Toronto home. The artist came upon the sculpted subject for her series while on a photography assignment a year ago. The Visual Art Centre is open Tuesday to Saturday, noon til 4 p.m., Thursday from noon to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. v ' t- fl | p iS