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6-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 5, 1988 Minsitry awards $ 3.6 milUon for housing The Ministry of Health will give $3,600,000 to 25 community groups ($3.2 million in operating funds and $400,000 . for capital . costs) to operate supportive housing programs programs for 385 people with psychiatric disabilities, Health Minister Elinor Caplan announced today. The funding will help pay for new programs in supportive housing projects, such as group homes and special apartment units. Residents will be involved in life skills and recreational projects; Counsellors will provide a variety of support services, services, ranging from minimal to 24 hour support. ■ The programs are part of Federal/Provincial Non-Profit Housing 1989, a co-operative 1 venture venture by the federal and provincial governments to provide supportive housing to people requiring assistance. Under the program, municipal, private and co-operative non-profit groups are able to develop building, projects to house low-income families, senior citizens and individuals individuals with disabilities. The federal government, through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, pays 60 per cent of the cost, the provincials housing ministry 40 per cent. Rents are geared to income. The Ministry of Health is paying the cost.of operating programs, including including staff salaries, in housing projects developed specifically for people with psychiatric disabilities. "There is no doubt that programs programs like these play a major role in helping people with psychiatric disabilities rebuild their lives so that they may return to their communities communities to live among family and friends," said Mrs. Caplan. Among the programs announced today: - $474,000 in annual funding to Regeneration House, a 25 unit apartment complex to be built in Metro for people with psychiatric and physical disabilities. It will provide provide 24 hour assistance and crisis in- From Around the Region (Continued from page 4) , of Mayor of the Town of Newcastle on Thursday, October 20th, 1988, at the Lions Centre in Bowmanville at 7:45 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Come out and hear the candidates candidates speak. You also will have an opportunity to ask questions of the candidates. If you would like to join us (dr, dinner at 6:45 p.m., please phone Vivian Pickard at 623-7221 or Amarjit Sodhi at 623-6438 by October October 17th. Dinner is $10.00 per person. Avery faces challenger in Hamilton Township A Hamilton Township businessman will try to upset Reeve Jack Avery in the November, municipal election. Maurice Endicott registered last week as a candidate for the top spot. Eager to get involved in the debate over-the county's next land- , fill site, Endicott said he wants the Reeve's chair so he can represent the township at county council. Endicott is vehemently opposed to putting a landfill site on Oliver's Road, and is promising to raise the issue at county council. Not happy with council's planto i:.,n, . I SRIXi.iliX) io buy the 537 tervention as well as instruction in developing life skills; - $77,500 in annual funding to the Ottawa-Carleton branch of the Canadian Mental, Health Association Association to rent 20 housing units and provide support and crisis intervention intervention services; - $139,000 in annual funding to We- quedong Lodge in Thunder Bay to operate a supportive housing' program program for native people with psychiatric disabilities. Native people people will be referred to the home from psychiatric programs and hospitals in Thunder Bay. At least six native people will live in the home until they are ready to move back into the community. The program will be funded for a two-year developmental period after which there wiii be an evaluation evaluation for ongoing funding. Lung Association offers program for young asthmatics The Durham Region Lung Association will bring its unique Family Asthma Program to Qshawa this fall. This seven week, nine session session course wiii be held in the evening evening at the Kinsmen Community Centre in Qshawa (corner of MacMillan MacMillan Dr. and Colborne St.) from October 24 to December 5, 1988, for a $20.00 registration fee. Places are strictly limited and early registration is advised. Based on the highly successful program developed by the Utah Lung Association, the course teaches simple self-care techniques which help three to twelve year olds keep their asthma in check. These techniques are basically the acre site on Oliver's Road and * $500,000 to build a new municipal hall in Camborne. That's $1,300,000 debt will add $100 a year to taxes of every Taxpayer in the township, he said. Board finds additional teachers to cope with enrolment growth Ontario will face a critical shortage shortage of teachers in technical, math, science and French immersion departments within the. next three years, according to the Ontario' Secondary School Teachers Federation. Federation. The Northumberland and Newcastle Board's growth was par-: ticularly noticeable in the elementary elementary schools, where enrolment this year increased by 450 pupils, to 12,942, creating 41 new teaching positions ajbart from replacements for those who had retired or resigned. resigned. At the secondary level, there were 16 new positions. The growth has definitely been in the western,area of the board particularly particularly in Bowmanville, Newcastle and Courtice. It has been estimated in an Teachers' Federation report that 6,000 teachers, ' will be retiring within the next decade. While Ontario Ontario teachers' colleges turn out 3,800 graduates each year, very few enter the technical field because of higher salaries available in the private sector. Region Health Council looking for volunteers ticipate in the: committee deiibera- breathirig and body relaxation methods taught by the Lung Assnriatinn to older children and adult asthma sufferers. What is new however, is the translation of these methods into format that can be understood by very young children. Through gaming, modeling and imaging, the children are taught to use their diaphram to breathe more efficiently during an asthmatic episode. Parents and children also learn how to identify an impending attack more quickly, thus reducing its severity. During the program, children and moms and dads meet such friends as "Clippy Doll" ( a cardboard cardboard & paperclip doll used to teach floppy relaxation movements) and "hot Botts" (a hot water bottle inside inside a soft cloth covering). Jumpy Ball and Step-Up-Step- Down Games are other important components in this unique service for Durham's young asthmatics. For more information, eail the Durham Region Lung Association at 436-1046. The Durham Region District Health Council, an advisory body to Health Minister Elinor Caplan, is. seeking lay volunteers to assist in the planning of mental health services. services. As part of the Provincial system of District Health Councils and in particular through its involvement in the planning for the redevelopment redevelopment of the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, the Council is seeking persons with an interest in the mental mental health area and/or business skills to assist in the allocation of new funding available for programs located in the community. As members of Council's Mental Health Committee, lay members will bring a consumer or lay perspective to the decision making process. Volunteers do not have to be experts in the field; rather have a genuine interest in planning services for the emotionally disturbed, developing programs to promote good mental health in the cotn : munity, and a willingness to par tions. The committee meets 5-6 times a year at the Council, office in Oshawa. The meetings are held at noon over lunch. Interested, persons may contact Mick Peters, Executive Director of the District Health Council, at 433-4262. Please call collect if out: of the local dialing area. yi ; have an earlier dale. This year the Canada Savings Bond salts period is earlier--from October 20 to November 1. Buy your new bonds wherever you bank or invest starting October 20. You may date your payment November 1, thp day the new bonds Start earning interest. ' . Safe and secure. Canada Savings Bonds are fully guaranteed by the Government of Canada. They never fall in value. Cashable anytime. Canada Savings Bonds cart be cashed at any time. Your money is always available when you need it. . Interest rate announced mid-October. The interest rate and purchase limit for the new series will be announced in mid-October. Details will be available wherever Canada Sawings Bonds are sold. * Don't be late! Remember, November 1 is the last day you can buy the new bonds at face value. But the bonds may be withdrawn from sale at anytime^ JiL Canada Savings ^Bonds Canada