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You'll savour the warm ambience of Port Perry with its friendly and relaxed pace. But most important of all, you'll be making a shrewd investment. 3 The Lakeside is situated on prime Telephone for viewing appointment 985-4436 e 7 7) & / waterfront land which adds to your enjoyment while over time, it will also add considerably to your net worth. Home at the Lakeside means spectacular waterfront views as each suite overlooks the lake. You can choose to live as active or sedentary a lifestyle as you wish. There's no pressure. Home at the Lakeside -- carefree living, right on the lake. ly [| ! : \)) J / (i t/ ii) / i 'Th \ \ \)} Monday to Friday: Noon to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Holidays: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. But there was no glitch in the figures. Welfare cases contin- ued toincrease in February. Over 5,600 people (or 2.4 per cent of the region's population) applied for general assistance last month compared to the 4,000 people who applied last February. Add in dependents, and the number of people sur- viving on welfare in Durham is 9,342. It cost the region $2.8-million in welfare payments last month, an increase of 71 per cent over last February's costs. "It hurts, but I guess it hurts as well in other regions," Chair- man Hamre said. All nearby regions are also feeling the pinch with welfare caseloads increasing across the board. Chairman Hamre said the reason 80 many cases have come on stream lately can be at- tributed to the down turnin the economy, changes at the feder- al level to unemployment insu- rance, and the different social rograms recently brought in ine. When asked whether Dur- ham Region could apply for spe- cial assistance from the prov- ince, Chairman Hamre said that would not be possible un- less the situation got much worse. "To qualify for special fund- ing, in excess of four per cent of the region's population must be affected," she said. 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