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Kevin McCann manages the North Simcoe and _ Orillia Housing Authority of- fice in Midland. The office takes care of Authority apartment buildings and houses in North Simcoe. McCann has been with the Authority for four years. There are 17 senior citizen apartment buildings in our area, with over 500 one- bedroom apartments, plus 200 family homes. Penetanguishene and Midland each have three apartment buildings, and a new building will be opening in Midland. Most seniors are appreciative of the opportunity to move into an apartment. In their days they did not have pensions or subsidized housing, and now they can take advantage of things I believe the minimum old age pension for a_ single person is $443. Rent in our buildings is 20 percent of income, so they're not doing too badly. The seniors are in apartment buildings, Kevin McCann Housing manager not homes. A home is something else: one step closer to the grave. Moving into a nursing home means losing independence. It's a step down in physical and mental health. In a seniors apart- ment building the seniors enjoy the company of their peers, and the lack of noise. They organize their own social activities, such as euchre parties and bingo, and have the use of a common room. They run their own social life. They find life a lot easier when they are together with people their own age. The transition for most newcomers is physical in nature because they are most likely moving into an apartment from a house, into a compact space from a spacious area. Less time need be spent on cleaning and maintenance, leaving more time for the seniors to spend doing as they like. In most cases you find the apartments are really well kept, with lots of flowers or knick knacks. The apart- WEG OGGQrv PEAY WWBAWS ments are decorated as well as they can be. The Authority provides a refrigerator and astove. Everything else in an apartment is supplied by the tenants. Seniors applying for residence should be residents of Ontario for at least a year and be 60 years of age or older. (Exceptions can be made for the han- dicapped, for example a person on a disability pension who is unable to work.) Our last inspection of the new seniors apart- ment building in Midland, on Nov. 5, showed that a lot of minor stuff needs to be done before the building can be occupied. Nothing serious needs to be repaired that would constitute a safety hazard. It would just be dif- ficult to repair these things after people have moved in, with their carpets and furniture. There will likely be another inspection in mid-December, which means, if there are no further delays, the earliest seniors. could move in would be mid- January. The Friday Times Second Class Mail Registration Number 3194 and Friday Citizen Second Class Mail Registration Number 2327 Published by Douglas Parker Publishing Ltd at 521 Bay Street, Midland, Ontario/ 526-2283 75 Main Street, Penetanguishene, Publisher Douglas Parker Managing Editor J. Douglas Reed Penetanguishene Editor Ken Regan The Friday Times and Friday Citizen are distributed free each Friday to households in Midland and Penetanguishene Parker Publishing Limited also publish The Midiand Times, Penetanguishene Citizen and Elmvale Lance each Wednesday in the Huronia market. -- Ontario/ 549-2012 Page 4, Friday, December 5, 1980. Employment centre filling its role inthe district Canada Employment Centre at Midland had a good month in November filling 146 regular and 17 casual vacancies. Figures represent a considerable increase over the corresponding period in 1979 and ex- ceeded the targets set by the centre for the month. McNee_ said_ the majority of hirings took place in the manufac- turing sector as a number of firms incr- feased their work force as business improved. Additional hirings oc- curred in the service area and the con- struction industry. He indicated that employment conditions in the area were not too bad. At the end of November there were Over 2,100 people registered for em- ployment. For the same period a year ago nearly 2,000 people were registered. During the month the centre conducted two employer seminars on the Employment Tax Credit Program. By the end of November 55 agreements had been signed with local em- ployers. These agreements, with an approximate value of $161.000 represented 115 jobs. Courses At the end of November there were over 107 local people attending training courses under the Canada Manpower Training Program, while many attended courses at Community Alma _ Roi, notable anniversary left and her husband Antoine of 7 Fox St., Penetanguishene recently celebrated their 68th wed- ding anniversary. Mrs. Roi who is 86 Colleges in Toronto, Kitchener, London, Oakville, and other centres. Persons referred to Canada Manpower' Training Courses receive either unemployment _ insur- ance or Adult Training Allowances while at- tending school. Two additional courses will be in- troduced to the area in January, namely, Introduction to a A was born and raised in the Lafontaine- Employment and Dining Room Service. Both of these have been given previously with satisfactory results. At the end of November there were 50 vacancies unfilled at the centre in such oc- cupations as Machinist, Tool-Die Maker, Upholsterer, Oil Burner Installer, R.N., Child Care Worker, Housekeeper and Waiter / Waitress. Penetanguishene area, while Mr. Roi whois 90 years young was born in Port Severn, living most of his life in Penetanguishene. Romance Men's Diamond Rings have found their place in the modern era. OMaANCE = 'Diamonds BRYANT'S JEWELLERS 66 Main St., Penetang 549-8911