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Is Woman' seeks rid p651 North York Ward 4, Alderman Esther Shiner he launched a campaign to get herself appointed to the five. member' Toronto Transit Mrs. Shiner said Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey, who is also one of the present T.T.C. commissioners, should quit the latter According to a survey conducted by the Canadian Mobile Home and Travel Trailer Association, one out of every five sing1rfamily housing starts in Canada in 1972 involved a mobile home. The association defines the term mobile home as the ultimate in pro-fabrication being manufactured and furnished completely under controlled conditions at the factory and transported on its own chassis to site for connection to utilities and services, for use with or without a permanent foundation for year-round living. In 1969, when it became apparent that mobile homes were providing increasingly acceptable housing, the CMHTTA joined government to lay down specific stan- dards for the construction of mobile homes. Products from the pioneer kitchen - tangy homemade sausage, sauerkraut, apple cider and cheese are just some of the appetizing cooking planned for this year's pioneer festival at Black Creek Pioneer Village. Today's mobile home barely resembles the travel trailer used for vacationing. Pioneer Festival This colorful annual event slated for Saturday, Sep. tember 22, will feature a variety of demonstrations illustrating traditional arts, crafts and chores associated with settlers of pre- Confederation rural Ontario. Visitors may watch ' The largest age group demonstrations ranging living in mobile homes in- from harness making, volves those 45 years and broom-making and older (36 per cent) and the blacksmithing to soap largest occupation group has making, candle molding, )s/its male family head quilting and apple schnitzing skilled or unskilled labor (so (slicing and drying apples per cent). By income, the Pennsylvania German largest users of mobile style.) homes are in the $5,000 to The festival hours are 10 $7,500. income group (32 per a.m. to 5 pan. with the cent). These statistics are regular admission CENTS,“ mased on a 1970 survey. _ The festival hours are 10 am. to 5 pan. with the regular admission charges ($1.75 for adults, 50c for students and children and a maximum family admission of $4.) Black Creek is representative of a rural Ontario crossroad com- munity prior to 1867. Located at Jane Street and Steeles Avenue in north west Metro Toronto, the village is operated by The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. . Futon io Customer . Custom gull-1y plants . Wholesale pnces O Choice of 1,500 coiours . Money-back guarantee . Orin-In yon/Kc Ooen Snuvaoy A M. 3775 Dundas We“ Jet. .2tt y". Arratf? Mobile homes Mlrtltt-ltl' anew were! life Instead it is a permanent residence which merely retains its mobility. It must be hauled by heavy transport which can cost the owner up to $100 dollars for 100 miles. Because of such costs, mobile homes though able to be moved about, tend to remain' in one place. During 1972 single width mobile homes shipped in British Columbia far out. numbered other provinces - 5,321 compared to 3,419 in Alberta, 2,974 in Quebec, 1,652 in Ontario, and 1,581 in Nova Scotia. (Statistics from CMHTTA.) Between December 1971 and December 1972, shipments of Canadian - made mobile homes increased from 13,788 to 18,593. According to the Canadian Consumer Credit Factbook, published jointly by the Canadian Consumer Loan Association ' and the Federated Council of Sales Finance Companies, the main sources of financing for the purchase of mobile homes are chartered banks and finance companies. position. She maintains Mr. 'Shiner’s word he harm the Godfrey, a former North brunt of traffic congestion York Controller, was up aggravatedby the scrapping pointed to represent the of the Spsdins expressway. borough on the T.T.C. but no Mrs. Shiner said North longerdoessobecauseofhis Yorkneeded increasedbus duties as Metro chairman. facilities right away and will "North York should have a have special problems when representative on the T.T.C. to look out for its transit problems," she said. Mrs. Recently, under the National Housing Net, purchasers of mobile homes have become eligible for mortgage credit which may be used for purchase of land and mobile homes together, or for the home itself. Still today, loans from finance companies and chartered banks carry the costs of moat mobile homes. Today, approximately 350,000 people live in mobile homes in Canada, with a growth rate of ap- proximately 60,000 per year. The Canadian Consumer Credit Factbook points out that as municipalities change their attitudes toward permanent trailer parks, sales of mobile homes are expected to rise sharply. Asstatedinthe factbook-- "In the future, sales of mobile homes are expected to increase dramatically as the ranks of typical pur- chasers - young marrieds and retired couples - are augmented by lower income groups seeking relatively less expensive ac- comodation." facilities right away and will have special problems when the experimental dial-a-bus service is introduced to North York soon. The.Yorkyiew Progressive Conservative Association are holding a fall dance Saturday September 15. The association guarantees an interesting evening with buffet, lucky draws, door prizes and spot dances. Tickets are $2.50 per person. The dance will be held at the Navy Hall, R.C.S.S.C. Illustrious, located near the south east corner of Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue. Tickets are available now from Jack Newton, dance committee chairman, 636- 3166 or can be obtained at the door. I'Latig.?,em'ive ae- N ew. Dance record I For faster, more efficient optical l.. service and a bigger selection of eyeglasses H. W. MacDonald Dale attended Maple Leaf Public School, Queen- sborough Junior High School, where he received the Grade 9 Music Award, and Nelson A. Boylen Secondary School. He was a very talented musician and, although he could play the trombone, he usually per- formed on the trumpet. sudden death of Dale Trevor Braithwaite, M Grovedale Avenue, Friday, August M. Our deepest sympathy is extended to his parents Doris and Denzil, brother Stanley, sister Carolynne and grandmother Mrs. Amy Braithwaite. old, died suddenly at the Toronto General Hospital following a third heart seizure. The funeral service was held Monday afternoon at the Ward Funeral Home. attendance was set at Ontario Place when 107,507 people visited the site Saturday, August 18. This is the greatest number of A generally fun loving boy, Dale had Rheumatic Fever as a child and suffered heart damage. He will be greatly missed by his many friends. the greatest number of visitors for any one day since Ontario Place opened in 1971. The total attendance for the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) was 181,160. As of Monday morning, August 20, the cumulative for the 1973 season was 1,762,770. This nearly a half- million more than last season's cumulative for the same period Our community was +++ A warm welcome to Dalg, who was 18 years An all-time record high in eumuiatisie eason was Mi visit David and Eileen Robizuon and family, Peter, Stewart, DavidandMarkwhosrrived from Manchester, England, Thursday, August 2. The Robinsons stayed with his sister June Swindle and family of Mayo Drive. It was a first meeting tor the four Robinson boys who had never met their four 1726 WESTON RD. ttc,PHONE 249-9119 +++ It seems as though school just closed a few weeks ago to many kids, but I'm sure most mothers are glad school opens again Tuesday, September 4. Canadian cousins or Uncle Wart Swindle. They were here three weeks, one, week was spent at a cottage on Lake Couchiching, a few days at Stratford, and trips to Niagara Falls, Ontario Place and the Ontario Science Centre. - tMi?:'-,":':?:" V slr,":,";",'--,,'-,'--":-":--"::.':'-"':::?::'.' - a , “may?! “w T T .., 'e" i" " , " Fi. - x ; . t _ . t'.‘ K.RN "'.,cgyvr,j'ijj.t, :'-, k's F., '/r V _ a "ksFu :i 1.5-, M, 5 3i% , 'ii :55; _ '. 'is', rs,irt -f:' 5-3553, , ", '". _ _:ii'.:'a'. _ “3-: 1, i:'a' "tgii(,ii'i, V _ 'yi/ei/ii-ji/si,):,?:: Q' ' ae, Cat, i 'ss, (‘1. .. cr. ,:..-55- $1.55? "ttiii:):':,),'.',',):.;':':':':,.,;';.;'::?:':-: . 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Students returning to Register until September 8, 12: 00 to 6:00 p.m. daily CROCHET CANDLE-CRAFT WEAVING MACRAME OIL PAINTING CERAMICS _ PORTRAIT SKETCHING COPPER - TOOLING TEXTILE DESIGN WOOD WORKING Dispensing Opticians Dnmlhl Las Noll: 685 Sheppard at Bayview*/ 222-6573 CRAFT The COUNTRY WORKSHOP 1352 Weston Road Tel: 762-5675 Th! pat tonal; == in} MINI-skOOL " " A cmws PLACE I! luv-do ( ourf 5ii Brmmrlun Onve' 9frtl \Llrlthm Road IKS‘ Jane Stu-cl Lin Init Dunn Rnud' 'lnrant an: from 4 “cg-ks For prc-whnnlcn from I leurs l0 6 years. Programs tary from full, threc-quarter to half days. for No. three or liw day a week, A cream;- day nurscr) With a year round open program Nelson A. Boyle: Secondary School are to upon to the Catetorittgn at no Ban. and school at 1:!) pan, Staged: bination lock or 81.25 to purchase one, a pen, binder and paper. +++ A reminder that Monday, September 3 is the second last pick up day for the pilot project being conducted in our area. Place bundled up newspapers and corrugated cardboard alongside you garbage by 7:30 am. The area involved is bounded by Keele, Jane, Lawrence and Highway 401. The final pick up day is Monday, Sep. tember 20, 1973. +++ September is usually the time when moat groups start activities again. If you have any news or information that deals with this area please CLASSES give me a call at 244-0788. J, “941531 4mm I 438-361 I 348-0875 2“.va