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A total of 28 schoold andâ€"or additions have been built or are under construction. This includes 13 new schools and 15 additions. To meet accommodation needs, the Metropolitan completing a hectic building expects an increase of apâ€" proximately 2,500 pupils over its enrolment of 85,000 in 1972. However, 11,000 year the board will have 15 relocatable schools and approximately 230 portables. The relocatable school concept was developed by in relocatable schools and Volunteer _ service agencies in Etobicoke and The Centre for Women, Humber College, are coâ€" sponsoring a conference entitled Humanizing our Community on Thursday, September 13 from 12:30 to 4 p.m., at Humber College, North Campus. The conference has been planned for volunteers and Page 4â€"The Times, Thursday, September 6, 1973 AT 207 OFF SUGGESTED | Q RETAIL PRICE EGLINTON "@h" 2032 Eglinton Avenue West T5 I)locksl avest of Dufferin t fr:?:e?ivery 783"6135 The Separate School Board Humber conference 50% OFF SUNWORTHY FLOCKS (IN STOCK) o â€" Benjamin /A moore raints Separate board builds ALSO COMPLETE LINE OF WALLPAPER SPECIAL!! sections to accommodate 330 pupils at a cost of about $190,000. It can be moved from site to site in whole or Six permanent schools were also completed this year although they were part of the 1972 building program. the board in 1969. It is a Over 600 new teachers have been hired to meet the needs of expanding enrolment and replace those who have retired or terâ€" minated teaching careers. The total teaching staff is approximately 4,000. There are 178 schools in the system including 160 at the elementary level and 18 high 6810. Guest speaker will be Toronto Alderwoman Dorothy Thomas. For furâ€" ther information call The Centre for Women at 677â€" potential volunteers who are interested in learning about the significant and varied contribution made _ by volunteers to the comâ€" munities. Six were built this For faster, more efficient optical service and a bigger selection of eyeglasses J. W. MacDonald Record year The prediction is based on the rate of increase shown in the first six months this year when Ontario domestic exports climbed to $5.23 billion, an increase of 19.2 Preliminary figures for the first half of 1973 confirm earlier â€" forecasts that Ontario is looking towards a record export year, likely topping the $10 billion mark. Dary Hodgins, principal of Vaughan Road Collegiate Inâ€" stitute, was among those awarded an Ontario Teachers‘ Federation fellowship award at the recent OTF Board of Governors‘ meeting, held near Kimberley, Ont. Presenting LAWRENCE avE w Need money? 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It is anticipated that by the end of the year the province will have exported about $7 billion â€"worth of fully 1726 WESTCN RD. ~~.PHONE 249â€"9119 MU‘ Wl Dispensing Opticians OTF. Mr. Hodgins was president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers‘ Federation for 1972â€"73, and a member of the OTF Board of Governors. manufactured gzoods. The remaining $3 billion will be composed mostly of food and fabricated materials. the award is Rev. Frank Kavanagh, retiring president of Canada‘s e »rt boom is also continuing with exports up 23.9 per cent for a total of Despite the demand pressure that made August a record month in real estate sales, definite signs emerged of a levelling off in prices. Toronto Real Estate Board figures show that in August the average price of houses sold through the Multiple Listing Service increased by Home prices level off The preliminary figures are based on information from Statistics Canada. $11.7 billion. Ontario‘s share of this boom is 44.7 per cent, off by 1.7 per cent compared with last year. only $99 compared with increases of $1,317 in July and $2,190 in June. In the central section of Metro, between Dufferin Street and the Don Valley Parkway, the average house price actually dropped in August. In July it was $46,479 and in August it was $44,750, This was based on 352 MLS transactions. Metroâ€"wide the average for August was $42,389 up from $42,290 in July. â€" Toronto Real Estate Board president William Allan has been predicting the levellingâ€" off since last spring. The increase in mortgage inâ€" terest rates has been a factor requiring realistic pricing of houses. In July, for example, 91 per cent of the houses sold through MLS sold at less than the asking price. With August accounting for a greater dollar volume than any previous month in Toronto Real Estate Board records, sales in eight months this year through the Multiple Listing Service stand at $508,296,926, surâ€" passing the 12 months of 1971 by $12â€"million. In August 1,794 agreements to purchase amounted to $81,929,194 or $3.7â€"million for _ every business day. In August of last year 1,507 transactions were worth $51,505,076. In eight months of last year the total value of MLS tran sactions was $393,252.723. The number of transactions increased to 12,035 for eight months this year from 11,749 a year ago. Resale houses predominate in the MLS market.