Fenneil says Grits huirting Canadian steel, industry Scott Fenneli has ac- cused the Liberals of doing severe damage to the Canadia(n steel in- dustry because it con- tinues to confront the American government on the issue of exports to that country. Italian money stolen Thieves stole $8,000 worth of jeWelry and money after, breaking into a Powell Rd. residence sometime Monday. According to the Durham Regional Police Force, the, per- petrators entered the home by forcing op en the rear patio door. After ransacking the bedroom, the thieves took a quantity of jewelry including two rings valued at $5000 as well, as a gold pen, earrings and necklace. Also taken was a quantity of old coins and a yet to be valued amount of Italian money. Fennell, the incumn- bent Progressive Con- servative MP for the riding of Ontario , says his party would en- devour to work with the American on issues such as these. "The confrontation between the Liberal government and the Americans has cer- tainly cost us dearly,"> he said. "They haven't been co-operative and have not had the respect for our major trading partner that we should have." Because Lasco Steel la located in Whitby, Fenneil believes that the recent American government decision to restrict the import of Canadian steel could have a detrimental ef- fect on the riding. "4We' must protect those jobs," he said, "We have toflot only work with the Aniericans but we have to develop our own manufacturing base as well. " Fenneli said that Canada is not holding its own in terms of producing finished goods and services. "We haven't got enough finished product to export."' A Progressive Con- servative goverrnment would also encourage foreign investment and greater. Canadian in- vestment. "We wil repatriate a lot of Canadian money, " Fennel said adding that this wil create new jobs and bring about. new i- dustrial development. Reportfr( Queen'9S p4 By THE HON. GEORGE A (PC - Durham Wei Minister of Government IeIJhJ Ontario Housing ho Win, save mo.« Just as "a penny saved la a penny e =ergng of the Durham Area Housing wlthe Oshawa Housing Authorlty w money. Ontario *Housing Corporation chairi Moses announced the amalgamationc housing authorities on July 20, 1984, indic this merger was "'simple economies". housing authorities wll share offic modations and wil operate as one en Durham Regional Housing Authority. m WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1984, PAGE 23 resuit in the reduction of overhead costs by ap- proxlmately $34,000 per year. The merger wiIl not, in any way, affect the tenan- ts, the administration, nor the number of employees ) f ) In either housing authorlty. But, a question you're probably asklng la, "%'lut la a houslng authorlty responsble for?" ~ -Housing authorities are agents of the Ontario ar Housing Corporation and are responsible for the administration of low-rent housing for needy SHE, MPP familles, senior citizens, and ment.ally and st> physically handicapped persons in their com- Services munity. -The tenants in low-rent housing pay about 25 per cent of their gross income in rent. In 1984, the ~~ average rent paid by a tenant in Ontario's assisted housing was $154 a month. (J -Each housing authority has a chairman and i y members who are private citizens, with an interest in housing those in need. Ail members have been in- vited to serve in the new housing authority. e y -The, portfolio of the newDuhmRgoa n Housing Authority wll consist of 1,528 units. -Crently, OHO is sub<lizing some 115,000 units in arned' the more than 300 municipalities across Ontario, 9Authority representing one in every 10 available rental units 'WI save us in the province. The cost to provide assisted houslng wiil amount man Allan to more than $300 million in 1984, shared equally by of the two the federal and provincial gover nents. I know that eating that the merging of the Durham Area Housing Authority '. The two wlth the Oshawa.Housing Authority is a step i the 'e accom- right direction, and another indication of the com- tity - The mitment that your government has to, "keep the <This wlIl promise" and meet the challenges of the '80's.