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r judyjdrrbdtefon the frorif por chil- dfeitfrolic on a summer afternoon her keswick neighbourhood is bustfing with activity people corning a hom from work of with shopping bagststrollirig along the streetor sit- tirigiri groups taking advantage of the shade thrown by maple trees v the setting isbethany coop ormerod has lived witivher husband steven aridthejr children since moyingto york region nine years ago iipppdjwho moved her family j northcfrorh a governrtient dized housing complex in scbpfougrsays missis affordable housing atits best a rhixtureof sub- j sidized rent- gearedtof income and market- valueapartments town- j phonies andhpuses gfrniped togeth- ex to form acornmunity those who can paymore help supplement those who cannot and ifris expected every tenant will pitch in be it by serving on a committee assisting witfrafimdraiser or ing with proertyupkeep tlthas all theelementsshe says r of a healthy conununity f lived- in ontario 1 total responses 250 s shouldjbe 35 14 per cent j should not b iviijk per cent this week s webisuryey- are you concernediabbuta lack of extracunricular activi- ties at yourchilds school yes or no- r 3 hawursayatyorkregionconr the results will be publisfied here iilxt trursc 2 jr- schdoladiities v staff photomike barrett jake judy jacey ormerond outside theirhome in keswicks bethany coop judy loves the project but there arent nearly enough of them in york region to satisfy the burgeoning demand v f lived- irioritario housing in willbe responsible for about 6200 moire units will remain scarbofoughandhatedit said units another l00j3loperate under patterson knows as well as any vormerod427thefe no com- jurisdiction of the federal and mumtytoebwdingiiivedinfor provincial governments twoyearsri dorit think i even knew sylvia patterson- director of hous- the neighbours an residential services with the shegestiirestbward the street regionsaid people in all sorts of sit- sijj uiu i i 1 uations singles lowincome fam ilies social assistance recipients and seniors rare inneed of affordable across vyhichthe children play and- shoutlri a grassy couftyaid tkis swa5 likprinransia one more affordable housing of all sorts is required in york region and officials in all levels of government agree there is a dire need for it how to make it happen remains the sticking point this was like- our answered prayers as far as i was cohcerried t she said c hers is a prayer thats likely on the lips of many in york region in 2001 mosewhqwanf affordable home in a setrjrigjthats decent for living t- and raising a family ft is a cbmmod- vitymdespelraelyrsnbrtsupplyr jv- jhe demand for such housing is evkiehb in- the messaged on the answering machine at the cpop office it informs callers there are no vacancies or rent subsidies avail- rental units you cannot fund this through the municipal tax basewe need the provincial and federal governments to take part sylvia patterson york regions director of housing and residential services 7 it runs the gamutshe saidthe alfonso gagliano during a forurrl this summer -j- the feds have put anbffer on the j table that would see ottawaahd the provinces cooperating on a 5050 basis to create a 13 billion nation- al affordable housing fund oak ridges mp bryonwilfert said the common response from meofferisanindicatioriofthefeder- regional officials the province and al governments desire to makegood the federal government is the same on a pledge to address the housing there is a heed to create more afford- issue made during themost recent able housing but it will not occur speech from the throne until allparties at the table ante up- r tfrom my perspectivejthatm- and commit to making it happen mitment is being honoured wilfert thats because this type of hous- said we wanttowqrk withevery ing is a multiurisdictiqnal jsstfev one to provide affordable housing 7 and while downloading by the as a york region mp wilfertsaid province will leave the region he iskeenly aware of the need for responsible for adninistration of- affordable housing here hes hope- housing herejqueens park and- ful acbrisehsus on the fuhdingplan ottawa continue to have a respon- is reached qiiicklyso that money sibility to fund new -projects- car start flowing to the cbrnniuni- patterson said- v r ties in which its neecied weulookat the state of extra curricularj activities in ybfk regions schbpjfeand talkctb boards umphleadersand stu- dentsabpurmeimpbrtoce activities what isbeing bfferel 1 which sbhobls arelparticipating and whydoritrmisssaturdays newspaper for thfe fullstory by stefaniarizzi is your child registered fqr hockeyr dance boxmindbqr soccer and piaiio lessbhs-uiis- ableahd none are likely to become need is great right across merlon fp j 1 c u vaablaytimesbbnv ipattereoriheadsmedepartoieht oucarmot fund mis tiirqugh once we have an agreement mdeedtheaemandforaffordi which has been gearing up to municipal tax base she said- we 11 make sure hopefully that york n v assume 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