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.Walga Muliwwlelt No protest to seheme for water surfaces DYBftAD REAUME The. Chompon. Despite ruinblings lIt Burlinglon's polilical heavy bitters are increasingly wary, a grand-scale plan t0 quench nothl HalIons thirst for water moved another step forward lasI week. Hilton regionai couicil approved a short lii of companies t0 drift proposais for solv- mng regional %viser " aiS aln d noilli Oakville. Costil hiso agreed to begin dis- cussions with Peel Region about piping waser over flrin Hakon's rageeni neighiiour. Sevral tnenters of counécil hall waned they would proosl th1e mnesires because drey flk developinent in Hilton would only *proceed on dme bocks of local taxpayena. ntanyof whom would realize li51k ,ea i As maltera stand. regional council is contemplating eilher drivinig a water pipçlinc nortI t o Milton from Lake Ontario. hooking iea Peel's water supply. or both. Cdk calimatea range mno the boni- tired& of millions of dollars. Bulingson Mayor Walter Mulkewicb, a leading figure in the skepticu' camp. orgueil that th1e short lut'of companies shouki not 11e formalized u.011 after discus- sions with Peel were complote. "can envision a Halton-Peel Water Aulhority for exatople."* said Mayor Mulkewich. "if 18 net prudet 10 apgaxsve d1e dmo lisa until d1e procesa o discussio occurs. We would 11e sending oui lthe won muelle 10 these compaies. Mr. Mulkewich questioned th1e level of local ecnomiec bertelits and had rServa- Sa.l OPPONB<T popli 20 Iq - Compares and Sorvica Clubs in Moiton Reilon wtto donatad over $500 Io CNIS durlng the 4995t96 fiacal ear. Vas oprtW hajllwad CNIS su provid! sorceai 10 bënd. viaully miîma4rd and dasi Stand indisiol i the Holton eommunaty: Burtîngton Nation Licit Clubi CHWO Radis 1250 Communhty Foundation of Oalîvile GeStg.town bLin Clubi Oakvlfla Bover Mr. il Mr&. Gor W.Radfford Royal Canadien tAZ e.t Branit 1 3q Standard Produela iCanadal Lsd. Tartan Cotor &. Chemical ine. , own of Oakville United Wey of iurlngton. Hamilloiwentwovth UnMtd Wey of Hilton Hit United W*y of Milt__ A_ Unitad W&y oS Oilivill Héusînrhard alimesT Tough market for lower income residentsj *y PAUL. MTCIISION "olilly this wilI raise amme awavrtna01eils ofth » o excoeelng 30 per cent of houehoMold S.cia/ Io lb. CIurj*or situation of affordable housing," soid 'l'ed hicoge. ha Ilihughee thon ever to find a place go live if HldikWn<k. chair of the coailit. Newspapoe.aveudia mm reniaIeed in be higher ycaare on a fixai income in Ilakon. . And with dm1 Mike Ilanis govermnh looking "thon those in Canada Mortgage and Housingt And people depening on welfare are .ncoea. a( geltzng rd of rant conoIC and odber mewlres. Co<pouhion~s reniaI srvey. ingiy forced go spend more of Mher income on reit me'Il bce keeping clone lrack of ai aftordable bous- Other infornation from 111e report: accorling to the Hiton Houfing Coalition, a vol. g in& ie.- In NMod. the October 1995 vacancy rate wu unteer organizâtuos concerned wigh iffordable Th èlto u nBrington, Milton and lam thoan ce pet cent, compaaed wuth 19 9per cens hiti su Hallon Hils. thene is a $270 gap between dm1 aver- in Hamiîlton. lihe coalition said thsce per cent is A family -of four on social assistance. paying age thrOe-bdonn unit, and di1e maximum atelier considesed heabty. average retins Hilton. now bas lma ton $300 a comPonent Of social assistance -1de portion of a - Th1e waitîpg lit for iubssdzed housing renmss month go cover coller costs. such as fond and clolh- Person*s welface cheéque meani Io bce designited ýhigh-*ln April of this year. the Haion Housing ing, according to thiecoalition. for housing. '. Authority Iied 1,200 applicaions on ilswaiing list. That dtstresng tact, nid othcrq,.are cvntained in lThe gap in OakviLe ts an even higher, at $35K1 - The laji rentai housing unitâ b 1be bli in th1e first report card issued by lthe coalition last Figures from the organizalioni sy about 25 per Halion were aîaried in 1994. Lîsi July, 11h6 week. The nexq is t0 11e issued in another six cent of Hilton ItouseIolds caint alford 11he average province cancelled 247 affordable rentai ltousing moniuhu rent for a thraa-bedroom home, basei on shelter mit. sigei f- ioina n 14.11-i