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wnt By DENNIS LANTHIER Developers reluctant to build opartnts The Examiner The apartment vacancy rate in Barrie of 265 per cent isnt bad says Greg Williams program manager lending operations at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp The corporation just recently completed study which is held semiannually during the first weeks of April and October respectively Williams told The Ex aminer The new rate is drop from the almost four per cent vacancy rate last spring but that really comes as no surprise Williams said More persons are apt to vacate premises in the spring and look around for muse permanent places rather than in the fall he sai The corporation further breaks down the vacancy percentage rate into the number of units each apart ment building contains The vacancy number for Buildings containing six to 19 units was mere 37 per cent he said The rates jump however to 103 per cent vacancy for buildings of 2049 units Buildings which contain more than 50 units have vacancy rate set at 164 per cent he said The statistics are not entirely indicative of the number of rental units in Barrie however Williams said The figures include buildings of six units or more only and do not take into account factors like roomlt ing houses and converted houses he said NOT ALI RESPOND In addition while corporation officials go to each building to ask for survey information not everyone responds to requests for information he said Williams said the corporation recognizes need for about 125 rental units to be set up in the city each year In 1979 there have been roughly 135 units under con struction including 114 units which are being developed by Lou Kozlov on Kozlov Street which will be ready for occupancy by April Traditionally the apartment vacancy rate in Barrie was always one per cent or less up until about two years ago Williams said But the addition in one year of about 350400 units including Highpoint apartments and Edgehill apart meéits improved the situation in Barrie Williams sai However it is not becoming economically practical for developers to build rental accommodation anymore Williams said That sentiment was echoed by developer Kozlov who has undertaken many of the recent Barrie pro Jects The purchase of land and mortgage payments makes it extremely difficult for developers to pro ceed unless they can afford to do so with their own funds Kozlov said To do it developer would likely end up having to charge about $350 now for one bedroom apartment Downtown the situation would be heightened became of increased land costs he said It could become necessary to charge even more for an apart meéit there in order for developer to break even he sai AVERAGE WAGE LOWER The average wage in Barrie is about 30 to 40 per cent less than it is in Toronto meaning persons could not really afford expensive rental accommodation here said the developer It is why development like the Bay Club has suffered Kozlov said Kozlov who says he has been in the apartment building business for 35 years says he has built enough cash reserves to afford his recent efforts in Barrie But there are few developers who can do it and special subsidy programs now dont really help all that much he said The programs actually just stretch out the time for repayments by developers he said Most apartment buildings are subsidized through the graduated payment mortgage plan Williams told TheExaminer developer given mortgage Plans are then submitted to CMHC which approves the plans and determines the number of dollars to be derived from the program Williams said In the first year developers are given $225 per 81000 of mortgage he said After that the total mortgage payment increases five per cent until the tenth year Then an equal blend mortgage is entered into with regular repayment attached the rest of the way said Williams It makes it easier for developers because in the first year costs tend to be higher said Williams As time goes on rents go up and payments become easrer he said goes through an approved lender usually banks and trust companies and is then ago is new development on Kozlov Street to be open by the beginning of April Examiner Photo There was good deal of discussion during public meeting held on the Dunlop Street East reconstruction proiect Monday night at city hall The some interest however was not shown in the public forum that followed Examiner Photo Forums on election promise gone sour It was an election promise that turned sour During the muniCipal elections last year secrecy in government was an iue of ma jor concern As result Barrie Mayor Ross Archer promised that four times year on the fifth Monday of the month council members would get together and outline activities of the past few months to members of the public The public would then be able to question council members with regards to recent decisions made and hy they made them The first session as promised was held in the early part of the winter Most of the citizens who turned up were concerned with the downtow improvement project and ac tually repeated many of the same topics which had been discussed at public meetings before Another session was held in the spring with similar results ONE KANCELLEI Iurnouts were so disappointing that the Barrie mayor canceled the session which would have been held at the end of July Last Monday another try was held and conditions it was thought would have been ripe for the meetings success About 50 per sons had tumed up at to hear the Dunlop Street reconstruction project discussed and it was expected many of them ould remain for the next meeting Just tour persons remained behind however and two of them were actually journalism students from Georgian College Ald Bill Knowles thinks he has an answer for the poor attendance guess its total public apathy he said People just dont seem to care notice of the meetings were certainly discussed enough It was good opportunity for people to nail their aldermen right to the wall he added TWO POSSIBLE REASONS Ald Alex Arthur said there are two possi ble explanations to the lack of public tur nout You can say either the public doesnt care or they feel they are kept up to date enough said Ald Arthur Theres no doubt about it its very difficult to get peo ple out to any kind of general meeting he said Council also dealt with many routine matters said Ald Arthur and it only con cerns people when it happens in their own backyards he said Mayor Archer also speculated persons were either happy with the level of govern ment or the information it received via the news media satisfied them It was brave experiment thatwas wor thwhile trying said Ald Arthur By TERRY FIELD Of The Examiner Eager to move into the modern age many developing nations are looking for help in setting up institutions to educate their young in the arts of construction and living with technology As eager are 10 of Ontarios 22 community colleges which have formed Ontario Colleges International OCI with the expressed purpose of selling at cost their expertise in those fields and their ability to develo college from the groun up For years educators and businessmen in other countries primarily England and West Germany have been acting as advisors to the countries of Africa South America and others says David Pugsley clean at Centennial College Toronto and administrator of OCI With the creation of the community college system and the emphasis on offering an education geared to the specific needs of community Canada can now get in on the action he says PERFECTI SLIIED From my observations the community colleges because they are young new and still dynamic are perfectly suited to working with the govem ments of other countries to set up similar systems Pugsley says These countries like our pragmatic businessoriented philosophy of education it suits their desires to develop Centennial started its inter national outreach scheme in 1976 but found that an alliance of schools prepared to pool their respective resources would be more able to ac commodate the varying in terests of various countries Pugsleysaid Georgian College is among the 10 schools taking part in project involving the establish ment of two technical schools in Georgian helps Nigeria begin school plans is Nigeria Don McKillican dean of educational and students ser vices said the new Nigerian government has yet to make final its commitment on the $40 million plan Were treating this project as an experiment McKillican says He also said the provin cial government is carefully monitoring the activities of 0C1 with an eye on expanding the organizations scope if it proves to be success Pugsley says government committee connected with the Council of Regents the govem ing body of community colleges and an arm of the education ministry is examining the value of selling our experience abroad The government generally including the Premiers office is impressed and pleased with the program and supportive SHARE EXPERTISE McKillican says the expor ting of the colleges ability to organize is one way we can share our expertise with other nations But the action is not entirely altruistic Its intended to be money making venture for both the school and 0C1 he says There are lots of other con tracts out there we can bid on Pugsley says the exporting of Canadian knowhow to other countries could make dif ference in the countrys balance of trade which is woefully onesided We import much more than we export each year The potential reward for program of this type is great Pugsley says The colleges will help developing nations start up schools provide guidance on training programs advise them on equipment needs and train prospective teachers among other services We are putting the em phasis on helping these coun tries participating in projects with them and cooperating with them Pugsley says Dots on this ministry of natural resources map show 1978 reported deer kills in Huronla District Most of the H9 kills were in Simcoe County Poachers dogs coyotes and collisions with cars are responsible for the deaths marked on the map Ministry officials estimate the recorded number represents only 50 per cent of the actual number of kills Harvest of 300 expected next week Fear of stockpiling deer justifies hunt By STEPHEN NICHOLLS Of The Examiner Ministry of natural resources officials decided to hold deer hunt in Simcoe County this fall because wildlife cannot be stockpiled says Richard Toth ministry biologist The countys deer population is healthy and the expected harvest of 300 deer will help maintain that good health by reducing problems posed by overpopulation he said in an interview this week Too many deer in one area can result in starvation and diseases Each year to 100 deer are reported killed by dogs coyotes cars and poachers in this area The ministry estimates the actual number of kills at about 200 year countywide hunt Nov and should harvest about 10 to 15 per cent of the estimated 2500 deer in Simoce County he said LESS DEER There will be that many less deer to be killed on highways or by poachers because of the hunt said Toth In the annual reproduction of wildlife populations there is surplus said Toth Its good management to harvest that available surplus Thats what were trying to do with the current deer hunt In the agricultural areas of south Simcoe County over crowding is not ususally problem he said Many deer can winter in these areas because food is easily available They stay in bush areas near corn fields or other sources of food which are accessible most of the winter under momal conditions Northern areas on the Canadian Shield do not provide suf ficient food and cover in winter Deer move from these regions into lowland areas where dense cover prevents deep snow from building up on the ground Heavy snowfalls can create roblems for deer however When the show gets deeper an 50 cm food becomes inac cessible and deer have difficulty walki Deer begin to yard up when snow epths reach 50 cm said Toth The deeper the snow the closer together the deer yard in an area Toth said biologists do not understand why deer gather together when winter conditions are severe because that practice is actually suicidal for the herd MAKE PROBLEM WORSE The animals make the problem worse for themselves There are more deer in one area competing for food Food becomes scarce and they start to die Starvation and disease weeds out weaker deer from the population The lawns are the first to die he said the does abort their fetuses so there is no reproduction or it is very low the next years The earlin are next Thtn the seven eight and nine year 01 deer ie off Only the fittest sur Vive The deer floundering in deep snow are easy prey for dogs and coyotes Major wintering areas in Simcoe County include CFB Base BordenTosorontio Township area Minesing Swamp Copeland Forest Medonte Towrship and Matdiedash T0wnshi high number of deer in areas close to man can result in clashes Last year 63 deer were killed by cars on roads and highways in Simcoe County Toth estimates the average col lision results in oodamage to the car involved That means cartldeer collisions totalled about $25000 locally in 1978 he sat In addition farmers complain that deer attack their Several Innisfil Township farmers this year said deer ravaged their market gardens said Toth One tamer said he had to plough under 12 acres of red clover because hungry deer rendered it unusable for seed Nottawasaga Township residents complained deer strip pedtheir fruit trees Theres fair amount of damage done to crops by deer said Toth but since there is no government compensa tion wedonthear about it tnooften Deer hunt limit of L500 More than 1500 hunters days of ecreation areexpectedtoparticipatein Natural KeSources next weeks deer hunt in Sim Minister James Auld said coeCounty special patrols will be on du The ministry of natural resources says draw was held and 1600 validation stamps were issued to hunters Richard Toth minist biologist says the hunt wil provide 5500 to 60m man ty during the hunt to guard agath trespassers Police and helicopter will be ready to respond to trespass ing complaints he said Each hunter has been notified at least twice in writing that trespass charges will be laid Tips to avoid hitting deer Slow down at deer crossing sign Watch for red orbs of deer eyes in your headlight beams Keep your high beams on as much as possible in deer wintry 4Wiieriadeercmsesinfmntofyotiexpectaseoondor third tofollaw 51urn all curves in deer country prepared to see deer ahead your horn when deer appear ahead of you Remember that most deer are killed on highways dur ing spring and fall Never Swerve to keep from hitting deer or any Wildlife It is better to kill deer than people Use your brakes only within safe bounds rainslick highwayisnoplacetobeahero Itoprinted from Sports Afleid Magazine May in issue