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Page 2, News, Tuesday, July 14, 1992 Basement apt. legislation Housing Minister Evelyn Gigantes has announced legis- lation to allow homeowners to create an apartment in their house. The proposed legisla- tion also allows homeowners to work with municipalities to create garden suites or "granny flats' in their yards. -"Granny flats and apart- ments in houses respond to the very real need for more affordable housing in Ontario," Gigantes is quoted as saying. "Granny flats are an inno- vative and compassionate way for people to care for elderly relatives. They promote inde- familiar place." tion industry. healthy homes." other by-laws. THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TERRACE BAY i The Township of Terrace Bay would like to sponsor the purchase of Composters. To l order the composters we need 100 people $15.00. | please call the town office at 825-3315 to i have your name put on the list. Anyone can sign up, but preference will be given to resi- i dents of Terrace Bay. pendence in a supportive and Apartments in houses could help first-time home buyers and cash-strapped homeown- - ers pay the bills. They also provide much-needed jobs for the construction and renova- "There are approximately 1,000 of these apartments across Ontario right now," said Gigantes. "This legisla- tion is also designed to make sure tenants in these apart- ments are living in safe, The draft legislation would make the creation of an apart- ment in a house a "permitted use" under local zoning and interested in purchasing them. The cost of} each composter will be approximately} If you would like a composter, | ATTENTION "WEEKEND TECHNICIANS" Our Parts Counter is open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday, and till 12 noon Saturday. See Zf Our Parts specialists will be happy to help. GM PARTS The expert choice. Spadoni Motors Ltd. _ 615 Winnipeg St., Schreiber, Ont. | Call 824-2244 or 1-800-465-3303 Community briefs compiled by Darren MacDonald The apartment would be a private, self-contained accom- modation with its own kitchen and bathroom and it could be created anywhere in the house: the basement, the attic or on any floor. The legislation includes draft regulations that set rea- sonable health and safety stan- dards to protect tenants. It also makes it easier for municipali- ties to conduct inspections to ensure these standards are being met. McCausland turns surplus According to an auditor's report issued by Strawson/ Fukushima/Enstrom Chartered Accountants of Thunder Bay, the McCausland Hospital ran a $103,680 surplus in fiscal 1992, which ended March 31. That's up from a $74,184 surplus in fiscal 1991. The hospital's revenues increased by $354,099 over last year, totaling $4,125,812. Expenses increased by $324,603, and totalled $4,022,132. Donations to the hospital took a big jump in 1992, increasing to a total of $72,482, compared with $18,882 the year before. The Hospital's Annual General Meeting was held June 24 at Schreiber Public School. Tiered emergency response system continued from page 1 for the area running from Gravel River in the west to Steel River in the east. "'We've always had a semi- tiered response system," he says, "but now when the initial call comes in, all services react automatically." Dingwell says he pushed to have the system implemented because there were a few inci- dents when accident victims had to wait an unacceptably long time for medical attention. "It came to a head here where we were having some problems, and this is the solu- tion we've come up with," he says. "A lot of the bigger com- munities also have tiered response--Toronto, for exam- ple, has it. "Jt just makes things a little bit easier for all of us," he says. and deck FOR SALE One only 14' x 67' Mobile Home -complete with 8' x 12' porch -2 Xx 6 wall construction - Thermal pane windows - Storage shed - Fridge, stove, dishwasher, drapes Must be viewed For further information, please contact:82.4-3398 Ext. 150 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Bonnie & Murray & big brother Darryl would like to announce the safe arrival of their baby girls on May 28, 1992. Kelly Lynn arrived at 4:42 a.m., weighing 5 lbs, 7 oz and Kasey Erin arrived at 4:52 am. and weighed 5 lbs. Very proud parents are Bonnie & Murray Scott of Terrace Bay. Proud grand parents are Aurele & Shirley Major of Schreiber and Bruce & Dolores Scott of St. Catharines. Proud great grandmother is Ann Etches also of Schreiber. Special thanks to Dr. Fernandes, Dr. Desa and the nurses of 5 West PAGH for the Sts excellent care given to mom & babies." Also, a special thank you to Dr. Joy Albuquerque for her excellent care. Rates referred to committee Schreiber Council has decided to ask the Disabled Persons Transit Operating Committee to take another look at rates for the disabled transit bus. The Committee had recom- mended that the rates to and from Rossport be reduced. Its recommendations were initial- ly rejected by Schreiber Coun- cil but passed by Terrace Bay Council. The matter went before Schreiber Councillors again last month, and they decided to refer it back to the Commit- tee, hoping to hear from them again by the end of October. Community calendar eAlcoholics Anonymous meets each Monday and Thursday evenings at 8 pm at the Community Church in Terrace Bay. *The Catholic Women's League meets every sec- ond Monday of the month in the basement of St. Martin Church at 8 pm... *The Chimo Club holds its regular meeting every third Friday of the month. eThe Disability Action Group meets the third Thursday of each month at 1:30 pm at Birchwood. The Northwestern Ontario Breast Screening Program Mobile Van will be set up in Schreiber out- side the Municipal Build- ing from Aug. 4-7. Women over 50 who wish appointments are encour- aged to call 1-800-461- 7031 as soon as possible. Appointment times are being filled very quickly. HAKKAR KKK KKK KK KK HKKKKKKAKK KKK KA KK Ni John & Chris Fy) Morris 7) 50th Anniversary \ July 18/92 2-4 pm. United Church Schreiber es Everyone Welcome