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Arts council could benefit more Dozens of local artists have come forward in the past two weeks to add their name to the impressive list of local talent that is being assembled by the North Simcoe Arts Council. Arts council President Kamran Khozan said this week that the number of area creative people is far higher than the most op- timistic estimates of the arts council. "The response has been tremendous. It shows there are many people in the community who can benefit from the arts coun- cil. And many of the artists were people we had never heard of'. I believe we Sie Best foot forward Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre has asupply Marsh naturalist takes a visiting class cf of snowshoes for both experienced snowshoers and novices. Above, a Wye have an even larger pool of talent in the area that will be able to take part in our activities'. "The call for local talent issued by the arts council last month drew responses from as far away as Base Borden and Lisle. Musi- cians, painters, art teachers, a dance school students wearing snowshoes on a walk along one of the Centre's many trails. _ RRSPs THAT \ Contact: Huronia Credit Union 549-3191 operator and several crafts people have responded to the arts council campaign. "There are a surprising number of musicians in the area doing every type of music from old-time fiddl- ing to rock and roll. Some are amateurs but many are professionals, with years of performing experience in the area and across the pro- vince" Mr. Khozan said. The arts council now has about 2000 individual and group members and has sponsored several suc- cessful concerts in the area. It was formed to develop the arts as a job creating program spon- sored by the North Simcoe Community Futures Pro- gram, a federal job creation initiative. Last week, about 30 names were added to the artist inventory list. Work on the list, which will be used by the arts council to promote local artists and craftspeople, was to have ended at the middle of February but Mr. Khozan said work will continue on the list until at least the end of the month. "With the kind of response we have been get- ting it would be better to continue to give all of the artists time to find out about our work and get in touch with us", Mr. Khozan said. The inventory will be available to all individuals and groups who are look- ing for the products or ser- vices of local talent. As well individual artists will be publicized in NSAC pro- motional activities. Artists responding to the NSAC drive have been supportive of the arts coun- cil's work and many artists say they see a need for the artist inventory. County gets raise Representatives from the 34 municipalities at Sim- coe County Council have voted themselves a raise. At last Tuesday morn- ing's session, the members approved a report calling for an increase of $2.80 in the per dium received by each of the councillors bringing the rate up to $86 a day. Individuals appointed to the various committees of county council will also have their per dium raised to $43. In the same report, coun- cil also gave the go-ahead for a $500 increase in the annual salary for the Warden. Simcoe County Warden Eldon Bell will receive $14,100 for 1987. ATTENTION: NON-PROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS Create non-profit housing in your community. Get your application now, Meeting Ontario's housing needs, Applications are being invited for the de- velopment of 6,700 new non-profit housing units across Ontario. Construction on these units will begin in 1988. Groups should start planning their proposals now to meet preliminary appli- cation deadlines early this coming Spring. The Government of Canada through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and the Province of Ontario through the Ministry of Housing, will be cost-sharing assistance directed to needy households. Market units will be fully funded by the Province of Ontario. The program is open to all municipal non-profit, private non-profit and non- profit co-operative organizations. Local community organizations wish- ing to sponsor non-profit housing projects can apply for government grants to cover the costs of establishing non-profit housing corporations. Atfordable housing for those in need. This program helps non-profit agencies to create affordable housing for households in need of housing assistance. These include families, senior citizens or physically, developmentally and psychiatrically handi- capped persons able to live independently. For project proposals in this category, completed preliminary applications must be sw' mitted by Friday, May 15, 1987, to b- considered for the 1988 allocations. Housing for low-income singles, Some of the units will be specifically targetted to low-income singles. Organizations interested in sponsor- ing such projects must submit their preliminary applications by May 15, 1987 Housing with support services. A portion of the units will be set aside for groups interested in developing housing for people with support service needs. These include physically, developmentally or psychiatrically handicapped persons, the frail elderly, battered women and other socially disadvantaged persons. Groups interested in developing this type of housing are invited to special orienta- tion sessions - to be held in February at each Regional Office of the Ministry of Housing. 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