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v- c t 5 b6 the tribune wednesday september 22 1382 sfiggfewsa recently the tri bune carried a page 1 story related to pend ing rent increases at winlane apartments 10s winlane drive stouffville under the heading may up rent in reply the apartment owner sub mits the following letter to the editor dear editor to begin with let me mention that the tenant who was so ready to complain about the im pending increase at 103 winlane drive had only recently moved into the building and was told before he moved in that this in crease was being ap plied for secondly why should one section of the community be obliged to subsidize the public at large not only six percent for six years because not everyone has the sto mach to go through the imposition of applying to the rent review board but all the other restrictions which pre vent a socalled land lord from applying proper business prac tices i would like to tell the public and the press that not every landlord is a gouger or likes to increase rent on a tenant whom he respects and appreci ates indeed the grea ter percentage of small landlords like myself are striving constantly to try and make ends meet why do the news papers erroneously try to put the burden of in flation on the shoulders of the landlord whoever can prove that a- landlord is im mune from present- day monetary ail- ments is more than welcome to try quite the contrary he is if anything more vulner able with the greater portion of his expenses being taxes heating and mortgage interest which arethe three items of considerable concern at this time rent control in ontario has proved its worthless incompe tence seethe im pact of rent review on rental housing in ontario a staff re- search report a pub lication prepared by the staff of the ministry of municipal affairs and housing released in july of 1982 and available for 700 at the queens printer on bay street the same government that im plements and con tinues this hypocritical practise spends money to find out why it should be condemned and then unemotional ly proceeds with its continuance i believe close to 200000000 was spent on this pub lication maybe the same taxpayers who fight increases in rent should find out why this money was spent on a research report the findings of which have been totally ignored by the davis govern ment caii it be that this shortsighted govern ment of ours in fear of losing their popularity with the general pub lic and realizing that there are more renters than landlords con tinues this hypocritical practise of rent re view in order to appear as a modern robin hood it has always been apparent there was more of the- hood in robin than the bird i how much longer can a property owner be expected to put up with a situation which forces him to pit his wits against the forces of city hall if he is astute and can pay an expert he fares better than his unfortunate counterpart who can not afford it should you be penalized be cause you are not a mathematician or phi- ladelphia lawyer to come up with the his- torical data on a prop- erty including title searches mortgage deeds etc is expen sive- timeconsuming and extremely diffi cult why should a per- sons business acumen decide the value of an apartment should it not be fairly decided by square footage loca tion and calibre if it is to be decided at all how much longer do landlords have to put up with abuse from the press who like the ministers from the government that i have spoken to public ly sympathize with the tenants because of the numbers game even though these same edu- cated people admit they do know the score the margin of differ ence between rents charged in any new building and existing buildings under rent controls is becoming so wide it is prohibitive to build even though a new building does not come under controls it is still affected who is going to provide accommodation in the future personally i think the editorial staff of our newspaper indus try should start to look at this problem with less mouth and more- brain i do not claim to be any kind of genius or selfappointed advo cate- but i can predict a serious housing prob- lem in ontario the like of which this country has never known i can foresee deteriorating apartment buildings whose owners cannot sell and cannot afford to keep i can see the same people now favoring housing and i can seethe same politi cians whoare now tell- ing their constituents that they will press for- the continuance of con- trols either retiring on a fat pension which they dont deserve or moving to different ter- ritories in order to avoid the confrontation of angry young people tired of living with their inlaws because i have a genuine desire to keep my rents as low- as possible and also in a national interest i have been participat ing in a government- sponsored energy con- servation program covering two years of building operation by the way with the pre sent rr system it is the landlord who puts in the time and effort but the benefits of such endeavors automati cally go entirely to the tenant this year the saving has already passed 200000 and because of a lack of funds only about 5095 of the recommended changes have been made as the leasing agree ment which is made with the tenants in 105 winlane states a ma jor appliance should not be installed in any apartment without the consentof the landlord the freezers men tioned in your article were installed without permission and would probably not have been detected without the escalation of the hydro bill which was brought to my attention by the aforementioned prog- ramin this respect i was advised by the hydro company that the present cost of run ning a small freezer was in the area of 300 per month this charge is strictly to cover the cost of power only it is aninevitable fact that increased utility costs result in less funds available for general maintenance and i felt that the tenants not in stalling a freezer did not deserve a cut in maintenance for the benefit of the people r g jr mt cv who ha veins tailed 2is -w- them the same ap- sjc plies to air con ditioners -j- in conclusion the day of reckoning is fast approaching time is running out the piper will have to be paid- one way or another ontariowillhave to- face the music and give the landlord a square deal or wait for a hous ing shortage like it has never known not to mention the effect on the construction indus try and its sub sidiaries a total revision is long overdue this temporary system of rent review that was installed in 1975 was- very inadequate as a longternr restriction now 7 years its-re- suls are devastating tht free market sys- tern in canada was one of th i best in the i world politicians in their iv ory towers should not try to dictate to a busi ness they know nothing about property agement is a complex profession taking many years of study to perform well a licensed property man ager would not violate his ethics or mistreat his tenants if he was iii danger of losing his license why ot license a person man aging a building any fairminded citizen would agree that reg ulation is far better than intimidation why try to intimidate the apartment owner with discriminatinglaws and abusive editorials disclaiming 2000 in creases municipal taxes this year were in- creased at 105 winlane by 3000 if the press hasadesiretqhelpthis cause why not start with the three levels of government where obviously inflation be- the ladies of the mis gins sion circle will meet in sincerely the baptist church eparker sunday school room mississauga sept 28 at 630 for queen of markham fair will be busy girl next week eighteen year old debbie fish qeft of unionville the 1982 queen of markham fair will be a busy girl next week debbie will attend many of the fairs events from opening night sept 29 through to its closing oct 3 here debbie is crowned by the queen of 81 carrie purcell of stouffville following her selection at a gala pageant sept 11 r jim thomas annual pot luck supper by karen marks claremont hathaway bros painting paper hanging airless spray interior exterior s commercial 115 main st industrial- stouffville residential free estimates 6403075 ti stouffville printing office supplies r main st 6402612 hallmark cards and gift wrap johnheatgn painting contractor i high quality decorating fully guaranteed airless spray completely insured i da 4 000 frtmt b4u south lake aluminum siding lalcan seamless building eavestrough products insulation aulhorlzd dmltf cellulose fibre insulation free estimates rr no 2 larry yakeley 6405909 stouffville four season aluminum salis al glenn- stouffville 6405603 alcan building wp products i v authorized dealer windows doors awnings trough fasciasoffitlnsulationsliding storm patio doors free estimates 4 4 rmawflfki timber wotk v li 640-1323- snow plowing free estimates planting sodding wayne tyson electrical construction new construction repairs renovations electrical heating phone 6402345 after 6 pnv or 6404275 tor emergency service barker roofing and siding ltd aicn i awtrtotttti dim repairs reroofing siding soffits seamless eavestroughing free estimates 26 years in stouffvfle area 6404966 concrete work waterproofing p stone work interlocking brick r pagnello developments ltd since 1945 2944670 for custombuilt homes call ron 6404804 their annual pot luck supper meeting ladies from markham and malvern will be welcomed to town dianne darling wh it c h u r c h- stouffvilles welcome wagon hostess recent- ly called on the follow- ing newcomers to townmr and mrs jack holt 20th siderpad rr 1 goodwood fromagincourtmr arid mrs grant vander- voort and son 92 tenth line south stouffville from vancouver mr and mrs howard for- tier and family 86 church street north stouffville from mar kham mrs ada gray- 65 mill street stouff- ville from toronto mr and mrs garry rodger 246 blair road stouffville from agincourt mr and mrs dan statham 105 church street north stouffville from pick- ering rev and mrs harley winborn300 main street west apt 202 stouff ville from toronto mr and mrs larry bacon 18 park drive south stouffvil le from toronto mr- 7 anil mrs david blow and son 597 maystone court stouffville from toronto and mr and mrs john roden and son 65 man- itoba street stouffville from vancouver guests and mrs dorothy pitts of stouffville will be guest speaker roll call will be a self intro duction and recollec tion of an interesting summer experience the baptist sunday school is having a fami- ly outing on sept26 with a fall hike and na ture study at dagmar meet at the church at 2 pm welcome back mary hill who is now at home and recuperat ing from her recent surgery open house willbe held at claremont pub lic school sept 23 from 7 to 830 pm meet your childrens teacher view their work- and ask about programs congratulations to bettyanne meredith who was received into full membership through baptism at claremont united church sept 19 the community will miss one of its senior residents bill coates whose recent death saddened us all there will be a bible society meeting sept 26 at 730 pm- in claremont united church ah are invited to hear andrew brridjar speak girls between the ages of six and nine arc reminded that a brownie gcttogether for old and potentially- new members will be brent from vancouv- held at the community er island hall sept 27 after school claremont sports association minor slowpitch tournament will be held in the park sept 25 starting at 9 am the mens slowpitch league thanks claremont legion branch 483 for their contribution to the suc cess of the league dance sept 18 iij the community wel- comes newcomers jim and judy gould and sons derrick and ladies with or with- out- preschoolers are welcome to drop into claremont united church each tuesday between 930 and 11 am for coffee and conversation cubs will be starting at 645 pm at claremont- public school sept 27 pa rents and interested boysbetwecn the ages of eight and 11 are in vited to attend this general meeting prospective leaders are also urged to come for more information call 6492215 business services 717 ske itrifcuhc goodwood masonry stonework brick a stock speciafeing in fireplaces chimneys v repair 6401299 j ken smurthwaite heating ltd air conditioning duct wtxk custom sht metal stouffville 6401428 pj spraying whitewashing barn paintjng j high pressure washing 8492628 miami repair shop appliance sales b parts service to all makes fridges ranges washers etc 3621311 check es well drilling goodwndom 6404618 irenountinglj jrvtf bdmm design f splus 498 15 f 6 v vlcl edwards contracting carpentry painting puttering roofing aluminum products al went guaranteed reason able prices free estimates 8w2119 wilsons water wells pujrni sales i servce tlmi 110 411 ballantrae contracting ltd additions new homes renoyationsbarns etc concrete work for estimates caul archie paterson 64047 smart shoppers know where to look for value wamfhndit chiropractor j a beal dc 66 toward st 6405114 by appointment editors mail dont need a dear sir several newspap er articles have ex pressed the need for a hospital to serve the communities of mar- kham and stouffville i feel compelled to ex press- my concern for what i feel will be need less spending of 50 million at a time when all levels of govern ment are being criti cized for over spending and are trying to cut back the following are alternatives that could be researched 1 allocation of money to scarborough markham according centenary for comple- thn prnvinnini rv tion of the top three 1967 and now 15 years later this threefloor 225bed capacity re mains vacant expansion is more feasible and economi cally sensible than building a new hospit al then too many people in this area are established with spe cialists in the shoniker building who have pri vileges in centenary hospital therefore a markham hospital would be of no use to them 2 establishing ambulance para medics located in floors this hospital opened its doors in i ross stevenson mpp durhamyork constituency office 1 visitsthe pickering area claremont community hall friday sepl 24 1982 4 pm 6 pm li you require information or assistance on any provincial govern ment matter my assistant will be on hand to help you or advise you v just drop in during the above hours or phone for an appointment dial operator and ask for tolmree zenith 331 30 j tt fir to the provincial gov ernments in session report july 1982 issue the govern ment states that para- medics should be work ing in the ambulance system by the end of this year this means that emergency procedures done in the hospital emergency depart ments will be extended right into the homes of citizens there will no longer bea need for a harrowing ambulance ride that takes up to 30 precious minutes to reach centenary 3 consultation with the coordinators of the markham transit au thority with the hope of arranging transporta tion to scarborough centenary during visiting hours r i only hope the pow ers to be will consider these alternatives be- fore divinginto the public purse for money that is not therei ivz wukeeptofcv f markham rr 2 ii- mmmiiteumiiiimlilllmmtmm