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p6 weekender september 13 1986 province seeks developers for new apartments ontarios housing ministry is seeking builders to construct 100 rental apartments for low and moderate income families in york region the proposal which calls for 340 new units in five municipali ties is part of the renterprise program of the ministrys assured housing for ontario strategy renterprise has already helped to spur the construction of almost 4700 rental apartments in 38 municipalities across ontar io housing minister alvin curl ing said in a news release this additional allocation will help more families in areas such as york region with low rental vacancy rates fifteenyear interestfree loans will be offered to builders with amounts depending on pro ject costs and firstmortgage financing at market interest rates these loans will help bridge the gap between economic and mar ket rents according to the minister mr curling claimed up to 40 per cent of the proposed apartments will be allocated to needy fami lies which will pay rents based on their incomes rather than on the size of the accommodation renterprise is an example of the public and private sectors working together to stimulate rental construction in areas with low vacancy rates and a need for rentgearedtoincome housing he added part of our assured housing for ontario strategy is to make basic affordable housing avail able to all in ontario mr curl ing said renterprise is an im portant element of this strategy builders requiring further in formation on the renterprise program can contact the toronto regional office of ontario housing corporation at 416 2247641 or the ministry of housing in toronto at 5856363 seniors plan fall outings claremonts senior citizens club met sept 4 to plan a busy fall agenda that includes out ings to peterborough and haliburton president doris wilson wel comed 18 members during the session held at the groups clubhouse on thursday sept 18 club members will entertain good wood seniors for a potluck lun cheon beginning at noon a von representative will speak in claremont sept 18 oct 16 and nov 20 on the topics of foot care nutrition managing your medication mouth and dental care safety and accident prevention the 1115 am information ses sions are free to all seniors the north pickering seniors have planned a trip to peter borough and haliburton on monday sept 22 for more information contact violet boniface at 6492175 regular club meetings are held the first 130 pm and third noon for potluck lunch thursday of each month national tfcnst grand opening at markville sept vat noon vv please join us in celebrating the official opening of our new branch at markville shopping centre on wednesday sept 17 i plan to be there myself for the opening ceremonies and i am looking forward to meeting you the first 100 customers will receive some terrific gifts and everyone can get to know our friendly knowledgeable staff were plan ning to have a fun time so why dont you join us sincerely yours wh somcrvillc chairman and chief executive officer amffi in f national trust a nationil victoria ami grey trustco company markville shopping centre 4793544 counselling for infertile couples a markham woman and a counsellor from the markham family life centre are back by popular demand to give help to parents who cant have chil dren nancy sues and joan shaw will lead another 16 parents in their infertility counselling and support group this fall the group was initiated last spring and both women were surprised by the way partici pants opened up to each other so quickly the very first night we could hardly get them out the door they were so glad to have found each other mrs shaw said infertility is an especially de licate problem she and her partner explained because bearing children is the expected outcome of marriage most peo ple dont understand that some couples are not childless by choice but by circumstances beyond their control a chance to share feelings the group allows them to talk to others facing the same or similar circumstances a markham woman who par ticipated in the last session appreciated this it was the first time ive been able to walk into a room and say this is how i feel and have others say i know what you mean she said people who can have children dont understand the anguish infertility causes they say silly things like you can have my kids for the weekend and they dont realize how much it cuts us the woman who asked to re main anonymous added that while circumstances may differ the group members share the same feelings the course is not designed to teach couples how to have chil dren although updated medical information is discussed and guest speakers can be scheduled at the parents request last springs group still meets on a social basis once a month mrs sues is a teacher at reesor park public school who faced in fertility problems several years ago mrs shaw is a primary ther apist with experience in family marital and individual coun selling the group begins meeting wednesday oct 1 at 730 pm and will get together every wednesday until december 3 at the milliken branch of markham family life centre 1151 denison st near warden and steeles aves enrollment kept low enrollment is restricted to ab out 16 people so call early to reg ister singles are welcome but mrs sues and mrs shaw encour age couples to attend together registration costs 70 for singles and 90 for couples but subsidies are available for those who cant meet the fee call joan shaw at 2942371 or 4750433 to register the pair has also been asked to speak at a meeting titled infertil ity facts and feelings for a pro vincewide infertility association they will discuss the many ways of coping with infertility and hope to lead the audience in a group discussion this meeting takes place wednesday sept 24 at 730 pm at bathurst heights library in toronto v hair salons fall specials highlights cut extra perms long hair extra 29 35 inclusive oiler does nol apply lo appointments with frank tony limit time offer valid only at markville location not valid in combination with other specials markville shopping centre upper level near bank of commerce 4776522