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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), November 29, 1967, p. 23

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The Era NewmarketAurora Wed November 23 CONGRATULATIONS To Ontario Housing Corporation From Burgess Patterson Plumbing Heating We supplied the complete Plumbing Fire Protection Systems BURGESS PATTERSON Newmarket Aurora 7276403 Approve Own Raise BELHAVEN North Gwil- bury Township Council lors have voted themselves a Christmas present The council passed a bylaw last week giving themselves a raise The reeves yearly honor arium goes from in to for The deputy reeve goes from to Si and the coun cillors jump from last year to 1500 this year The figures were adopted by the Township Finance Committee earlier in the year Committee members said the raise brings the township into line with neighboring munici palities Best Wishes On The Official Opening From Congratulations From GUILD ELECTRIC Limited PAINTING By John De Peuter Sons Bradford We extend our Best Wishes on the Official Opening 113 Holland Bradford Phone We supplied and installed the modern ELECTRIC HEATING and EQUIPMENT 49 Bertal Road Toronto 7673156 ELECTRIC HEATING WILL KEEP OUR SENIOR CITIZENS Warm Comfortable NEW APARTMENTS On Street Healings The lack of noise is delightful Its the most considerate heating system ever de vised It never disturbs you Theres no vibration to tell you its on or off There are no products of combustion with electric heating Walls and drapes stay clean longer and you dont spend as much time dusting You always get the temperature you set There arc no una and downs in the temperature of electrically heated apartments Theres a steady gentle heal that stays at the temperature you set precise roombyroom control Cold and hot spots arc eliminated en tirely for Information on Electric HeatlngCall Newmarket Hydro 500 Water St at Main St PHONE We Congratulate Ontario Housing Corporation and The Town of Newmarket On The Official Opening Of The New On Friday December 1 Chairman Fred S Thompson Commissioner Hud Mayor Drew Doak This is the attractive modern allelectric apartment building that has constructed bv the Ontario Housing Corporation as rental housing for senior citizens in Newmarket It is located on Eagle Street in a charming setting with shade trees and lawns adjacent to an artificial lake created a dam on the Holland River The building contains heated suites Ontario Hydro photo Hon Stanley Randall To Open New Senior Citizens Building idWay achinery overs Construction EXCAVATION WORK for the new building was done by our skilled men and modern equipment Shovel Loading Grading Crane Service Heavy Machinery Moving 7 Royal Road Aurora NEWMARKET Stanley J Randall Minister of Econom ics and Development in the Ontario Government will for mally open the new Senior itizens apartment block on Eagle St in a ceremony start ing at am on Friday De cember Mr Randall and John ft Nicholson MP Minister of Labor will be the key speak ers at the ceremony which will be held at the site of the building at Eagle St W Suters vicechairman and managing director of the Ontario Housing Corporation will act as chairman Mayor A Doak will be present to extend civic greeting to the guests who will include mem bers of the Federal Govern ment and Legislative Assem bly senior personnel of the and and civic dig nitaries After Mr Randall cuts the traditional ribbon to mark the official opening of the block the tenants will be in troduced to him by Mr Sut After this the official party will inspect the dwelling units The party will then proceed to a reception and informal buffet scheduled to begin at at the Legion Hall Srig- St A tribute will be made there to the cohosts Model Homes Should the weather be un favorable the ribbon cutting and inspection of units would be the only functions at site The speeches would then be given at the Legion Hall immediately following the in spection of units The apartment building for senior citizens was a project of the HOME development sche of the Ontario Residents Say Theyre Happy NEWMARKET Residents of the Senior Citizens apart ment building on Eagle St are satisfied with their new accommodation So a survey by The Era of resi dents sentiments revealed A number of residents were Interviewed and asked to comment on living conditions in the building The replies of most verged on the rapturous Its just like something you dream about was the com ment of Mrs who lives with her husband En a ground floor apartment Another lady Mrs Dean said she was enjoying every minute of living there It was obvious from the happy expression on her face that she was loo Her friend Mrs Doig called the apartment com plex A wonderful wonder project for Newmarket Tell the government to build lots more like it was the exhortation of another resident Mrs A The Ontario government can certainly be proud of the pro ject built under the aegis of the Ontario Housing Corpor ation It has obviously gener ated a good deal of happiness for the 70 or so persons living in the block None of the residents Inter viewed could think of a criti cism to make I donl know what there could be to grumble about said Mrs II Brandon who lives on the fourth floor with her husband All expressed themselves most happy with their apart ments and none could think of anyone in the building who was not Neither could the superintendent Mr J Residents pay a rental based on personal Incomes Corporation It cost a total of Model Builders of Aurora were ehe contrac tors Boigncn and of Don Mills the architects Of the 56 units in the block 35 arc bachelor suites and are onebedroom units In each suite there is an entrance hall kitchen equipped with a stove and refrigerator three- piece bathroom storage lock er livingdining space and balcony The fourstorey building is electrically heated has an elevator and common room and laundry facilities It is located on a grassy slope ov erlooking Fairy Lake Congratulations From STRUCTURAL STEEL ELKEL Metal Products Limited NEWMARKET READY MIX COMPANY Best Wishes on the Official Opening Friday December I Elkel Metal Products Davis Drive I Newmarket We had the pleasure of supplying CONCRETE for this fine building NEWMARKET READYMIX COMPANY Mulock Drive Newmarket 8959787 A I row Extend Best Wishes mm fo Em To using And own vr K3 On The Official Opening Of The New SENIOR CITIZENS APARTMENTS Eagle St At Main Newmarket FRIDAY DECEMBER 1 11 AM As the General Contractors for this modern new building we wish to thank our Sub Contractors for their splendid cooperation which resulted in the com pletion of our contract ahead of schedule Thank You One and all for a job well lionet MODEL BUILDERS AURORA LTD General Contractors 8 Mary Street IPJ mi Ill tilt Aurora HUM Phone7275l Ill J S ft

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