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Home for Unmarried Mothers â€" Slated for Herbert Street St.â€" Monica House will help very much to solve a pressing problem in Ontario, where babies are born to over 6.000 unmarâ€" ried mothers each year. This number _ has been _ increasing about 100 each year,. and the existing 15 such homes throughâ€" out the province can provide care for only about 1,700 girls. St Monica House â€" a home for unmarried girls about to beâ€" come mothers, will be built on Herbert Street in Waterloo. It is expected â€" that â€" construction will begin this fall. The â€" number _ of _ unmarried mothers referred to the Childâ€" ren‘s Aid Society has been inâ€" creasing â€" substantially over the past several years, due largoly to the enormous population inâ€" crease in this province . Howâ€" ever. the rate of ilegitimacy per thousand births (in Ontaria) has changed _ only _ slightly _ since World War IL Ontario has the lowest rate in Canada. Néverthcless, _ from _ 1957 to 1965,. the increase in actual numâ€" bers receiving â€" assistance from the CAS has increased by 46 per cent. There are at present, no such maternity _ homes in the KW area. The closest are in Wamilâ€" ton. London,. Clarkson and Torâ€" onto. Accommodations in Toronto aresoldom availahle and are so crowded tha‘ it is rare that a girl has any alternative choice of accommodation Woelfare â€" workers â€" have _ also expressed â€" considerable _ concern about the lack of_ eduecational facilities, orâ€" opportunities. for thevoung girls of hisch school age who are in maternity homes and should be in school St Monâ€" ica House will include such faâ€" cilities havin _ classcooms and a library, as well as the help of teachers. Carl â€" Dunker, _ financial _ camâ€" paign chairman for the K W iB6J | 196 WATERLOO ST. JACOBS ST. CLEMENTS BRIDGEPORT ST. AGATHA HEIDELBERG CONESTOGO ouncil Approves Zone Change for Phillip St. .18 area, commented that "St. Moniâ€" ca House is designed to serve a wide cross section of people in our province, and as the years pass will render‘ a form of muchâ€"needed service. It will meet the specific need of certain members of our society. It is a special project with a special purpose, and will continue to serve long after many of our Centennial celebrations are forâ€" gotten " He reported that it would censt about $250.000 for the property, an acceptable building and furnâ€" ishings. This would allow for a 26â€"bed home,. with some office space and living arcas When the projectâ€" was first conceived and sponsored hby the Anglican â€" Diocese of Huron. it was emnhasized that something of lasting value, which could be of _ service to those outside: (as wellt as inside) the church. should It is expected that an Ontario Government grant would be apâ€" proximately $130,000, which means that some $170 000 (to include initial operating costs) would have to be raised through cash and pledges be undertaken. The home was considered _ _eminently _ suitable to serve this intention All unmarried mothers will be accepted, resardless of their race, creed or ability to pay. Girls who make use of the home will con tribute to the cost of their care according to their abifity. The O n t ario government provides Mr. Dunker noted that finanâ€" cial drive was already underway in London, in the southâ€"western part of Ontario and. along the Lake Huron shore. Brantford is now organized,. and the campaign will begin in this area in the early part of May. The amount to be raised must be secured "before" any grant will be _ received. WATERLOO, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1967 The total of this aid is almost $56.000. This figure. however. is over $27.000 less that that reâ€" ceived from stmilar sources last vyear The â€" University of Waterloo, which in a period of only 10 vyears has grown to become the third largest university in Ontarâ€" io. has received financial assistâ€" ance from area cities aod counâ€" ties The main reason for this lower figure this vear is due to cut backs by Kitchener and Water: loo County. The county cut their former â€" $6,500 _ contribution _ out completety, white Kitchenerre St. Monica House is the "first" social service project ever proâ€" moted by the Diocese of Huron in the last 100 years The new awakening of the church to the need for participation in proâ€" jects outside its immediate jurisâ€" diction is cited as one great reaâ€" son â€" forâ€" their sponsoring this project. Contributions _ to _ St. _ Monica House may be sent to P. O. box 801 Kitchener. maintenance subsides up to 80 per cent of costs per day per resident, to assist in mecting operational costs when the girls are unable to pay fees. The board of directors is repâ€" resentative of many religious deâ€" nominations. as well as social welfare _ and _ other interested groups. â€" PMans for_ St.. Monica House have been prepared by Anthony Horton, of the firm of Horton and Ball, architects, and have been approved by the Ontâ€" ario department of public affairs. duced their last year‘s figure Local Governments Aid University Otherâ€" area government sourâ€" ces however. granted more than they had â€" previously The cily of â€" Walterloo _ forâ€" instance, _ inâ€" creased _ its _ contribution _ from $18,891 to $29.714. The repreâ€" sentod the university of Waterâ€" loa‘s shure of a one dollar per Waterloo resident grant. solit «n In a leiter, read by city clerk Durward Preston, Waterloo Manuâ€" facturing noted that they had opâ€" posed such a zone change several times when it had appeared beâ€" fore council previously, but. reâ€" cently had agreed to not oppose a zone change if it was for the east side of Phillip Street only. The west side to remain as it is. (This agreement was reported by Mayor Paleczny, when this same question â€" was â€" considered two weeks ago). However, they had now learned that Waterloo Lutheâ€" ran University had purchased land on the west side of their firm which they felt would presâ€" sure council for a zone change The â€" County of_ Oxford â€" also increased |its. grant, which last year was $1.000. This vear. Oxâ€" ford made a $1,000 donation to the U of Wodibrary as well as offering eight $100 bursaries to Oxford County students attend Councit, Monday night, gave approval for a change to the ofâ€" ficial plan of the city, the first step in alowing a change of zone, from light industrial to residentâ€" ial, for the East side of Phillip Street. Robert Sutheriand, solicitor for a group of area residents, told council that they would not opâ€" pose a "special" zone change to allow the construction of the stuâ€" dent coâ€"operative residences, but they most emphatically opposed the _ Major â€" Holdings â€" proposal (which included a 19â€"storey high rise}. $65,.000 to $31.624 a â€" studentâ€" population â€" hasis be tween both unizersities Opposition was expressed both verbally, and by letter, to the change. Therefore. they would oppose amy zone change on either side of Phillip Street. They maintainâ€" ed that the area was most suitâ€" able for research type industries. Now. he stated, we all face a dillemma. The people are afraid of what misht happen. He stated that it was his feclingc that the student housing was a "sop" pul ‘‘We would most certainly not oppose the student residences,." stated Mr. Sutherland, "because to speak against such would be like speaking against girl guides and the Queen." Mr. Sutherland, who told counâ€" cil he had with him a pctition with 102 signatures opposing a zone change, reported that each had purchased their land knowing full well that the property beâ€" hind was zoned light industrial. which they would rather have than apartment buildings. Mr. Preston, reading from the letter, reported that they (Waterâ€" loo â€" Manufacturing) had noted that the purchase price for this property was in excess of what would be paid for industrial purâ€" Residents and Industry Oppose Zone Change BRursaries ars @ranted to stueâ€" dents on the basis of need as well as a good academic record, while â€" celhatior bins â€"are hased Continmued on Page 5) Bursary _ and scholarchin a« sistance is also being@ offered y five otherâ€" area counties _ The County of Huron is of{erimse ten $100 _ bursaries and _ two $100 scholarships: _ The _ County _ of Middlesex is offering | twa $50, bursaries: The Countvy of Perth ene â€"$100 bursary.. The: County of Tambkton twna ®530 bursarnes; and the County of Kont is offorâ€" ing â€" bursary assistance of a yet undetermined amount Questions asked of those preâ€" senting their proposals, (Howard Addelman for the coâ€"operative and Bruce Burns for Major Hol@& ings) brought forth many enlight» ening answers. The Major Holdings proposal consists of a commercial developâ€" ment fronting on University Ave. To the rear of this would be the 19â€"story apartment building, facâ€" ing on Phillip Street. 1 Questions and Answers: Q â€" (Sutherland)+ how much distance between the closest coâ€" op building to the nearest resiâ€" dent? i If Mr. Buros wikl guarantee that 85 per cent of the residents of the high rise will be students it would be O.K., but not just as another high risc. If council can not find nice compact industries that would complement Waterloo Manufacturing, Jâ€"K., he stated, but keep to the low profite comâ€" struction. A â€" (Addelman) about 70 feet. Q â€" (Ald. Alviana). how much parking space for students? A â€" (Addelman»,. 176 spaces. Only about 607 of stwients have cars.â€" This: will be enouch for next fen vears in@ the university forward by Major Hoidings. ‘We need a well thought out development ‘"if" council deem it necessary to change the zonre to residential. *"Let‘s have low profile buildâ€" ings similar to those proposed by the coâ€"operative residences â€" but most certainly not a 19â€"story monâ€" strosity. The other four, to the rear, would be 3â€"story. 16 unit apartâ€" ments _ for â€" married _ students, Howard Addelman, executive diâ€" rector of Coâ€"operative College Residemces Incorporated (CCRI{) told council that they would like to have two of the buildings rea by for January of 1968. with the others to be compicted by the fall of ‘68. Ald. Ledger noted that council would not be approving a 19 story apartment building. at this time, any change given now would be strictly for the student residences. The Major Holdinss project would be considered later, on its merit. The student coâ€"operative resi« dences would compose of 8 buildâ€" ings, four facing on Phillip St. which would be 3â€"story walkuns, and would house about 68 stuâ€" dents each. They would be located on four acres at the north end at Philtip and Columbia Streets. SUBSCRIPTION $3.00 YEAR (Continued on Page 8)