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Before any mother is subsidized for day care costs, a ‘"‘needs test‘" is done. Social services staff determine in the test whether the mother can afford to contribute to day care costs. Mr. Johnston explained that in some cases the mother is subsidized completely and in others her income disqualiâ€" fies her from subsidy. Boarding house goses heat â€" Mr. McCracken promotes programs trying to encourage women to seek work and training. And without sufficient day care space, the programs aren‘t effective since the .men must stay home. *From our very narrow viewpoint in trying to get women ._to work, yes, there should be more funds, (for day care)" Mr. McCracken said. For many single parents in Waterloo Region, it‘s easier to stay on welfare or unemployment insurance than to take a job or training program. .at was the message given to the social services comâ€" tee of the Region at a meeting last week. The committee as presented with a letter expressing concern over the lack of subsidized space at day care centres around the Region. . It‘s reasonable to assume, he went on, that if more mothers had access to subsidized day care, fewer of them would have to remain on welfare and other family benefits. Day care shortage keeps mothers on welfare away from jobs _ Due to a lack of regional funds, many mothers applying for subsidized day care are being turned down, or else put on a lengthy waiting list. o to s According to the man who wrote the letter, Robert Mcâ€" Cracken, some of them have to quit their jobs because they can‘t afford high day care rates, and the Region has no more money to subsidize them. So ihey end up back on welfare, unemployment and mother‘s allowance. & Mr. McCracken works for the provincial community and social services ministry in Guelph. He‘s also a spokesman for an unofficial resource group concerned about duplicaâ€" tion of services in areas like family benefits. The Region is aware of the day care problem, according to social services administrator Phil Johnston, but there isn‘t enough money to go around. _ O "I don‘t know what the answer is, quite frankly," Mr. Johnston said. At present the demand for day care is ‘‘in excess of the budget", he said. e Many women trying to get work are making as much on welfare as they would from a job, but if they‘re working day care costs worsen the situation. Since mortgage payments also are "very much in arâ€" rears‘‘ The Canada Perâ€" manent Trust Company has taken steps to put the 91 Wilâ€" low St. property up for aucâ€" tion on March 27, under the power of sale clause in the mortgage agreement. The company‘s lawyer. Robert Bryson said that ‘"obligaâ€" tions to tenants will be honâ€" ored"" when the transfer of 'wnership is negotiated. When questioned as to why instructions were given to cut off the gas with tenâ€" ants still occupying the boarding house,. Mr. Matthâ€" ews denied giving the direcâ€" tive, and stated that neither he nor Mrs. Matthews have been owners of the property since December 26. 1978 However. Paul Aumuller claims Mr. Matthews adâ€" mitted being in the house the day after the gas was cut off. Mr. Bryson said that acâ€" cording to a search of reâ€" gistry office records Monâ€" day, Mrs. Matthews was (Continued from page 1) terloo, Mr. Matthews was landlord of that property in addition to 91 Willow St. and 128 Albert St., although all three are registered under his wife‘s name. A matter of dollars and cents Howard Elliott Chronicle Staff Writer By the time the house goes up for auction, the stuâ€" dents‘ prepaid rent will be almost entirely earned, and Mr. Flaxbard indicated he would not be initiating civil action to recover any money. He does, however. intend _ laying charges against the landlord ‘‘as a citizen breaking the law . According to the students‘ lawyer, charges may be laid under a Waterloo bylaw that states a landlord must mainâ€" tain 70 degrees heat in dwellings: or section 107 of the Landlords and Tenants Act for failure to maintain essential services. In the short term,. Pat MacKenzie said he would like to see Mr. Matthews fined for turning off the gas Fellow tenant Paul Auâ€" muller said in the long term they‘d "like to get him out ol the (student housing) buâ€" siness." Yesterday morning a reâ€" presentative of the Canada Permanent Trust Company paid the $419.90 outstanding gas bill. At 5:30 p.m. a Union Gas Limited serâ€" viceman arrived at 91 Wilâ€" low St. to once again hook up the fuel service. still the registered owner In most cases though, a portion of the cost is paid by the Region. Eighty per cent of what the Region pays in such cases is returned by the provincial government. The other 20 per cent is paid for by the municipality. Most privately owned centres in Waterloo have some subâ€" sidized children attending. Emmanuel Day Care Centre, for example, has nine or 10 in that situation and Parkminster Day Care Centre has seven out of 48. The Region‘s day care involvement is divided into three categories. First there are several day care centres operatâ€" ed by the Region, though none are located in Waterloo. Also, the Region contracts with private day care centres to pay part of the cost for parents who qualify. . The final â€" and most effective day care program is the home system. In that case the Region ‘"‘inspects, trains and supervises‘‘ mothers to enable them to look after several children in the home. Usually only four or five children are taken in to each home. At least one expert in the field of child care feels the Region should reâ€"evaluate its priorities in the area of preâ€" school care. Donna Smuck is the coâ€"ordinator of the Early Childhood Education Program at Conestoga College. She stresses that day care is vital in our society, and that there‘s ‘"no such thing as free day care‘"‘. “l;erhaps the 'Region needs to look at allocating funds to human resources rather than hard services," Mrs. Smuck said. . Social services workers visit the homes to ensure day care standards are kept up. The home care system is more flexible than others, Mr. Johnston said, so women who work shifts can still take advantage of subsidized day care. She doesn‘t believe there‘s a high priority placed on child care, or on getting people of welfare and into the working force. Putting pressure on the regional government is one way to start working on the problem, she said. **Two working parénts pay the same as a single working parent,""‘ she explained. â€" | Despite those programs, many mothers are finding day care too expensive and subsidies unavailable. â€" _ Mrs. Smuck feels there are inconsistencies in day care fee structures in both regional and private facilities. o She suggests that parents who earn $25,000 per year should pay higher day care fees than a single working parent who earns $7,000. By increasing fees in certain cases, Mrs. Smuck feels day care centres could raise their stanâ€" dards and make more room for children of needy parents. Mr. Johnston pointed out that the social services division has budgeted for 20 more subsidized day care spaces in their 1979 budget. But that budget hasn‘t yet beer_n_a_pproyed. And even if the 20 extra spaces are available, Mr. Mcâ€" Cracken doesn‘t think they‘ll make much difference. _ _ Private day care centres are at a disadvantage because they can‘t charge as much as regional centres, she said. Staff salaries at private facilities are four to five thousand dollars a year less than at a regional centre, she added. **Any additional space is an improvement,"‘ he said, ‘but I doubt an extra 20 (spaces) would have a significant imâ€" Dact." Staff "inspects, trains and supervises" The Kâ€"W Oktoberfest Woâ€" men‘s Committee is off to an early start and at a meetâ€" ing held last week they elected a number of chairâ€" persons and officers. Officers for 1979 include Alice Sc®tt, chairman; Linda Hammond, secretary and Dolores Worsley, treasâ€" urer. Chairpersons of subâ€"comâ€" mittees includes Jane Greb, Woman of the Year: Carol Oktoberfest Women‘s Committee elect officers Adding to the difficulties is the fact that private centres can‘t raise their fees for fear of making day care impossible for low income families. Mr. McCracken sees a future situation where businesses and industries will provide onâ€"location day care for their employees. He pointed out one example of a company in Guelph that is planning to build facilities into a new comâ€" Mr. McCracken and Mrs. Smuck agree that preâ€"school care is one area that needs considerable study and improveâ€" ment to cope with the increasing demand. Doesn‘t see high priority on children Private centres can‘t raise fees Guest speaker for the Women of the Year Banquet will be A. Raynell Andreyâ€" chuk,. pastâ€"president of the Canada _ YMCA,. _ viceâ€" president of the World Alâ€" liance of the YÂ¥MCA and a family court judge in Regina, Saskatchewan. Bratina,. Blooming Affair; Hilda Liebig, cake decoratâ€" ing: Alisa Feick. pageant and Janne Dean,. Oktoberâ€" fest Ball. plex. But, said Mr. McCracken, onâ€"theâ€"jobâ€"day care is an exâ€" ception rather than a rule. Until that changes, or someone comes up with a viable alâ€" ternative to the limited subsidy offered by Waterloo Region, many single mothers will have to stay on welfare though they want to work. Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, March 14, 1979 â€" Residents of the Beechwood North subdivision in Waterloo are anxious to get transit service in their area, but until council studies the situation they‘ll have to wait. Because of the light residential development in the area, ridership on city buses would be quite low, acâ€" cording to the report. But it also stated that extended transit would be more feasible when the area is built up more. . In an engineering report presented to council Monâ€" day night, the problems of extending city transit serâ€" vice to the Beechwood area were outlined. At next week‘s meeting, council will decide whether or not to do a transit study on the area. Such a study would examine the problems of extending transit routes and make a recommendation one way or the other. ' Co. reâ€"elects president Parents take note. The Waterloo County board of education wants you to know that its voluntary stuâ€" dent accident insurance offered by the Reliable Life Insurance Company doesn‘t pay the extra cost of docâ€" tors who have dropped out of OHIP . According to Kitchener trustee, Barbara Fraser. many parents of students participating in the proâ€" gram mistakingly believe this plan will cover the excess Parents are asked to check with their physician or surgeon about his or her status in respect to the Onâ€" tario Hospital Plan. Lutheran Life was founded to serve the insurance needs of Lutherans in Canada. The society is also acâ€" tive in various benevolent programs aiding industry. churches and other institutions. Directors of Lutheran Life Insurance Society of Canada have reâ€"elected Donald Axford of Calgary to a sixth term as chairman of the society‘s board of direcâ€" tors. An 18.5 per cent increase in assets was also anâ€" nounced at the meeting. Yearâ€"end figures indicated assets amounting to 54.1 more than double the amount held when the society opened its doors for business at the beginning of 1973. The Aociety has programs in British Columbia, Alâ€" berta. Saskatchewan. Manitoba and Ontario. Head office for Lutheran Life is located in the Marsâ€" land Centre. Waterloo. His reâ€"election was announced after the annual meeting, held March 8 at the society‘s head office in Waterloo. Insurance doesn‘t pay extra Study recommended on Beechwood bussing Waterloo at a glance. Donald W. Axford