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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 12 Apr 1989, p. 10

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| 108 Ki 1 _ Wa 1 747 : Lots of F 1 1 + i m on q : Beam I | Builtâ€"in Vacuums! ; 108 King St. N. 1 ! _ Waterloo ! There were bugs to be ironed out regarding attendant care. Of Then there was the matter of financing. The project appeared to be in danger earlier this year until the province raised the money it would make available. It has been a fourâ€"year fight to find the right location â€" on Kingscourt Drive. During that time 11 other sites were considâ€" ered. The Kingscourt Drive site is the first to meet all criteria, including accessibility to a shopâ€" ping centre (Conestoga Mall) and nearby transportation routes. Shamrock Homes Lots of Free Parking (Continued from page 9) TAX PREPARATION + Fully Experienced Tax Consultant + Business Services Available EGGETT TAX SERVICES 747â€"2388 745â€"0619 IN YOUR HOME the 90 units in the complex, 19 will be fully accessible to severely handicapped people. Of those, seven people will be provided with 24â€"hour attendent care. As well, some of the other 19 units will get partial attendent care. Providing this level of service in an independent living project is unprecedented, and required the cooperation of the province, the nurse‘s association (which will train the attendants) and other social service groups. Yet, Waechter says, placing the seven people in the coop setting instead of a nursing home or IRON AND BRASS BEDS $545 $595 Double Makers of the tamous Orthoâ€"Type Mattresses giving you Queen Cooperation between agencies is key to the success and uniqueâ€" ness of this project, says Waechâ€" ter. "We‘re bringing young peoâ€" ple out of institutions. We‘ll be providing them with a home and attendant care so they can go to university, or if they‘ve had a job before, go back to it with different equipment. That‘s what makes it exciting to me." The 19 handicapped units will be spread throughout the project â€" in the apartment tower as well hospital will save the‘province $99.30 a day per person â€" approxâ€" imately $250,000 per year. FredericG Double Set Prce Set Price Queen Set Prce King The provincial government will subsidize 62 per cent of the nonâ€" handicapped units, and the coop intends to find people such as single parents who are currently falling through the cracks in efforts to obtain affordable housâ€" ing, said Waechter. as in townhouses. All of those units will be fully accessible with sliding doors, specially designed kitchens, bathrooms, windows and lighting. As well, the apartâ€" ment building will have two elevators to encourage interacâ€" tion between handicapped and ableâ€"bodied residents. $199 _f[V# â€" Bedding Extra Quality and Prices Mattress only $179 Mattress only $339 Mattress only $159 Mattress Mattress Extra $299 $259 s499 You Can Sleep On‘ Set Price King Queen Set Price Set Price Double MATTRESSES FROM _ ‘5Q sweat and tears goi;é lvntt;“t‘;; project â€" a lot of human feeling," says Waechter. SINGLE SIZE While the province will pa to $9.3 million toward the);;_p struction of the complex, the cooperative committee has stil pay for environmental aids, They will pun:hm M&s, for exam. ple, to help residents take baths and to be able to operate lights and telephones with head move. ments. Special automatic sliding doors will also be paid for from @ q in Mattress only $359 Mattress only $209 Mattress only $189 M.â€"F. 9â€"9 Sat. 9â€"6 $339 $549 $299 a lot of blood,

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