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onllomehildhggojea * . Betty Jane Rose and Lisa Ali of Waterloo will head to Kingsion, Jamaica today, along with 11 other Canadians, to work on a Habiâ€" tat for Humanity house building project * For the next two weeks, the Waterloo residents will be working on a site (donated by the City of Kingston) that will eventually accommodate up to 50 houses. Each house will be built on a conâ€" crete base and will be 240 square feet in size. The "Canadianâ€"Jamaican Partnership" , ari annual workcamp, is intended not only to assist HFH Jamaica to build homes for the "Habitat Canada has adopted Jamaica as our sponsored counâ€" try," said HFH Canada president Wilmer Martin.® Nine homes were build in Jamaica in 1995 from donations from Canada. it is exciting to sée this commitment grow in 1996 as we continue to build homes and hope with the people of Jamaica." HFH Canada is planning two Jamaican work projects in 1997 â€" mhh&ynfluhmmwhm can contact the organization at 885â€"4565 or 1â€"800â€"667â€"5137. Heather Clark of Waterloo is one of three runnersâ€"up in Canada Post Corporation‘s "Super Hero Search" contest. The contest, held as part of Stamp Month last October, asked children ages 16 and underâ€"to create Canadak next super hero, The 15â€"yearâ€"old Waterloo Collegiate Institute student placed in the top four for her super hero, Equinox, a native Canadian whose powers change with the seasons. Clark was presented with her prize package (valued at $700), along with an enlargement of her illustration, last Thursday in Kitchener. . A panel of four judges examined more than 22,500 entries before selecting the three runnersâ€"up and the winner. The firstâ€"place entry was submitted by a ‘Mississauga student -m:mmm::%umuc-p. «Canada Post will feature the original entries at CAPEX ‘96, and international philatelic exhibition held in Toronto June 8 through June 16. will be reducing the number of outstanding permits. _ Waterloo residents in Jamaica Waterloo teen a winner canvass to raise funds; *"We‘re doing a lot of good work in the commuâ€" o nity," said Paul Donovan, Waterloo Region area coâ€" J ordinator for the Heart & Stroke Foundation of J Ontario. "We put over $100,000 into health promo : tion in the region this year." The findings of a Decima Research Centre study, 6 released recently by the Heart & Stroke Foundation, mucm-b:?mwp. f passing grade" in terms of protecting themselves rkhnbunndnukrbmdyd-n 36 per cent of men and 35 per cent of women exercise , 63 per cen of men and 69 per cfldvl;tz-\-dcnpumdmd 65 per cen of women maintain a healthy weight; 72 per cent of men and 78 per cent of women have a healthy blood pressure; and 42 per cent of men and 69 per cent of women have a safe cholesterol level. "I guess what we‘re identifying with the Decima research poll is that, despite the amount of effort we‘ve put into health promotion and education, for one reason or another, the message hasn‘t gotien through," Donovan said. "For some people, that‘s 2 Waserloo matter of choice, for others, perhaps we haven‘t Stroke Fe reached them. What it says is that we need to step up ing on th our health promotions effort and we need to get the â€" ing camp message across so people will listen because, obviâ€" ously, they‘re continuing along their ways." As well as doorâ€"t0â€"door canvassing, events happening throughâ€" out Heart Month (February) include: P a University Doorâ€"toâ€"Door Blitz (Feb. 11) in which students from University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University will ’lWfiyflfl(afldfifiWsflc(Fcfi 10) at Fairview Park Mall: 5 m 1J last year. We know theae homes are selling at 'hwâ€"--ahnr.-. ) havieg the bighestaverage price of $110,/78.. . romes sell as it tends to distort the price mix. 1t appears M'UIMMMZWum throughous the region this week in an to help the Hear & Swoke Foundation raise $215,000, a seven â€"perâ€"cent increase over last year‘s campaign goal. The money raised through the canvassing campaign, which Es-duk Ride For Heart, will help 1 support disease and stroke research 2s well 25 CHUC) mm a Heart Smart Allâ€"Star Day (Feb. 14) at Westvale school in ham anige t ut w un un t 1t mt m m e m m m m w me uy sn ae s w P t. Home sales made a very sttractive home c‘-â€"a-fly*!-fihmy-r-hmfi;-h-t;-;n;nâ€"b get your jave fix. 1 think a latié with the right adornments (whipping cream.. cinnamon and ra» stimulate the economy relates to how bad the cconomy in Ottaws is these days. | abways belirved that onee Ottews got hit by the recession we would start to get positive action and now we arr Another good sign in our local cconomy is the increase in homes for sake these days. Siner the majority of homes for sale are being sold so people can buy another home in Kâ€"W. it would therefore lead me to believe the increase in listings means more home buyers. My {moads in We continue to predict a For all ing on the door of Waterioo resident Hermina Van Herpt. The canvass b-h-bi‘;-..?â€"fiuu-lh-. real estate needs call Ted Schart, Broker, 747â€"2040. w ara w iB uo 9 o 0 # a 0 9 # a AH C O G 4 0 4 G 4 0 09 a a o 0 0 0 0 9 w Those busi to participate in the event can contact the Heart & Stroke office at 571 9600 or Pat Arseâ€" nauk at the Howard Hotel and Conference Centre #93 1234 Also, on Feb. 14, local companies and businesses are asked w encourage employees to "Dress Red For Hean" by wearing someâ€" thing red and donating $2 t the Hear & Stroke Foundation Real Estate had a great year in 1995 and an Arthur Murray Dance Party (Feb 24) at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Kitchener P a Transylvania Blitz (Feb. 18) that will see Transylvamia Club‘s youth group stage an afternoon doorâ€"oâ€"door fundrasing P a Square Dance for heart (Feb. 18) at the Kmighus ol Colum bus Hall on Speedvale Road in Cambridge; Waterloo, in which 600 studenmts will take part in 2 morning health forum and 2 jump rope event, V % 4 to evaive as , more empliyees to town and that means home sale» TRagindate hinct~ % ST m&an.amwm % KINCG STREFT EAST, KITCHENEE 74404 way for new Thurséday by knockâ€"