O O O { â€"- Serum? your community Since 1856 â€"â€" ’ ¢ 3 Media WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. 20M 0 wamwo. ONTARIO $1 INCLUDING HST 0 . - â€ï¬‚ 0 _ Housm .. ARTSFocus . rm Thelazz Room kicks †it . ofl’inthird crunc . . -/ .531 18 Survey will look at - ‘ availability of housing for local senwrs "“ 2 Bit huts IACKSON I . Chronicle Sta/I \ , group of researchers from the Um~ I ' Armty of Waterloo have teamed up ith the (lit) of Waterloo to deter- I . W . mine whether or not the city has enough ' affordable housing for seniors [ .. m UW researcher John Lewis and two _ - research students have created a survey 1 1‘05;qu with a range ofquestions related to afford P‘c leball "W38“! able housing for seniors in the city. includ‘ way m W100 ins: what factors might lead you to leave W24 your current home? Approximately how . much of your income is directed towards housing costs? Do you feel that there is enough affordable housing for seniors in . the CityofWatedoo? The march is being done in conjunc. tionwithbewis'workaspanoftheage h. . .. ,. .. r . A... friendly city initiative. spearheaded by ' l V" M m , fl . , _. '7 “' Mayor Brenda Halloran. in a report to flint “~30, â€7 . _ ' ooundlinhmeZOBJheagefriendlyadvi- mm â€WWW†_ â€Id? “in“ wry commit!†hishlishled affordabje WMaU-lmhtmaduwmnmhnuhm housingasalong-tennconoem. www.mrhmono-mwkmmagwmmmmmmm “Onethingl'vebeentoldpriortothat mwmmmummmmmmmmnmum report iaa number of residents expressed tumtohgaw. concern about affordable long-term care facilities in Waterloo,†said Lewis. an asso- W n’t help y g . ,- . ciate professor from the University of 0 you our ne um ‘ Waterioo'a school ofplanntng. 31mm Started in 2012 as a three-ya: have received some at all of the “I. As pan of their research. the team â€" Micky pilot project. the fund will have money they have muted. up ' which includes undergraduate research provided $50,000 to support toamaaimum elm students Rachel Martin and Incas Oldï¬eld he City of Waterloo is now grassroots projects throughout Last year alone. a applica- V â€" found monthly costs can reach as high ‘ I accepting applications for Waterloo when it wraps up this tions and one moral-don we as $3.000 or more to live in a long-term the second round offund- year. received by the city. requelting care facility in Waterloo. putting it out of ing through its Neighbourhood "l think it's been very well $40,204.27. Funding was prov“- reach for many seniors on a ï¬xed income ‘ Matching Fund. received by council. stall'and the ed for l7 projects and the 23 According to the Canadian Mortgage I The deadline to apply for the community,’ said KristySmith of applications was a signiï¬cant ~ a and Housing Corporation. housing in , 312.000 in funding is Oct. 8. The community programming and jump from the eight the fund 5’14‘4â€" f f E, (anada is considered affordable if shelter city has already distributed outreach service: It thecity. who received in 20t2. . , - J costs account for less than 30 per cent of $8.000 for five community heipafadlitatetheptogram. A sub-committee of the safe - 1‘ > - before-tax household income improvement projects through Since 2012. 29 of 41 projects and healthy advisory commlttee (1..“ IL: it: 1...; Wanna the ï¬rst halfofthis year. that have applied to the fund Conthned- . ‘ 3' WINDOW murmur-rs til-unusual“! a mums-um “various norm I HUNlb'. Slums. \NY mums on SHEER SALE ‘L w your, sin Trim BATHROOM muvwmvw 35% OFF. \ a a. O ‘ BUY 2 (-ET â€â€™th I I 5% OFF I (MM nearnm H Il'll.\ll".\'sl‘l~('b‘l‘li- T . "unit was" this aw I do... We (Eider: INTENORS - ~ Wm ‘ H “ “ you: (mt-int mmArM; a mum: (new ‘ ,, . ï¬rmwares ll (1mm. E. CW}: ‘ ‘- “nu titul\\b(2.\ .