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' â€"Serving your community since 1856 â€" ATERLOO “BEAR: o. O . THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2016 . WATERLOO, ONTARIO * $1 mcwomo HST ', mottolandmedla 4 ‘ mumsâ€"n" w b o o . -~ ~ “A“ . , . t _ ‘ l w - w- as. Semor housmg I A ~- s CITY LIFE . 1 ~ ‘ ., Veloczty Garage . crunch coming : _,_ . F . becomes one of . . . . i a"? was? i v‘ ” . tar est ee startu Local resulent’s eviction plight 1z “' ~; at»? E Q , ’ r we»? £51" ‘ s gacefr/Pa e 13p putsthefiwusonlackof t if” £123“ 5; f w ; . . P g , - - l f r". f ’ 3 f a aflordable housmg options . 1 v , t (1 . f we 5 _ . , _ g 7 BYSmmABmma j '- l , t Ti H] r f ..:.=. ' â€"‘ Chrom‘deStafl' l J r". _,‘ . t ~ ." ,. g T ' ~ _“ _"â€"â€"“_"‘ y » , , “fr k ~ , i L 4 ' ’ 11; l ' ' ‘ en seniors need affordable housing, 2 ’ A “V 2 >._ “1 gâ€" t g . ‘ _ 4 theoptionsarefewandfarbemeen. i ‘Z, {the ‘ ‘. 4 A' Betty Gottfried, 82, found that out i a f. t ‘ L _ e. . _‘ , when she was given an eviction notice from , , ‘ . a ‘ M ‘ ’,‘ , . "M9" .« Beechwood Cooperative Homes. Gottfried told i ' ' _ - ~ j ’1_,. . ‘ ' ‘ ' â€" A 4 g f . 7, y \ her story tothe Chronicle lastweekto raise aware- l a: 7 .~ . to! -, . , '. " \ ness about thehotsingproblemsseniors face. J an?“ r" l. . '_ " ~ “fi_w 1: SPORTS She, her son and berks! friend broke a series if a E‘lé'if‘w‘ . . t._ " ' . h k k of bylaws, claimed Beechwood. lite coop board “..."‘i,§guf"“'. i a; , a“ ""~* a“ A. ' 10718 [S "00 Ofi gave Gottfried, who is on a fixed income. 60 days ‘1'1‘5 '- 5“?! l’ggis‘a a. ' b- .. g a» . the Phoenix IO win notice. The wait time for affordable housing units l‘ if“? 353; ',;’_:.’ti"f:_f , ~ up . is: ’ ff " . “ . for seniors istwoyears l l f: ' 5. {£3ng if 1 ”V1: pig“? 1, ' ‘ ’ .. CWOSSA tltle “The stakes are high for affordable housing l . a V‘N":.*j.‘~‘~u, ‘ > ‘ ' , . .-f EL.» -4_ - . Page 25 because there are so few options,’ said Catherine 1 " ' 3 < ‘ “ l” ’ ' ‘ ' “' Fife, MP? for Kitchener Waterloo. “Gottfried's l m Mummmo my Wm M tension m on, community and 1 Scoring one for the homeless :- AT A. ffifl'fi’f‘ifl' across the province when it comes to affordable . Shawn Ellis tries to put the puck past the pad of Graham Gare during the Hockey Helps the Homeless ,_ " $45,343 : if” A “A a”, housing,’ 1 tournament at RIM Park last Friday. Somehow it stayed out, but the orange squad from Parkway Ford it: if» 4 ” 1363231335111 Gottfiied's situation is “heanbreaking' hut not held on for a 4.2 victory over Freedom 55. The third annual tournament included 16 teams and raised “if it! -‘7 W is (“Wt it ?" i" f“ H - uncommon. Fife said. $155,000 for live local not-for-profit agencies that provide support and services for the homeless. save $250 In October alone. Fife's staff helped seven ‘ K W P F l h b . . OFF ANY seniors navigate the affordable housing process to ‘ _ d SHlNGlf ROOFS, HAT ROOFS. Mbom‘ Oppy UH aunc nngs memories on MEN Roofs ‘ ”Our supportive housing situation is dire," said BY SAMANTHA Burn! turned 18 and was asked to enlist saries. r" Hie. 'We we facing a crisis with our aging demo, Chronicle Srafl in the Royal Canadian Navy.‘ Rev. Bruce Sweet spoke about , graphic. There is going to he a whole segment of t "7A M A "7 ' A longtime service officer with the importance of the campaign W YOU CAN TRUST the population who isn't able to live independent? = he HMCS (Zlaquat was one the Kitchener Waterloo Naval to a small crowd gathered outside finish-nu ly or afford forâ€"profit homes' of the first ships out of Hall, Association, Goufit was at the Kâ€"W the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 5 l 9_ 267-6707 ‘ , The last significant investment in affordable l fax on Christmas Eve in Poppy Fund kickofflast Friday. 530. WWW-WC“ housing from upper levels ofgrvemment came ’ 1944. All these years later, he can eas- “May we always be mindful all _ ' ' n. . ' . v ‘ in the early 19905. said Fife. E It was the ship Waterloo native ily recall his duties as a Signalman, life is sacred," said Sweet. "May we > ' “The Govemment has to recognize afford- ‘, lack Gough's friend was stationed raising flags and flashing lights never forget the service and sacri» i able housing keeps people out ofhospitals. offthe t on. It was the ship hit and sunk by to send messages to allied ships. fice ol all those who have and who trig?» _ street and healthy.“ she said. A a German u-boattorpedo. To keep these memories alive, he continue to serve. Now from here g"; at In Waterloo Region, 3111) families are on the ; Cough. now 92, was lucky and a group of cadets distribute we go to distribute these poppies ‘M waitlist for affordable housing and will wait many [ enough to he on the HMCS Trans» poppies in the weeks leading up to that serve as remembrance." ‘ t, ‘ . years longer than seniors do, said Deb Srhlichtt-r, cone minesweeper, further back in Remembrance Day. Nov. I l. (iongh, navel association presi- w dinettor ofhousing services at the region. the convoy of ships setting out to At least 200,000 poppies are dent Mike Edwards, poppy fund The region owns and manages 2,700 units sea that day, Unlike his friend, he distributed locally every year, said treasurer lim Fraser and sergeant» see PM” and also provides subsidies") landlords for ten survived Christmas Eve 1944 lim Meyer, rhainnan of the K W alarms Steve Mann switched out 10 and 11 for ants who don't make enough income to pay their "I lied about my age I was Poppy Fund. From the donations the ("anadian flag for the Remem» cm of Wm entire rent. Some landlords provide units below 17 years old when I tried to join collected. the fund supports mem hranre Day flag, which will fly WM Day averapmarket rent. the military,’ said (iough. "l was hers ofseven veteran service clubs above the legion for Nov ll. Continuedon M n caught, but two weeks later I with hospital equipment and bur Continued 1)an my ADVERT'SE t GO ' ‘MUL' |'MED|A' ' {a nu“ me I“ L" W ”5 YO U R M ESSAG . °N'L'NE’ Wlth Metroland - target geographically usnnq IP addresses _ ‘ - target behaviourally usmq consumer habits o . O - target "on-the-lly, but close-by" With our fully mobile programs ’. metrolandmedla Cd Tod Aw 519-623-3050 ext 232 . tor phones. tablets and other devtces ' ' omtm'omcwmw' or and WWW P