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4Ie IA IC -T11', PAGID 4, WITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, f991 Only 11pservice. paid to right to.ffrdblousing Totihe Editr. - Ru: Open letter1 NMinWistr Mu.lrNey In a letter dated Nc 1990, 1 was assured by niinister of state foi Alan Redway, that "a supply of adequate and affordable housing to Prime is a matter of deep concern to me and to.the governent." Three' months later, the >enber 21, finance ininister, ichael Wilson, the former, announced ini bis budget that "the r housing,- 15 per cent reduction ini planned, fimds for new socal housing, announced"in aset year's budget as part of the expenditure control plan, wiil be continued through 1995-96.1. One estimate -of this spending cut is that social housing wil be chopped by $411 milion over the support cancer canbe cANADIAN Peae give. Heoe 's a few Spring we've been working AV E on an elegant Wood craft solid pine Entertainment Unit, ~~320 featuring a hand carved folage medallion, 2 cassette drawers, retractable pocket doors and spaces to accominodate ail your audio/video needs. Also 32available as an aroire. -AVE NL Y ~,'i~ Iona 60" x35" solid Regular Prioe: $145 //>, oak Harvest Table with Our mostpopular ~, single side drawer. Or Bent Arrow Bowback take 20% OFF the price maple side chair. h~ ~ i fany dining table. The Bam: Markham Rd. & Steeles Ave. 293-2279 Workshop & Showroom: 370 Denison St. E., Markham. 475-2488 next five years. If you t1hink cf this i terms -of the- number of people who will flot be'adequately housèd. because of this action, the impact is, staggering. àt is disppointing that 'ý your government pays only lip service teý a fundamental internationally- recognized, (by. Canada itself) human' right: the right to adequate heusing. 'The finance minister's budget measure demonstrates clearly te me, and .xny celleagues in the Durham Regional Access te Permanent Housing Committee, a definite lack of 'deep conoern' on the part of your ovenmet about adequateyand afrdable housing. The non-profit and co-operative housing provided, by social housing programs is vital te the supply of housing that is adequate and affordable te a numbers >,~ t And they're just part of a OnJtISTDRE-WIDE SALE! 'SAV E 32% on SimplyC ty bunk beds. Reg. $555 NOW $375. Save up to $350 on a com- plete system including bunk bed, single bed, chest of drawers and bookshelf. Sale >prices on ail Simply Country furniture. Whitby: The MarketV ,i11age il11 Dunlop St. W. at Brock St. - NE. coxrner Kennedy & Stee les 668-2770 (beside Cullen Bam) 477-6104 large *segment of the Ganadian POEwesuggest that a replacement net be named for Mr. Redway as iiniter of state for housing, since your government dosm not'ý have. - a cummnitmnent te social housing, or housing. issues in general. You elhould use' the mioney wbich would net be spent on the salaries of, the ininister and bis entourage teo put back some of the fundsecut from socal housing. We suggest, as-well, that if you are looking for places te cut in 'social housing' (housing paid for by the taxpayers of Canada), you_ need look nofurther than 24 Sussex Dr. and StornaWay. Joan M.L Skelton, Cbafrman Durham Regional Access to Permanent Hmkoug Conuittee, Ajax Is itfar? To the Editom Sometimes, the fr-ustration is incredible. My husband and I moved te Whitby two years ago when we first got married. VWhitby looked like the place te start out for a bright future. Has Whitby stayed Idnd? Yoéur paper of March 20 quoted varlous preperty. tax increases of 7.4 per cent, 11.2 per cent, 14.2 per cent and even 15.4-par cent. Last year, our taxes on, a 1,100-square-foot tewnhouse went from $1,800 to $2,600. That is a 44.4 pq; cent increase. Now -yeu ère sugsting hard tax increases ahead. Does this mean that I can expect another 44 par cent increase te $3,600? r've.' studied very, littîs ucoonics, but^Ican'tbelieve that suha~increase could possibly b. warrantýd. I expec, te pay my fair share te cover.ail of the wonderful services that the region provides. But is this fair? 1Why, at a time when w. are al in1 such economic distress, does Whitby stress us further? Council should get serious- about tightening other 'b1elts besides those of the resident! Carrie Mle.» Whitby m7L <i i~i r WHITBY D[OMINION HARDWARE r k