Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 13, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday february 13, 1975 Axworthy urges North housing Bank 13 by Bob Lowery free press Northern reporter Thompson Man. A Northern housing development Bank to finance housing ii Northern Manil bans was Sug g e s t e d wednesday by or. Lloyd Axworthy director of the Institute of Urban studies University of Winnipeg. He told the 72 representatives of 13 Manitoba and Al Berta municipalities such a delivery instrument is needed to ensure that Well intentioned Federal and provincial housing programs actually meet North Ern requirements. Speaking to a housing Semi Nar sponsored by the Norman regional development Corpora Tion and the Manitoba Munici pal planning Branch he said government officials Are expert in playing the numbers game. They can give figures on hundreds of thousands of units constructed in a year but its always interesting to find out How Many Are built in scar Borough out and How Many in places like the proposed development Bank has a number of Prece dents in the United states and Canada he said. The world Bank also assists developing countries with housing needs in this manner. As far As housing is concerned Northern Manitoba is still very much a developing the Bank or. Axworthy pro posed would float Loans and be Able to assist individuals to finance their Homes. It would work with Federal and Provin Cial housing authorities to ensure that their programs Actu ally met Northern needs. Or. Axworthy Liberal member of the Manitoba legis lature for fort Rouge envisaged mining and other com panics assisting in building up the loan capital required., he thought pensions funds raised by the contributions of North Ern workers might also be in vested Here. The Bank could also have a technical Section which Widd include architects and other re source personnel living in the North who would be Able to de sign the types of housing suited to the Northern environment. There was Strong support for d r. Axworthy s suggestions from delegates at the seminar. He proposed that the nor Man regional development corporation sponsor a feasibility study into the project. Donald Pearson senior District planner for the provincial government explained that the of the seminar was to look at the housing problems Coil fronting Northern Manitoba communities and to suggest alternative solutions. Mayor Tom Farrell of Thompson said the individuals who choose to come to a Northern Community in most cases desire a place of their the mayor said to get individual units at a Price the average northerner can afford would mean a shift to Mobile Homes and modular units. Active participation by Federal and provincial housing authorities in assuring an even greater role in making Home owner ship possible is he suggested that Central mortgage and housing corporation extend the mortgage terms on its Loans to 40 years from 25 years. Also taking part in a panel discussion was David Jones Safeway shelter systems Cal Gary who stressed the Canad an dream of a Home with two garages and two bathrooms is Over for the first time his company makes Mobile Homes. He said canadians Are living in Mobile Homes and 13.3 per cent of All housing unit starts in 1974 were Mobile units an increase from 9.9 per cent the previous year. M r. Jones described the Quality regulations going into h e construction of Mobile units and stressed that the Type of Homes being constructed by Canadian companies qualify them for Chc Mort gages. He said the Square foot costs of a Mobile Home is to or. Pearson said the lowest Cost of detached House is Abou a Square foot. Other panellists were Victor Hamm assistant manager o Chc in Winnipeg and Aid Harvey Hanson of Thompson manager of Byron realty. The sessions after the panel agreed that modular and to bile Home units were an effective Means of bringing individually owned houses in Range of the Normal northerners pocket Book. The participants said that before Mobile housing can make a major Impact in the North a number of things Are necessary including 9 modular and Mobile Home subdivisions with lots that can be purchased. These sub divisions should be services As any others and subject to Simi Lar municipal controls and tax assessments. An education program to give the Public a new concept of Mobile Homes. A stronger technical input in the design and construction of the units. Investigation into new Means of servicing lots. It was noted in Gillam a serviced lot costs and in Leaf rapids Phoenix Ariz. Copper production in the United states in 1973 amounted to about 107 million tons mostly from de posits in Arizona Montana and Nevada. . Prof clears Garrison Economy drug shoppers drug or. Lee Clayton a professor of geology at the University o North Dakota has said that concern about ecological disturbances resulting from the Garrison diversion project is unfounded. In a statement or. Clayton said there is a negligible Chance of any related prob lems As a result of the Garri son or. Clayton said concern about the mixing of Northern and Southern Waters is based on ignorance of the past history of the Missouri River and the Hudson Bay drainage sys Ems. It is Well known by geologists that the Northern and Southern drainage were inter connected at numerous times and at numerous places pre Vious to years he said. Or. Clayton cited the history of several River systems in Southern Manitoba and North Dakota in order to substantiate Lis claims. 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