Tuesday,
May
30,
1350
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Prince
Rupert
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News
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Reaching
Housing
me
Made
Available
a
"far-sweeping"
plan
which
the
federal
Fill
In
A
Questionnaire
Urges
Jack
McRae
Ml.
A.
liy
JACK
McRAE,
M.L.A.
During
the
first
session
of
the
twenty-first
Parliament
of
Canada,
amendments
were
made
to
the
National
Housing
Act
of
1944
for
the
purpose
of
facilitating
the
construction
and
ownership
of
home3
in
Canada
by
establishing
a
structure
of
joint
oper-
,nt,
through
Central
Mortgage
and
Housing
has
presented
to
assist
housing
construc-
In
Order
To
Ascertain
The
Need
For
Housing
In
This
City
The
Following
Form
Is
Inserted
For
Your
Convenience.
s
like
Prince
Rupert.
dition
to
the
schema
to
encourage
private
iing
ly
reducing
the
flown
payment
to
ono-
a
the
lot
pur-m
iM!,
,
Kiit
is
prepared
to
making
payments
In
excess
oi
tdlne
the
province
the
rentals
whenever
convenient
with
the
con-
ation
in
the
housing
field"
by
the
federal,
provincial
and
municipal
authorities.
i
.
:,
,
-
At
the
1950
spring
session
of'tions
to
be
carried
on
the
need.:
the
British
Columbia
Legislature;
of
homes
In
Prince
Rupert
musit
an
act
known
as
the
"Housing
i
be
shown
to
the
Provincial
Oov-
jerate
until
sufficient
such
payments
jid
servicing
of
rt-sale
or
rental.
which
a
nuinlel-
Act"
was
passed
authorizing
the
I
ernment.
Everyone
feels
that
Provincial
Government
to
enter,
there
is
a
definite
housing
snort-
petied
to
take
to
o!
the
housing
pro-
:Wpy
of
its
housing
Into
housing
agreements
with1
age
in
this
city.
Now
it
is
up
to
the
Federal
and
Municipal
au-
the
individuals
to
assist
the
city
thoritles,
75
per
cent
of
the
cost
'
authorities
in
their
survey
and
CITY
OF
PRINCE
RUPERT
to
be
borne
by
the
federal
gov-1
efforts
to
have
a
housing
scheme
ernment
and
25
per
cent
by
the
j
executed
in
Prince
Rupert.
A
Mailable
land
at
a
price.
provincial
and
municipal
gov-
poor
response
will
produce
littla
ernmcnts.
,
if
any
action.
On
the
othr
r.ves
to
in"
umi'iu-
had
been
accumulated
to
equal
the
down
payment
when
they
would
go
over
to
the
straight,
purchase
plan.
The
government
Is
unwilling
to
go
into
the
subsidized
rental
field
although,
under
certain
circumstances,
it
might
do
so.
After
the
city
has
surveyed
the
need,
officials
of
Central
Mortgage
and
Housing
will
me
in
and
make
the
necessary
preliminary
Inspections.
In
the
new
home
buildliuj
scheme,
one-sixth
of
the
ultimate
price
will
be
required.
The
federal
government
will
foot
7)
per
cent
of
construction
costs
while
provinces
will
pay
25
per
cent.
C'ofcts
will
entail
purhass
and
surveying
of
lots
and
crec-
aew
residential
area
i
t
;be
established,
tlw
providing
the
scrv-
n
a
20-year
period
This
information
is
being
compiled
for
use
by
the
City
Council
when
negotiating
with
representatives
of
the
Federal
and
Provincial
Governments
in
connection
with
housing
requirements
and
is
not
to
be
treated
as
an
application
for
housing
JitWIl.
The
Federal
and
Provincial'
hand-
if
there
is
a
housing
Governments
have,
therefore,
'
shortage,
then
a
good
response
taken
the
necessary
steps
to
,
definitely
give
assistance
to
assist
the
housing
situation
our
city
in
gaining
aid
to
re-.hroughout
British
Columbia.'
lieve
fusing
situation.
Each
municipality
is
being
ask-1
It
is
my
understanding
thr.t
ed
to
make
a
survey
of
housing
j
there
is
no
obligation
In
reply-lequlrements
in
areas
under
ibj
ing
to
this
survey.
It
is
merely
lurisdiction:
Your
city
is
now
i
intended
to
get
a
true
picture
engaged
in
the
preparation
ofjOf
existing
facts.
This
survey
13
such
a
survey.
i
open
to
anyone
who
feels
they
In
order
lor
further
negolia-
(Continued
on
page
7)
tlirno
which
the
is
prepared
to
en-
i
j
"lease-purchase
"those
who
are
un
ite
the
down
pay-
x
houses
by
lease.
Won
of
houses.
"
1
1
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FOR
MODERN
HOUSING
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IS
NOW
POSSIBLE
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PLAN
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on
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number
of
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in
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IF
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is
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would
you
need
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bedrooms?
If
accommodation
is
inadequate,
please
state
briefly
in
what
respect.
,
It
would
be
of
great
assistance
if
you
would
indicate
your
average
yearly
income.
Answering
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question,
of
course,
is
quite
optional.
Total
family
income
.
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Hall
or
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