Between 1973 and 1974, marrlages In, Canada tie oreaned 6.8 per vent, In the same perlod, the bleih rate took a dip by 0.1 per cent, Moat spectacular of all was the rise in divorees from 98,704 In 1973 to 48,019 In 1974-=F0 resenting an tive urease of 23,7 per cent over the one-year perlod, This upswing in divoree rate is not indigenous to ‘anada, hast year, the United States Census Bureau reported one milllon divor ves, Sin per eent of all married couples In the ULB, parted In 1978, In divoree, Canada Is still behind the United States, For ever marriages vondueted In Canada tn 1974 there were 22 divorees, Hor every hundeed marrlages conducted in the Unifed States, there were 80 dh VOFERA, The trend to higher dl voree rates has been subject of untold seholarly papers and Journallatle endeavors, ts divorcee suddenly fashion able? Are. there changing altitudes towards divorce Avvording to Ronald Copeland, director of the Oakville (Ontario) Family Service Bureau, the answer is "yes" to these queries, Copeland's agenvy seen bet: ween 1.5 and 2 per cent of the total po rilatlon of Uanviie (Pop, 67,604) in a 12-month period, Most of the vllents are In the throes of divorce, and, avcording to he direvtor most of them are at leant one year's salary It PEON creerermastomsmesrs NOSE RUSHMORE atau nem Bi Sa BL ds Lata. Does this mean that family finances are at the root of the problem? "They, are often claimed to be,” says Copa: land, “But in fact, finativial difficulties can be used to vover up the real problenin, "Y hnow many famille at almost the paverty level whw are completely content,” he ways, "Vet there are others who may be worth 2 niillon OF More Who cannot Make a go of marrage.” The Oakville Pamlly Ser vive Bureau's enperlenees may be unique In that the ageney serves & vonmunity whieh bonsts the highest per vaplia ineomea in all oof Canada, Revenue Canada 1973 reporis the average Canadian income at 88,005, That same year the average income in Oakville war 10,922, The reglonal miunt: elpality tlon 23 miles west of downtown ‘Teronto. There nemployment in March 1976 was recorded at 8.7 per " $9 Q Le’ 10 be Minimum 1 & Containers SHILLED @ COOKED @ READY-TO-IAT FOR FREE DELIVERY ANYWHERE IN GREATER VANCOUVER >» ty, PHONE, 669-2541 Bam-8pm DAILY vont, Unemployment across Canada at the same dle waa 6.9 per cent, Why sfiwuld auoh a init vlally secure community Buf fer such family disturbances f in faet money plays a role ih marelage breakdown? port of the problem, vlalins Honald Copeland, tn the emphds today's noluty puts upon PUsNUNRIOND, "Thinga Inean even more to poops today than {hey hd 10 ur {8 yades aga,” he anya, “We find people buying things wnt to Appenne thentselven, You've pot a problem, AY YOu BO Ot ane uy wonething Just to feel better,” ‘The purchase may invelve Wtolatively lnalgnifenne Hen Ihe a woinan buying a new heats Te cout also involve greater apending the an vapensive holiday, Here the family Ananolal provlens may vither begln or bagi to get WOEKE, lk would appear that if money and divore = are related, finanelal dintvana ts an effvet rather than a vata, he answer tles in matuee Hlnvenrneland golannentenpgterthia Blane eneouraget throual Agel clen Ike the Oakville Fantl Jerviee Bureau, and through wuspleus of the Assoulation of Canadlan Finanelal Corpor atone, According to Oale viile'y = Ronald =~ Copeland, faiiliian Wie liv ihe matte ity to fave the realltion of niarrled tite, be they soulal or Ananelal, will, probably run into trouble, no matter how Mitich money (hoy poOANeHN, SEAFOO! 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