NEWS photo Paul McGrath

ST. JOHN Ambulance cadets (left to right) Erica Krafczyk, Audrey Haboosheh
and Sheri Grahame ao through a mock first-aid scenario involving a victim
embedded with a piece of glass. The North Shore branch of St. Johns is cur-
rently looking for new volunteer members, particularly as youth leaders. Call
St. John Ambulance at 984-3475 for more information.

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HOUSING STARTS were
down [0.6% in December
due to low multiple unit
construction reports Canitdit
Mortgaye and Housing
Corporation (CMIHC).

Starts of multiple units in
urban centres fed] 24.2% to
47,5000 units in] December
fram 62,700 units in
Navember, Ato the same
time, single-deciched
alweflings fell less than 1%
to 58.500 units, front 38.700
last November.

“The December fevel, the
lowest since Mareh 1991,
reflects fewer multiple starts
in British Columbia and toa
lesser extent Ontario,” said
CMHC economist Michel
Laurence. “December

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Country-wide housing ~
Starts dip in December

results in fC. indicate a
pause following strong
activity in November”

“Single-detached — con-
struction was better than
expected despite the mort-
gage orate hikes during
December. However, the
higher rates are expected to
keep new construction in
check over the next few
morths.” Laurence added.

Urban housing starts: in
Ontario fell to 35,200 units
in December. from 40.700
units in November.

Much of the decline
reflected fewer condomini-
um starts in the Toronto
area. Starts of  single-
detached dwellings also fell
slightly from -he November

results,

British Columbia saw the
bivgest drop in urban starts
from a strong 40.000 units
in November to 28,700 units
in December,

Mulhtiple-unit construc -
Yon dropped mostly because
of fewer rental anits in the
Vancouver area and fewer
condominiums across the
province, By comparison,
starts of single-detached
units edged up.

Construction recovered
in Quebee with a rate of
20,500 units started in
December, up from 18,907"
units in November, Both sin-
gle and multiple dwelling
units contributed to the
higher levels,

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