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6 FOCUS - NOVEMBER 2015 HOME is where you hang your hat Bachelor pads starter homes large family houses cottages granny flats retirement digs shared housing condos apart- ments supported housing end-of-life hospices ......... Committee members back row left to right John Lucyk Luke Puckrin Valerie Cranmer Tony Janssen. Seated from left to right Lindsay Burnett Lois McIntosh Julie Curran and Tracy McGarry. Missing from photo Meredith Jackson Anita DeVries and Wilma Wotten. ousing needs change throughout an individuals lifetime. The Township of Scugog has a pro-active initiative to do its best to ensure that the housing you require at different stages of your life is locally available. Learn all about various housing topics at the Scugog Housing Symposium planned for Saturday November 14 from 10 a.m. to 330 p.m. at the Scugog Community Recreation Centre Community Hall at 1655 Reach St. in Port Perry. Admission is free and it promises to be of interest to people of all ages and incomes. There will be presentations on Housing for Retirement Living Home Ownership Options Secondary Suites and Community Housing Options. Keynote speakers will be on hand to provide information and answer your ques- tions. There will also be information booths set up by the panel presenters. North House Catering will serve a light lunch with donations gratefully accepted. This public information session is being hosted by the Scugog Housing Advisory Committee SHAC which was appointed by the new Scugog township council in December 2014. SHAC Chair Martha Casson pointed out that this com- mittee includes people from a variety of relevant back- H Th e p rovince is now p ermitting six- storey w ooden structures. Th e current vacancy rate in Scug og is less th an one p er cent.1. 2. Th e w aiting list f or sup p orted h ousing is an averag e of 5 - 6 years. Seniors are th e f astest g row ing demog rap h ic in North Durh am. 3. 4. LOCAL HOUSING TRIVIA Did You Know PHOTOSBYMARYANNFLEMING