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“The cost of living and
particularly the cost of housing
in’ Canada keeps spiralling.

npwards. ‘The mobile home _
industry may have the answer to -

problem as their costs have
remained constant. :
- In spite of rising lal TT
material costs, mobile homes
have not risen in price during

‘the past five years..New-.and-
modern factories produce these;
homes more “efficiently. ‘Mass: ~

buying, . mass.
controlled Tabor and

’ sontrolied environment away -

from the problems of weather |

‘and other factors: have offset: °

” According to Dallas Gendall,
of

Trailer ’ Association, “factory
built hothes may be the answer.
to a ©very critical . housing

shortage. in Canada.’:And this"

. industry can provide housing at

a cost most.Canadian families
cancafford..~ 7.

.. A recent survey inthe province:
of Alberta showed that only 17

per cent of the families in: that,”

prevince -‘could-.afford ». t

“purchase a new home ‘wiih a
..° C.M-H.C. typeof lean: .On ‘the. :

-other hand, 0 per cent would be.
able. to keep up payments, ona

* financed. --

Thecostofa mobile-home with :
‘twoor three bedrooms,
completely ' furnished, runs

+ the past few: -years,""." Said
Gendall at the Canadian Moblie
‘Home*, and: Travel ‘Trailer’.
Association Show held recently”

‘from $6;500 to $11,000. A't thes. .in Toronto. ‘Just ‘eight. years

present? time “banks,-.. finance. «
“produced 1,500-mobile vhomes

companies ‘and others ‘are now
‘making loans for the purchase of

~-sTobile ‘ homes: with interést
-.'pates as-low-as 10.9 per cent.
: The usual length for repayment 2

. ofaloanona mobile home is 10..

_years; This. means that a home *

owner canbe morigage-free.for
many years. as. the life

expectancy of = ‘Rome is. 25 -

‘ago in 1963 our.

: with:
‘ housing - starts. ; In:*£970"- we
Produced approximately. LO,000°

* is predicted that by 198 ) we. will»
produce 46,000 mobile homes. ’’
“The industryi is always ‘looking. <
‘for ways. to: Keep: the ‘cost of -
mobile- homes ‘down and:

conventional housing starts. Tt:

na: foundation Or, on blocks in
five ‘hours.

answer to Canada’s ye the
wvernment ie The federal:

homés;,. arranged in-neats: yell:
“provide els communities, oul

woah “You deserve it—

if you choose

,

“mobile home . as . presently

made Of fibe rglass; weare using - om :
~an intermix 6f-steel frames and to accert mobile ani

= See : ve a a alumintn . . assembled homes.
OF a a foe falet Be prefinished plywoods; “hi
HS: TH EAIICE ) oor : ‘are being built in four uajts and
. : : = Joo ols iS stacked.”
eee ‘| Gendall stated --2 double wide. ;
bungalow. of -1,000 to 1,400: ]
pquare feet can be completed in’ ‘reasonable. --priced

HE MOBILE HOME SPECIALISTS | pai Seles
PSE one arefree trailering
Wo, (i) Kees we | good sense guide _

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a Phys Ara Ait FE 9 iB ck color st Reed treet me ey

2 ore moan,

pressure approximately 50: per
littlé preventative maintenance, cent, and store ina cool, dark:
"and safe driving, : _ place.

’ Paying attention: to, ‘trailer ‘2. Followtire - manufacturer's “
jires is “ one’. “important rule. inflation instructions.

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_ Remember:

. snowmobiles .-
travelling Canada's * highways...
every Season’ ‘throughout. the

n° «C¥eare
: ~ py lttoweh designed and tested

; the manufacturers ta assur

: "To ‘proteat the large

: a Seer eds aan legal inves Tent you have: made «in

way Speeds, - Wiese Gres your -mobile home, -its- cash

~ Fequire périodic inspéction and ‘value“Should be-fully-iinsured3
- fairly high inflation pressures ~ anq you will want the- finest
: for: maximum reliability - and protection available. .'

¢ At Norberg--and” Matheson=

For saie- and trouble ‘tree * Isnurance Agencies, you can be’
-trailering, follow these assured of this:

Fecomméndations: - They offer a most. modern

1. Buy'a good tire pressure ‘coverage plan: designed: by: th
gauge dnd use it ( You c.'t tell” Foremost Company ‘which ha
just by looking. ) - Specialized in: mobile: home:

2, Check air pressure when - insurance Since 1972. They are.
tires are cool. - . _” Fenognized by the. industry as
3. Never bleed pressure from leader in the field...
fires whea they are hot. /”..Foramost’s + “Mobtlowners:
~.4, Always check tire pressure Comprehensive’ 5
before starting a.n a trip. ( ‘And :
don't forget the spare. }

5. Inspect tires regularly for,
eats and bruises.

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~ 75 FULLY. LANDSCAPED.

40’-80’ SPACES

| CENTRALLY LOCATED =~
| Bur PAVED. ‘LAUNDROMAT
be CITY SEWER & WATER -

recently has answered part of a
protest by mobile. home park ©.

-owners,who. complained. last
year they had been made unpaid

taxcollectors for the provincial
government. - >

... The ;cabinet’ order makes
them paidtax collectors, as long —
as they_get their faxes in on
time. =... ;

. During?the last session of the .
legisiature, the.” gavernment,

‘introduced a: monthly Jee” un:

Tmobile homes in trailer parks,”

ranging’ up-to $8! per. “HORE
‘depending on ‘the: Size, ‘uf ‘the

mobile home. °

> Opposition MLAS criticized’

-thegovernment, saying that that

“andbile homes should be treated
the Same way as houses so that

Persons who livé in them could
be eligible for. the homeowner's
grant.

4 Trailer park operatdirs. S who

are required ‘to’ callect’ the

thay
put in the’position of collecting
taxes for the government:. *.’
Under the new cabine

‘regulations, -a - trailer:: park
. operator who turns inhis fees t=

‘fifteenth day of each ‘month. will

‘be allowed to keep 10 per'cen
‘Operators who refuse to’ file

ome parks” wilt

‘automatically. be Assessed! Sa

A spokesm: an for thie Municipal

Affairsdeparimient said the ne

“That's. what, Erwii
thinking of when they offer you. their
_ fine selection of Mobile Homes .

n a Fran Alleman are .

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