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27,1991 @

Quebec rush helps
lift housing starts

Canadian housing starts rose to 202,000 units at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate in October, up 12 per cent from the revised FINAL
rate of 181, 000 units in September, according to Canada Mort- PROVINCE
gage and Housing Corporation.

October activity was the highest since May 1990, a 17-month

record.

Urban starts of single-detached units rose 18 per cent, from | Nova Scotia 403 5,000 308
68,000 to 80,000 SAAR. Starts of multiples were also up, with a 12 | New Brunswick 181 2,000 165
per cent rise from 78,000 to 87,000 units SAAR. Within multi- | Quebec (
ples, starts of rental apartments were down while semi-detached
units, row houses and condominiums were up. A

“Much of the October strength is due to a rush by builders in Manitoba 3,000 ale
Quebec to start construction before the provincial new home own- | Saskatchewan 1,000 53
ership Program ends in November,” said Gilles Proulx, Chief | Alberta 11,000 1,122
Economist, CMHC’s Market Analysis Centre. “Higher multip] ; ’
starts in British Columbia and Alberta also helped push up this
month's numbers, but overall, the high level of starts will not be | TOTAL (+10,000 Pop.) 11,870
sustained over the next few months.”

On a provincial basis, construction starts surged in Quebec be- | OTHER AREA
cause of a home ownership program that will end soon; starts al- | ESTIMATES
So rose strongly in British Columbia. Offsetting these gains, On- | (Less 10,000 Pop.) 2,837 35,000 3,161
tario posted a decline as a result of lower apartment starts for so- CANADA

cial housing.

TRAVEL

ANNUAL RATES

ACTUAL AND SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER
PRELIMINARY

ACTUAL SAAR ACTUAL
Newfoundland 160 2,000 162
Prince Edward Island 28 + 32

¢ 33,000 4,340
Ontario 61,000 4,128

_ British Columbi 2,249 28,000 3,417
146,000 13,941

14,707 181,000 17,102

SAAR
2,000
+
4,000
2,000
52,000
49,000
3,000
1,000
13,000
41,000

167,000

35,000
202,000

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27,1991

Aerosol tire inflators put on
Consumer Canada’s bad list

@ Car tire inflators may
not be as safe as first
thought according to
Consumer Canada

Consumer and Corporate
Affairs Canada warns that
many aerosol car tire inflators
contain flammable propel-
lants that can cause an explo-
sion under certain circum-
stances.These automotive re-
pair products seal punctures
and leaks while inflating the
tire. The propellant used to in-
ject the sealant into the tires
is a flammable butane,
prop and isob e mix-

aware that such a product has
been used.

The gas mixture injected in-
to the tire remains flammable
while in the tire. Therefore,
the following precautions
should be taken when subse-
quently repairing the tire.

Consumers and tire repair
personnel should:

* Handle all tires as if a tire
inflator/sealer has been used.
Customers may neglect to tell
tire repair shops or may have
even forgotten that an infla-
tor/sealer has been used.

¢ Never add air to a tire
treated with a flammable in-

ler without thor-

ture.

removing the

Under the H. dous Prod-
ucts Act, the labels on these
aerosol cans must carry explo-
sion and flammable hazard
symbols and warnings. These
warnings alert the consumer
to the hazards at the time of
use, but anyone repairing the
tire in the future may not be

le gas. If air is added
toatire ining fl. bl

few more times to completely
remove the propellant gas
mixture.

¢ Always make sure that
the repair area is well venti-
lated so that any gases that
are present will not accumu-
late.

* Do not use metal tools
such as tire irons, tire ream-
ers, rasps, hammers or other
objects which could cause
sparks, without first thor-
oughly deflating and venting
the tire as outlined in precau-
tion number three. These can
be ignition sources and can
lead to an explosion.

* Do not permit smoking or
any flame, spark, heat or oth-
er ignition sources in the work

gases, the air/gas mixture in
the tire may become more ex-
plosive.

° Before starting to repair
any tire, remove the valve core
and completely deflate the
tire; then inflate and deflate a

area when repairing tires or

rims.

For further information,
consumers should contact
their nearest Consumer and
Corporate Affairs Canada of-
fice.

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