"prizes for NOT trashing houses."

[Guest Peeves]

Kudos to 'municipal authorities!

Selected excerpts emphasized. I certainly agree to the need to teach pride. Pride in the need to stop vandalism, "Little tips on cleaning the stoves, the fridge, stuff like that." And especially that "a makeover team visited the homes and offered minor repair and cleaning tips, cleaning products, videos and a guide kit. They were also required to pay the rent."

I'd certainly be proud. ... You? Fewer than 90 of 2,400 entered. The others must be already proud ?

Any way you cut it, it's a sad plight for the residents and a program that only shows up the disastrous situation in the six Nunavik communities in northern Quebec.

All the contestants had to do was keep their homes clean and well-maintained.

Facing a chronic housing shortage aggravated by overcrowding and vandalism, municipal authorities offered six Nunavik communities in northern Quebec a contest aimed at encouraging pride.

Of about 2,400 social housing units, fewer than 90 residents entered and completed the contest. Five won one of several grand prizes this week.

"Even though they're living in social housing, we wanted them to be more proud of who they are, their home and to better maintain and take care of them," said Mary Nassak, a spokeswoman for the program. "We try to make them aware that vandalism costs a lot and we're trying to encourage our tenants to avoid it," she said.

The Pivallianiq program aimed to reduce housing costs, which would allow the local government to purchase more residences to meet a shortage.

"If there's mould in the house, we teach them how to prevent the mould, how to take it out," she said. "Little tips on cleaning the stoves, the fridge, stuff like that."

Many of the homes were built in the 1970s and 1980s, she said, and vandalism remains a major problem.

While maintenance staff are on call to fix broken windows, doors and walls, Ms. Nassak said the program should make residents more mindful of both their own homes and of others'.

When residents signed up for the program, a makeover team visited the homes and offered minor repair and cleaning tips, cleaning products, videos and a guide kit. They were also required to pay the rent.

more at link.

http://www.nationalpost.com/Prizes+trashing+your+house/6779116/story.html

[TheNewTeddy]

LOL!!! HAHAHA wow, this is hilarious.

I for one can't understand why the group of Canadians, Northern Aboriginal/Inuit groups, with the highest suicide rates and the highest depression rates in Canada, can't focus and prioritize keeping their house clean!

Lets all point and laugh!

[Guest Peeves]

LOL!!! HAHAHA wow, this is hilarious.

I for one can't understand why the group of Canadians, Northern Aboriginal/Inuit groups, with the highest suicide rates and the highest depression rates in Canada, can't focus and prioritize keeping their house clean!

Lets all point and laugh!

Burning sweetgrass and sage a we 'speak'. That should help.