The investor section of The Globe and Mail had an interesting article by Rob Carrick last week showing the financial considerations involved in downsizing from a house with a paid-off mortgage to a condominium.
While the information in this article is general, it highlights matters that we confront here at Islington 2000 as we jointly budget for the maintenance of our condominium.
Read Downsizing to a condo in retirement won’t always cut your costs.
The weather was perfect yesterday for the annual Directors’ Barbecue for Islington 2000 residents. As you can see everyone had a wonderful time.
Our hobby room was devastated by the flood, and has been out of commission since then. But finally, the new and improved hobby room is ready for use. There will be a meeting for interested residents who want to find out what’s available and how they can register to use the power equipment. Hobby room rules will be available at the meeting. You will need to register for this meeting before July 10th. Date and time for the meeting to be announced.
Meanwhile, here are some photos of the hobby room at present, and a waiver form for using the power equipment. Manuals for the power equipment can be found here. We recommend reading them carefully.
We had the most perfect weather for our annual deck party this year, as you can see.
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On Saturday, June 6th we were treated to a wonderful showing of the artwork produced by our resident artists, who meet here every Tuesday to hone their painting skills. As usual we were impressed with all the creativity, enthusiasm and talent. (Hint: You can see the images full sized by clicking on the thumbnail).
