some of you may have heard me mention this article...

[vitalessence]

let's play spot the errors...

Region leads way in social services

FRANK ETHERINGTON



MATHEW MCCARTHY, RECORD STAFF

Jeanette Gingrich of Kitchener, with her children, Kyle, 12, Nicholas, 5, and Brooke, 2, feels grateful for the region's help.

SMART VOICES ballot

WATERLOO REGION (Jun 30, 2006)

Single mother Jeanette Gingrich thinks Waterloo Region

Comments

the userpic is for him, not you...

[radiostace]

Meanwhile, in Cambridge, Andrea Ferguson, husband Jason Sparks and their two children, Rebecca, 11, and Ryan, 13, are also in subsidized housing owned by the region.

Ferguson and Sparks -- on social assistance until they arrange education and career-upgrading courses at Conestoga College -- appreciate the programs available at the community centre across the street from their Rouse Avenue town home.

Ferguson wants to go to college and train as a social worker while Sparks, an unemployed machinist, plans to upgrade his education before taking a course in broadcasting. (????? since when? Not a lucrative job, believe me! Does some of his welfare $$$ got to you for child support at least?)

"Ferguson and Sparks pay about $156 monthly rent and, after all bills are paid, end up with about $800 in welfare and child benefit payments."WOW! I wish I could've found a place for $156.00 when I was working my ass off and only making $16,500.00 a year (GROSS, not NET) My rent even then (11 years ago) for a one bedroom apt. in Wingham of all

[ex_mirandal]

Yeah, that's just a little messed up.

hmmmmm

[lil_tree_frog]

obviously this reporter skipped those classes on fact checking

a) not Andrea's Husband, only been dating for 6 months or so

b) still married to actual estranged wife

c) not HIS children, those are hers, they're not even considered common law yet

d) he has $800 at the end of the month? interesting... where's the financial help for his biological son?