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Jaycees believe also that economic jus- (Continued on Page 12) lferred to Richmond Hill, MI lHarrison in 1889 quoted: ; “A settlement seems to haw gsprung up here during th early years of the century am seems to have received the ap propriate name of Moun i'llllllllllllllllllltllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllWill“lllllll“llIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“illllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“lllllllllll\llllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\l\llll\lll\lll\ll\\\l\lllll\lllllllllllllll\ll\llllllllllllll\l\\\\llllllllll\\l\l\\\\\\lll\llllllllll\l\\\\|\l\lllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllll“tumult“\muuluulullll\l\\\l\l\l\lllll\\l\ll|lllitllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘l (“Municipal Organization in Canada‘s Second Century" is the title of this speech delivered by Robert Nixon. the newly elected leader of the Liberal Party in Ontario. Mr. Nixon was addressing a meeting of the Halton-Went- worth Liberal Asociation held January 17 at Burling- ton-Editor.) Year after year â€"- [or more years than they like to remember â€" Ontario's municipalities have set be- fore the provincial govern- ment a number of pressing and legitimate problems. ln essence. they have argued that they just do not have the funds for the job the province expects them to do. Their arguments have a good deal of validity. Yet, the Tory Government has taken almost no action in this critical area. For the most part our municipalities still operate under the general conditions of the Baldwin Act â€"â€" an act passed more than a century ago. The Robarts‘ government has a good many flaws â€"â€" but one of the most serious The most discouraging part of this whole situation is the apparent reluc- tance of Premier Robarts to protect the fringe areas. Metro can only move north of Steeles Avenue with the connivance and permission of Queen’s Park. So far that approval has been forthcoming in the matter of garbage disposal. The story is always the same. Faced with a serious shortage in wel- fare housing. Mayor William Denniâ€" son and Housing Chief Controller Margaret Campbell have been urging the province to grant the City of Toronto permission to use the former jail farm property at Langstaff for a huge welfare complex. Mayor Den- nison echoed the real feelings that every Metro politician has of the fringe areas. While praising the Langstaff site, he said its use would mean moving the city's welfare prob- lem right out of Metro. The full cry is on again â€"â€" if Metro has a problem that defies a solution then shift it to the fringe munici- palities. Faced with a housingr crisis Metro is ready to use the same line of action as it did in meeting its gar- bage crisis â€"â€" simply export it to the suburbs. At last year’s winter ses- sion of the Legislature Premier John Robarts granted Metro the right to begin dumping its mountains of waste in the fringe municipalities and since then Metro officials have been busy selecting dump sites in Vaughan Township. As a start under the provincial legislation, which came into effect January 1, Metro wants 600 acres north of Steeles Avenue and west of the Humber River as its first dump location. Now we are told that officials of the Ontario Water Resources Com- mission and the Metro Works Com- mittee are to meet February 7 to hold exploratory talks that may lead to a massive extension of Metro water and sewage facilities. The only reason for such an extension is to make more and more land available for residential development. But as usual at no point in the discussions has the province or Metro given any indication who is going to meet the demand for extra schools associated with new housing. Metro is anxious to open up Mark- ham, Vaughan and Pickering Town- ships for residential growth. Mark- The furore through the district over the past few years makes the need for this type of service self- evident. We feel that every munici- pal council would be relieved to know that Mr. Hughes with his determina- tion and know-how was running an efficient. cheap. sanitary. disease- free service to the communities. The outspoken and tremendously Qnthusiastic general manager of the Ontario Humane Society outlined his plans for a GOOD canine control program for York County, Monday night. His next job will be to approach the 14 municipalities involved for their support, not for capital funds but just contracts to do the job. Bob Nixon Promises New Deal For Ontario Municipalities Subscription Rate $4.50 per year its stubborn refusal to THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill. Ontario. Thursda} “Authorized as second lei Province Pay Costs lel’s Give It A Chance 7 An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 9cfiv tion Rate $4.50 per year; to United States $5.50; 10c single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian' Weekly Newspapers Association Published by Richmond Hill Liberal Publishing Co. Ltd. W. S. COOK, Publisher orized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa” ”(Em liberal f° ‘ has of the praising the its use would welfare prob- deal with the real problem of our municipalities. In the opinion of many people in municipal govern~ ment across this province it is a flaw which could prove fatal in the general election this year. The government‘s shelves are bulging with countless studies. reports and submis- sions on municipal govern- ment â€"- so many. in fact. that some persons have be- come a little confused. They know their municipal taxes have been mounting stead- ily: they know something must be done â€" but they are not quite sure what. Tonight I would like to outline -â€" as simply and briefly as I can â€" the basic reforms we advocate to meet the desperate needs of our municipalities. I want to deal with the subject in two sections. First, the services that our municipalities should be ex- pected to provide. And. secondly. some thoughts on how they should be organized. Ohviouslyn in the field of services. a municipality must be responsible for the basic ham's latest experience with Sub- division development was the North Thornhill scheme which requires a high school‘ three public schools and a separate school. In speech after speech Premier Robarts has made it abundantly clear that he does not intend to pay any more towards the cost of education. More housing means more schools and a further burden on the already hard-pressed real estate taxpayer. With close to 70 cents of every local tax dollar collected going towards the support of our school systems the point of no return has been reached for the tax- payer. Toronto’s morning newspaper has squested the housing crisis can be solved right within the borders of Metro without spilling out into the fringe municipalities. We quote from an editorial that apneared in the January 27 issue of that daily, “No one would dispute that we have a housing problem â€"â€" a whole series of housing problems â€"- and that pushing down the cost of houses is a worthy objective. But why are we being asked to believe that we have run out of space for new houses and that this is really at the root of the problem? How can anyone who has recently visited Scarboro. North York, or Etobicoke seriously accept the argument that we are standing shoulder-to-shoulder in 240 square miles of tightly packed territory? “The grass always does look green- er on the other side of Steeles Aven~ ue, perhaps, but our efforts to solve the housing problem should be diâ€" rected first to finding out why we seem to be incapable of developing the vacant land we still have. “There is plently of room in Metro Toronto for many more houses; room, too. for a measure of self-examina- tion among our elected representa- tives as to why our resources are not being fully used.” In the present situation, Mr. Ro- barts and his provincial government should ‘do one of two things. Either they should limit Metro’s housing expansion to land within its own boundaries, or provide some substan- tial assistance to the taxpayers in the suburbs should they be called upon to bear the financial burden of heavy new residential development. where on Yonge Street would be ideal but a good through road would cer- tainly be looked on with favor. There must be a community-mind- ed citizen in this area who has about 200 feet of frontage he would part with, reasonably, for such a worthâ€" while cause. This man Hughes sounds convinc- ing. Can he produce a comprehens- ive plan in the way he says he can? We hope the councils will listen to his presentation and decide that here, finally, is the proper way to handle the dog, cat and mistreated animal problem. If the society receives the con- tracts then let us all give it and Mr. Hughes the support needed to com- plete this Centennial project of the York Humane Society. â€" Aurora Banner. jobs that are of direct bene- fit to the community. I am thinking of such services as police protection and law enforcement. fire protection, internal planning and zon~ ing, parks and recreation, industrial and commercil de- velopment, the collection and disposal of sanitary sewage and the collection and disposal of garbage. But there are services which have benefits and im~ plications wider than the community itself. In this connection. I think of such things as public housing, ur- ban renewal, regional gov- ernment. conservation and certain roads. The responsibility for these services â€" which mainly affect property â€" is clearlv the municipal [tax- payers and. for the most part. they should pay one hundred per cent of the cost. In dealing with these ser- vices the province must rec- ognize that their benefits are not restricted to a particular community and must share. part of the burden» Finally. there are those services carried on by a Feb 1967 Glen Phillip, Ken Wallace, Doug Sutherland, Howard Hall and Garnet Leat, the executive stal- warts of Richmond Hill Jaycees are sending out an SOS for young men between the ages of 18 and 35 to come and swell their ranks. Those with an eye to the fut re could do worse than link themselves to a positiv development program suchjas is offered by the ‘Ju 'ior Chamber of Cominei‘cé’! Mr: Phillip will be hap y to discuss applications for membership. Call him in the evening at 884-4269. THEY’VE GOT CENTENNIAL FEVER T00 Good for them! They are going to need their enthusiasm when the Centennial Caravan comes to Richmond Hill. The local Jaycees have committed themselves to provide the loaves and fishes for the multitude of visitors that will swell the population of the Hill, May 1, 2 and 3. The Jaycees expect about 10,000 people a day and that will mean at least a wagon load of hot dogs and other goodies, have to be found somehow and that is no small undertaking. Torontonians just have to come to Richmond Hill if they want to see the Caravan. That is the nearest stop to the city. Lieutenant-Governor Earl Rowe, Premier John Robarts and Mayor William Dennison are expected to attend. One concrete evidence of the Jaycee Centennial interest will be the erection of a score board in the town park. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT IS THEIR AIM 1 Many fine tributes have been paid to the Jaycees as a result of their many activities in the field of selfâ€" development and community betterment The 01gan1zat10n is ideally suited to the ambitious young man, prepa1ing him for increased responsibilities in business and the community. Rambling Around municipality which benefit people in many parts of the community of Ontario. These services to people include such things as welfare, edu- cation, hospitals, the admin- istration of justice and ma- jor road connections. I know most municipalities want â€"- and, in fact. are eager ~ to co-operate in any way they can in providing these serv- ices. But they recognize. and rightly so. that the ex- tent and priorities in these areas are largely determined by higher levels of governâ€" ment. either at Queen's Park or Ottawa. They argue â€" and I agree â€" that the ma- jor cost of these services to people must be the responsi- bility of senior levels of gov- ernment. These governments, after all, have far greater tax sources â€"â€" sources which re~ fleet the general health of the economy. The ownership of real es- tate does not in many cases reflect. the ability. the re- sponsibility. nor the flexi~ bility to pay for services to people. In too many situations the job that must be done in ed- Young Men Get On Board â€"~ With The Jaycees Not Much Help When You Are Swam‘ped ucation and other fields ~â€" the job that responsible municipal officials know must be done â€"â€" has been hampered because we rely too heavily on the narrow real estate tax. This must be changed if we are to provide the serv- ices people will need in Can- ada‘s second century. Now. I want to talk for a minute about the organiza- tion of our‘municipalities in the century that we are just beginning. It is time we reformed On- tario's municipal act â€"an act designed for our first century â€" and made the province primarily responsiâ€" hle for services which bene- fit our snciety as a whole. I am thinking really of regional government â€" a concept about which there is a lot of controversy and con- fusion. Much of the confusion re- sults from the fact that the Tory Government has never made it clear what it means when it talks about regional Envernment. It has said. in government It has said. 1n effect. to many of our mun- icipalities: You must form by Elizabeth Kelson Now, in the official plan, Cen- tre Street is to be designated as a collector road. This will require drastic widening of the right~of-way and the removal of many trees and hedges. In addi- tion. the town would have the right to establish parking lots in strategic locations along Centre Street. once it became a collector road. Was/Mack Reports in the daily papers. on the death from rabies of a little girl in Richmond, Ontario, that the faurth Duke of Richmond had died in that village near Ottawa in 1819 of the same disease prompted as to republish William Harrison’s column on the naming of Richmond Hill. From the “History of York" Pleasant. It made reasonable published in 1885. which re- progress and in 1819 began to ferred to Richmond Hill. Mr. erect a Presbyterian Church for tlHari-ison in 1889 quoted: ‘the accommodation of the mem- ‘ "A settlement seems to have‘bers of that faith in that neigh- tsprung up here during theborhood. When the work of con- early years of the century and:struction was in progress. a :eems to have received the ap- very distinguished personage propriate name of Mount visited the spot. and his visit proved to he a very important historical event in its history, for it was the means of con- . . . t . . cmalltles taggggeggrlghfg: ,t llliiiiiiiilliiliilllllllliiiiiiiilllillliiliimiliiitllllilliliiiliiiliilllillliliiiv13 Your editorial of January 19, Man-Made Ugliness‘ is pertin- ent and timely. Although the editorial referred specifically to the situations at Maple and King, with only slight changes in wording it could also apply to Richmond Hill. Dear Mr. Editor For the past two years. resi- dents of the southwest area of the Hill have been forced to fight a constant battle to pre- serve the peace, tranquillity and beauty of the area. The fight began over a hastily developed plan to “improve" the area. This plan included efficient streets with road allowance 48 feet wide “basically clear of all en- cumbrances". Implementing this plan would have resulted in the removal of approximately 300 trees and hedges from 127 acres of the area. After a protracted battle the program was turned down by the Ontario Municipal Board because of the opposition of the residents of the area. “A settlement seems to have sprung up here during the early years of the century and :eems to have received the ap- propriate name of Mount There are many valid reasons CENTRE STREET AS A COLLECTOR ROAD Clearly what In Year: 6009 8y | The Oxfam office in Toronto, at 97 Eglinton Ave. East. also re- ports that the Centennial Com- mittees of Preston. Hespeler and Galt will declare an Oxfam month during Centennial Year. All service organizations in the lereas will he asked to hold a ‘hunger luncheon instead of ‘their regular dinner or lunch- eon meeting. Those attending will pay the usual fee which will go to Oxfam. ‘ Guides Adopt Oxfam Centennial Project The November rampaign of Richmond Hill Girl Guides in aid of Oxfam of Canada has so far netted $79.50. The girls left envelopes at all Richmond Hill homes asking that they be re- turned to Oxfam in Toronto with a financial contribution. Oxfam of Canada is a branch of the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, an organization started in Oxford. England to aid impoverished peoples. Aid is given to provide tools, seed. fertilizers and training in order to help people to help them- selves. Thornhill Guides conducted a :imilar campaign which to date has resulted in contributions totalling $66 while Concord Guides raised $6. Envelopes con- tinue to come in. however. Richmond Hill Guides have adopted aid for Oxfam as their Centennial project and will con- tinue to aid the organization after Centennial year is over. A Quebec Guide group is planning to hold a “hunger" meal for their annual mother and daugh- ter banquet. Instead of the usual dinner, soup and bread.‘ or tea or rice will be served and money sent to Oxfam in~ stead of being spent on food. why Centre Street should not he a collector road. However, the loss of beauty. the loss of some of the aesthetic side of day-to- day living of the whole com- munity is sufficient reason why Centre Street should not be sacrificed to the great god CAR. Yours very truly. “The visitor was no less a personage than Charles Lennox. fourth Duke of Richmond, who was then Governor General of Canada. His grace was on a tour of both provinces, during which he drove from York to Penetanguishene. The Village of Mount Pleasant being half- way between the two ends of Yonge Street was a frequent {place of call for travellers who Jstopped to rest and bait their horses. The governor and his retinue followed this example and remained in the village for several hours on their upward progress The Duke inspected the little church and talked with the workmen with great affabil- ity. After five years as a constant reader I would like to present a problem â€" a querulous one. I have just finished reading an account of a visit to New York. written by Mrs. Loren Guild. your'Headford Corres- pondent. I find this to be the most delightful article I have read in “The Liberal". This trip seems to have taken place a year ago and I can't help wondering why it has been kept on ice so long. I really think you should have shared this charming story with us before inow. EIGHT DAYS IN NEW YORK FOR ONLY $153.20 Dear Mr. Editor (Mrs. Guild informs us that the reason for the delay is very simple. She just never got around to writing the article until nowâ€"Editor.) “The people of the village im- pressed with His Grace's digni- fied and pleasant manner, de- cided to commemorate the visit by rechristening the settlement in his honor and bestowed on it the name of Richmond Hill." The article went on to record the death of the Duke on Aug» List 27. 1819, from rabies and claimed his visit to Richmond Hill occurred in July. Mr. Harrison took exception to this story ~â€" having talked to some residents. who as young men had worked on building Contmued on Page 12 DOUGLAS H. PIMLOTT Yours sincerely. MARION' J. MILLS 20 Helen Avenue, Thornhill. 65 Centre St. West Richmond Hill. I867 Talk about dedication. and zeal. and love of duty. the main components of a "Volunteer‘s" makeup: One of the directors of the Richmond Hill a; District Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society (who shall remain name- less. by request). had to fly down to Ottawa on urgent business for the firm he works for, last Thursday morning. Thursday was also the date for the January meeting of the can- cer unit: so our volunteer iworker blitzed through his 0t- tawa assignment. wound things up there with neat dispatch: hopped a ’plane in Ottawa that afternoon â€" and was on deck in the Richmond Hill and Dis- trict headquarters, at 15 Yonge ‘sz. N., Richmond Hill, when the first meeting of 1967 com- menced at 8:15 pm. Mrs. J. D. Follows. chairman of women's service. "is dning a George Mayes 0n â€"- The case of the Nova. Scotia councilman. who was barred from taking office because of an old conviction for a youthful car caper in Toronto. carries the moral that smart politicians make their mistakes after they are elected! A California attorney is asking the state supâ€" reme court to rule against the existence of heaven and hell. He hasn't a snowball‘s chance â€"â€" all Cal- ifornians believe that California IS heaven! . . . And at this time of year we're inclined to agree with them. American “Hawks” are urging President John- son to escalate the war against North Vietnam. “Give them the H-bomb!” they say. . . . And if that doesn't work, cut off their Coca-Cola! Ontario Liberal leader Bob Nixon wants the government to pay ALL expenses for university students‘ . . . This is too much! At least they could pay for their own marijuana and LSD and their coffee-house crawls. From here, it seems that every time China's Red Guards can’t think of any nther mischief to get into, they put up another bunch of wall posters. If this proliferation of posters continues they may finally find a use for that Great Wall of China. One of our currently popular songs is “What The World Needs Now Is Love, Sweet Love . . . except, that is, around St. Jerome. Quebec, where the Apostles of Infinite Love are being chased by the provincial police. Ontario Hydro researchers say air pollution can cause radio and TV interference. . . . But then, on (Continued on Page 12) Ten-year-nid Cathy Shipp of Port Credit made her contribution to Canada‘s Centennial by writing this poem as part of a elass project. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shipp and is in grade 6 of Lorne Park Public School. This was her first attempt at writing poetry but she. expects to continue writing in the future. She has well-rounded interests including riding. skating and piano playing. Centennial In Canada The hundredth year of Confederation Is coming to this vast Nation But when the people will celebrate It‘s not done with ice-cream and cake. The rich soil where our fathers fought Was known as Canada when it was sought Man has improved a lot since then But not yet do we have Big Ben. It has valleys dark and grasses green There is so much we haven’t seen The Prairies are very rich with wheat And so many people we have to meet. If you want to visit a show Travel to the world that’s called Expo It is a big and colourful fair Which all Canadians ought to share. So Happy Birthday to this land From shore to shore across the sand Where’er you celebrate under this name Canada's people all mean the same. Unit Off To A 6000’ Beginning For '6 7 GUARANT Y TRUST 89% Me Flip Side FEDERALLY INCORPORATED AND SUPERVISED Capital and Reserve 825,000,000 Deposits in excess of $350,000,000 70 of our mortgages, Government Guaranteed YOUR MONEY EARNS Rl% A. K. BROWN, Manager 44 Yonge St. South. Richmond Hill 884-1188 0N TERM DEPOSITS n on 2 YEARS) By MONA ROBERTSON Ry CATHY SHIPP 'I terrific jab." Treasurer A. T. Crosier told the board of direc- tors, "we have never had any one do sn much. for so many. and this is what we are here for, to help cancer patients in every way we possibly can." lMore about Mrs Follows di- versional therapy. and volunteer services in a later issue.) Chairman W. R. Kedwell an- nounced that, LaWson Mumber- son, former deputy-reeve of Markham Township, and Gor- don Wilson, president of Wilâ€" son-Niblett Motors; have both accepted their appointments as vice presidents of the Richmond Hill & District Unit. Munroe Ashkanase, campaign chairman. is in the process at organizing an industrial commit- tee and has already contacted over one hundred men in local industries asking for their sup- port. 7967