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rieuuer nooarts said that by in those parts of Ontario where setting up regional governments the problems of urbanization are With more efficient. meaning- most serious and where the fulugovernment,” Ontario hopes necessary studies and other pre- to avoid some of the problems paratory work is now complet- developing in some of the major ed". the Premier reported. cities tohthe south of us." He stressed. 'He said the government was regional government in the becoming _conVinced that the sense of this new plan. It's 3 lines diViding urban and rural federated system of municipali- areas were fast disappearing in ties." mom] and economic senses and First of the regional govern- that political dividing lines merits will be established in should be erased to reflect the Ottawa-Carleton January 1. change. i The Niagara region will be next, “Metro isn't a: DARCY McKEOUGH Minister Municipal Affairs cipalities will disappear," Mr. Robarts said, and county boun- daries will be “greatly altered or disappear altogether". Three strong new regional governments will be established to the west, east and north of Metro, as part of this far-reach- ing municipal reform, Mr. Darcy McKeough announced a week ago. Each of these regions will cover a population of from 150.- 000 to 200.000 (York County has (Continued on Page 9) The local library has been without a chief librarian since the first of the year when Colin Robertson left that position to become co- ordinator of library devel- opment for the Central On- tario Regional Library Board covering the Counties of York, Peel and Ontario. In the meantime Mrs. Maureen Stephenson, lib- rarian on the staff, has given excellent direction to the library. and Vaughan and the Villages of Woodbridge, Markham and Stouffville, “the northern fringe area”. The choice was unani- mous, with Richmond Hill Council giving its approval at Monday night's meeting. Town council also re-appoint- ed Deputy~reeve Floyd Perkins and Dr. D. H. Pimlott of Centre Street West to Metro Conservaâ€" tion Authority, The annual meeting and election of officers of the authority will be held January 31, 1969. MW VVV 3. : Richmond Hill Hydro Com- mission this week announced that the three judges in the competition will be Harry Sayers of Starlight Crescent, lDonald Sears of 329 Osiris Drive and Mrs. Walter Arm- strong of 48 Bridgeport Street. A unique feature of this year's contest is that two of the judges â€"â€" Mr. Sears and Mrs. Armstrong were among last year's prize winners. ai-llllllllllllllillliiil’llllllllllllllIll i ii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiumniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiniiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiuiiiimiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimunuiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiuiuiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiuiuiiiiii42 leave due to ill Mr. Urquhart ant area manag Hill for the pas1 Active in the Horticultural So hart was awarc Horticultural A ice Diploma thi: . He and his wi transforming th perty on Conce Township into park. Over the they have plant wild flowers ai ' He said the government was regional government in the becoming convinced that the sense of this new plan. It's a lines dividing urban and rural federated system of municipali- areas were fast disappearing in ties." social and economic senses and First of the regional govern- that political dividing lines ments will be established in should be erased to reflect the Ottawa-Carleton January 1. Change- The Niagara region will he next “The policy of the govern- ment of Ontario is to establish regional administrations across the entire province as quickly as is possible and practical." Premier John Robarts stated last week, as he warned areas where regional government is not planned immediately to make preparations “for the day in the near future when this will occur". Premier Robarts said thatby setting up regional governments with “more efficient, meaning- ful government," Ontario hopes to “avoid some of the problems developing in some of the major cities to the south of us." VOL. 91, NO. 24. Councillors had second thoughts on the proposed by- law when Councillor Wil- liam Lazenby pointed out that the two Bomardiers used by the town for snow clearing from streets Were not exempt. Works Commis- sioner Otto Whalen agreed that the snow clearing ve- hicles were only larger mod- els of the machines used for pleasure. Councillor Lazen- by also asked what would happen in case of an emer~ gency when a motorized snow vehicle might he need- Owners of snowmobiles, or other motorized snow ve- hicles. will be able to drive them on. across or along roads in Richmond Hill for a while longer, since council voted against giving the pro- hibiting bylaw first and sec- ond readings Monday night. Town’s Bombardiers Not Exempt So Snowmobile Owners Get Reprieve Amalgamation and/or annexation is no longer a question with which local politicians need concern themselves. Queen’s Park has spoken and, like it or not, this area (and every other area in the prov- ince) will become a part of a regional government. Whether the Ontario} Government will give the nod to a Southern Six or to a York County region is the only question now to be answered. Metro Fringe Area Gets 1 Top Priority In. Regional Government Legislation There was an excellent attendance at the euchre party and sale held on Friday evening by the Buttonville Branch of the YCHA in Buttonville Hall. V - - Business was particularly brisk at the homebaking table and Mrs. Hilda Kelly (above left) displays her sales ability as she copes with the early rush of shoppers. All the homebaking and Christmas gifts were quickly snapped up and the euchre party was well- patronized, with 24 tables. It was a most successful event with all proceeds going towards the future extension program at York Central Hospital. Everything loo/(s Good! Tublic Library 2)} 513:, Richmond Hill, June 6~5~4~3~2»1~O_9_ The overall plan. the Premier said. was “dramatic. evolution- ary and revolutionary." He stressed. “Metro isn't a regional government in the sense of this new plan. It's a federated system of municipali- He said, “greater rationaliza- tion of the municipal structure of the province" was the goal. “It will be as major a change as the Baldwin Act of 1849. which set up the basic municipal structure." “Regional government will be established on a priority basis in those parts of Ontario where the problems of urbanization are most serious and where the necessary studies and other pre‘ paratory work is now complet- ed“, the Premier reported. Mr. Brocklehurst had pointed out these vehicles provided a healthy sport, en- joyed greatly by his family. Owners have paid a substan- tial sum for the vehicles and licences and should enjoy the same privileges as bicycles or motorcycles. was his claim, according to Council- 101‘ Lois Hancey, chairman of the bylaws committee. She reported that Mr. Brockleâ€" ed for transportation in case of a heavy fall of snow. It was reported that R. E. Brooklehurst. B e a v e r t o n Road North, owner of a motorized snow vehicle. had attended a meeting of coun- cil‘s bylaws committee to make a plea for leniency in the bylaw to permit resi- dents to take a vehicle from point to point without using a trailer. with legislation being intro- duced at the present session of the Legislature. Within six to eight months recommenda- tions for the Hamilton-Went- worth area will be available and it is forecast the Kitchener- Waterloo legislation will come in a year to 14 months. Brant, Haldimand and Nor- folk counties are also on the list. A decision on the Muskoka District is possible during the present Legislature session. Sudbury and district will be N " m \Pnolo by SLuart’s Studio) hurst had recognized there were hazards connected with snowmobiling but claimed that bicycles and motorcycles are just. if not more. as haz- ardous. Mrs. Hancey stated she had checked with the solicit- or to see if the vehicles could be banned from the RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1968 Withmmfl :.. 1T)... vaunn+:n1n T:L-«L... :. .1! “fix”... rflmwnn” UT- studied by J. A. Kennedy. chair- man of the Ontario Municipal Board and Northern Ontario is being reviewed by a task force of provincial experts. The government has an- nounced that it intends to pro- ceed immediately with amalga- mation of Fort William and Port Arthur and parts of the Townships of Neebing and Shuniah. Minister of Munici- pal Affairs Darcy McKeough will go to the Lakehead in Jan- uary to make specific propos- als. However. the regional asâ€" pects of.the lakehead area are part of the study' of Northern Ontario. They will await the report. ,His speech at Rotary’s 37th annual farmers’ night banquet reiterated most of the points made in the Legislature Decem- her 2 by Municipal Affairs Minister Darcy McKeough. In Western Ontario, he said, the first place to get regional government likely will be the Kitchener - Waterloo complex, perhaps in 12 to 14 months. Brant County, where discus- sions are in progress locally and with the province, may be In preparing for regional government. “many small muni- cipalities will disappear,” Mr. Robarts said, and county boun- daries will be “greatly altered or disappear altogether". Premier John Robarts out- lined the province’s general aims for regional government to 600 Elgin County farmers and Aylmer Rotary Club mem- bers last .Friday night, but made clear regional government isn’t imminent in Elgin. to the west, east and north of Metro. as part of this far-reach- ing municipal reform, Mr. Darcy McKeough announced a week ago. Premier John Roberts Regional Gov't. For Urban Areas travelled portion of the roads but permitted to use the shoulders â€" the answer had been in the negative. "Snowmobiling is a heck of a lot of fun." Mrs. Han- cey continued. "but it is a sport and should be enjoyed in a proper place," intimat- Aurora Sea Cadets Will Move To The Hill Councillors suggested that Lieut. Colborne be told to contact the arena board to see if space could be found for them on the mezzanine floor, as yet unfinished. Councillor Ivan Mansbridge reported the arena board is considering going ahead with the fin- ishing of this large room. Another suggestion was the Lions Hall on Centre Street East. Lieut. Colborne stated in his letter that he has already been in touch with the York Central Dis- trict High School Board to see if any accommodation was available in local sec- ondary schools. The Sea Cadets are for boys from 13 to 19 years of Lieut. William Colborne of Thornhill, officer com- manding the Aurora corps. now drilling once a week in the armouries in Aurora, wrote Richmond Hill Mayor Thomas Broadhurst to that effect. The mayor read the letter. asking co-operation in finding suitable quarters for drilling and with stor- age space, to council Mon- day evening. Richmond Hill may be the new location of an acâ€" tive Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps. if suitable ac- commodation can be found. fiIn Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity' “While Elgin County is not among the areas where the first regional governments will be estabilshed, I should like to think that the people of this and all other counties are now making preparations for the day in the near future when this will occur,” he said. “This program will require the participation and support of every resident if we are to achieve the degree of social and economic health we see as the result of this change.” In preparing for regional government, “many small municipalities will disappear,” he said, and county bounda- ries will be “greatly altered or disappear altogether. “Regional government will be established on a priori- ty basis in those parts of On- tario where the problems of urbanization are most serious and where the necessary stud- ies and other preparatory work is now completed}? ullllllllllllll\llll\llllllllllIllllll\\\lllllllllll|llIlllluIllullllllulullullw A ppomt Town Librarian next, followed by Norfolk and Haldimand Counties, where studies have been launched. other sports ing that the local parks board would have to amend its bylaw to restrict the sport to certain areas, “Many of our parks are too small and in others there are skating rinks and we can‘t have snowmobiles go whizzing through." She re- ported the federal govern- ment is designating certain places in its parks where they won't interfere with age, younger boys 11-13 may join the Navy League Cadets. Although not pres- ently offered by Aurora there is also a program for girls from 13 to 18. called the Wrenettes. All groups are spon- sored by the Navy League of Canada, which sponsors more than 200 similar corps across Canada. The program is designed to create better citizens. Through naval type train- ing, the young people learn self reliance, discipline, cleanliness and the joys of working together and playing together. Although some of the young men and women who participate in this program may decide to pursue a car- eer in the naval branch of the Canadian Forces, no co- ercion is used in this dii-ec- tion â€" and this is not the prime purpose of the or- ganization, which is simply to help young men and women grow into mature, well-balanced. good citi- zens. Anladded advantage as far as Richmond Hill is concerned is that the well- drilled, uniformed corps will be available to partic- ipate in all local parades, stated Lieut. Colborne. Councillor Ivan Mans- bridge stated he “couldn't go along with their use on pub- lic highways. Mr. Brookle- hurst might be careful, but I can see great old highway races developing.” “Are they any more dan~ gerous than bicycles. hondas or motorcycles." challenged Deputy-reeve Floyd Perkins. "They‘re all a hazard. Why Mrs. Patricia Hart. a well qualified librarian, will be- come chief librarian of Richmond Hill Public Lib- rary February 1, Council- lor Lois Hancey told town council Monday evening. Mrs. Hart graduated with a BA from Berkeley Uni- versity in California in 1933. Mrs. Hart has been with the North York Public Lib- raries, where she is now head of adult services, for 10 years. Speaker was newly elected Chairman John MacKay of Thornhill at the inaugural swearing in ceremony of the new board in the York County Building in Newmarket Monday night. Elected to the vice-chairman- ship was William Bales of East Gwillimbury Township. Chairman for the 14 Separ- ate School Trustees of the county will be Eugene Jacobs of Woodbridge. vice-chairman will be John LeClaire of Rich- mond Hill. Representative on the county board (public) for trustees must put aside any parochialism and work together and “especially not become just a rubber stamp body. We must an- alyze all reports and then make firm decisions the way we think those decis- ions should be made." Vice-Chairman Bales echoed separate school matters will be Mr. MacKay’s statements adding Conrad Thompson of Richmond that “we must have no illus- Hill. ions about the task ahead of In his inaugural address, Mr. us. It‘s going to be a long MacKay told the trustees they year, a lot of work." In his inaugural address, Mr. MacKay told the trustees they “must forget the past while keeping in mind the lessons learned from the past. It’s to the future we must look and build a bigger and better edu- cational system which will pro- vide the proper environment for our children.” He said that the new board should not worry “about small things. We are here to make decisions and we must make them even if they are not always perfect ones.” Mayor Thomas Broadhurst of Richmond Hill and Norn Gar- riock of Woodbridge, member of Vaughan Township Planning Board, have been re-appointed to the Metro Planning Board for 1969. They are just com- pleting their first term. They will serve as represent- atives of the Town of Richmond Hill, the Townships of Markham and Vaughan and the Villages of Woodbridge, Markham and Stouffville, “the northern fringe area”. The choice was unani- mous, with Richmond Hill Council giving its approval at Monday night's meeting. One of the main thrusts of the government, as reflected in its plans for regional govern- ment, is to maintain the econâ€" omic health of all regions. “We have watched in years gone by the considerable invest- ment made by people of a comâ€" munity to educate their child- ren, Then, when the young people graduated from the local school system, they often had little alternative but to go elsewhere to seek employment because jobs were not available within their home community." “I can really see little logic in the government encourag- ing private enterprise to locate in our smaller municipalities and then have the government move out installations which constitute an obvious and sub- stantial asset to the area," he said. MacKay, Jacobs Chairmen Cty. Bds. He urged service clubs and other organizations to study and discuss regional govern- ment, because “an informed citizenry is one of our greatest assets.” The Premier scolched what he called "suggestions" that Aylmer Police College be re- located. Appointments To 2 Metro Boards Eighteen members of the newly-formed York County Board of Education were told last week to turn their backs on history and look straight ahead to the future. “Although extremely man- oeuvrable the motorized snow vehicle is not as con- trollable as motorcycles," explained Mrs. Ha-ncey. “For the purposes of the High- ways Traffic Act they are not considered vehicles." Mayor Thomas Broadhurst. in reply. noted that the other vehicles fall within the High- ways Traffic Act. “and we have no authority to legis- late". Reeve Donald Plaxton felt that Mrs. Hancey had put the case for the owners very well and that council should wait until the problem de- velops and not jump into legislation. discriminate? They all pay a licence.” Mr. MacKay said the We have a responsibility HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 l Festive lighting Contest Mr. MacKay was voted in by a unanimous decision after two other nominees, Mr. Bales and Marvin Hunter, of King, with- drew. Mr. Bales then went on to defeat Mr. Hunter by 10 votes to 8 for the vice-chair- manship. Ihornhill, Woodbridge Residents It was a two-way battle for the chairmanship of the sep- arate school board with Mr. Jac- obs defeating Mr. LeClaire. Five valuable electric appli- ances are going to be extra Christmas gifts for five Rich- mond Hill residents. They are prizes in the local hydro’s fourth annual Christmas Home Lighting Contest. For the past three years the tric Mixette, an Electric Can response to the commission’s ef- Opener and an Electric Hair fort to promote use of outside Dryer. ‘ lighting during the festive sea- Names of winners will be an- son has been most gratifying. nounced between Christmas and It has lent a gay atmosphere to New Year’s. ’ _ the whole community and it is Anyone seeking further in- expected there will be manyfformavtion is asked to call more homes entered this year. Commission Secretary Brydon Ellis at 884-4466. r‘ In his remarks, Mr. Jacobs said the new board would have two initial functions and “these will be dealing with people and First Chairman County Board to public safety,” Mrs. Han- cey countered_ “There is the added factor of snow be- ing spun up at the back of the snowmobiles which mak- es it difficult to see them." Councillor John MacDiar- mid agreed that Mrs. Han- cey had presented a very reasonable case. “Could they not be re- stricted on arterial, collector or main thoroughfares?” ask- ed Reeve Plaxton. When the first two read- ings were lost, Mayor Broad- hurst indicated the bylaw will be reconsidered when some questions have been answered “which might alter my vote.” This will also give citizens the opportunity of informing council of their stand for or against the by- law. JOHN MacKAY “There will even be a chal- lenge _for unanimity within the board itself. We were elected as representatives of an area and we must come together and function as one area for the welfare of our children." “We must be careful to avoid becoming just a big brother structure. It will take a great deal of sensibility on our part in dealing with the teachers, the pupils, and the ratepayers. money. The next two years will be extremely important. To Head Separate School Board The only unscheduled devel- opment of the evening came when a defeated candidate for a position on the separate school board in the recent election, John P. O’Brien of Sutton, challenged the winner, John Miskimmin of Keswick. Three of the prizes offered will be for the most artistic use of Christmas lighting on a res- idence and the other two will be for the most unique displays. The appliances are a Hostess Hotray, a Clock Radio. an Elec- tric Mixette, an Electric Can Opener and an Electric Hair Dryer. Names of winners will be an- nounced between Christmas and New Year’s. ’ _ Anyone seeking further in- Prominent Richmond Hill and have completed their edu- horticulturist, W. S. Spence cation, the Urquharts plan to Urquhart, BA Sc.. has been apâ€" build a home there. pointed acting manager of On- Born at Yarmouth, Nova tario Hydro‘s Richmond Hill Scotla. Mr. Urquhart was edu- Area. He succeeds L. J. Roy cated in Toronto. Following who is on an extended sick four years in the RCAF during leave due to ill health. World War II, he studied Agri- TOWHShiP into a naturalists’ service advisor, rural service Dark- OVer the Past three years department, engineering branch. they have planted thousands of In 1953 he was appointed elec- wild flowers and nearly 4,000 trical inspector for the Sutton trees at their haven called “Forâ€" Area and in 1955 he became as- est View Highlands”. sistant manager for Richmond When their daughters, Gwen Hill. 15, and Mar t, 11, are older‘ gare l i1mlumuuumumummuuuuu\uuumum\munmmwummm Mr. LeClaire said the chief task in the immediate future was to lay the proper ground- work to enable the county sys- tem to be truly united “so it will provide an equal oppor- tunity for all." Mr. O’Brien protested vocally that Mr. Miskimmin was not a naturalized Canadian 3 n d shouldn't be eligible to be a trustee. Mr. Miskimmin claims he be- came a British subject in 1957 “and I have the papers to prove it.” The objection was over- ruled. Mr. MacKay has been a member of the TSA 1 board since its inception. eight years ago, and has chaired all its committees. He has been the board’s representative on the Interim School Organization Committee which has been pointed acting manager of On- Born at Yarmouth, Nova tario Hydro's Richmond Hill Scotia, Mr. Urquhart was edu- Area. He succeeds L. J. Roy cated in Toronto. Following who is on an extended sick four years in the RCAF during leave due to ill health. World War II, he studied Agri- Mr. Urquhart has been assist- cultural Mechanics, specializ- ant area manager at Richmond ing in rural electrification, at Hill for the past 13 years. the Ontario Agricultural Col- Active in the Richmond Hill lege. Guelph. Horticultural Society, Mr. Urqu- He graduated in 1950 and hart was awarded the Ontario later also successfully complet- Horticultural Association Serv-l‘ed the Ontario Association of ice Diploma this fall. Certified Technicians and Tech- He and his wife are currentlylnologists’ course. transforming their 10-acre pro-‘ Mr. Urquhart joined Ontario Urquhart Appointed New Hydro Manager WHY NOT GET THE BEST? : RICHMOND HILL TV 884-7456 SPENCE URQUHART EUGENE JACOBS l JOHN LeCLAIRE iR. Hill Lawyer. Vice-Chairman doing the groundwork for the county board and was elected as its chairman last February. He has been a member of the York County Public School Consultative Committee for the past three years and is a direc- tor of the Ontario Public School Trustees Association. A resident of Thomhill for the past 15 years. Mr. MacKay lives on John Street with his wife and two children, Janet in grade 13 and Ian in grade 10 at Thornhill Secondary School. He attends Thornhill Presbyterian Church where he is a member of the Session and a former member of the board of managers. He served as church treasurer for several years. Mr. MacKay is employed as the business administrator of Shouldice Surgery and is in- volved in its two million dollar building program. He is a member of the Medical Group Management Association. vice- chairman of the Ontario Clinic Managers Association and a committee chairman of the continent-wide -Medical Group Management Association. A married man with five children (four boys and a girl) Mr. Jacobs is 38 years of age. He is self employed and on the board of directors of two other companies. Mr. Jacobs gradu- ated from the University of Toronto in 1952 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. A trus- tee for four years he is a for- mer chairman of the Vaughan- Woodbridge Separate School Board. I!Ill“IImultIl\llllillllIllll“I‘llflllflllllHIlIHIIll\lllllllllllllll‘lfllflm The new “super-boards" re- place 1,446 small boards across the province January 1 under legislation designed to provide equality of educational oppor« tunity throughout the province through their ability to hire specialists and provide extra services. Meanwhile. in an interview this week, Lloyd Dennis, co- author of the Hall-Dennis Re~ port on the aims of education, aid the greatest danger facing the new boards is that they will “lock themselves into empire building." Meter Heads Off Dec. 12 to Jan. 6' “I’d prefer to have them stay off." commented Councillor John MacDiar- mid, but Councillor Bill Lazenby stated, “The met- ers are the only way to regulate parking. If there were no meters cars would be parked and remain there all day.“ Richmond Hill Town Council has again approved a Christmas gift to merch- ants and shoppers in the downtown area. Heads of parking meters will be cov- ered or removed from Dec- ember 12 to January 6, it was decided at Monday’s meeting. 28 Levendale Road PER COPY 10c