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VOL. 94, NO. 2 “Nothing We Could Do ” Says Richvale Man, York County Family First Disasjer “There was nothing couldn‘t do anything one. I‘ve never felt less”. Peter had intended to board the morning plane for Calgary en-route to the Fine Arts School at Banff. Alberta. but father and son were too shaken by what they had seen to continue to the airport. They returned home. A Scene of complete and utter devastation S greeted York County residents who were eye 1 witnesses to the crash of the giant Air Canada 1 DC-8L northwest of Woodbridge which claimed the lives of 108 people early Sunday morning. Richvale Building Designer Michael Matyas of 68 Roosevelt Drive was driving along Highway 7, taking his son, Peter. 19, to the airport at Malton when he saw the plane. “We saw two fireballs going off. then a lot of smoke. Then we saw the engine blow off” said “They went to (“he scene be- cause they thought they might help". Mrs. Matyas told "The Libel-31'. “They felt really sick.” u: u“. uurv-u -....,, ......... home. “They went to the scene be- cause they thought they might asked Vto‘ put his observat- ions, including a map. on paper. and to mail it to the help". Mrs. Matyas told “The investigating board. Label-31‘. "They felt really Mrs. Donald McCallum of E1- Blck." der Mills Sideroad at Highway '_1‘he family tried to arrange 27, her son, John, 23. and dau- rail passage to Calgary for Pet- ghters, Mary Anne, 19. and Jean er, but there was no accommoâ€".17, were also witnesses to the if“llllillll“inm‘l“\i“lii\ii\llllWilli“llliiiiiliiilllllliliiiilliiiilliliiiiiiil\ili“lliiiiii\iiiiiliiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiliiilllliiillliiillllil\i\\“ililliiiiiiiiiiliil“i!iillliillliiilliliiiiii illillill\iiiiilllliilililiihiiiiiiiliiiliiiiliil“iiim1“l1liiiiiilliiiiiiiililill“Milli For fun at camp. in the water. on the beach and for comfort and convenience at home consult the third sec- tion of this issue of “The Liberal” to discover the many mid-summer bargains Canadian Tire has waiting for you. Burgsma and seven of their ten Children. There were about 20 peo- ple standing helplessly by when John arrived. "John said it is a miracle the plane did not hit my house”. commented Mrs. McCallum. suit the hospltais have to curtail badly needed oper- ations. This is particular- lv serious for a hospital like York Central that has a backlog of operations pending plus the usual summer increase in high- way accidents. Rance and ban ileUll. uuucu Appeal Neil Mann‘ Volunteer Services Mrsi Pat Wynne and Director at Large Stan Elson. The directors were pleased to receive their official charter from the provincial government. The next meeting of the board is scheduled for September 17. 9illllliiilllliliiiiii“l“illii“iill\\\\\i\l\1\\\\\i\\i\l\i\ll1111\\\\iiiiili1lililiillliiiiiili“ii“Will“illililiiliiliii\il“\lililiiililiiiiiiliillilll“iii“i\\\\i\1\i\i\lMilli“ii““1m\liliiiiliiiiiiliiiiliiill“a? “We saw two smoke. Then we Mr. Matyas. As the plane plummetted earthward, he turned north on a sideroad and was at the scene within minutes of the crash. Looking to future devel- opment in the county. York County Roman Catholic School Board had acquired five school sites and is neg- otiating for nine others in various parts of the county. At the board's regular meeting June 16. Thornhill Trustee Gordon McMahon. chairman of the ad hoc prop- erty committee, reported on a four year development plan. Implementation of the plan will depend on the board‘s success in acquiring the sites and in obtaining approval from the Depart- ment of Education, said Mr. McMahon. Reviewing the building program since the inception of the board in January, 1969. it was pointed out that during 1969 additions to St. Margaret Mary School. Woodbridge. and St. Mark School. Stouffville were completed. In, 1970 building programs included additions to St. Town Council Reiects Proposals The above group‘of men will give leadership to the active Lions Club, Richmond mus omesn sernce uuu, uuuug Luu 1970-71 season. They were installed at a recent meeting of the club. Front row (left to right): 3rd Vice-President Ev. Baker, lst Vice-President Norman McDermott, President George Chassie, 2nd Vice-President Bill Honeyman and Past President Fred Waters. Rear row (same order): Secretary Bruce Smith, Director Fred Hine, Director Dan Boyle, Director Ken Tomlin J12, Treasurer Grant Marshall, Tail Twister Bill Rice and Lion Tamer Mike Peters. Absent when the picture was taken was Director Jack Blanchard. Catholic Richmond Hill lions Club I 970 - I 9 7 I Executive left. We for any- so help- Board Studies Four Year Plan For School Sites Thomas Aquinas School. Keswick. and St. Joseph School. Aurora as well as the erection of the new St. Anthony's School in North Thornhill. These three pro- jects have been started and will be ready for use by 1971. Two new schools are plan- ned for 1971. one in the Una ionville area and one in the Newmarket area. The 1972 building pro- gram would provide new schools for the Woodbridge. Aurora and Richvale areas. if the present plans for sub- division development in these areas are realized. The 1973 building pro- gram calls for new schools in the Stouffville area and the east Thomhill area. The board has, at the pres- ent time. acquired five sites and has nine additional sites in various stages of acquisi- tions in areas where the growth potential seems most imminent. crash and rushed to the scen 7‘} Shé is used in hopes of giving aid to sur- low over the f vivors, but they made the three- the circuit to mile trip in vain“ ‘ional Airport. Mrs. McCallum Was sitting in the living room of her farm home in Vaughan Township listening to the 8 am news on the radio and bird watching through the large picture wind- ‘ow that faces onto a grove of apple trees. ‘ Imam“1mumummmmmmumnmumnmmmu“! M id-Summer Sale At Canadian Tire Going to the beach? trava elling or for a picnic in a nearby beauty spot? If the answer is “yes”. first make a stop at the Richmond Hill Canadian Tire Store at the corner of Wright and Yonge Streets. where you will find all you need to make your summer plans complete. Featured for the mid- summer traveller in their sale which lasts until July 20, are glass belted polyest- er tires with roadâ€"hazard insurance. for as low as $21.80 each cash. These are top quality tires that get you mileage no other tire ever has. His committee, said Mr. McMahon. has been keeping a close eye on areas where plans of subdivision have been filed and are at var- ious stages of proceSsing. It. is preparing on a projected population per classroom of 30 students. There are church owned lands in York County. said Mr. McMahon. that had been tentatively earmarked for school use. but some of these sites are either too small or are poorly located in the light of development plan- ned. A site In the Woodbrldge area now owned by the epis- copal authority would ap- pear to be well located. and there is another in Schum- berg, but no development is likely in the foreseeable fu- ture in the vicinity of a site in the Nobleton area. If three plans for subdiw lsion in the Woodbridge area go ahead. Mr. McMahon told the board, they “1'11 generate the active Lions Club, Richmond Hill’s oldest seryice clu‘b, during the E Web # T‘i She is used to planes. flying' She and her daughters follow- low over the farm as they make ed in the family car, hoping the circuit to Toronto Intemat- they would find someone who ional Airport. "They talxvays needed their help, but by the circle over our house for Malt- time they reached the Burgsma on." farm, police were on the scene She focussed her binoculars and they Were turned back. on the huge plane. “There was nothing we could “It 100k6d 50‘ big through ‘bhe do", Mrs. McCallum recalled lbinoculars, and seemed perfect- sadly, “It looked so‘ big through the binoculars, and seemed perfect- ly normal to me, but maybe I saw the plane from a different angle than other people. I saw it from the right side, and it still appears to me that it was the tail that fell off, but the wings are so far back on those big planes it could haVe been an engine. A“ II‘ “A compact ball of fire fell, and the flames spread forward, then a wing fell off and the plane was still climbing, then it nosedived. “1 ..v--_7 V V , "I called to the girls and ran to the ‘barn where my husband was doing the milking. The plane disappeared behind the trees and we saw a lot of black‘ smoke. It seemed such a long time before the plane hit the ground.” John. who is married and lives on a neighboring farm, jumped into his truck and drove to the farm of Sytze Burgsma at Castlemore just over the boundary in Peel County where the plane had catapulted into a field just 150 feet from the house occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Burgsma and seven of their ten children. I . “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" about 500 separate school pupils within the next eight to ten years. The greatest immediate growth is anticipated in the Yonge Street corridor. Rich- mond Hill. Aurora, and Newmarket. and around exâ€" isting municipalities in the Townships of Markham and Vaughan and in the munici- palities of Stoufivilie and Markham. The new school due to open in the fall in Thornhill should give adequate accom- modation in that area for a few years. but the addition to the Aurora school will meet the need for only a year or two. Meanwhile the board is negotiating for an other site in new subdivis- ions in the area. The school of the future. Mr. McMahon predicted. will be a two-storey building in order that maximum use may be made of very high price land. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1970 MarkhamvNewkit-k Site Confirmed Animals in the field were obviously terrified by the crash and explosion that followed. Horses were running back and forth "like crazy" and cattle were running frantically along Continued on Page 3) “munmummmumumummumlumummmuuuuummuuu Administrator James Hep: hum of York Central Hos- pital reports that a short- age of blood is forcing a cancellation of operations at the hospital this week. Normally three operating rooms are available. The normal blood supply comes from the Red Cross in Toronto which in turn is received from the various blood donor clinics which are held from time to time in different locations. Additions in Keswick and Stouffville should comfort- ably provide for pupils in these areas for the period under consideration. but the board must plan for new sites in the Newmarketâ€"East Gwillimbury area to provide for projects impending or already underway in these communities. Summer vacations have reduced the usual flow of blood donors and as a re- sult the hospitals have to curtail badly needed oper- ations. This is particular- lv serious for a hospital like York Central that has a backlog of operations pending plus the usual summer Increase in high- way accidents. Schools in Richmond Hill have reached their peak in pupil-teacher ratio, and stu- dents that will eminate from projects planned immediat- ly to the south West will have to be housed in new schools in the Richvale area. Negotiations are under way for a suitable site. Development to the south« east does not seem an im- mediate probability, said Mr. McMahon, “We will have to wait. and see how it will ex- pand." Blood Shortage Is Serious The property committee also recommended a new school for the Unionville area where about 450 acres (Photo by Stuart‘s Studio) The appointment last week of Deputy-reeve Ivan Mansbridge as an ex-officio member of the board of directors of "the Rich- mond Hill Social Planning Council will give the municip- ality an official voice on the iboard. i Members of the Amunflicioal Social Planners Elect Ofirim‘s-y Chaimea Police Chief Mason re- ported the tragedy to Whitâ€" church Township Council Monday night. The mem- bers of council extended of- ficial condolences from the municipality to the he- reaved family. ll“\\1\lil\\\llllllllllll\l\\l\\\l\“NM\ll\l\\l\ll\fll\\l\\!\l\\\\\l\l\t\\\l§ uvuu u. Members of the municipal council present at the Social Planning Council‘s annual meet- ing on May 21 agreed that it would select one of its members to serve on the social planning board, and Mr. Mansbridge's appointment was made official at a meeting of the town coun- ‘cil on June 29. s.“ vu v.... Officers to serve the social planning council for 1970-71 were elected at a meeting of the board of directors on June 18. Past President is Rev. Fred Jackson of St. Mary’s Anglican Church who took over in mid- term from Rev. James Burn, formerly of St. Matthew‘s Un- ited Church, who is now serv- ing a pastorate in Port Hope. 1__‘ Barbara Ann Fellows. daughter of Staff Sergeant David Fellows of Davis Drive. RR3. Newmarket. was the youngest of {our children in the family. Glass pierced the heart and killed the six-year-old daughter of a Whitchurch Township policeman Sun- day. She had a cast on her wrist after breaking her arm five weeks ago in a fall from a swing at school. At 5:45 pm she was playing in the front room of her home'with an older sisiter. She was running and fell against the storm door. Her cast went through the win- dow, the weight of the cast and her momentum carry- ing her through the panel. .uc .. ,v_, The new president is Ian MacLean, Vice-President Harry Gerber, Secretary Mrs. Beverley MacDonald and Treasurer Mrs. Marjorie Gleason. She died in about five minutes, Whilchurch Town- ship Police Chief Fred Mason said, although she was rushed to the York County Hospital anyway. The famliy was to have gone on holiday the next day. Committee chairmen are: Fi~ nance Basil Munsey, Group Lia~ ison and Public Relations Verna Harries. Research and Priorit- ies David Porter and Mrs. Win- ona Macdonald, Youth John Rance and Carl Nixon. United Appeal Neil Mann, Volunteer Services Mrs. Pat Wynne and Director at Large Stan Elson. Freak Accident Kills Child is under development Children from Unionville presently attend St. Pat- rick's School in Markham. but that school is already filled to capacity. Assistant Superintendent John Zupancic told the‘ board that facilities in Mark- ham are quite adequate for children in the junior school -â€" kindergarten to grade 6 ~â€"- but are not satisfactory for senior students. The board would be well advised to consider a school that would accommodate kinder- garten to grade 8 for the Unionville area, he sug- gested. . . - . Superintendent J o s e p h Hodge said the system could survive without depriving pupils of the education they deserve for another year, but pressures are building up. Portables could take up the slack for 1971, Mr. Hodge told the trustees, but “there will be huge pressures in (Continued on Page 15) After leaving Newmarket the buses will stop at Aurora and Oak Ridges. Only passengers with a York County destination or depart- ure point will be carried on the express buses. It is expected that passengers will be 'dis- charged and picked up at the G0 Transit and Gray Coach northern terminal of the To- Lines buses will leave Rich- ronto subway. 7 mond Hill at five or 10 min- Local commuter service on ute intervals during the morn~ Yonge Street from Richmond ing rush hours from 7 am to Hill south will continue to be 8:10 am. provided by TTC Red Buses. Buses will leave Front Street from opposite the Royal York Hotel during evening rush hours at five or 10 minute in- tervals from 4:15 to 5:50 pm. Service at other times Will be at half-hour or one hour inter- vals. Richmond Hill Town Councill in session June ‘29 rejected the GO Transit proposal as outlined in a letter from Vaughan Town- ship and will request that a ver- lbla e. nt. given by Ontar- Wéfiteofficials in a lmeeting with council. to under- write all costs exceeding those over the past few years, he hOn- ored. The motion was moved by Ward 2 Councillor David Schiller and seconded by Ward 1 Councillor Eric George. Conn- cil split 3-3 on the vote with Mayor William Lazenby casting the deciding vote in_favor. W By HAROLD BLAINE A park-and-ride GO Transit bus terminal will be built in Richmond Hill at Newkirk and Markham Roads for the start of express commuter service September 8, says GO Transit Manager William Howard. There will be 27 trips daily to downtown Toronto’s Front Street at a. cost of 68 cents a ride. Tickets will be sold in books of 10. There will also be a $38 monthly ticket allowing an unlimited number of rides. Children under 12 years of age, and post-secondary students, will be able to travel for half fare. Although these prices require final approval as yet, they are expected to Hill Rejects GO Plan SeekNoLossGuarantee In its proposal the Ontarioi Government indicated willing- ness to assume responsibilityi for operation of the North Yonge Busline from September 8 (the inaugural date of the ‘commuter servicei until Decem- ber 31. The red TTC buses will continue to operate and the present schedule’will be main- tained during that period. prevail. At that time an assessment will be made of the Whole tran- sportation picture, including the G0 commuter service and its impact on the red buses. “Hrâ€"v. , Vaughan Township accepted the proposal June 15 adding a proviso that “the franchise for operating buses on Yon-ge Street between Richmond Hill ‘and Steeles Avenue remain with the present holders at the ex- ipiration of the four month per- dod.” The present holders of the franchise are the municipalities of Vaughan and Markham Townships and the Town of Richmond Hill. They have an agreement with the TTC to op- }erate the service. Since the GO buses will be express from Richmond Hill. the red buses will be needed for residents of the area south of the Hill. council noted. v- _-o-e Reeve Donald Plaxton warned 8, GO Transit proposes that that the Yonge Street service there should be no reduction in may deteriorate during the four the 'I'I‘C service at least until month period and, if it is then January 1, it was said. returned to the municipalities, Mr. Rumble said it looks like it may take several months to the TTC service will be a mon- recoup. ey-losing proposition if Gray “I‘d like to guarantee that'Coach Lines starts to pick up the government will pick uptpassengers at the proposed new the deficit indefinitely but Ilbus terminal at Markham and ‘don't think we could get thatliNewkirk Roads in Richmond {If GO continues the operationlI-iill. It is felt that at the end of the four month period, the im- pact of G0 on the Yonge Street buses will be known and the municipalities will be in a posi- tion to negotiate a new agree- ment with either the TTC, GO Transit or both. I “I would like to point that the Department of ways has given assurance out High- liabil- ities will be assumed until De- cember 31. I don't know how you can get a commitment for any extended length of This December 31 date time comes at a difficult time for all three municipalities involved. with the advent of regional govern- ment on January 1. indication of an extension time been given?" asked cillor Lois Hancey. "It been discussed". Councillor Shaun Beggs. man of council's transpo committee which is in of negotiations with G0. Has any of Coun- hasn't answered chair- rtation charge mond Hill ships and are depriv monopoly. Reeve f like the ; support a service rth the existii reduce its Mr. Rut ‘best to git altogether But GO that there tion in tl' Richmond beginning. GO Tra' vice is dt runn- HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Initially there will be park-Fa ing for 100 cars at the Richâ€" mond Hill terminal. This cap- acity can be expanded to 300 .C Mr. Howard told “The Lib-i eral” that the Richmond Hill terminal will still be beside the railroad track. Location of the terminal was reconsidered dur- ing the last month when it be- came apparent it would not be feasible at this time to use trains to connect York County with downtown Toronto. CBI'S But GO Transit hasn‘t given up hope that some day there we won't need to renew the contract with the TTC." the reeve continued. Councillor Schiller, however. ‘felt, “It is pretty irresponsible [not to giv- us assurance that we will not suffer financially. If we accept this proposal as presented, we may well regret it." “This does seem reasonable to me", stated Councillor Eric George. “If we can work out some sort of agreex’nent we could benefit greatly.” “We can’t afford to gamble on losing the franchise". stated Deputy-reeve Ivan Mansbridge. “And we can't afford to pass up GO transit, which I expect will be successful. If it isn't. :however. we will need that lfranphise." A meeting between Markham Township Council and Depart- ment of Highways GO Transit System officials was to be held last week to discuss changes in public commuter services be- !tween Metro and Southern York \County. Markham Township Council Fears G0 Plan To Hit TTC Bus Service Thel'e was some preliminary dlscussion of GO Transit‘s plans in a recent council meeting. Council members are worried " about the effect the new serv- ' ices will have on the existing WhltChurCh Wants Toronto Transit Commission bus service from Richmond ' ' Hill. Markham Township. Vang-.Translt Ra" han Township and Richmond Hill share the franchise for Whitchurch Township Coun. [this service, and also share the cil has gone on record as fav- ‘PFOfitS and IOESES- __ oring rail service for York Markham Township Reeve Stewart Rumble said the coun- cil faces a decision on whether or not to give up its franchise rights. He noted that the proâ€" posed GO Transit subsidized Gray Coach service through Richmond Hill wouldn’t be able to pick up passengers in Rich- mond Hill unless the two town- ‘ships and the town gave up, or are deprived of, their franchise monopoly. ...-.__r __ Reeve Rumble said it looks like the province is going to support a new and money-losing service rthat will compete with the existing TTC service and reduce its earnings. Mr. Rumble said it might be best to give up the TTC service Mr. Rumble said it mlght be best to give up the TTC service altogether. But GO Transit has agreed that there should be no reduc- tion in the TTC Yonge Street Richmond Hill service in the GO Transit’s Gray Coach ser- vice is due to start September 8. GO Transit proposes that there should be no reduction in the T’I‘C service at least until January 1, it was said. 355 YONGE STREET N RICHMOND HILL 889-5435 PHONE 727434 Wilson niblett CHEV‘ ‘Whitchurch Favors Rail GO Service FOLDS of the To-Iu'ill be commuter service hail from Richmond Hill d it looks like The council was discussing Vill be 3 mon- G0 Transit because of a re- ion if Graquuest from the Town of Rich- ts to pick up,mond Hill for comments on the proposed newlrecent proposal for increased A'arkham andgand provincially subsidized in RichmondEGray Coach commuter service Lfor York County. 9453 will be commuter service by rail from Richmond Hill to Union Station. That is why the bus terminal is being kept at the more expensive site beside the railroad in Richmond Hill. says Mr. Howard. Deputy-Minister of Highwayl Cameron McNab and GO Trans- it Manager William Howard June 18 were guest speakers at a meeting of the Eagle Hill: Community Association in New- market. William Hodgson MLA. York North. arranged for these of- ficials to attend the meeting to explain GO Transit‘s plans. Mr. Hodgson also attended. Chair- man of the meeting was Mich- ael Ronan of 317 Tower Crest Drive, wamarket. Deputy-Minister McNab said his department was quite con- vinced commuters are not neco essarily married to their cars. “I am quite convinced we can come out with a reasonable al- ternative.” he told the Eagle Hills citizens. “In our society we don‘t take well to regimentation and we have to make it more attractive for working people to leave their cars at. home. This is our aim." he said. The deputy-minister of i highways said the Toronto ] lakeshore rail scwica has been a success. even with the high subsidy it has re- ceived. The economic con- tribution that has been in- jected into the area’s econ- omy has more than made up for the costs, he said. The highways department is attempting to play the role of an agency that integrates local transit services using govern- ment money. But the $4 subsidy required for each ticket on any Rich- mond Hill rail service would have been 41/2 times as great In his opinion the new bus service will not be as advant- ageous to Southern York Coun- ty as the original rail commuter train proposal would have been. Mr. Rumble also noted that just about the whole area serV- ed by Yonge Street buses w0uld be in Richmond Hill when the new municipal boundaries go into effect next January 1. “We should favor rail serv« ice", said Deputy-reeve Norman Barnard. “If the situation is going to be improved, they will have to take the load off the roads. Buses aren’t going to get down any faster than a pri- vate car". he said, Whitchurch Township Coun~ oil has gone on record as fav- oring rail service for York County's Metro Toronto com- muters. The council put through a motion asking that the provin- cial G0 Transit system provide an alternative to highway trav- el from York County intoAMetro. “iiâ€"ee'v; Stewart Burnett said rail service seemed the most desirable. "Eéfihb'illor Gordon 12mm: said he didn't think buses would be very satisfactory for com- muters. Where Cars Cost Less! It was pointed out in the dis‘ cussion that there were also rail lines through Stouffville and Vandorf that could be com sidered for rail transit. Al. though these lines were now without any passenger stations, it was not impossible to considu er the idea of having a commut- er passenger station in Vandorf or Stouffville. (Continued on Page 15) G uardian M aintenance MARK OF EXCELLENCE