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(l) The proposed 400 acre de- \felopn'lent will ‘con‘t‘ain approxi- )néitely" 14:50:)" people Which obviously not a greater popu- lation than the 20,000 now re- At press time no word of the fate of John Tidswell, Richmond Street. Richmond Hill, missing on Lake Simcoe since July 24, was available; Hill Man Is Lost On Lake Simcoe -I would like'to set the reâ€" cords straight on some of the stétemcnts made by Mr. Mans- bridge. Mr. Tidswell left Bradford on that Friday alone in his sailing boat for a weekend on the lake. He failed to show up Sunday evening when friends motor‘ed ho Bradford to pick him up. Monday, a drifting sailboat was reported to police by occu- pants at a boat tr veiling on the lake. but it was 0t recovered until Tuesday, when it was iden- tified by Mrs. Tidswell. The how of the boat indicated that it had struck‘ some rocks. It was picked up off Eight Mile Point near Orillia. 1n the July 23 issue of “The Liberal”. I read “ith interest and mild concern, the comments of my friend lvan Mansbridge regarding the proposed BAIF subdivision. Since I know Ivan lo be ,a sincere gentleman with the public‘s interest at heart, I know that his front page article is not merely a kick-off :1" his [all election campaign. board. Other residents of the area who spent the weekend at Lake Simcoe resorts report that Fri- day night the lake was quite turbulent because of a high. gusty wind. The search was hampered on Monday by limited visibility. 0n BAIF Criticisms Wainwright Answers Mansbridge Dear Mr. Editor VOL. 94, NO. 6 All life jackets were A Similar meeting is to be held with Walter Pitman, New Demo- crat MLA for Peterboro, if he enters the provincial NDP leader- ship race. By HAROLD BLAINE Members of the local NDP York Centre Riding Association have been busy lately. Leading local New Democrals Leading local New met and cx'oss-examin leadership candidate Lewis July 21 at the Hill home of William Sussex Avenue. The local riding association is also getting ready for the provinc- ial leadership and policy setting convention to be held October 2 to 4 in the Royal York Hotel, To- ronto. Any other leadersh are also likely to 1 such informal ridin sessions. Delegates and alternate dele- gates have been appointed by the riding association, including some students. Also during the last meeting of the York Centre Riding Associa~ tion membership‘ a series of res- olutions on policy was passed. These will be submitted to the provincial convention October 2. Local New Democrats aren't paying much attention just now to the national NDP leadership race and national policies. The na- tional leadership and policy con- Stephen Lewis Visits York Centre Riding In Campaign For Ontario NDP Leadership Good news for the many senior citizens of the area who are anxiously waiting for completion of the second senior citizen apartment on the south side of Dufferin Street is the above picture taken from a balcony on the existing Dut'feiin Court. It shows that the contractor R. Reusse Construction Company Limited of Toronto is making good progress. The first storey of the 67-unit building is up and precast concrete is-stockpiled on the site. Early Spring 1971 occupancy is forecast by the Ontario Housing Corporation. Each suite contains a bedroom. a living room, a kitchen and a bath with common laundry and recreation facilities. local New Democrats cross-examined Ontario candidate Stephen y 21 at the Richmond of William Broad, 31 6 7- Suite Senior Citizen Building Well On The Way lidates .‘ited to association 1ply will be at their expense Jtapproximateiy $650,000) either lfi'om Metropolitan Toronto 01- fi'om new wells. It is quite obâ€" ‘vious that the plan cannot pro- lceed until the source of water ‘is located and developed. Con- cerning a ground water supply, our consultants have advised that a great deal more water seem... epficd;'inxfiu.g119n snap: is‘prés ty being used.“ in fact. far more than would be required for the BAIF subdi- vision. (3) Concerning the high-rise apartments, I should advise that the lowest density of permiss- able high-rise development ac- cording to the Metro Plan has been chosen for the BAIE de- velopment, I. too. am concerned with high-density development and it Was because of this that the greater amount of open space was demanded in the BAIF plan. It was also partly because of this that the develo- pers must supply an 8,000 square foot library free of charge to serve the residents in the area. (2) The developers of the proposed BAIF subdivision are well aware that the water sup- ply will be at their expense fapproximately $650,000) either from Metropolitan Toronto 01- from new wells. It is quite obâ€" vious that the plan cannot pro- ceed until the source of water (4) The development will not bring 50,000 people into the area as suggested by Mr. Mans- bridge. As previously indicated the plan itself will bring in 14,500 people and the entire 1,000 acre block tMaple Side- l‘oad to Cam'illel is planned to contain a population of 33,000 people. siding in Richmond Hill. In any event, the Richmond Hill popu- lation will be about 33.000 peo- ple after January 1 1971. I can appreciate Mr. Mans-l bridge‘s concern since Vaughmv has been very cooperative in supplying a considerable amount of water to Richmond Hill over the years. I am only sorry that we could not have helped Rich-, mond Hill even more during the recent water shortage in thef town. y \rention isn‘t expected until early next spring or summer, probably in the month of April. CONVENTION DELEGATES The five York Centre New Dem- ocrats who will represent the rid- ing aSsociation at the provincial convention October 2 to 4 as del~ egates, include the following: Riding Association President Roy Clifton of 105 Wood Lane, Rich- mond Hill; Pat Tirrell and Mrs. Ina Tirrell of 30 Thornlea Road. Thornhill; Mrs. Verna Whittall of '77 Leisure Lane. Richmond Hill: and Michael Jones of 21 Gram Road, Maple. The local delegate to the NDP Profincial Council is Ron Moran of Dixon‘s Hill ‘RR 2. Markham.) of Dixon‘s Hill (RR 2. Markham.) Alternate delegates to the pro~ vincial NDP convention are the following two students: Miss Christine George of Langstaff Sec- ondary School: and John Beck alem of York University. “He has been an effective leader. It's not his fault the NDP haven't reached power in Ontario. The number of provincial seats held by the NDP “cm from two Commenting on the Ontario NDP leadership situation, York Centre Riding Association Presi- dent Roy Clifton told “The Lib- eral” that he felt most local New Democrats would have liked to see the present leader, Donald MacDonald, stay. of the ion are er sup- expense either into 01' lite ob- ot pro- .‘ water i. Con- supply, Advised water away '--.' in uld be subdi- It must be admitted that we do not have this kind of facility to serve the people of Vaughan, Markham. Richmond Hill and even beyond. This will be a major plaza with at least one department store carrying com- parison goods as well conveni~ once goods. It will unquestion- ably compete with existing comâ€" ‘mercial outlets in Richmond lHill and area. I do not consi- der it my responsibility to pro- tect local merchants to “the "156111 f” of V’proi‘idlnngul'heln L'A'itli‘wél' ’monOpoly. Competition is good for business and I question the brojected “detrimental effect 5'! Concerned about what he has L" heard and read about GO North ls.and the lack of understanding 2"of how the Canadian National Railways does things. Kenneth ItlMcCutcheon of 21 Grandview iti'Avenue, South Thornhill, has “*written the following explan- ‘e atory letter to “The Liberal”. Mr. McCutcheon is a CN When speaking of “GO operator at the Parkdale Stanorth” we are speaking of two tion in downtown Toronto andlCN rail lines: Toronto, Concord, has a thorough knowledge ofiMaple, King. Aurora, Newmar- the operating rules of the 1'ail-‘ ket and Barrie and Toronto - road, because such knowledrze‘iRichmond Hill. is essential to his work. 'He1 Both are single track main- hopes that his letter will olar-llines with passing sidings situ- ify a few points for our )‘ead- ated at all the above mentioned ers about which they seem tojplaces as well as at a few others be in the dark. ‘in between. There is a big dif- (5) Concern is shown with the proposed plaza to be located at the corner of Carrville Road and Yonge Street. area Cgmmu‘tiIâ€"ig By Railroad N0 GO-CN Empléyeei In regard to the lead editor ial in your issue of July 16 com (6) Having your community grow in population costs money â€" that is indisputable in my mind. By the same token to m- cur no more capital costs for (Continued on Page 3) lows: Dear Mr. Editor Mr. McCutcheon‘s letter fol existing businesses in the _ _ Stephen Lewis, 32-year-old son of national NDP Deputy-leader David Lewis, recently v151ted the York Centre Riding in his campaign to win the leadership of the New Democratic Party in Ontario. _....- -vv ‘égei‘BOI'o West Member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly is shown as he tallied with representatives of the York Centre NDP Riding Association during an informal gathering at the Richmond Hill home of Mr. and Mrs. William Broad at 31 Sussex Avenue. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST menting on the failure of York County to secure rail commuter service, I feel obligated to, offer a few explanations why the CNR seems reluctant to provide this service, since the railway and government officials have not satisfactorily explained the situation to the citizens. Both are single track main-iig‘nated points where sidings' lines with passing sidings situ-iexist is mandatory and can be ated at all the above mentioned:a very time-consuming process‘ places as well as at a few otllei‘siif many trains are moving. in between. There is a big difâ€"l In this respect the Toronto -{ ference between this setup and‘lRichmond Hill line does not‘ the one in Montreal where‘present nearly as great a prob! both the CN and the Canadian [em as would be experienced Pacific operate commuter trainsen the line to the west running _ over double track lines with’up to Barrie. Movements of ‘Diefenbaker Formula iEases Education Tax To lift “the unbearable weight" of soaring educa- tion costs from the should- ers of the home owner. for- mer Conservative Prime Minister Diefenbaker has proposed that the federal government carry from '10 to 50 percent of the load. He conceded that the standards of education not only must.» be maintained and, it is hoped, raised, but He insisted the problem was of'an urgency, critical enough to warrant a top priority at the next Fed~ eral-Provincial Conference. ‘.\'§J‘j‘.,ed that the ingl‘eqani'ng host. "charged‘ahnost' exclu- sively to the property and home owner, was becoming ruinous. To provide them with tax relief. Mr. Diefenbaker pro~ posed this formula: Federal - Provincial cost- sharing on the basis of eat} province estimating the an- nual per-day cost of elem- In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” trains running in the same di- rection on.each track. This eliminates the need to pass these trains by lasing sidings as would have to be done here and which would result in de- lays. Because of, this factor (double track) countless minutes are saved, a speedy schedule is af- forded and a close headway is possible. (Photo by Stuart's Studio However, since the two lines here are single track, the nec- essity of passing trains at des- ignated points where sidings exist is mandatory and can be ‘V‘invasion provincial education entary and s e c o n d a ry schools with Ottawa assum- ing a 40 to 60 per cent por- tion of it. He recalled that his gov- ernment had proved cost- sharing of education could be made to work. Under the Technical And Vacational Training Act, 1n which “thousands of young Canadians lacking tecnnical education to cope with the technological age had been taught some of the required skills, the federal govern- ment had carried 75 per cent of the cosh’,’ £33111; had: #1560319 in coo‘pexah’on “HI the pro; Vinces with no hint of any {invasion of the exclusive provincial jurisdiction over It could and'must be done again, insisted Mr. Diefenhaker, but on a broader basis covering the whole field of elementary and secondary education. MM 3" mm. Hill Sewage Works Get C’MHC Loans .ummlmm1[muuuuuumumumuum\ummmmlmmuuuuum A resolution rejecting the province‘s relief formula to off- set increased tax burdens on residents in York County due to reassessment was approved last week by York County Council- lors after considerable discus- sion. The formula â€"â€"- involving amendments to the Municipal and Assessment Acts â€" found councillors generally agreeing that ’the relief provided was not sufficient enough. Instead. council will request that greater and more immedi- at’eflrelief be granted and that the; {ax-“shift he. swung .On ,a. more equitable basis from resi- dentialâ€"agricultural to commer- cialâ€"indUStrial. 1970 mnmmnmmnmImImumnmummumunumnumnuumumn! Provincial Tax Relief Formula Rejected By York County Council The County resolution can- not compel the 14 municipaliâ€" ties to accept its decision but in- dications were that it would reâ€" ceive favorable consideration. uca_vc Jurunnuty ................ ,c Reeve Albert Rutherford of Vaughan Township observed C} that the relief offered under the 11‘ amendments to the Assessment B N “Be it further resolved that p y a special bill for the constituent municipalities of The County trains over this track are con- of York he introduced in the trolled by a dispatcher with tlie‘legishtuye to provide for the use of automatic switches and municipal authority to ta); on a Signals. Therefore. theoretic- differential industrial-commer- ally if Schedules and meeting cial, residential-farm mill rate Points are co-ordinated pl’OP- to maintain the present balance erly to coincide at a 130th of the tax burden. where a siding is located trains Council 3150 shelved a resolu- can pass Without a major delay tion before it from Whitchurch occurring. Town Council as premature. But the Toronto-Barrie line Ithrough Maple and King City! is run on different rules and therein lies a big difference. The method of operation in use involves writing out train ord- (Continued on Page 11) However, as is the problem with most theory. the practical} solution is- not always that easy. The numerous freight trains that travel this line cannot be be expected to be at a given point at the same time every day. Robert Andrus. Federal Minister responsible for housing. this week has an- nounced approval of CMHC loans for three sewage treatment projects in On- tario. Two of these pro- jects are in Richmond Hill. The first loan. in the amount of $108,533. will as- sist in construction of 2.670 linear feet of 24 inch diam- eter trunk sewer. The loan based on an estimated total cost of $162,800 is for a term of 20 years. This trunk sewer will be constructed on Neal Drive to serve the industrial area north of Elgin Mills Road east The second loan, in the amount of $175,853. will aid in the construction of an 85 foot diameter clarifier and a pumping station as an ex- tension to the existing sew- age treatment plant on Markham Road. This loan is based on the estimated The clarifier will improve the effluent from the plant and increase its capacity by holding the surplus in per- iods of heavy use to be pro- cessed in off-peak periods of the day. total cost of $263,780 and is for a term of 20 years. (Photo by Stuart’s Studio; HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 c the and Municipal Acts “does not‘sessim o off-{give us the relief we asked for, March 15 onilit's not immediate enough. not gt iue to “We asked for immediate re- Mar d13.5tlief.” he said. “from the in- ble 5 uncxl- . creased cost due to the drastic sitting L15‘3‘15'ishift from industrial to resiâ€" stoppe ldential under recent re-assess- blocks 31ving1ment policies.” Boule‘ iicipalll A call was also made to ask police found the province for immediate throug Peeing grants to provide relief to those him 1 as not residents hit the hardest by rev suspic assessment. 7 ed thl 15 Cases Reveal Drug Underworld The resolution requests the ,Minister of Municipal Affairs Darcy McKeough to assess land in York County on the basis recommended by the Select Committee appointed by the Committee of the House. . It recommended that farm lland be assessed in seVen cate- gories ranging from $15 per acre up to a maximum of $200 assessment be applied to all land in York County in par- cels of 10 acres or more. cigaret appeared to be the type that might contain an illegal narcotics, normally known as a “joint”, but it proved to be innocuous, Constable Sheridan said. The other two youths were searched and nothing was found on them. Their car was towed to the police station at Buttonville so per acre and that this basis of‘it could be thoroughly searched. Under the right end of the front seat police f0und a tiny foil-wrapped package. In it Investigations by all threeiin a passing car were acting local p o l i ce departments, suspiciously. They stopped the Vaughan Township, Markham car and searched it. They found Township and Richmond Hill, Moore had a cube of hashish in were involved. his sock. He told police he Pleading guilty and convicted purchased it in Richmond Hill. for illegal possession of hashish provincial ‘ Judge Russell under the Narcotics Control Actipearse gave Moore a $100 fine. “'35 Gary MOOI'e- 19' 0f 54 May with the alternative of 30 days Avenue, Ru-hvale. in jail. Sergeant Alan Chadwick and Constable William Sheridan of the Markham Township Police were on patrol in a police cruiser on Yonge Street when they noticed three young men Reeve John McLean of Woodo bridge agreed that the county should reject the tax relief amendment; by the province and “propose a constructive al- ternative system of taxati'on to maintain the present balance of tax sharing." The resolution. as passed by a divided council. reads: “Be it resolved that the conâ€" stituent municipalities of the County of York he requested to collectively reject the tax re- lief formula as described in Bills 142 and 143 (amendments Federal ProSec-utor D a v e Scott told the court the nan cotics arrest took place on March 16 at 10:15 pm. bridge agreed that the county should reject the tax relief amendments by the province. and "propose a constructive al- ternative system of taxation tOl maintain the present balance of tax sharing." The resolution. as passed by a divided council. reads: “Be it resolved that the con- stituent municipalities of the County of York he requested to collectively reject the tax re- lief formula as described in Bills 142 and 143 (amendments pertaining to The Assessment and Municipal Acts). "Be it further resolved that the southbound vehicle. purring] - . . alongside and stopping it atlstfglcehr?°£d “liml‘hpoél‘ieldcon' Roval Orchard Boulevard. , : av .'.° n 00‘ ea 0 n the fhe accused youth Fletcherlmurt mat on February ."0 at was in the‘rear seat lookingiylzz‘m.am he was seamhmg a . ‘ -boardmg house at 36 Arnold out the back Window appar» . . ently telling the otfier two‘street following a complaint =- of some stolen jewelry there. what the police were doing. . Driver Moore was seen to reachl (Commued 0“ Page 11) . - c . ‘ I down to“ 8rd 1115 light Side-11quulmunmummuummm!uunuuuummuuumuumumuu Front seat passenger Cowan‘ leaned forward and down, as if Grant To York Central to put something down on the York County Council ap- floor of the car. 'Fletcher appeared to have something in proved Wednesday of last week a $4,100,000 grant to 5 his hand and reached forward t\ward the rear of the front seat. Drug and narcotics charges \verelfaced by fifteen teenagers and young adults in Richmond Hill Provincial Court last week. Evidence revealed more details of recent drug trafficking in Richmond Hill. ‘ One teenager was convicted and fined for possession of hashish. One teenage girl was committed for trial in the fall by judge and jury after a preliminary hearing for drug trafficking. The trial for LSD possession of three youths was partly\completed. The remaining 12 were remanded to future dates fortrlal, or to Set a trial date. Charges dated back to as long ago as February. “I haven't made up my mind. I will have to find out more about both." said York Centre NDP President Clifton. He says the five association con- vention delegates will meet with the riding association membership before the October 2 to 4 conven- tion. At that time the leadership “ishes of the riding association membership will be determined, as far as the delegates are able to find them out. to 21 in 17 years under Mr. Mac- Donald,” said Mr. Clifton. LEWIS GOOD LEADER “There seems to be a number of people who feel Stephen Lewis is an energetic young man, and that he would appeal to young people. I’m sure he would make a very good leader. “But there are also some who favor Walter Pitman. the educa- tion critic for the NDP in the Ontario House. He is a very per- sonable young man and makes a good impression. “The decision of the riding as- sociation would be binding on me. and would determine how I will vote at the leadership convention," said delegate Clifton. “The riding association‘s decision usually is considered binding by the dele- The local NDP president was asked who would be likely to re- ceive York Centre riding support in View of Mr. MacDonald’s resig- nation. The youth was also put on probation for two years. and was ordered not to be found in possession of any illegal nar- cotic during the two-year per- iod, or he could face a fine or jail sentence for breach of pro- bation. Also found in the ( Moore and twa other were six tablets of L next drug trial showed Moore, along with Brian Cowan, 17. of 634 Red Deer Street, Newmarket. and Wayne Fletcher, 20, of 45 Davis Road, Aurora, faced charges of pos- sessing the restricted drug LSD March 16. All three pleaded not guilty and their trial began. Markham Township Consta-l ble Sheridan testified he was sitting in a police cruiser stopped on Yonge Street three blocks north of Royal Orchard Boulevard. He said it was just: police intuition developed through experience that made him think the youths looked suspiciously guilty as they pass- ed the police cruiser. When the suspect car was stopped. the three youths were asked to get out. A broken switch knife was found stuffed in a paper handkerchief box in the middle of the front seat. The hashish was found in Moore‘s stocking. Constable Sheridan followed the southbound vehicle. pulling alongside and stopping it at Royal Orchard Boulevard. A hand rolled clgaret wrap- ped in a gum wrapper and held by an elastic band. was found in the glove compartment. This cigaret appeared to be the type that might contain an illegal narcotics, normally knoxm as a “joint”. but it proved to be innocuous, Constable Sheridan said. 355 YONGE STREET N RICHMOND HILL 889-5435 PHONE 727-94 Wilson m'blett CHEV-OLDS the car with other youths of LSD, the Questioned about the national New Democrat leadership race, Mr. Clifton said nobody is think- ing very much yet about the fed- eral convention, which is not ex- pected to be held much before next summer. The October 2 lead- ership convention for Ontario is to the fore, he said. FAVOR DAVID LEWIS “As far as the federal leadership is concerned, and this is my per- sonal opinion without having con- sulted local party members, my guess is that we would lean to- ward David Lewis at the present time," said Mr. Clifton. Asked what would be local reaction to a situation where there was a father and son combination. David and Stephen Lewis, as national and provincial party leaders for the New Democrats, Riding Presi- dent Clifton said he didn't see any objection to it. "It depends whether or not the man can do the job, and whether the man is the best man. I don’t think their happening to be father and son has anything to do with it. Each man has to be judged on his own merits,” said Mr. Clifton. He went on to say it would be interesting to speculate on a fu- ture provincial conference situa- 1ion with father David Lewis as national prime minister arid son (Continued on Page 12) gates.” he added 9453 were six purple tablets each about the diameter of a dime and each individually wrapped in tin foil. Analysis subseâ€" quently showed the. tablets were the pesti‘icted drug com- monly known as LSD, the court was told. Constable Sheridan said the foil in which the tablets were all wrapped was of the same type that was missing from a cigaret pack in one of the youth‘s pockets. All three boys refused to take a lie detector test when first asked. Fletcher jsubsequently offered to' have 1a test. but wasn't; given one. I Miss Flannigan chose to have ‘Ia trial by judge and jury. So Judge Pearse conducted the necessary preliminary hearing in the case. and committed the girl for trial. Her bail was in- creased from $50 to $500 and .she was released. The trial for these three youths is to be completed on a future day. Elizabeth Flannigan, 16, of 122 Roseview Avenue. in Richmond Hill Provincial Court July 28, faced two charges. She pleaded not guilty to the February 20 charge of pos- sessing the narcotic canabis resin ihashishl for the purpose of trafficking. The second charge of hashish possession was withdrmm at the request of Federal Prose- cutor Scott. York County Council ap- proved Wednesday of last week a $4,100,000 grant to York Central Hospital in Richmond Hill to go to- wards cost of the new ad- dition less the $330,000 al- ready debentured. The grant includes an ad- ditional $1,200,000 to cover increased cost of the ad- dition as requested in June of this year. Council also approved another $2,758,333 to York County Hospital in New- market for its new addi- tion. It was in November of 1966 that the York County Hospitals‘ Planning Com- mittee requested funds to expand hospital facilities at York Central from 126 beds to 372 beds: at York County from 275 beds to 404 beds at a total estimat- ed cost of $14,010.000 with government grants making up the balance. PRICE 10c PER COPY Where Cars Cost Imss‘ MAIK or ucELLENcE