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VOL. 94, NO. 20 To Bus Or Not To Bus Bothers Catholic Board The policy also established‘ter bus service has Come from pickup points for rural areaswnew developments in the Thorn- stating, “The children eligible hm area. for transportation as above “Staff shoum have some sh_aH_be picke_d up and_returned guidelines." observed Markham Within one mile of their homes). Township Trustee Gordon Mc- excePt in the C359 0‘ kmdef' Mahon. “There are rumblings 83m“ Children “'h?"9 the dls'in the subdivisions and we want tance shall be TedUCEd t0 threeflfirm answers for these people." exéept in the case of kinder- garten children. whgre the dis- tance shall be reduced to three- quarters of a mile.“ 1 Trustee Noreen Lee of Vau- ghan Tmmship argued that a mile was too far for grade 1 children and asked that the H1rée~quarter mile limit also in- Richmond Hill Trustee John Taylor pointed out that there were factors other than dist- ance to be considered. “1 am more concerned with safety," Mr. Taylor declared. "Half a mile is too far on a 50 mile an hour highway even for adults. especially since they started 'adjusting' Yonge St." elude p grade 3 York County Roman Catholic School Board’s attempt to set policy for busing of pupils fizzled when trustees could not agree on distances and other conditions for providing transportation for pupils. . q ‘- I ,, “LA LA. _L-£.L‘ LA Mrs. Lee observed that trans- portation routes had been in- herited from the area boards that superceded the county board. that many separate schools are not conveniently located for most of the children attending them. If the one-mile limit is enforced. she said, "We Will lose half our school popu- lations. they will go to the more convenient public schools.“ Most of the agitation for bet- rut-"~- A recommended policy was brought by staff to a meeting of the board on November 3. It suggested that buses be provided for all kindergarten child- ren living more than three-quarters of a mile from the school, and that all other pupils living more than a‘mile. from the fichool be bused. The brave men who gave their lives in two World Wars and the sacrifices of those who survweo Lne names to mum to civilian life were remembered by a large crowd of Richmond Hill citizens at the annual Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph Sunday afternoon. ‘ The above composite photo shows in the upper left hand corner Trumpeter Ron Robbins as he sounded Reveille: below him is Col. C. S. Rutherford, of Keswick, winner of the Victoria Cross in World Ward I as he placed a memorial wreath. Speaker of the day was Col. William Diggle of No. 3 Canadian Forces Technical Services Agency, Toronto, substituting for Lt. Col. R. J. Ford. whose duties for the government prevented him from filling this engagement. He is seen in the photo at the right with Mayor William Lazenby and son and Councillor Lois Hancey in the left background._ The lower photo shows the head of the parade. with the large Newmarket Legion Pipe Band in the background, fol: lowed by marching Legionnaires. members of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, sea cadets and two squadrons of air cadets. The sea cadets were from the Richmond Hill ship HMCS Patriot under the command of Lieut. David Ellison. The local Air Cadet Squadron 778 was under the command of Capt. Vic,Vieren and Squadron 172 from Avenue Road was commanded by Major Glen Kessler. The squadron was preceded by its pipe band. 1 Mel Collier was the parade marshal]. The large group of. citizens attending owe a debt of gratitude to Dagmar Construction Company, the contractor for the reconstruction of Yonge Street. who assigned a crew of men and machines to spend all day Friday filling in trenches and levelling the shoulders of the road and generally erasing most signs that a major reconstruction work is underway. The Cenotaph was also surrounded by flowering Chrysanthemums placed by employees of the parks works department. ‘w 'primary children up to Richmond Hill Remembers I t's Dead Of Two World Wars Public 24 Jri Rich"‘ “l. o b1: William LaCroix. also 8 Markham’ Township trustee. observed that it is ironic that. Iovember It’suggested determine peculiar needs oflrundown of “importation pro r all kindergarten ch1ld- ‘each School- 2~quarters of a mile from | other pupils living more lPal" said Mr- . I . )1 be bused.‘ . :knows the communlty and theichfldren over three-quarters of‘,‘he pond for RichmOnd Hm second at $991300 and the third ' la nule from the school. as does The board owns seven buses‘the Simcoe Clounty Board~ioflstatement in a report present_l Included in the first phase PM boards prOVlde‘ed by/representatives of Can- 'local conditions best.“ ter bus service has come from! new developments in the Thorn-lat present. and it was suggested‘Education. hill area. lthat leasing arrangements mightibuses for children grade 1 tot - - n A - - . t o t le- "Staff should have some be made for additional buses.‘6 who are more than a mileftilgntghtlglcimonss if“? Townlorganic matter from the guidelines.“ observed Markham also that more routes might be1from the schools, and grades 7jcoundl and a large numberlswampland at the north end, shared with the York County‘té) 13t oveg 8w: milés. Stimfioe of interested Citizens Mondayimling a prgmtelradelarsa, :3: » oun y an nario ouny o-_evenin . summed u the o- largement o e 15 an In the end. the policy was re- man Catholic Boards provides‘tentialgof this area.p p partial filling of the forest ar- firm answers for these people." ferred back to staff with a di-‘transportation for all children' President James Knox of ea, which is dying. This work 91' one mile‘ 35 does the On-‘the consulting engineers, plan- should rescue the pond from- Separate School hers and landscape architects. a slow, dylng process and de-‘ Township Trustee Gordon Mc- Mahon. “There are rumblings3Board of Education. . . . . l m the subdudstons and we want: Dr, William LaCroix_ also a‘rective that staff research the av Markham’ Township trustee. effects on the schools of the tario County observed that it is ironic that. Proposed Policy and the ade- Board. When the board ls abom’ to Open: 3'l\\l\\\l\l\llll\ll\\lllllllllhllllllllllllllll“lullllllllllllllllllll“ll“l“llllllll\llllllllllllllllllllll“\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllill“!“llllllllIll““illlll\l\“llllllllllllllllmll‘lllllllllllllllllllll\\\lll\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllll“itlIlllll“\ll\tllllllli\l|\l\l\l\ll\lllll\ ers Day Off a school that is within walking distance for all the children it will serve. it is now being asked: to establish a bus policy for the whole county. yet the agitation is coming from the new school‘ lvided by neighboring boards. “The key man is the princi-lYork County Board of Education Simpson. Helprovides buses for kindergarten‘ With all the outward en- LL ........ A and Saturday. : .. “Ian-nus taping Trnctonc snagpstnd that it and pond lllblue an uLl-luu. gum. u-.. ltramework for the education He emphasized that the est-l ‘and enjoyment of the citizensJimated total cost ‘of 3285.000 The park also offers a wide'is approximate. with the fll‘St range of activities related to phase estimated at 898.000, the ‘citizens of all ages.” This at $88,000. 'will be dredging and deepen- 1ing of the pond. removal of presented a three-stage plan‘ lContinued on Page 3) that they would set this up 2. That the board grant for a school day and deprive leave of‘ absenCe “'lthout ing if the 1' since it w.‘ appointmen “cut and d1 Markham man said it tising the it to consider municipalit: terested in Chairmar urgent the filled withc administrat tioning wit He noted the issuing ill“!llllllllllllllllllllllll“ our budgn comments nntnr Cm area Since the board came into be ing in January. 1969, said Dr. LaCroix transportation has been handled very well. even though every route had a different policy. Richmond Hill Trustee John LeClaire suggested that a safety rider be added to the policy. agreeing. “Administration needs a rule to fall back on." The purpose of the policy. he said. should be to protect the children. 011 the other hand. argued Dr. LaCroix. it would not do for a bus to pick up a kindergarten child and leave a grade 2 child from the same family to walk to school. Rural trustees felt there‘ should be discretion in the‘ policy. and East Gwillimbury; Trustee Robert Simpson alleged; that administration is too re-' mote from local conditions to{ determine peculiar needs of ‘each school. ‘ “The key man is the princi- lpal“ said Mr. Simpson. He knows the community and the :local conditions best." The board owns seven busesjthe Simcoe County Board‘ of‘ at present. and it was suggested‘Education. path boards provide that leasing arrangements mightibuses for children grade 1 to be made for additional buses.’6 who are more than a mile also that more routes might be.from the schools, and grades 7 shared with the York County‘to 13 over two miles. Simcoe Board of Education. County and Ontario County Ro- In the end. the policy was re- man Catholic Boards provides ferred back to staff with a di-‘transportation for all children l‘ective that staff research the over one mile. as does the On- effects on the schools of the‘tario County Separate School oroDosed policy and the ade- Board. With all the outward en- thusiasm of a platoon facing a firing squad. trustees of York County Board of Ed‘ ucation agreed Monday to grant leave of absence for 15 teachers who wish to at- tend a regional workshop of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation in Rexdale on Friday. At their regular meeting in Aurora the trustees re- ceived a request from the federation that a staff rep- resentative from each of the county‘s 14 secondary schools plus a county-wide representative, D o u g l a s Booth of the staff of Rich- mond Hill High School, be given leave to attend the two-day workshop on Friday debt of gratitude to Dagmar Construction Company, the contractor for new of men and machines to spend all day Friday filling in trenches and asing most signs that a major reconstruction work is underway. The ithemums placed by employees of the parks works department. s and the sacrifices of those who survived the battles to return Hill citizens at the annual Service of Remembrance at the RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1970 quacy of present routes Board Chairman Eugene Jacobs predicted. “We will end up with no policy. The research will come up with many dif- ferent situations.” The staff reports included a rundown of transportation pro- vided by neighboring boards. York County Board of Education provides buses for kindergarten children over three-quarters of ,a mile from the school. as does ‘the Simcoe County Board‘ of In Essentials Unity Trustees suggested that it might have been more ap- propriate for the teachers to schedule their conference for Saturday and Sunday rather than taking teachers from the classroom. “This is not professional development". objected the Markham Township Trustee John Honsberger, “It is fed- eration business". observing that the purpose of the workshop is “to train the representatives in the skills of their office to insure a better understanding of the constitution bylaws, policies and established practices governing members of the OSSTF." "It seems rather strange in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" “Mill Pond Park offers a unique opportunity: to provide a natural area of forest, marshl and pond inside an urban framework for the education and enjoyment of the citizens. The park also offers a wide range of activities related to the pond for RichmOnd Hill citizens of all ages." This} statement, in a report present» ed by/nepresentatives of Can- adian Mitchell Associates Limâ€" ited to Richmond Hill Town Council and a large number of interested citizens Monday evening. summed up the po- ‘tential of this area. that they would set this up for a school day and deprive our students of their regul- ar teachers“, observed Trus- tee Louise Aimone, also of Markham Township. “1 am surprised that professional peeple would make this sort of a suggestion." In a letter to the board. the federation's General Secretary D. S. Felker stat- ed. “The federation will, of course. defray all expenses relating to the staff repre- sentatives‘ absence if you deem: this necessary." 5 700, 000 Grant Coming Mill Pond Perl! Area Fohr alternatives received varying degrees of support from; trustees in a lengthy discussion: the board refuse mnuuuuummuuuuuumumumuuuunummuuuuumummu These lights which are in addition to the regular street lighting will be in- stalled along the sidewalk areas during the current Yonge Street rebuilding program. The lights which will he on a nine foot stan- dard will feature either three or fire globes. Seven- teen will have three globes while five will have the five globes. The five globe lights will be. installed in front of the hydro parkette. the municipal building will have two, Richmond Hill United Church and the St. Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic Church. one each. The lights will cost hydro a total of $6.512 and are be- ing manufactured in Canada by a Toronto firm. lllllllilllillllllllllilllllil“illill\illlililililil“I“\iilllliiiil“\liillllilili“ A recommendation for theLEleoyees or we exlbuug AuuaLI chmondlgovernment corporations being‘ 1971 committees of Ri Hill Town Council was placed£taken over by the new regional before the organizing com-Igovernment. mittee November 2 by Mayor * 1k at it William Lazenby. Each member The drive to have the top job‘ of the council-elect had given-advertised was led by Richmond the mayor a list of the commit-1mgs Mavor William Lazenby tees on which he (or she) wishedlIHis motioh to advertise the job to serve in priority sequence. was seconded by Richmond Hill From these Us“ the mayor Councillor Donald Plaxton. came up with the following‘ “If Mr Reme dropped dead suggestions: ,. - tomorrow. who would we fail W k d P rt . Ch â€" or S an mpe " a“ back on to fill this position," m n Da id Schill .V' â€"C ‘ a '“V “ er ----‘¥h::1n,asked Mayor Lazenbyx r _..-_ Ci- in Name'7ITown Council Comm. auaov-._V_ Works End Property: Chairâ€" man David Schiller. Visa-guan- man Shaun Beggs; Stewar W Bell and Gordon Rowe. nounced this week that the local commission in co-op- oration with the Civic Im- provement Committee are. installing 22 ornamental pedestrian lights along both sides of Yonge Street extending north from Arnold Street to Lev- endale Road. ulnu V... w-" 7, Finance: Chairman Andy Chateauvert. Vice â€" Chairman Schiller, Lois Hancey, Donald Plaxton. -. ..,' Planning and Industrial: Chairman Hancey. Vice-Chair- man Lou Wainwright, Chateau- vert. PlaxtonA Chairman Sam Cook of Richmond Hill Hydro an- Fire. Trafiic. Transportation. and Parking: Chairman Wain-r wright, Vice-Chairman Hamey.‘ Beggs, Rowe. Personnel and Bylaws: Chair- man Bell. Vice-Chairman Chat- eauvert. Schiller. ‘ Named to the parks and rec- reation committee were coun- cillors Beggs and Bell: to the arena board, Beggs and Wain- wright: to civic improvement committee. Bell; to the library board, Hancey; to the town’s Centennial committee. Chateau- \;evrt and Schiller for redevelopment of the 20- acre park under the provisions of the provincial Parks Assist- ance Act. ,r 22 Ornamental Lights Yonge Street 2. That the board grant leave of absence without pay to the teachers con- cerned. 3. That the board grant leave of absence with pay to the teachers concerned. 4. That the board grant leave of absence with no loss of pay to the teachers and invoice OSSTF for the salaries of supply teachers. Although obviously favor- ing the first of these. mem- ory of the very lengthy con- tract negotiations, “pink listing” of Metro Board, listing" of Metro Board, and delays in hiring were fresh in the minds of the trustees, and they agreed that it would not be diplo- matic to refuse. We might well balance [ml1Wmm““\Nulllllimu“NUilllllllwlullllllllllllulumul' 'Vllllll“IHUHHIII|\\\IIIIIIuuuuuuuxuuun Day Off For Fe IICME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Rettie-Heads York Region Staff OI $04.0UU 1):; Mr. Rettie. a Metro native, has been for 16 years the chief engineer for the Toronto and York Roads Commission and York County engineer. a Mr. Rettie was named officiating officer for the regional government earlier this yearby found- ing Region Council Chairman Garfield Wright. He worked closely \u‘th Mr. fare cheques and other such Wright during the period in major items of business just ab- which preparations were made soluter had to be immediately for the new regional municiâ€" taken mare of by the new admin- pality. 'istration. JCGL. The region council elections were held October 5 and the council‘s first business meeting was October 29. Mr. Rettie's appointment was made only after a tough strug- gle in council. His experience, capability and qualifications weren't question- ed by any member of the coun~ cil. But close to half the council appeared to quarrel with the method followed in making the appointment. Jack Rettie. 49, of Newmarket, has been named the founding chief administrative officer for the new York Region Municipal Government at a salary of $32,500 per year: _ ' ‘rfl, a“. 1n There was no recorded vote on the issue, however. Several region councillors fought hard to have the new region‘s chief staff job adver- tised openly to all possible ap- plicants before making the ap- pointment. But Chairman Wright led a determined majority of council in appointing Mr. Rettie as the best candidate from among the employees of the existing local government corporations being nanbu an“; v. __-,,,v ‘ Councillor Plaxton’ insisted be located on_ Yonge Streefi that the common practice of ad- north of the Elgin Sideroad. in vertising municipal government the town‘s central core. in the jobs must be followed. proposed civic centre at the East Gwillimbury Mayor Mrs. corner of Vaughan Road and Gladys Rolling vigorously op- Yonge Street â€"â€" or in Aurora or posed the motion to have the Victoria Square? This question position of chief administrator is Still Plagufing RiChmond Hill advertised. Town Councu and came up for “we should consider existing discussion at Monday night's ‘ ~77- mnuu- M aaanmeeting. East Gwillimbury Mayor Mrs. Gladys Rolling vigorously op- posed the motion to have the position of chief administrator advertised. “We should consider existing employees. There’s no advan- tage in advertising at this time. The people we have are compe- tent. Let's get on with‘ the job," said Mayor Rolling. "It may reflect on us other- wise,” said Councillor Rowe. Vaughan Mayor Garnet Wil- lliams'said. “It is well known we had a straw vote the last time [We met. and that we were pretty well unanimous in hiring Ret- tie." Richmond Hill Councillor Gordon Rowe said the job should be advertised. He said this was the only proper way to make the appointment. (Apparently Mayor Williams was referring to previous infor- mal gatherings of the region council). - Newmarket Mayor R o b e r t Forhan said he felt it would be very hypocritical to advertise the job just for form‘s sake. Markham Councillor Jim Jon- geneel said he didn‘t think the council would get anyone apply-1 ing if the job were advertised, since it was well known the appointment of Mr. Rettie was “cut and dried". Markham Mayor Anthony Ro- ‘man said in his opinion adver- tising the job was the only way to consider those from other lmunicipalities who might be in- lterested in the job. Chairman Wright said it was urgent that appointments be filled without delay. as the new administration had to be func- tioning without fail on Jan. 1. He noted that such things as the issuing of thousands of wel- our budget this way", wrny commented Education Dir- ector Sam Chapman. “We would become number one targets for sanctions if we refuse? Teachers from Halton. Peel. Ontario. Muskoka and Simone Counties and Base Borden will also be taking part in the workshop, and most of these boards, said Mr. Chapman, seemed to be supporting the third altern- ative, granting leave of ab- sence with no loss of pay to the teachers and invoic- ing OSSTF for the salaries of supply teachers. “Most of them seem to be supporting this“. he told the trustees, “but they are mgs Elle l'vgruu at Mayor Robert he felt it would be ritical to advertise t for form‘s sake. Councillor Jim J on- he didn‘t think the 1d get anyone apply- iob were advertised, as well known the t of Mr. Rettie was ‘ied". Mayor Anthony R0- 1 his opinion adver- ob was the only way those from other ies who might be in- the job. 1 Wright said it was it appointments be rut delay. as the new ion had to be func- hout fail on Jan‘ 1. I that such things as of thousands of wel- mrayor had wished to in-' clude the two members of Rich- mond Hill's 1970 council, Dep-. uty-reeve Ivan Mansbridge and Ward 1 Councillor Eric George in the planning for regional gov- ernment which begins January‘ 1. However, he had carefully taken two counts on every voter â€" one for the committee in-‘ cluding the two who will not be returning to the council table and one for the incoming council. In all cases of a fav- orable vote. a majority of each‘ was recorded. However, all de- cisions made to date will be ratified by the members of the. 1971-72 council at their next: organizational meeting. ‘ The mayor announced he. would hold council meetings and organizational committee: meetings on alternate Monday" They reported Monday tnat a site could be made available in the BAIF civic centre. In the meantime. Mayor Wil- liam Lazenby had sought a meeting with Ontario Premier John Robarts to discuss, with him, and the cabinet ministers concerned. the importance of maintaining the courts in the centre of the urban area to be served â€"â€" that is Richmond Hill. The reply to this request from the Secretary of the Cabinet James Reynolds, read Monday evening, was that Mr. Robarts’ heavy commitments are such that he cannot undertake to meet any additional delegations at this time. The Premier sug- gested the town pursue the mat- ter further with the Ministers concerned. Council decided to seek a meeting with the Mini- nights, with the committee. meeting next Monday night. ster of Works John Simonett to idiscuss the matter fully. "llllllllllll“llI‘ll“ll“lll“lllllulllllllll““m1“lull\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“\llllllllllmlll“illlllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllll\\\\llllll\lll\ll\llllllllllllllllllllmllllll“I\\l\\\\\1\“lfllll\l\|\l\\l-F 110!‘ 33311971 a 72 Councillors no Only To Make Plans Chief Administrator Rettie first became involved in York County roads affairs when he was hired in 1946 as a prooect engineer when the head office was in Torontoâ€"5‘ When Metro was formed in 1954 he was the only engineer who stayed with the Toronto and York Roads Commission. being appointed to the dual post of chief engineer and county engineer. 77 he moved to Newmarket with the commission offices in 1956. Mr. Rettie is a Toronto Uni- versity graduate in science and engineering. He attended York Memorial Collegiate in York Township. Since imoving to Newmarket he has been very active in com- munity affairs. ‘ For five years he was the" York County Council's appoin- tee to the Newmarket District: High School Board. He was vice-i chairman of the board when‘ he retired from his seat the year the York County Board of Education was formed in Janu- ary 1969. He retired because he felt there might seem to be some conflict of interest in his {holding a job with a regibnal Provincial Cogrts To Be On Yonge Street, Civic Centre Or Aurora? In September William Mc- Cord and Robert Tompkins ap- plied to council for a rezoning of property north of Elgin Mills 355 YONGE STREET N. RICHMOND HILL 889-5435 PHONE 727-9453 only To Make PlanthRecently it has been learned t at the health unit will not only the members 0f theIapprove aseptic tank installation 1971-1972 Town of Richmond but recommends a holding tank Hill Council. elected Octobep 5, with the town assuming re_ may sit on the organization sponsibmty to have it pumped committee for regional govern‘ out and the contents disposed of merit. Mayor William LazenDYZthi-ough the town's system. has been informed by Ministerlcouncillors Dave Schiller and of Municipal Affairs parey‘ltic-iLois Hancey were appointed to ,:L_L“ .40.. nnulfl OI luuluclycu run-“.7 u-.-_, â€"77 “Jun, _______ J _7 7 ‘ _ Keough in a lenel‘ datEd NOV-‘see if another suitable site could ember 3- be found in the municipalit)’. The mayor had wished to in-‘They reported Monday that a Clude the tWO members 0f RiCh-}site could be made available in mnnd Hill‘s 1970 council, Dep-tthe BAIF civic centre. wilson niblett CHEV-OLDS Will the new provincial gburt$ not too happy about it." Most of the teachers in- volved, he said. were in the higher categories with pay averaging about $60 a day. whereas the supply teachers’ salaries would amount to around $30 for the day. Vaughan Township Trust- ee Ross Jolliffe. who was chairman of the board‘s sal- ary negotiations committee in 1969 and a member of that committee in 1970, warned that the board might be setting a danger- ous precedent in giving the teachers time off for fed- eration business. The negotiating commit- tee had been under pressure for two years. he said, to hold meetings with the tea- éfi THE NEW VEGA at He has been active in minor baseball and hockey in New- market, now being associate manager. of the Newmarket Pee- wee All-Stars in the North York Hockey League. nHe is a n'1ember and former director of the Summit Golf and Country Club. Jefferson. Sideroad on which he planned to erect an office building. the first phase of which would ac- comodate the provincial courts. He told council this was the only site available within the town limits on which sufficient park- ing (two acres) could be pro- mo vided. He told council that he had verbal approval from the York County Health Unit for in- stallation of a septic tank sew- age disposal system and a 10 year lease with the Ontario De- partment of Public Works. Council turned down the re- quest on a clase vote. but a week later, when it learned that sites outside of the town were being considered, 'reversed the decision. PRICE 15c PER COPY In the meantime. Mayor Wil- liam Lazenby had sought a meeting with Ontario Premier John Robarts to discuss, with him, and the cabinet ministers concerned, the importance of maintaining the courts in the centre of the urban area to be served â€"â€" that is Richmond Hill. The reply to this request from the Secretary of the Cabinet James Reynolds, read Monday evening, was that Mr. Robarts’ heavy commitments are such that he cannot undertake to lmeet any additional delegations Where Cars Cost Less! chers during school hour: “They can arrange their seminars for Saturday and Sunday like everybody else" he observed. Mr. Chapman suggested that. if leave were granted, it should include a strong rider stating that this is not to be considered a pre- cedent for teachers on fed- eration business. The trustees finally ag- reed to a diplomatically worded motion granting the teachers leave of absence without pay, adding that they should be reimbursed by the federation ' for the pay loss, and that this per- mission was not to be con- sidered a precedent. MARK or “CELLENCE