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When the reeve offered the suggestion that residents within the present. boundaries of Rich- mond Hill did not need to reâ€" ceive these cards. Mayor Wil- liam Lazenby reported that he knew of a case which proved they were needed. A young child died because its parents newâ€" comers to the community. called the Toronto Fire Department for I resuscitator. That department responded but. to a similar ad- Councillor S t e w a r t Bell thought is was an excellent idea. “We 'have a grapevine in Ward 5, through a citizens' group which will get the mud around â€"but we need the cards. too,“ he declared. E Great Clothes MakeAGr~eat Gif‘tg A recommendation of the finance committee of the 1971 Richmond Hill Town Council. with Ward 1 Councillor Andy Chateauvert as chairman. that cards bearing the telephone numbers of the fire department. police department. ambulance and totm office be sent to every householder within the extend- ed bounds of Richmond Hill in preparation for January 1. was accepted by the organizational committee November 16. This recommendation was op- posed by Reeve Donald Plaxton, who challenged, "They can all use a [phone book. I hope. Most of the cards will find their way Itraight into the waste basket, a complete waste of money." However. the .majority of council added that the cards should be sent. Principals of the schools con- cerned have reported to the board of education that it is working out very well and in most cases the children and Emergency Phone Number Cards Approved For Every Household grade 8 pupils at Makham Dist- rict High School. 90 grade 8‘s at Sutton. and 292 at! Huron Heights .Secondary in New- market. r "r"* H With space available. the board of education could not justify additions to its element- ary schools. and at present there are 160 grad? 7 pupils and 146 grade 8 pupils attending Stouf- fville District High School. 191 Richmond Hill Area boards which were am- algamated in January. 1969. to form the county board had plan- ned schools and additions much larger than were needed to ac- commodate the grade 9 to 13 pupils in the area. The board of education was their parents are satisfied with forced to relocate some of theme arrangements. senior elementary students in} The Roman Catholic September. 1969. because of; Board has another con- serious overcrowding in public: cern. however. Ratepayers schools. At the same time. seV-r who declare themselves as era] of the secondary schoolst separate school supporters had empty rooms. f pay education taxes to the Area boards which were am-y Roman Catholic Board for algamated in January. 1969, to- elementary education. but form the county board had plan- once an elementary school ned schools and additions much pupil leaves the Roman larger than were needed to ac- Catholic system and enters commodate the grade 9 to 13 the public school system pupils in the area. the parents must pay taxes With space available. the‘ or tuition fees to the board board of education could not‘ of education. justify additions to its element-i This usually means that the ary schools. and at present there‘Roman Catholic Board loses the are 160 grade 7 pupils and l46‘assessment. and if there are grade 8 pupils attending Stouf-‘younger children in the family. fville District High School. 1911the board is faced with the grade 8 pupils at Makham Dist-‘choice of educating them for rict High School. 90 grade 8's atlnothing or insisting that they Sutton. and 292 at Huron leave the separate school sys~ Heichts .Secondary in New-Item. 10 Roman Catholic Board Concerned At Loss Of Senior Elementary Pupils! Luau The parents worry that the children will grow up too quickly in the secondary school setting. which is very attractive to the youngsters, yet when parents are pressured by their children it is hard for them to resist, Mr. Hodge declared. York County Roman Catholic School Board offers education in its own schools for Roman Cath- olic children up to grade 8 level, but in some areas it is losing a number of these children when they reach grade 7. At a meeting of the board on November 17, Superintendent Joe Hodge told the trustees that some parents are concerned because the York (‘ounty Board of Education is housing grades 7 and 8 in secondary school buildings and the Roman Catholic children want to join them in the. “nice new build- ings”. , . .1 n :1 l,,'l,l..__4 .-r.'II ~ . . A . . . ..u ARISTOCRAT KNITS SHIRTS 8; SPORTS-DRESS, ETC. JUST I'SE OI'R CONVENIENT LAYAWAY PLAN JUST WHAT THE MEN AND BOYS WANT FOR CHRISTMAS . . . 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RICHMOND HILL Phone 884-6057 Ine cams, um, We Dellver to Toronto & Surrounding Districts vnbln'v I I eve offered the residents within ndaries of Rich-l not need to re-' ‘ds‘ Nam“ w”- FIOWCES Wired Anywhere ‘CDOI‘tGd that he‘ 0 I "‘h "d R Fl s f5 Parents NW"- RICHMOND HEIGHTS )mmunity. called CENTRE ‘Dcnal‘fmemfm' 884-1812 Phone 889-1812 rhat department _ At A" Hours _ F ‘0 3 Similar ad' WW gl‘aok‘m” W" A" ac wo rte mgxfiafixxiemxxagiékzxmxwmmxm ‘ n A ‘2 ‘ The organizational committee. composed of those elected to the 1971-72 council. also asked the region to inform them as soon as possible if it will have the staff to handle the payroll and accounts "payable for those services which “1'11 become re- gional responsibilities on Janu ary 1 â€"â€" police. day care centre. water and sewer trunk systems. The town's staff wishes this in- formation so it can be set up to continue these payments until the region is in a position to handle Them. dress in the city. By the time local help arrived. it was too late to save the child. This does not apply when a child graduates from grade 8 to grade 9. for Roman Catholic school supporters also pay to- ward the secondary school 55"- tem. We Deliver a Toronto 8: kurrounding Districts A year ago the board hired an assessment officer to visit Cath- olic families to encourage them to send their children to the separate schools. and Mr. Hodge does not want to see the trend reversed. He has written to Frank Kinlin, assistant deputy minster of education pointing out that the trend toward hous- ing grade '7 and, 8 pupils in sec- ondary school buildings could Mr. Hodge estimates that a‘ present about 85 percent of R0- man Catholic children In York County are attending Roman Catholic Schools. At a meeting on November 17, the Metro Board Chairman Jo- seph Fullerton reported that only about 55 percent of Roman Catholic children in Metro up to grade 8 are attending separate schools. The York County Board seems to be more successful than the Metro Roman Catholic School Board in its aim to educate all Roman Catholic children. have serious detrimental effect'are on the separate schools. \vhichlthe Metro Roman. Catholics Concerned 8.25-14 8.25-15 Blackwell 45 Blackwafl 7.75.14, 7.75.15 He recommended that the board base its needs on the idea of educating 100 percent of R0- man Catholic children. and sug- gested the board petition the provincial govemment to have taxes on Roman Catholics go to their board unless parents spec- ifically direcied otherwise. At present. all taxes go for public schools unless they are directed to the separate system. RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE geared to serve students to end of grade 8. NEW CHRISTMAS HOL'RS: MONDAY TO FRIDAY. 8 AM. TO 9 P.M. â€" SATL’RDAYS. S A.M. TO 6 RM His recommendation will be disâ€" cussed by the board's planning and development committee The Metro Board's Super- indendent of Planning and Development Ed Neville said in an interview that distance is a factor contrib- uting to the relatively small enrollment of Roman Cath- olic children in Metro's separate schools. In areas where the children live close to the Roman Catholic school. the percentage of Roman Catholic children enrolled is much higher. declares Mr. Neville. “We are trying to get our schools closer to the children," In York County. says Mr. Hodge. losses to senior public Schools have been higher in some areas than in others. but loss to the Roman Catholic system. The Mer Board provides buses for children who live more than one and one half miles from the nearest Roman Catholic School and in cases where there is a serious safety hazard for children walking. 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