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Project Architect George Malian told the hospital's annual meeting on April 6 that they hope to get started on the second build- ing early in 1972. PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT On May 6. Munro Ashâ€" kanase‘ a resident of Rich- mond Hill and national direcr tor of Plan of Canada. was host at a meeting at Eaton Auditorium in Metro where guests had an opportunity to meet and talk with Glenn Rogers field director for Foster Parents Plan for Colombia in South America. Bonanza Days Richmond Heights ‘Nine teqflers‘, Were received by Torontb Architects Marani. Rounthwafle and Dick. and qbened/ on April 15. The conflict w. awarded to the lowest bid er. E. G. M. Cope of Toronto. and cost is esti- mated at $297,671. in the Region of Yofk a.re among the 11.000 foster par- ents who contribute to Plan of Canada. At present 14 families in Richmond Hill and numerous §chqol 313d community groups In the 33 years of its operation, 600.000 indivic duals. families and groups have become foster parents through the Foster Parents Plan. assisting over 110.000 children and their families in South America. Asia and Europe. entertaining Thursday and Friday from 7 to 9pm and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm. For the-kiddies there will be avmerry-go-round and pony rides. For everyone in the fam- ily there will be barbecued beef on a bun with all pro- ceeds going to the local Scouts. In addition there are sev- eral Bonanza Bucks in this issue to be. spent as inâ€" dicated. Additional ones will be available from most stores and will buy you hot dogs. soft drinks or chips at the outdoor lunch coun- ters at amazingly low prices. See the third sec- tion of this issue of "The Liberal" for bargain for the whole family. ‘7' PLAN RENOVATION At the lower level on the west side, the new hospital will house a cafeteria with a seat- ing capacity of 300, servery, kitchen with storage areas. in- cinerator room. a u t o p s y, soiled linen holding. pharmacy ‘Sllpply. processing and distrib- ution department. bulk storage and linen storage. On the east side there will be a snack bar with vending machines for food and bever- ages. lecture room with a seat- ing capacity of 300. laborator- ies. dietitian offices. housekeep-’ ing department. inhalation therapy. printing room. tele- phone ‘ equipment room and storage facilities for the hos- pital auxiliary. Because of the contour of ‘the land which will be the site lllllltillllllllltill“lllilllllllililllllllllllllllllllIlllilllll“tillllllllll|llllllllllllll“lillllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllliiIlllllllllllllllllllllllllltill“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllliillllllllllllll“llnlllllllllmlllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllll ....‘v . -v. 1...“-..c- "UV are able to move about. An isotope room, purchasing department. maintainance de- partment and medical officer of 'health offices will be located Son the first level. CO-ORDINATE SERVICE AREAS The main floor will have a ‘doctors' lounge. delivery suite. ;\vomen's auxiliary work room, ‘beauty shop. personnel and em- yployee health facilities, and medical social service offices. The intensive care unit and a .quiet room will be located _where the new building joins ‘the old one. The psychiatric ln-patients‘ {department will be on the sec- ?ond floor with separate areas for adults and adolescents. ‘ The obstetrical department and nurseries will be on the Pl UdCII. SUI a Jedi llUVV. 1.0 PUU' Ills LUl Llllfl|l \leub LlEdLlllCllL ple have been living in the and care. as under the new act. ‘former convent on the property the health department will save but the goal is to have several municipalities about $1.4 mil- small family-sized cottages lion in the next fiscal year, ‘where residents will live as The province paid 72 percent members of a family with in- of the York CAS budget of dividual private rooms under‘$517.407 in 1970. and the coun- ;the loving guidance of houseity paid the remaining 28 per- parents. cent. The farm itself will provide‘ The Department of Social opportunities for the residents.and Family Services‘ allotment ito acquire a feeling of self-re-‘to CAS averages 75 percent of 1spect as they take part in car-the agencies‘ budgets in most ‘ing for animals. raising crops.‘0ntario municipalities. gtending the gardens and look-J There is always a waiting. ing after the equipment. ThEFP‘IlSt of children needing special iwilI be handicrafts for those‘care. Supervisor John Nidd told with creative ability. “The Liberal" in an interview The aim of this type of en-;recently. and there is not enâ€" vironment is to encourage dev-[ough room at Thistletown and ;elopment of each residentsWarrendale to accommodate ev- Iown interests. selfâ€"respect and‘en the most urgent cases. ;a sense of pride in his or her‘ The society also makes use accomplishments. of facilities at the Mennonite cnuoren into care '. Mrs. Lloyd continued. “They are placed with us by the courts. We have to accept them. We would not turn them away even if we could". she added. The centres coming under {the act will be provided with total operating costs and two- thirds of the cost of capital construction. alterations and renovations. and total cost of 'the program during the first .full year of Operation has been Estimated at $13.6 million. ,‘ Each centre will have con- ‘siderable autonomy in conduct- ing its affairs. but to qualify for full provincial backing will have to have approval of the Department of Health before undertaking major changes in program. alterations to the phy- sical plant or residential cap- acity. CULHICU. gation t( the Offlt not oper tions." jected ti mount 0 in the at services. available it will b the time council Recalli. in favor velopmen ate fewe present I Councillo OppOSlthI cause he been res are not i: facts we .cision. ] llllllllllllllilllllllllullllilllllllllllIllllIll“tillllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllltlllltllllltillllllllllllllllllllllllillllillllllllllill“tilllllllllllhliilllti\i\\“\\\\\\\\\\\l\\\\\\\\\\w In addition there are sev- eral Bonanza Bucks in this issue to he spent as in. dicaied. Additional ones will be available from most slores and will buy you hot dogs. soft drinks or chips at the outdoor lunch coun- ters at amazingly low prices. See the third sec- tion of this issue of "The Liberal" for bargains for It will‘ provide accommodation for admitting offices. vadiolbgy, waiting area. shipping and receivâ€" ing. bulk stoilage and soiled linen holding area, reliev- ing overcroWding in the present hospital until a new and much/larger hospital can be built. Besides that there will be lots of fun for every member of the family. The famous Wilkie Ranger will be present Thursday. Fri- day and Saturday in full Western costume and a hil- arlous clown band will be entertaining Thursday and Friday from 7 to 9pm and Saturday from 10am to 1 pm. For the kiddies there will be a merry-go-round and pony rldes. For everyone In the fam- ily there will be barbecued beef on a bun with all pro- ceeds going to the Inca! Scouts. Richmond Heights Cen- tre will celebrate its llth anniversary this weekend with the annual Bonanza Days promotion. All mem- ber stores are coâ€"operating in making this a weekend full of shopping bargains as advertised in the third section of this issue of "The Liberal." It is eXpecfed. reports Administrétm‘ James Hepburn. that the two-storey structure will be com- pleted by 11129 September or early October. The excavatidfi for the first addition to York Central Hospital on Vaughan Roard has been comâ€" pleted. and therr‘contract‘m‘s are now pouring concrete for the foundation. BY MARGARET LADE VOL. 94, NO. 48. Expansion Underway At Y or/r Central Hospital \” __ ,\._. Achitect’s drawing of York Central Hospital as ii; will be when two additions are completed M 10 Library, 24 13m $13,, Richzond Hill. 5 June 6-54-54,» At the annual meeting Mr. ‘Malion used large drawings and sketches to show where various departments will be located in the completed project. The ar- chitects had finalized plans for the second phase and at the moment. were waiting for au- ithorization from the Ontario iHospital Services Commission so that they could get to work on preparation of working draw- ings. This stage of the archi- tects‘ work will take about nine months. The third and final phase of the project will be renovation of the present building and modifications to the phase one building. 'I‘IL is therefore reasonable to expect that. construction should commence sometime in the spring of 1972." Permission was received from the OHSC on April 22 to start construction. The new five-storey hospital is to be built immediately north of the present building, and will connect with it at the first and second levels which will house clinics and diagnostic facilities. For years. Canadian foster parents made c o n t a c t through the international headquarters in New York, but as more and more people Were participating, Canada received its own charter and opened a small office in Montreal. In 1968 a board of direc- tors was appointed, and F03- ter Parents Plan of Canada became completely autono- mous, although it does con- ms 3 psychiatric Gut-Patient de'lrooms is planned around a cen- ‘Pal‘tment With 3 Six bed Childâ€"{trail sterile area which will be I'en's ward on the second f10051used for storing sterile supplies ‘and professional staff chang and made up case carts. There ing rooms on the lower level. ij11 also be recovery rooms. When the three-phase pl‘Oject‘patients preparation room. in- iS completed. York Central HOS-lstrument clean-up and storage. pital will provide numerous‘change roams for doctors. nur- diagnostic and clinical facilitiesfies and orderhes, supervisor's as- well as added space for in-,office and control centre. patients, lecture rooms and} MOVE PATIENTS QUICKLY greatly improved facilities for These three departments are staff and volunteer workers. lemmected bv a seual'ate cor- Since‘ Plan works only in countries unable to care for their own poor. present operations are chiefly in Bolivia. Brazil. Colombia. Ecuador. Peru. Indonesia. Korea. the Philippines and Vietnam. Foster parents. individuals or groups. provide $204 a year as a cash contribution to- ward the support and educa- tion of a child in need. with most of the help coming from Canada. the United States and Australia. program expanded and at the end of World War 11 Plan headquarters were opened in Belgium. Holland. Poland: Czechoslovakia. France. It- aLv. Greece and China. on' Patients’ rooms have been on. {planned to a maximum use of e of‘floor space. Mr. Malion ex- tion‘plained. By placing washrooms and on the outside walls, a useful oue‘seating alcove can be created by the window for patients who are able to move about. the An isotope room, purchasing will department. maintainance de- eal- partment and medical officer of On the east side of the same storey will be patients admit- rting. business office. patients waiting areas. administrative offices, main entrance hall, el- evator lobby, medical records and library and physiotherapy department. Levels illl‘ee, {Guy and five.“ - I, will be for resident patientsif DBYbreak GEtS and each will consist of three! wings in “T” shape with ap-‘From Premier Davis proximately 36 in four group- ings â€" single occupancy bed- William Hodgson MLA. York rooms. two isolation.single-beleonn. announced this week rooms; nine two-bed rooms andltnat a capital grant of $24,000 three four-bed rooms. lfrom Queen‘s Park towards Nurses stations, u l 1 11 ty‘ construction of a resxdentlal un- rooms, examination 1‘ o 0 m s. it, at “ D a y b r e a k " in showers and additional wash. Richmond Hill‘ has been ap. rooms will be placed in the cen- proved by me Ontario Depam. tre core between corridors. ment of social and Family Ser- Patients’ rooms have been,vices. of the new hospital. the em- ergency department will be loc- ated on the second level. it will have [our treatment rooms, six examination rooms. one resusc- itation room and service rooms. Nurses’ stations, 11 l i l i ty moms, examination r o o m s. showers and additional wash~ rooms will be placed in the cen- tre core between corridors. These three departments are connected by a separate cor- ridor so that patients may be moved about quickly without using the public corridor sys- tem. Mr. Ashkanase has been a resident of Richmond Hill for more than 15 years. He worked in marketing and sales for about 35 years be. fore assuming his present position. and was active for ten years in the cancer society. serving for a time as chairman of the Central Counties Cancer Society in Ontario and as a member of the society's national board. He is a member of the Summit Golf and Country Club. Richmond Hill Curling Club. and has three grown children. His son. Ronald, is a high school teacher in Peterboro. and daughter Wendy. who married Dwight Powell of Richmond Hill last year and lives in Thornhill, graduated as a gold meda1~ list in statistical mathematics in 1969 and is now an econoo mist with the provincial trea- sury department. The radiology department on the same floor \will have seven examination rooms grouped ar- ound the central sorting and filing area. There will also be rooms for‘ radiologists. film ex- amination and dictation and transcribing. A suite of seven operating rooms is planned around a cen- tral sterile area which will be used for storing sterile supplies and made up case carts. There will also be recoven' rooms. In 1970 a new Canadian head office was opened on St. Clair Avenue in Toronto and Mr. Ashkanase was ap- pointed national director. tinue to use computer ser vices in. New York. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY. MAY 27. 1971 GA‘RDEN-C’EWRE: . &'GREENHOUSES Red Cascade PETUNIAS $1.00 See Our Ad on Page 7 39¢ BOX ,, \H J u;' Mr. and Mrs Ashkanase and daughter Donna. who will graduate from Osgoode Hall Law School this spring. live at 74 Leisure Lane. They are members of St. Mary's Anglican Church. where Mr. Ashkanase is a past warden The farm itself will provide opportunities for the residents to acquire a feeling of self-re- spect as they take part in car- ing for animals. raising crops. tending the gardens and look- ing after the equipment. There will be handicrafts for those with creative ability. Daybreak. modelled on a com- munity in France called L‘Ar- che founded by Dr. Jean Van- ier. is a residence for retarded adults based on a family ap- proach. For a year now, 15 peo- ple have been living in the former convent on the property but the goal is to have several small family-sized cottages where residents will live as members of a family with in- dividual private rooms under the loving guidance of house parents. ML'NRO ASHKANASE Heads Foster Parents Plan i Although the hospital has established an enviable repuâ€" tation for service and for short stay, present facilities are dis- tressineg inadequate. The hos- pital‘s Chief of Staff Dr. Victor Zuck told the annual meeting that there is a sixâ€"month wait- ing period for elective surgery. York Regional Council has budgeted $4,100.000 toward the overall expansion program. and provincial grants Will also be made available at various stages of the construction pro-‘ gram. l The. ‘York_ Central ‘Hosgitatllw d I And £§i9eC32I-‘.°{‘o sieggggfoxl‘tiheefsu-‘l ar 5 I ren S I I ture, and the architects‘ plan is for a reinforced concretei The Children's Aid Society ofiCenti‘e at Ailsa Craig, Sacred structure that can SUPPON (“’0 York could save anywhere from'Heart Village in Scarboro. additional floors Which \Vouldl$20,000 to $60,000 in 1971 as a‘Eai‘lscourt Home. also in Metro, increase the bed caPaCity 10 result of a change in the pro-land other institutions and pri- 600. ivincial Children's Mentalivate facilities. Although the hOSDital has Health Centres Act which came The institutions approved for cstabliShed an filial“? r9pu‘:into effect at the end of March. public subsidy come under the third floor. and the medical nursing unit nn the top floor. At the annual meeting dir- ectors and administrators poin- led out that, ambitious as the expansinn program may be. it will still fall short of meeting the needs of the community. Adminstrator James Hepburn referred to the plans for high- dens-ity housing and apartment development in the area just south 0f the hospital and ad- mitted; “It, scares me.“ nIn Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” ‘ "These problems do not dev- elop overnight." explains Mr. VanCamp. “and both psychia- tric and child care professionals are up against a problem. There Thfll‘e is always 3 Waiting," Each centre will have con- list of children needing SpeCial siderable autonomy in conduct- care. Supervisor John‘Nidd told ing its affairs. but to qualify “The Liberal" in an interview for full provincial backing will recently. and there is not 911- have to have approval of the ough room at Thistletown and Department of Health before Warrendale to accommodate ev- undertaking major changes in en the most urgent cases. program. alterations to the phy- The society also makes use:sical plant or residential cap- l The new legislation was ap- proved following a four-year Istudy on services for children 'with mental and emotional dis- orders, and will bring many special facilities for the care of these children under the On- tario Department of Health, which formerly paid only for services to children in recog- nized publicly operated hos- ,pital and treatment centres. The Department of Social and Family Services‘ allotment to CAS averages 75 percent of the agencies’ budgets in most Ontario municipalities. The province paid 72 percent of the York CAS budget of $517.40? in 1970. and the coun- ty paid the remaining 28 per- cent. The average cost of keeping a child in a private treatment centre is about $40 a day. and in relieving the province's 51 Children‘s Aid Societies of pay- ing for their wards’ treatment and care, as under the new act. the health department will save municipalities about $1.4 mil- lion in the next fiscal year, is not enough help for these kids, and it often takes from two to four years to get them back into the mainstream of society." In 1970 \six yards of the CAS in Vork'Mvepé receiving treatment at. Thistletown Ind Warrendale. which were aI~ ready covgred by the Depart- ment of Health. reports Execu- tive Director Donald VanCamp. His responsibilities include administration of the two offices which employ 117 full and part-time personnel â€" social workers. dentists. doc- tors. translators teachers, administrative. clerical and maintenance staff â€" and the planning and execution of programs for both cen- tres. Plans are underway for opening a new office for Tumaco. a town of» approxiâ€" mately 34,000 peopie. on the Colombian coast. and Mr. Rogers will be directing and coâ€"ordinating its operations and programs. and has served on several committees. The guest of honor. Mr. Rogers, spoke of his work with refugee children and families. In Colombia, where he is directory the Plan cen- tre in Bogota serves 5.600 families. and in Buenaven- tura 1.400. Province To Aid Disturbed Wards Of Children's Aid At the meeting in Toronto May 6. an award winning film depicting the work of the Foster Parents Plan was shown. and there was a dis- play of children‘s art work. Oppose Centre Town Changes The typical foster Don’t Hold Your Breath Waiting For Tax Bill Regional Administrative Officer Jack Bettie is plan- ning to put before council 3 major report on 1971 ex- penditures today. But the taxes and assess- ment in the ‘new region are in such a mixun that it, will take months~yet to sort the situation nut. York Region property taxpayers won‘t know what their taxes'.are going to be for quite a while yet. not before mid-summer at least. Some manicipalilies in the new region have an- nealed their ausessment rolls and this matter has been bouncing around in the provincial courts with- Child "We cannot refuse to take children into care". Mrs. Lloyd continued. “They are placed with us by the courts. We have to accept them. We would not turn them away even if we could". she added. In 1970 York CAS Account- ant Ruby Lloyd reported a spending of $43.75;”) for child- ren needing special care. and $36,000 has been set aside for this purpose in 1971. At present about 16 children are involved. “Some of them are in special homes, and if they can be mov- ed into approved homes the sa- ving (to the CAS) will be great- er than We now anticipate. “We cannot refuse to take children into care". Mrs. Lloyd continued. “They are placed iwith us by the courts. We have to accept them. We would not turn them away even if we could”. she added. The centres coming under the act will be provided with total operating costs and two- thirds of the cost of capital construction, alterations and renovations. and total cost of the program during the first full year of Operation has been estimated at $13.6 million. Each centre will have con- siderable autonomy in conduct- ing its affairs. but to qualify for full provincial backing will have to have approval of the Department of Health before undertaking major changes in program. alterations to the phy- sical plant or residential cap- acity. , land should be put to“. stated Mr. Plaxton as he outlined his reasons for objection. “l‘m op- posed to the kind of develop- ment proposed by amendment Number 3 and I believe any property owner in that area would be justified in saying to council ‘You owe me the obli- gation to rezone according to the Official Plan‘. We should not operate on single applica- tions." Mr. Plaxton also ob- jected to the “inadequate” a- mount of parkland provided in the amendment. and lack of services. “If you use up the available services for housing. it will be evident that this is the type of development this council wants". he warned. Recalling that he had voted in favor of the Rushmore de- velopment. because "it will cre- ate fewer problems than the present usage of the land". Councillor Schiller voted in opposition to amendment 3 be- cause he felt that it had not been researched fully. “We are not in possession of all the facts we need‘to make this de- cision. I am in favor of the Lcivnu LllCll Luau Lyixlkluuxlull in 1969 after a long fight. The employees of the former Mark- ham Town were certified even later. The provincial legislation creating the new and enlarged Markham Town and the Reg- ional Municipality of York is said to have left the matter of unions in a somewhat cloudy condition. Both Union Local President Flood and Markham Mayor :Anthony Roman have issued de- tailed public statements. ‘ Mayor Roman called the un- ion statement intemperate. and said it had contained certain misstatements of fact. The mayor told “The Lib- eral" the town's negotiating iteam was given guidelines by ‘the council and proceeded with talks in good faith. "They shouldn‘t use a strike lever over our heads." said Mayor Roman. explaining that delays and difficulties are due to problems created by January ,1 transition to the new regional government of York. and the establishment of the new town. Union, Leader Flood accuses Of this amount Richmond Hill's share is 61.28% or $4.- I276.52 with the remainder be- iing shared by the Towns of {Vaughan (10.77%) and Marie iham 127.95%). Until Rich- mond Hill's boundaries were extended under regional gov- ernment the deficits and profits were shared on a 50%. 25%. 25%. basis with Richmond Hill's share being 50%. Revenue for the service since .the first of the year was $30,â€" 064.77 down from the $31,289.- .74 taken in in the same period of 1970, However, operating ex- ipenses increased to $36,513.11 ithis year from 532.834.98 last .year. Last year‘s deficit for the isame period was $2,087.02 in- icluding $542.02 Ontario seat. ‘tax. The Yonge buses travelled 409 miles more than in the same period of 1970 but collect- ed only 296.745 fares (7 per mile) as contrasted to 312,539 (7.44 per mile) last year. As the operating revenue dropped 3.61 cents per mile, operating ex- pense climbed 7.92 cents per [mile illllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllilllllilllllllllllll\\\\\lllllll\l\\\l\l\\llllllllNll\\i\\\\ll\\\\\\\\\\\‘ llll\\\\\l\ll\\li\\\\\lll\lll\\\\\\\lll\\l\llllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmlllllllllllll“'3 “Some of them are in special homes, and if they can be mov- ed into approved homes the sa- ving (to the CAS) will be great- er than We now anticipate. The institutions approved for public subsidy come under the jurisdiction of the Legislature. and the Department of Health will be responsible for the co- ordination. inspe'ction. licensing and funding of all special men- tal health centres, with rigid ‘standards imposed by the de- ,partment. i Children in urgent need of ‘such care are often made tem- lporary wards of the CAS be-| cause placing a child in a priv- ate treatment centre is a costly procedure. beyond the reach of many parents. a In 1970 York CAS Account- ant Ruby Lloyd reported a spending of $43.75?) for child- ren needing special care. and $36,000 has been set aside for this purpose in 1971. The private institutions. ex- plains Mrs. Lloyd, are not cov- ered for the first three months of 1971, and some now being used by the society have not yet been taken over by the act. LHE various means open I0 COH- trol the development before this bylaw is prepared." “In principle. the zoning by- law is a secondary item", ad- ded Planning Director Hessie Rimon. “Council should ad-1 dress itself to redevelopment of the industrial land between Pugsley and the CNR. Once‘ ‘that has been resolved it will be time to decide about the rest. The town's policy is sta- ted in amendment 3. ln Tor- onto they leave the zoning as it is and change it as appli- cations come in. In terms of whatxwe are trying to achieve we want to have reasonably] large areas of land redevelop- ed and this is a way of ensur- ing that. If redevelopment is done piece-meal there is no way we can have an overall plan which will be aesthetical- ly acceptable." "The Official Plan should be a statement of the useihe municipal council thinks the i The foster parent. for parâ€" ents! may choose a boy or girl between the ages of six and 12 in any country in which Plan operates, and is provided with a case history and photograph of the foster child. Monthly letters are sent from the child, trans- lated by Plan. The $17 contributed each month by the foster parent A foster child remains in Plan until he reaches the age of 18 and is self-supporting. or until the family‘s income improves and Plan aid is no longer needed. The family is usually di- rected to Plan by a member of the community; a local clergyman. case worker. or friend who knows that help is available, Six or seven or eight peo- ple might live in one room, without water, without elec- tricity. They stay alive on a diet of rice, bread. beans and coffee. may live in a wooden 51 that offers little protec against rain and cold. or lief from scorching heat Many special new calcu- lations have to be made where town and township boundaries were changed and municipalities amal- gameted. out, being settled. All the new arrange- ments between new muni- cipalities and the new re- gion have to be worked out. and the province has to set its grant figures. In the meantime prop- erty owners are being bil- led for part of their taxes. So don't hold your breath waiting to know your tax costs. Best take your holidays and forget about it. for now. a wooden shack little protection and cold. or re: HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Plaxton, Schiller, Beggs The decision was reached af- ter council considbred a pre- sentation by the town's Solicitor Tom Fraser who had been con- sulted on means of retaining control of the redevelopment of the area by using a “holding zone" designation or other means. Mr. Fraser did not favor this means of control. Councillor Hancey explained ithat. the amendment was promp- tted by the application of Bush- more Investments to redevelop the Bond Steel property on Markham Road in apartments and townhouses and that the planning consultants had been asked to take a look at the whole area. The amendment contains their recommendation. with zoning areas indicated in a broad sense. The mothers also learn first aid and home manage- ment so that they can help not only their own families. Strong emphasis is placed on education, and special \‘o- cational training courses are given or supported by Plan, and mothers are taught hy- giene and the use of avail- able food for better nutri- tion. The foster child and his family meet monthly with a social worker who follows their progress and offers counselling. She pointed out that the next step was to come up with. a zon- ing bylaw to implement these recommendations. “Your plan- ning committee. staff and the solicitor will be researching the various means open to con- trol the development before this bylaw is prepared." Health services are made available for the child and his family. Basic household supplies. vitamins and other diet supplements and school supplies are distributed to them. gives immediate aid and comfort to the child and his entire family. providing more nutritious food and helping to pay tuition fees for the foster child and his brothers and sisters. In many coun~ tries there are no free schools. so many children are denied even the most. elementary formal education. Amendment Number 3 to Richmond Hill‘s Of- ficial Plan was given third reading and passed at the May 17 council meeting. This is the amendment dealing with the Town Park Neighborhood, which will permit redevelopment of the present industrial land in higher density residential uses such as town- houses and apartment buildings. 1 On a recorded vote. Councillors Andre Chat- eauvert, Lois Hancey, Stewart Bell, Louis Wain- wright, Regional Councillor Gordon Rowe and Mayor William Lazenby voted in favor, with Regional Coun- cillor Donald Plaxton, and Councillors David Schiller and Shaun Beggs in opposition. - "They shouldn‘t use a strike lever over our heads.“ said Mayor Roman. explaining that delays and difficulties are due to problems created by January Members of the Markhamthe municipality of insincerity. Town Employee Union have an-'deviousness and delaying tac- ‘nounced they will go on strike tics. , ‘ ‘ next Monday if their wage de- He says the ,town has only !mflndS aren't met- offered wage 'increase of six The employees of the former Markham Township only re- ceived their first certification in 1969 after a long fight. The employees of the former Mark- ham Town were certified even later. The provincial legislation creating the new and enlarged Markham Town and the Reg- ional Municipality of York is said to have left the matter of unions in a somewhat cloudy It is not only wars. the ad- ministrators point out, that are responsible for the ever- increasing numbers of dis- placed children. An earth- quake in Peru just. a year Some employees of the two former municipalities are work- ing for the new Regional Muni- cipality of York. as well. The union isn't looking for a‘ general wage increase, so much‘ as an adjustment of salaries in! line with neighboring munici-l palities that have been union.l ized much longer. I Mr. Ashkanase says that he is impressed by the number of young people who have taken on the responsibility of foster parents. from elemen- tary school classes to secon- dary schools and youth groups and organizations. The dispute between the ion and municipality went fore a conciliation officer. conciliation broke down. The union claims a member ship of 85 people. Host countries give assis~ tance in permitting duty-free importation of plan goodS. and arranging free shipment of these goods within the country. President Douglas Flood of Local 1219, Canadian Union of Public Employees. told "The Liberal" this week a strike vote was taken and 90 percent fav- ored strike action. The issues between union and municipality are very com- plicated and confused. Markham Town this year is an amalgam of two former municipalities. Previously there were two union locals. Markham Town Employee Union Sets May 3| As Strike Deadline A nonprofit. nonsecta- rian, nonpolitical organiza- tion. Plan emphasises that the responsibility of a foster parent is voluntary. not legal. The foster child re- mains with his family be- cause the aim of Plan is to strengthen the family unit by providing its members with a chance to improve their health. education and oppor- tunities to become self-sup- porting and independent. Mr. Beggs has consistenLly opposed the proposals for this area on the basis of insuffic- ient parkland and too great density of population. basic policy behind the amend- ment but feel we don't have the tools yet to control devel- opmenl." Mayor William Lazenby not,- ed that a public meeting had been held and that there were but other sick or working mothers. (Continued .on Page 3) be- but The Yonge buses travelled 409 miles more than in the same period of 1970 but collect- ed only 296,745 fares (7 per mile) as contrasted to 312,539 (7.44 per mile) last year. As the operating revenue dropped 3.61 cents per mile, operating ex- pense climbed 7.92 cents per mile. Revenue for the service since the first of the year was $30,â€" 064.77 down from the $31,289.- 74 taken in in the same perjod of 1970, However, operating ex- penses increased to $36,513.11 this year from 532.834.98 last year. Last year‘s deficit for the same period was $2,087.02 in- cluding $542.02 Ontario seat. Of this amount Richmond Hill's share is 61.28% or $4.- 276.52 with the remainder be- ing shared by the Towns of Vaughan (10.77%) and Mark- ham .127.95%). Until Rich- mond Hill's boundaries were extended under regional gov- ernment the deficits and profits were shared on a 50%. 25%. it also provides materials and technical assistance which help the people to help them- selves, to build a dam in Bolivia that will provide elec- tricity and water. With a minimum of supervision from Plan the villagers of Villa Las Delicias are creating for themselves a self-sufficient community. i Cormborating the TTC fore- cast of $20,000 to $25,000 de- ficit in the operation of the Yonge Street buses this year, the statement of earnings of the Richmond Hill Bus Service for the first quarter of 1971 re- veals a deficit of $6978.65 in- cluding provision of $530.31 for seat tax. Hurricanes, iamines, and other disasters beyond the control of man continue to occur and recur, leaving in their wake devastation and starvation. Plan does not just provide emergency handouts. He says the town has only offered wage 'increase of six percent. while other nearby municipal employees have re- ceived 10 percent increases. The union negotiating team includes President Flood. and members George Roberts, Phil Pearson and Barry Milne. The town's negotiating team includes Town Clerk Harry Crisp, Deputy-Clerk Neil Brod- At the time Foster Parents Plan was working with 3,400 children and their families in Peru. Six of these children were killed and 35 injured. In addition 54 family mem- bers were killed and 275 in- jured. All of these families lost their homes and most lost all of their belongings. Mllllllllilllll|||lll\llllll|llllllllll|llll|||llllllllllllll“l\ll|llll!llll!lll\ll‘ ie. énd Sdlicitor John Sanderson of the Toronto firm of Mat- hews. Dinsdale and Clark. ago lasted for 45 seconds. but an estimated 30,000 to 80,000 people were killed. and it will take at least ten years for the people of Peru to re- build their country. Mlllllll“Ill“ll“ll\lllllllllllll\lllllllllll‘llllllllll\lllllllllnlllllllllnlll' $6,978.65 Bus Loss First Quarter I97| Nomination Meet Cancelled The Progressive - Con- servative nomination meet- ing for the provincial rid- ing of York Centre. schedé ulcd for May 19 at Thorn- hill Secondary School. was cancelled. It is planned to hold the meeting in Septem- ber. Vaughan Councillor David Fraser. Thornhill lawyer. had announced he would seek the candidacy. and several other names were. mentioned. The riding. known then as York North. was held by the. PC‘s from 1945 to 1967. with Major Lox Mac- kenzie as the standard- hcaror. In the October lflfi'l election the. seat passed to the Liberal camp. PRICE 15c PER COPY 2455 I, MA]