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’ Something Has To Be Done About Hill’s Water Shortage Problem a Ratepayef Why are people in Ward 6 of Richmond Hill under law watering restrictions and the people south of Highway '1, served by the same well. have no such restrictions? Both pay a minimum bill of $10 for three months. This was the question placed before Richmond Hill Council Monday night by S. Zukotynski of Maryvale Cres- cent. Mr. Zukotynski is a re- search and design consultant and has an acre of land around his home. Mr. Zukotynski suggested‘ something be done about the minimum rate. retroactive to January 1. “When other people in Vaughan do not suffer. We can‘t possibly use the minimum with these restrictions." He sug- gested slightly more lenient regulations in his area â€" per- haps late at night when the re- quirements of the hospital are minimal. “I want to know what the Town of Richmond Hill intends to do about water. I intend to organize the rate: payers in my area," he toldg council as he claimed the old? town's water problem has beenu around for 10 years. “This town has had little} major development in the last‘ 10 years," stated Mayor William; Lazenby. “We‘ve had a problem for five or six years. We do not have a water problem but a pressure problem. The Vaughan system has been hooked into our system for some years. which helps to keep the pres- sure up. We don't. want; to be parochial but want everyone to feel that they belong to Rich- mond Hill. The lawn watering restrictions do not prevent you from watering your flowers. vegetable gardens. trees or washing your cars. You can even wash your car on your lawn.“ lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllimlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll See Letters to The Editors on Page 2 llllll“lllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllilllllllll’ “The town's engineer has completed a study which this‘ co’uncil has to study. It is thel intent. to forward this to the‘. region. Provision of more wateri is now the responsibility of the region." contributed Ward 6 Councillor Louis Wainwright. j The mayor recalled that we; OWRC was set up' to providfi+ water to the municipalities in a‘ system similar to hydro, “but‘ this never did come to fruit-‘ lnn. A massiVe pipeline was suggested for this area‘" the mayor continued. “but we would have had to incorporate our system into theirs and pay 10 or 12 times as much for our water supply. We weren‘t in- terested at those prices. That. plan is still hanging around but we can't depend on that system. We Spent $25,000 on seeking a new well and now we have a sixth well but its at the cor- ner of Dufferin and Vaughan Road." VOL. 95, NO. 2 “First we need a legal opin- ion. Can we legally refuse a building permit?" asked Coun- cillor Lois Hancey. “We can not refuse to give serviges.” ans- wered the mayor. "Would you be willing to take this council down to meet with the Energy and Resources Minister George Kerr?" Mrs. Hancey asked the mayor. "Any- timei“ was his reply. "It‘s timely If not over- due." continued Mrs. Han- cey. “The planning commit- (Continued on Page 8) 11mmulmu“unmmuuumunuumummuululuummmulululu King Farmer Shot, Beaten In $10 Robbery Fight Maybe it's the latest ' y and chalked up eight credlts. llmned supply 01 some T -V k . h 80‘ thing for every dog to have CAL‘IN KARL!“ He also took part in extra cur- items, however, so do your perm ’ 0m 0c elm ' in his own back yard. Top for York Region ricular activities of the school shopping early! 1 (Continued on Page 3) i-numuum\\u\\\u\\m\u\\uuuuuuuuuumuumm\nmmm\mum“unumummumun“mun“\umuumutmm\umuuumuuuu\muulmmmuuuuum\umuu““\uuuuummununuuu\uuuuumunumuuuuuuuummuuuluutu\1\u\1\\111luumluunmumummmmmuuuumuuuuuumuuuuumIll1luuultl\ulmmuumummI A King Township farmer Saturday night was shot in the arm and ’had a shotgun butt broken over his head in Would you believe a fire hydrant as a conversation piece for the living room? a desperate intermittent struggle with two robbers. All the robbers got away Mm was $10. At press time. police were looking for a suspect. but no arrests had been made. 7 Somebody apparently does. A 5400 fire hydrant was stolen between Monday and Friday last week from the front of 303 Yonge Street North in Richmond Hill during construction work. according to York Region Police. Grant Wilson Mather. 28. of Lot 35. Concession 12. is recovering after being treated at hospital in Alliston for the bullet wound. He also had stitches for scalp wounds. The robbery took place at 10:45 pm a few miles from Palgrave where a local housewife was raped and shot to death a little over a 'Fig'e Hydrant Disappears \Pu‘rlio Li“r"-ry 24 Hri'ht 3t., Richn‘ni Hill. rn'rl'a Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harley, 14 Colonsay Road in Thornhill, Calvin will be going to the University of Waterloo in the fall, majoring in physics. 90 Ontario Scholars In York Region Thornlea Student Tops List With 96.1% When grade 13 results for 1971 were announced Dominion Day, secondary ' schools of York Region reported 90 Ontario Scholarship winners, an increase of 27 over last year. In second place was Peter Reiss, 19, of Lang- staff Secondary with 93.3 percent, and third was Karen Perry. 18, of Bayview Secondary in Rich- mond Hill with 92.7 percent. Top studen’E in the region is Calvin Harley, 19, a member of Thornlea Secondary’s first grade 13 class. whose final average was 96.1 percent. year ago in a crime still not solved The farm is at the inter- section of Concession 12 and Highway 9, west of Schom- berg in the extreme north- west corner 10f King Town- Ship. and near the York Re- gion boundary. 7 The farm house is about 300 yards off the road and concealed by trees. The three occupants had no car or telephone when the two robbers drove into the yard. The robbers used the pretext of asking for water for their radiator. ac- cording to York Region Pol- ice. Farmer Mather and a visi- ting friend. Richard John Burke, 25. of Rexdale, were The Richmond Hill Kinsmen Club has been active in our community since 1954 and during these 17 years has/made many contributions to the municipality and its residents. Thursday, June 24, the local Kinsmen, as another example of their community-mindedness, presented a wheel chair to Debbie Wilson. a patient at. the Villa Nursing Home in Vaughan. This is only one of many ways in which they have met the needs of Richmond Hill citizens. In the above picture are seen (left to right) Keith Sanderson, Tom Heatherington, Peter VanHoof, Debbie, Steve Mills and John Smith. , The Kinsmen, an all Canadian Service Clu'x. is open for membership to any'youngwnan hetwgmltheim of 20 and 40 and the Richmond Hill club is anxious to have anyone“interested in its activities contact Mr. VanHoof at 884-4145 or Mr. Heatherington at 884â€"2535. Kinsmen Provide Mobility For l/i/Ia Patient But he had a complete pro- gram in other subjects as well. and chalked up eight credits. He also took part in extra cur- ricular activities of the school Described by Principal Arthurl Murch as “an outstanding per- son in every respect,” Calvin as top student in York Region is also winner of a Department of Education Carter Scholarship. He took his first year of secâ€" ondary school in the United States. and his second year at Thornhill Secondary where he ended the year with an overall average of 92 percent. ‘Thanks to flexible time tab- ling he was able to complete grade 10 and 11 mathematics in one year. When Thornlea opened its doors in 1968, Calvin was tak- ing mathematics at grade 12 level, and the following year did extremely well in grade 13 mathematics A course. In the school year just end- ed. Thornlea arranged for him to take a second year math course at York University. He did extremely well in this course also. out in a shed Mather went into the house for water. While he was inâ€" side the robbers pulled a pistol on Burke. Mather was confronted with a hand gun when he returned with the water. ‘ Burke and Mather were ordered into the house. where they: joined another resident, Shirley McDermid, Police later found two spent cartridges from a .32 calibre pistol. at gun point. When they said they didn't have any money. the gunmen went upstairs to search. Mather then tried to They were all ordered to sit down in the kitchen and faced a demand for money i\\\___..__ RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY. JULY 8, 1971 as I1umuuuu\nuuuumiuuumumumulumummuuummuumu and held down a part-time job. He was captain of the inter- mediate basketball team and top scorer. In his fourth year Calvin was co-president of the student as-' sociation. He plays the tram- bone, and played with a small group in the school for three years. The second and third place Ontario Scholars are also all round students. Peter Reiss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reiss, 10 Orlon Crescent, Thornhill, M I'd-Summer Sale Canadian Tire Holiday needs for boat- ing, camping, cottage, and for your own back yard are among the innumerable bargains being offered in Canadian Tire’s big mid- summer sale. overpower the other 'rob- her. and there was a fight. The gunman then came back downstairs to assist his ac- complice. During the strug- gle the girl escaped from the house and ran. The gunman brought a shotgun downstairs with him and gave it to the other robber. The gunman then re- turned to his search of the house. Mather knew there was no ammunition for the shotgun and went after the second robber again. The robber with the pistol re- turned and shot Mather in the arm after the struggle had moved into another room. The second robber hit Mather over the head mm the reversed shotgun, break- The sale insert In this week’s issue of “The Lib- eral” also features special offers on a wide range of accessories for motoring safety and comfort. There are some consid- erable discounts, too. on a wide range of appliances. tools. back yard pools and pool care-products. The ‘sale at Canadian Tire. 70 Yonge Street North in Richmond Hill. contin- ues to July 19. There is a limited supply of some items. however. so do your shopping early! In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” W l Norman Tyndall. councillor _ for Ward 6, recalled that the . hall, which was donated by In-l lt 9 . 1 0 ldustrialist Stephen Roman. had been dismantled at Elliott ' Lake by members of the Lions was editor of the school year Club, brought to Victoria book, plays the piano, .and is 3 Square, and reconstructed on k9?“ Sportsman He “’111 be en‘ the stone foundation of an old terlng a general “15 course at barn. He described it as the the University of Toronto and finest park and community Plans to StUdy law- centre in the municipality and Karen Perry, daughter of Mr. recommended the parking lot and Mrs. James Perry. 19 Car- be paved. Karen Perry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Perry. 19 Car- tier Crescent, Thornhill, is also going to the University of To-3 ronto where she will study modern languages. She has won a U of T admission schol- iarship. played on the girls’ basketball and volleyball teams at school, and was a member of the school band. Thornhill Secondary topped‘ the region with 13 Ontario Scholars. Ontario Scholars, who must attain- at least 80 percent on seven grade 13 papers, receive an award of $150 from the province whether. or not they go on to further" education. The majority in York Region are university-bound. [ Thomhill winners are Randy Bagg 89 percent. Lynda Clarke 88.1, Grant Phillips 86.9, Mar- ion Stubley 85.9, Christopher Palin 85.3, Michael Hinton 84.1, Joyce McCoy 83.9, Leslie Mc- Kay 83.1. Frank Johnston 83.1, Janet McCoy 82.6, Sharon Smith 80.6. Pamela Fox 80.4, and Heather Connell 80 per- cent. Thornlea came next with 12: Calvin Harley 96.1. Sandra Worth 91.6. Gwynne Leitch 87, David Baker 84‘7. Brenda Well- man 84.6, Ray Leivo 84.], Craig Marchant 83.1, Steven Hal- perin 83, Tom Vockeroth 80.4, ing the butt as they fought some more. This gave visitor Burke a chance to flee after the girl. Mather went and armed himself with a .22 calibre rifle. but by this time the robbers had fled and the other two occupants of the farmhouse came back. Another resident. Sally Ireland, 25, then returned from a car trip to nearby Tottenham and drove Math. er to hospital in Alliston. The robbery is being in- vestigated by two York Re- gion police officers, Constable Clayton Aspden of the King Division and Detective Douglas Tribbl'mg of Mark- ham Division. {Photo by Stuau‘s Studio) fibmmfl At their meeting June 29, cost about $8,000. He told councillors of Markham re. council it was in last year's ceived a delegation from Victâ€" municipal budget, but was cut oria Square asking that the when funds were not available, parking lot at the community Mayor Anthony Roman ag- hall be paved. It also received‘reed that the request deserved a petition from merchants in consideration. adding that this the old Town of Markham ob- is the first year of regional jecting to a proposed new shop- government. a transitional per- ping plaza in the area. led. and that no committments Markham Merchants Oppose Newl Shopping Centre, Petition Council fieéisions on both presenta- tions were deferred for further study. ‘ The delegation was made up of members of Victoria Square Lions Club and the community centre board. with Lions Past- President Frank Brummell as spokesman. The hall, said Mr. Brummell, is a credit to the community, but so far has cost the municip- ality nothing. It serves many groups. individuals and organ- izations, and has -been main- tained by the people. but in spring people “splash around in mud” going to and from their cars. It was pointed out that the request should have been in much earlier so that provision could be made in the budget for the paving, which Mr. Brummell said would probably Interim Tax Payments Will Be Due August I6 In Town Of Markham Legion Plans Move To New Ohio Road Site The first instalment on Mark- ham's second interim tax bill will be due August 16. The town council met in special session on TUesday to pass the necessary bylaw au- thorizing issuing of the inter- im bills. The finance committee had recommended a due date of July 31. but it was agreed at council’s June 29 meeting that this would not give ratepayers sufficient time, especially those who were taking vacations in July Finance Committee Chairman Roy Muldrew. councillor for Ward 2. pointed out that as of July 1. the municipality owes the York County Board of Edu- cation $1.1 million and money would have to be borrowed from the bank at the going in- terest rate if it did not come in from property taxes in time to meet the school levy. There were delays, however, when the meeting scheduled for June 22 was postponed a week to enable council members to attend the meeting with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in Aurora that evening. Richmond Hill Branch 375 Royal Canadian Legion moved a step closer to rea- lization of its plan to build new quarters in the Ohio Road-Elgin Mills area June 29 when the planning com mittee of Richmond Hill Council agreed to recom- mend to council that the plan be approved in prin- ciple, subject to a site plan agreement incorporating all requirements of the works and all other town depart- ments. A delegation of 10 Legionnaires was present, but was not asked to make a presentation. Councillor Muldrew observed’M that the blow of the tax billl Would be softened somewhat.|te. as rebates authorized by Billian 143 would be going out. during“! the first week in July. P1 It was pointed out that only in- c0 terim bills can be sent, as wordi‘to has not yet been received fromi the region setting mill ratesflst The delay. it was explained, isiVO due to a backlog at. the prov- dU incial computer where munici- pal budgets submitted to the fix Department of Municipal Af- 31i fairs are being processed. In- mi troduction of regional govemâ€" be ment in January shifted responfias sibility for setting the mill;tri rates from the municipality toibe the region. [an Location of clubrooms in that area will require a change in zoning from in- dustrial. Planning Director Hessie Rimon gave his verbal ap- HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Mayor Roman assured the delegation that, council would have a report ready within a week or two. council it was in last year's municipal budget, but was cut when funds were not available, Mayor Anthony Roman ag- reed that the request deserved consideration. adding that this is the first year of regional government. a transitional per- iod. and that no committments can be made until the budget is reviewed. Council approved a motion from Regional Councillor James Jongeneel directing the town engineer to get accurate cost estimates and come back with a recommendation. proval of the location. pointing out that the "Rac- ket Club" and “Curling Club" are in the same area. “The Legion elubrooms de- finitely should not be on Yonge Street with its limi- ted parking and not in the residential area, because of traffic and noise," he sta- ted. Committee members (Councillors Lois Hancey, chairman; Andre Chateau- vert; Louis Wainwright and Regional Councillor Donald Plaxton) agreed. The petition from the Mark- ham merchants bearing 87 Sig; natures objected strenuously to a new neighborhood shopping centre planned for a new sub- division in the Wooten Way â€" Highway 7 area about one mile east of Highway 48. The site is located along- side the railway, fronts on the turning basin of Ohio Road and stretches north- east to back on Elgin Mills Road. They pointed out that there are now 110 stores and a new plaza in the old town. serving only 9,000 people. It was reported thal the Legion proposes to sell its property on Yonge Street. plaza in the old town. serving Chapter X "Influence of Re- only 9.000 people- source Development on Fisher- “We expect you to stop this ies and Wildlife," draws a project at once." declared the graphic picture of what indus- petition, adding. “We would try (particularly mining and like the opportunity to discuss pulp and paper) and agricul- this With you" ture have done to the ecology Planning Direcml’ Kuneo of our forests and streams; the Hidaka told council that the disposal of waste tincluding plaza W85 all-Proved 35 Part Of a warm water from atomic power subdivision agreement that‘plants into the Great Lakes» came to council a year ago, and‘and the effect it has already Planning Director Kuneo Hidaka told council that the plaza was approved as part of a subdivision agreement that came to council a year ago, and at its last meeting the planning committee recommended ap~ proval subject to its complying with development standards of area bylaws. In the view of the merchants’ objection, however. he said it would be quite proper to leave it in abeyance until it could be considered further. “At the time (of approving the plan) we were not aware of the opposition of the mer- chants,” observed Mayor Ro- man. "They should be allowed to come before council before further action is taken.” It was agreed to set up a meeting of the merchants and the planning committee as soon as possible to deal with the plan. Eighty-five percent of the to- tal work on the widening of Highway 11 to four lanes from Richmond Hill to Aurora has been completed to date, the De- partment of Transportation and Communications announced this week. ‘ 85% North Yonge Work Completed The channelization of the in- tersection of Markham Road and Yonge Street. soon to get underway. will complete the planned reconstruction. This contract has also been awarded to Dagmar Construction. This will prepare Yonge Street to handle an increasing volume of traffic this summer due to the widening of Hwy. 400. The $2.4 million project has been carried out by Bot Con- struction Limited of Clarkson. Widening of Yonge Street in Richmond Hill, which was con- tracted to Dagmar Construction Company, was completed last week with the application of a finishing layer of asphalt by Miller Paving Co. Local commuters will also ional business a flat 14 cents a find easier access to the city mile. along this widened route, which Markham Mayor Anthony Ro- may also bring an economiclman objected, “It would be benefit for business in the areaJwrong to fragment policy." he as more commuters and throughgdeclared. Council could not pay travellers find Highway 11 aisome employees mileage and better access and exit route to others a car allowance, he said. and from the city. 11: policy is changed for a few, ZS 'n st Highlights of the ISM-page vreport are the unabashed at-L tempt by the authors to stress, ithe fact that the perpetuation of fish and wildlife is import? ant to man and to the world; It clearly establishes that main- tenance of high-quality envir- onments throughout the world is vital to man's continuing survival â€" that what is now happening to our fish and wild- life is a warning of what will happen to man not too long in the future unless immediatei remedial steps are taken. Thei report advocates adoption ofi' “the proof before use" ap-‘ proach to the use of diSposal of chemicals in the environ- ment â€"â€" that is that the onus should not be to prove they have detrimental effects AFTER they have been introduced, but to prove that they will not have detrimental effects BEFORE ‘they are used in the environ- ,ment. Hill Scientist Reports Abuses Of Our Ecology $75.00 per month The report is the result of two years of study across Can- ada conducted during 1969-70. Net Lease 24 Months See our Sales Representative today at . . . In Ottawa. Thursday, June ‘24. Dr.Douglas Pim- lott. Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, and a resident of Centre Street West. Richmond Hill. presented a special study report he has written for the Science Council of Canada. entitled “Scientific Activities in Fisheries and Wildlife Resources". Hosting the press conference, with Dr. Pimlott, were Dr. Patrick McTaggart-Cowan, executive director of the Science Council; Dr. J. R. Bider, Department of Woodlot Management, MacDonald College of McGill University: and Dr. C. J. Kerswill, federal Depart- ment of Environment, Ottawa. Dr. McTaggart- Cowan formerly lived in Thornhill. “Fish and wildlife. when ex-j pressed in cash income terms. provide only a modest portion: of the national income of Can-l adians. yet, if their full value is considered. they constitute one of the most valuable re- sources of the countly. 'They {should not lye-sacrificed on the laltar of short-term economic ;gain. nor should the diversity §of species be destroyed in a gquestionable quest to feed 50 billion people in an over- }crowded world which would be 1unfit to live in," the report states. York Regional Planning Com- mittee‘s decision to increase ‘car allowances for senior plan- ning staff was aver-ruled by the regional council at a meet- ing in Newmarket June 24. I Three senior employees had Region Says“N0"To CarAllowance Plus Mileage For Planning Staff Lease A 1971 VEGA llllLlCC B UCLLaluu u: A . . y . v u v v v d . _ v car allowances for Senior plan-L Regional Councillor Donald ning staff was over-ruled by‘Plaxton of Richmond Hill urged the regional council at a meet-‘that the request be rejected ing in Newmarket June 24. land policy reviewed. “We can Three Senior employees had‘deal with dissatisfied employees petitioned the committee for an‘lnext year", said Mr- PlaXton- allowance of $25 per monthi Regional Councillor James plus the 14 cents a mile theleongeneel of Markham recom- are already getting. mended that the whole matter ._ i..-“ -..L...;..;,... um" fair! of car allowances be reviewed. It was later agreed all employees using cars ional business a flat 14 mile. Regional Administrator John Rettie pointed out that this was the rate paid by the old county council. and that at the time of hiring. regional policy on car allowances had not yet been established. In their submission they said, “Experience over the last two months indicates that the pres- ent car allowance of 14 cents per mile is inadequate to cover the cost of ,running our private cars on regional business." “Having regard to the many miles of gravel roads m the region, many of them in poor condition, cars are suffering ex- cessive wear, particularly to the steering, tires and body work. In our opinion the costs of maintenance and repairs plus the rapid depreciation of our cars, are not adequate ,or equit- ably covered by the present car allowance," said the employees. At the time they were hired, they allege. they were told they would be receiving $25 a month plus ten cents a mile. Average mileage. they main- tain. will not exceed 300 per month, which at 14 cents a mile amounts to $42. for only to pay on reg- cents a wilson m'blett 355 YONGE STREET N. 889-5435 Phone 727-9453 RICHMOND HILL Where Cars Cost Less! CHEV-OLDS had and will continue to have. The report points out the need for national action in the con- trol of noxious organisms and toxic chemicals as well as deal- ing with many more facets of the manner in which man is polluting his environment. servation across Canada. Dr. Pimlott. a dedicated con- servationist, is an active men-i. ber of the Canadian Audubon Society. the Canadian Wildlife Federation and a number of other national conservation or- ganizations. He has written on a variety of environmental top- ics and specializes in the ecol- ogy and population dynamics of large mammals. Dr. and Mrs. Pimlptt. who have 1hree children, have lived in Richmond Hill since 1958. When two employees of the town are married during their term of employment and are working in the same depart- ment, the policy of the town will be m take steps to trans- fer one of them to a different department. And at its June meeting it rejected the planning commit~ tee recommendation that policy be amended 10 provide a $25 per month car allowance and ten cents a mile for each mile travelled. Richmond Hill Town Council has established a policy, effec- live July 1. whereby a husband and wife or other members of the immediate family shall not be employed at the same time in the town in the same depart- ment. This recommendation of the personnel. procedures and bylaws committee. chaired by Councillor Stewart Bell. was ap- proved by council at its July 5 meeting. ' The above policy is not to be applied to present members of staff and persons under recom- mendation as of June 28. it should be changed for every- one. Council had earlier agreed that cars would not be provided for department heads,_leasing a? car Dfor Chairman Garfield Wright only. Town Policy Will Bar Husband-Wife Teams PRICE 15c PER COPY DR. DOUGLAS PIMLOTT Report And $2,500 Grant Dr. Pimlott has been awarded a $2,500 grant by the White Owl Conservé- tion Award Committee to be used to continue this study of environmental quality and research con-