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" "â€"vâ€"w, Hy» uy luc muau promems 01 con- vxce-prmcipal at Don Head Hill. u-11mmmumummmumummuuulnunmmmuumummumumullqummmuummmmmummumuumuuummmmmmmumnuuunmumunuuuuuumu|mumnmlmmuummnum“mumumumnuuImIumnunmunmumunmmmunmnuuas -__ say 3. wry- ty_‘-fell’a complete three years in ar- rears. 'They could then take .over the property, but still would have to wait a further year ( a‘ period granted the original owner for redemption) before taking action. Unfortunately. in too many cases. acc1dents did happen â€" and usuall}r to small children. Last May one of any; Auuob uavc noeciicu LU we: LUD- timony of Whitchurch Township Building Inspector Marshall Miller as he explained the difficulties of enforcing a municipal bylaw, but they did not volunteer the informa- tion that the Fire Marshal’s Act fil- led the bill. Could it be that they were not a- ware of that fact? NEWMARKET: Newmarket's parks and playground program wound up last week with a parade to faii‘gmund park. The parade featured the Newmarket Citizens Band. the town fire department float carrying the park princess About 7500 chil- dren have taken part in the program this summer. partici- pating in sports. hikes. arts and crafts. i-lllllllllllllll1llllllllll\lllllllllllllltilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllttllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllRlllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllmllllllllllllllillllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'F Through the summer months and in professional development courses through the year teachers from York County Board of Education and York County Roman Catholic School Board have been broadening their own knowledge of the world out,â€" side the classroom so that they will be able to pass it on to their pupils. Many people from the Richmond Hill area have been responsible for setting up and conducting these pro- grams for educators. When the College of Education. University of Toronto, set up One of the most interest- lnz trends in education in recent years has been the mnveto get the class out of the classroom. to study his- tory with the aid of trips to historical sites and museums. to study nature in fields and parks and conservation areas. to learn social sciences on visits to other towns and cities. and even to other countries. Naturalists Lead In Outdoor Education Tumbledown, abandoned buildings, which are a safety and fire hazard, plague most municipalities. It has been known to happen that when one of these eyesores was ac- cidentally (or purposely) set on fire the local fire department has con- centrated on protecting nearby builâ€" dings and installations and let the flames do their work, eliminating a danger spot. these accidents claimed a two and a half year 0 cox child. Recently Richmond 1- or, Tom Fraser, dug up 1 demolition of fire hazai carried out under the 31’s Act, with a maximi months instead of yea) good news to concernet of council. who had tl Some municipalities have tried to deal with the problem by passing municipal bylaws which allow an order for demolition to be issued. But these bylaws, when challenged, prov- ed to be unenforceable and councils have been left with the impression that all the municipality could do, if the demolition order was ignored, was to sit tight, pray that nothing of a tragic nature would happen, and 'Wait until taxes on the proper- ty fella complete three years in ar- rears. 'They could then takeover the property, but still would have to wait a further year (a period granted the original owner for redemption) before taking action. Unfortunaleljfiifi-ltno many cases. accidents did happen â€" and usually to small children. Last May one of This year, the Department of Muâ€" nicipal Affairs asked to have the budgets presented to it by mid-Ap- ril. In calling“ for them by that early date, its officials recognized the fact that these were only tentative fig- ures, that councils had not had time to evaluate all items contained nor to do any pruning. It is customary and, we believe, a logical procedure for each municipal department to ask for the amount of money which will enable it to do the optimum in providing services, purchasing equip- ment and supplies. In the past, at least, council’s pruning sessions have kept these expenditures as low as possible. even at the expense of much needed work. to keep the im- Prior to regional government. most municipalities in this area, had their tax rates set by June 1, with the total taxes collected in two or three instalments. Again it was provincial legislation which set up the regions and made the hiring of additional staff and purchase of more equipment neces- sary. Legislation passed by the provin- cial government requires the munic- ipalities to make payments to the board of education at stated inter- vals 01' pay the going rate of inter- est. Salary and wages must be paid and equipment and supplies must be purchased. Without revenue from tax monies, the only recourse is a bank loan. Therefore. we agree with Coun- cillor Lois Hancey that the cost to the various municipalities in York Region (and the regions established in Niagara, the Ottawa area, Thun- der Bay and Muskoka) of borrow- ing money to meet current expendi- tures and board of education com- mitments should be the responsibil- ity of the provincial government. There is an old saying that “he who calls the tune must pay the piâ€" per", which is as relevant today as in any previous time. r"? ”’"’r *â€"â€"-~»~~-v 7 "u '7” "7 "7v fi~~v ‘ U L A‘ Subscription Rate $5.00 per year; to United States $6.00; 15¢ single copy Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Aséociation ' Published by Richmond Hill Liberal Publishing Co. Ltd. W. S. COOK, Publisher “Second class mail, registration number 0190” THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, August 26, 1971 a TM): liberal Should Bear The Cost lillle Known law An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 And this year. Professor Passmore reports. there have also been programs at Cold Creek Conservation Area and at the College of Education. Participating teachers study the broad problems of con- Both areas have field cen- tres complete with class- rooms. libraries. lounges. dining facilities and sleeping quarters. These are in use the year round. and hun- dreds of students from eleâ€" mentary school age to adults go there on field trips or to camp and study the environ- ment. This summer more than 20 teachers from schools across the provinca took part in a four-week course conducted by Professor Passmore. The first two weeks were spent at Clairmont Conservation Area and the second two at the Albion Hills Conservation Area. a course in outdoor education twu years ago, Professor John Passmore of Richmond Hill was put in charge. The one thing we can't understand is that two employees of the Fire Marshal’s Department in Toronto were witnesses at the June 15 in- quest into the fire death of Diane Naugler, and neither mentioned the fact that such legislation existed. They must have listened to the tes- timony of Whitchurch Township Building Inspector Marshall Miller as he explained the difficulties of enforcing a municipal bylaw, but they did not volunteer the informa- tion that the Fire Marshal’s Act fil~ led the bill. Could it be that they were not a- ware of that fact? Recently Richmond Hill’s Solicitâ€" or, Tom Fraser, dug up the fact that demolition of fire hazards could be carried out under the Fire Marsh- al’s Act, with a maximum delay of months instead of years, which is good news to concerned members of council, who had thought their hands were tied. We understand that immediate action under this act is being planned in Richmond Hill. a two and a half year old Lake Wil- cox child. Mrs. Hancey’s proposal that the province be asked to provide an int- erest free loan to the municipalities until tax levies are received was, we believe, the result of wise financial ‘ thinking. Since her motion was lost. Richmond Hill’s taxpayers will have to pick up a substantial cost for inâ€" terest charges this year, unless the provincial statisticians include such interest charges in the government’s transitional grants. Her motion, if forwarded, could have brought a commitment to that action. Granted each municipality was given permission to issue an inter- im tax bill, and all have done so. But the funds raised by these have long been spent. There will be a further delay aft- er the municipalities receive these figures. as paring of proposed ex- penditures is done at the local level and as the financial staff prepares the figures for computerizing the tax bills. This is all time consuming. The department’s intent was to computerize the information and come up with a mill rate for the component parts of the new munic- ipalities, created out of bits and pieces of former municipalities ~â€" 31] with different services and all with different mill rates. Almost four months later, the municipalit- ies are still waiting for these fig- ures. Rumor has it that the form- ula devised by the department to arâ€" rive at these tentative mill rates did not workâ€"nor did .two or three other formulae. Further delay was occasioned by the drafting and pas~ sing of legislation which would per- mit the Minister of Municipal Af- fairs, Dalton Bales. to make tran- sitional grants to these municipali- ties. pact on the local taxpayer to as reas- onable a level as possible. The De- partment of Municipal Affairs must have been aware of this when its request for the budgets was made. In the course recently completed. teachers studied plants and trees, birds and animals and insects. tested streams and ponds for pollu- tion and learned why the largest and smallest things in nature depend upon one an- other for survival. A tremendous amount of leadership for study of the outdoors has come from peo- ple in Richmond Hill. says Professor Passmore. He rye- ferred to William Babcock. vice-principal at Don Head The philosophy. says Pro- fessor Passmore, is borrowed from Dr. Lloyd Sharp who was “Mr. Outdoors" in the United States for over 30 years: “Teach indoors those sub- jects that can be taught in the classroom. but do teach outdoors those activities that can be taught in an outdoor environment." servation and ecology, and on completion of the course receive a credit towards a bachelor of education degree. the life of The court of honor was oc- cupied by a magnificent speci- men of an Imperial Silver Lily shown by Bill Riseborough and a clever arrangement of one gladiolus by Mrs. George Bar- ker. Judges were Mrs. Irene Hooper of Toronto and Mrs. Doris Spafford of Thornhill. Both are members of the Tor- onto Garden Club. President Gladys McLatchy announced a number of future dates of interest to horticul- turalists. including the Fall Fair and Festival at the Lions‘ Hall on September 18. One of the main attractions was the ice cream social. which has become an annual event. Mrs. Daphne Thompson and her committee did themselves proud serving delicious refresh- ments with the ice cream. In the arrangement section points were won by Mrs. George Barker 16 points‘ Bill Riseborough six points, and Mrs. Vivian Hart and Mrs. Grace Sanderson tied with five points each. The first three winners in the specimen class were Bill Riseâ€" borough 78 points, Bob Little 30 points and Norman Lightfoot 20 points. During the evening Fiddler Stan Leno and Pianist Elsie Patton stirred the blood of square dancers with their music. and several of the dan- cers displayed their agility on the stage. Many visitors from neighbor- ing societies enjoyed the very attractive flower show staged by the members. In quality and quantity it. set some sort of a record. Of the more than 20 teachers in the summer course. however. just one was from the Region of York . . . Gary Wynn of Crosby Heights Senior School in Richmond The Richmond Hill Horticul- tural Society’s flower show and social at the Lions’ Hall Auâ€" gust 17 drew the largest crowd of the season. Also working closely with the College of Education are Richmond Hill Naturalists Peter and Ottelyn Addison. Mrs. Addison Professor Passv more described as “one of the finest naturalists in On- tario." Others citied by Professor Passmore for their contribu- tion to nature study are Richmond Hill re s i d e n ts Russell Tilt, director of parks in Ontario. and Dr. Douglas Pimlott and Dr. Bruce Falls of the University of Toronto. Biggest Show Of Year For Local Gardeners Secondary School. as a pioneer in this field. Mr. Babcock is chairman of :1 committee on outdoor educaâ€" tion for the Ontario Teach- ers' Federation, and this summer has been speaking at principals‘ courses all across the province. local S/mhe Club Honored By Alhambra The Shriners work with crippled children and the Alhambra with retarded children. The five daxr convention drew 20,000 delegates and their wires from all over Canada and the United States. Highlights were a monster parade and a huge drum corps spectacle on Civic Holiday. During the recent 34th Biennial Convention of Alhambra Inter- national held in Toronto, Supreme Commander Stanley Matulawicz pre- sented a citation to Noble Robert Brooke, president of El Shamaly Shrine Club (of Rameses Shrine Temple) which is located at Richmond Hill. The Alhambra. a senior branch of the Knights of Columbus, hon- ored 23 members of fraternal organizations with citations for their work in the service of God, humanity and country. Also receiving a citation was the George Vanier Chapter of the Knights of Columbus in Rich- mond Hill. w Pat Krzehlik of Romfield Circuit in Thornhill is a practising spiritualist and although scenes like this are certainly not an everyday occurrence, she is very familiar (no pun intended) with them. Each Monday through last winter, Pat conducted both seances and lessons about psychic awareness with amazing results. Several of the participants had experiences they describe as nothing short of phen- omenal. Joshia Wedgewood award winner Joyce MacKay relates how she was able to disassociate her spirit from her body and observe herself down in the room from a roof top vantage point. Sounds incredâ€" ible doesn’t it? Others contend that they have seen visions of distant friends, only to learn they had died about the same time the visions occurred. It was in England over twenty years ago that Pat discovered spiritualism and her psychic talents. She began attending seances and healing groups shortly after the birth of her first child. One heal- - ing group with which she was regularly meeting was graced by the spirit healer, Dy Fu, an ancient Chinese doctor who healed those in the group who had need of it. As well as helping Pat, he cured a man of gall stones on the eve of an operation. Imagine the doctors’ surprise when they x~rayed the man the next morning and the gall stones were gone! ‘ Pat tells the story with great sincerity. Pat believes that each person is psychic and each has the ability to see the future and know events which have not yet come to pass. The key to this, she contends, is tranquility. One must be able to concentrate on one thought and be at peace with himself to do this. It occurs to me that the philos- ophy reflects this attitude too. The Willowdale United Church invited Pat to address a young peoples group on spiritualism and psychic awareness and this she did. The youths reacted vigorously to her ideas and the scepticism they held when she began her talk, soon. gave way to fascination. She had each person remove some small personal article, a watch, ring or necklace and put these into a box. The young people then each drew out an object and concentrated on it for about fifteen minutes. To their great surprise, each youth was able to tell some- thing about the person owning the article. Concen- tration! Since that time Pat has addressed the group many times. The attitude of her audiences? It sure beats drugs! Loma or rescue seances during World War II. She will be lecturing again this year at Thornlea and having what she calls “impromptu seances” in her home. The latter is by invitation but Thornlea may be open. It’s a fascinating subject and I did so enjoy talking with Pat. (I’m fishing for an invita- tion). Take a few moments now and concentrate -â€" it may be worth it! Pat also lectures at Thornlea Secondary School in Thornhill for a credit course on the supernatural. Her students are most enthusiastic and Pat herself loves the work. She has had so many psychic ex- periences that few things phase her. But Pat admitted astonishment as one of her fifteen year old students calmly related details of his previous FIVE lives. Pat Krzehlik has some spellbinding stories to ’58“ whether they be of seances in the turret of Casa Have you ever been to a seance? You know, the kind you see on the late movie, with the small group of believers clustered about the table, hands touching and concentrating intensely on the medium. The lights are dim and the medium trembles invol: untarily as she enters trance and communion with the spirits. No? Well my friends you’ve been miss- ing something. By BONNIE SHEPPARD Things That Go Bump In The Night In 1119 Spotlight ghf Snowmobiles and accessories for ’72 will be one of the major attractions at the event which In the Green Barn Theatre, Winchester Western will pro- vide movies for a relaxing break after visiting the many exhibits. The. trap shooting fa- cilities at Cold Creek will be in full operation and expert shooters will be on hand to as- sist novices trying their luck, Small-bore shooters will be able to use the .22-calibre rifle range. and all equipment and ammunition is supplied and ranges manned by members of the West Huburtus Club. A small fee is charged to cover costs involved in opera-ting the shooting ranges. Also present will be champ- ion duck caller Roy Baldakin. of Wild Duck Sports Shop, who will be assisted by decoy carv- er Al Glasford, whose decoys have been consistent prize win- ners at many outdoor shows. They will show hunters how to get this year's ducks within shooting range. After lunch. Miss Sandy Briggs takes over with the dogs of the Labrador Owners Club and will demonstrate retrieving techniques used in training these dogs. Don ‘Cowan. of the Ontario Bird Dog Association. will start the hunting dog demonstrations using such breeds as poodle pointers, German short-haired pointers, Hungarian Villas and Weimaraners. Techniques dem- onstrated will include how dogs locate hidden game birds. and honoring the flush once the bird has been located. It is sponsored by the West Toronto and Huburtus Consere vation Club in coaoperation with the MTRCA and'will ‘util- ize nearly all the facilities at the Cold Creek Area for dem- onstrations of the equipment on display and other activities. The event begins at 9 am and conâ€" tinues until 7 pm. of outdoor sporting activities supp] and equipment by leading man- 0 1 ufacturers and outdoor organi- ment zations. O 4 Although the province has .not: endorsed its proposal. York County Board of Education will continue to press for authority to impose lot levies on develop- ers and/or municipalities to help pay costs of providing school space for additional students. At its annual meeting August 16 the board received corres- pondence on the subject from the Department of Municipal Affairs and referred it to the special committee on lot fees chaired by Markham Trustee John Hadfield. In a letter to Education Dir- ector Sam Chapman, Milt Far- row of the department‘s com- munity planning branch says. " . our Act appears to limit the Minister to considering the adequacy of school site. and this would make it difficult for us to set conditions regarding provision of school buildings, etc.. by way of a levy .paid to the board of education." Sports Fair ’71, September 12, at the Cold Creek Conservation Area of the Metro Conservation Authority. Champion bird dogs and re- trievers will be put through their pacers by expert handlers under simulated field trial con- ditions during Family Day And Sports Fair ’71. September 12. the board of education." In the past year the board has received numerous plans of subdivision from regional mun- icipalities. In areas where an influx of new families would make it necessary for the board to build new schools or addit- ions, the board has stated it would find the plan acceptable only if a $900 dwelling unit fee was paid to the board by the developer or the municipal- ity for schools, just as fees are paid for other services. It has been the contention of the board that schools are as essential a service as roads. parks and sewers. It has long been the practice. the board points out. for municipalities to levy dWelling unit fees to cover cost of providing such services. Included in the correspond- ence was a copy of a letter from Municipal Affairs Minister A brief prepared by the board outlining its reasons for seeking the lost levy. or impost. was sent to former Education Minister William Davis and was widely circ- ulated throughout the pro- vince. Letters of en- dorsement were received from many boards. and al- though it failed to gain the majority support at the On- tario Trustees Convention last spring the board ag- reed that it would continue to press for a change in legislation that: would shift part of the financial res- ponsibility of providing schools to those responsible for creating the need. Meanwhile there has been some assistance forthcoming. In July Education Minister Robert Welch announced that capital grants for school construction It has been the contention of the board that schools are as essential a service as roads. parks and sewers. It has long been the practice, the board points out, for municipalities to levy dwelling unit fees to cover cost of providing such services. Family Day 8. Sports Fair To Feature Latest In Outdoor Equipment In the past year the board has received numerous plans of subdivision from regional mun- icipalities. In areas where an influx of new families would make it necessary for the board to build new schools or addit- ions. the board has stated it would find the plan acceptable only if a $900 dwelling unit fee was paid to the board by the developer or the municipal- ity for schools, just as fees are paid for other services. September 12 At Cold Creek Family Day And Sports Fair 71 is a major. one-day display In a letter to Educatit ector Sam Chapman. Mi row of the department“ munity planning branch No Lot Fees Increase Grant For New Schools , Arrangements for other ex- hibits are still being finalized and will be announced at 3 lat- er date. Cold Creek is located be- tween Bolton and Nobleton a- bout three miles north of the King Sideroad. on Concession 11. There will be the normal park entry fee of $1 per car. For further information please contact George Calver at Bolt- on. telephone 857-1646. 0 Appliances for boats and cottages. supplies: 0 Fishing and hunting equip- Other displays by major man- ufacturers at Family Day And Sports Fair ’71 will include:_ 0 Various makes of truck, tent and caravan campers; o All-terrain vehicles; 0 Mini-bikes and trail bikes; 0 Tents and other camping will feature more than 50 disâ€" plays of sporting equipment and information. "Several requests have been made by school authorities to this government to permit them to impose imposts". the letter continues. “The government has not deemed it appropriate at this time to permit such im- posts," variety of agencies to whom the plan is circulated for com- ment, they advise the Minister as to whether the plan should be approved and generally pro- vide advice as to the anticipat- ed impact of the proposal in regard to schools. Dalton Bales addressed to May- or Garnet Williams of Vaughan THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE City Strea Name After you've read this paper and digested the home town news. you're ready for the world. For that, you need a second newspaper, with first-hand coverage of national and world affairs. The Christian Science Monitor. Why the Monitor? Twenty-six correspondents around the globe. Nine reporters watching Washington. Pulitzer Prize winning news coverage. Award winning features. And, according to an independent poll of 1800 news- papermen, the "most fair" reporting in the US. Please send me the Monitor for the Introductory term 0! 4. months for $10.00. If I am not satisfied, you will refund the bal- ance of my subscription. D Check/money order endosed. [1 Bl" me lama For fresh insight imo your world, send us the coupon. Box 125, Agton Station. Boston, Massachusetts 02123 ‘pr mars/tall gunera/ flame 126 Yonge Street North, Richmond Hill Serving the Community under the , Wright & Taylor and Pipher Chapels since 1876 State LIMITED 884-1062 The board feels that in this way the province has acknow- ledged the need for relief in financing new school construc- tion. The new grant structure with 15 percent more of deb- enture cost will be borne by the department of education. and the overall improvement will come to about 21 percent more than was received by the board when it prepared its brief on lot levies a year ago. Grants. said Mr. Welch. will average more than 90 percent of nine-tenths of construction costs and will be adjusted an- nually to keep pace with cons- truction costs. have been increased by about four percent a year. There will also be higher grants on de- benture debt charges. The. Minister stressed that boards will not be allowed to increase the maximum expend- iture for school building, but that a larger portion of this maximum cost. will be eligible for grants. The changes. he said. will apply to 1971 cons- ii‘uétion programs. including re- novations and portables as well as new schools. Thank you for your prompfp mess. thoroughness and consid- eration. Not only do I still have a car but also great con- fidence in your department. Mrs. Dorothy Templin, 185 Shaughnessy Blvd, Willowdale. Dear Mr. Editor:â€" I wish to express my grad- tude to the men of the Rich- mond Hill Fire Department who extinguished the fire in the upholstery of my car on August 20. RAIN or SHINE 8 8 9 - 4 8 4 6 MORGAN DAVIS SIGNS TRUCK LETTERING Dear Mr. Editor SAME DAY