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,7... vuln'yldlblyu He was encouraged by trus- tees to make the trip. said Starr. Chapman has had sim- ilar opportunities in the past, but was reluctant to leave his job. the chairman said. Ex- penses are being partially sub- sidized by Kent State Univers- ity, Cost to York County Board will be in the neighbor- hood of $1.200. pmueu mat Chapman is one of a group of educationalists who were invited to make the tour, an educational seminar spon- sored by Kent State University. At a meeting of York County Board of Education November 8. Chairman Arthur Starr ex- plained that Chapman is one of Education Director Sam Chapman is spending three weeks in Europe visiting edu- cational centres in Bucharest.L Budapest. Warsaw. Moscow and Siberia. ‘ European Tour For Education Director Mayor William Lazenby will reactivate the Day Care Centre Committee which got. the local facility underway and flourish- ing before it was taken over by the Department of Health and Welfare Services of the Region‘ of York. He will add to the committee Regional Councillor Gordon Rowe and Councillor; David Schiller. l New Day Care Centre Proposed 100% Subsidy Is Now Available Born in St, Catharines .luly <‘ 22. 1929. Mix McGuire was the son 'nf Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Mc- Guire. He was a graduate of Wycliffe College. being ordained as deacon in May 1954 and as; a priest a year later. He served; as assistant curate at St. 'l‘imn-' thy's Anglican Church. Toronto. ' ,, ., , . from 1954 In 1957. The presenti REV. DAVID MCGUIRE Bishop of the Yukon. Rt. Rev,‘ Henry Marsh. “as rector of of the Youth Aid Centre. which St. Timothy's at, that time. ;helps mung people with drug Mr. McGuire \tas appointed‘prnhlems. to his first, parish at St. Geo-' He was also responSIhle. in rge, Halihurton. in 1957 and large part. for the formation of served there until 1959. He then the Richmond Hill Ecumenical served from 1959 to 1969 atIChoir last year. This gmup is Christ the King Anglican‘again in rehearsal and will be Church. Etobicnke. being ap- presenting Handel's "Messiah" pointed to St. Mary's as of Au- at Christmas. 1971. He \iorked gust l. 1969. tirelessly at creating and dev- A community-minded person'eloping an ecumenical climate Mr. McGuire has been serving in the town with an exchange on the Mayor's Civic Int-.ot' ideas between different prmement Committee and play-Ibranches of the Christian‘ ed a minor part in the establish-iChurCh. t ment and continual r'lm'elnpmentr An acenmnlished pianist, hp. l In a little more than two years. Rev. David McGuire had established himself as a power- ful force {or community better- ment in Richmond Hill. His sud- den. untimely death last Sat- urday evening will be mourned by a wide circle of friends and parishioners of St. Mary‘s An- glican Church of which he was the rector. Sympathy of the community is extended to his wife. Cherie; sons. Mark and John: mother. Mrs. Clyde Mcâ€" Guire; and sisters, Mrs. Neil Mann of Richmond Hill and Mrs. David Munro of Scarboro. l Rev. David McGuire Passes, Church, Community Mourns VOL. 95, NO. 21 Environmental Studies Reveal Apathy, Isolation Common Problems 0f Apartment Living Wheh the people find. however. that the 19-storey apartment build- ings are going to be on their street. that it will change the character of their neighbors, the reaction is swift and vocal. Markham Town Council was Municipal councils are often frustrated by the apathy of their constituents. Apathy, that is, until their own back yard is threatened. Hundreds of applications for high-density and high-rise resi- dential development have been presented to planning committees in the Region of York in recent years. particularly in the southern municipalities. SAM CHAPMAN BY MARGARET LADE novemoer councillor Lois Hancey. al-i After a delegation of rate-'committee level. They support Starr cx-lthough supporting council‘\s de- payers appeared before council the argument of the ratepayers I Is one ofgcision. felt that a study shouldiOctober 26. objecting strenuous- of the area that the 20 unit per alists who be carried out in the town‘s‘ly to two 19-storey buildings atacre density is too high. the tour. northern area to establish if the northwest corner of the site] When the two councillors re- nal“ Spon- there is a need for a day care the plan was sent back to comâ€" newed their objection in council. Jnn‘ersitY. centre in that area. Mrs. Han-'mittee. Planning committee Chairman I by trus- cev outlined the great responsi-t The committee report came James Jongeneei angrily pointed mp- sald bility council was giving thelback to council Tuesday of last out that at a council meeting had Sim-'mayor â€" to name the com-'\\'eek with a recommendation May 25 Adams and Muldrex the Pashlntittee. set the terms of refer-ithat the two offending buildings were mover and seconder of a lea‘fe T1‘1i5|ence and appoint an architectibe removed. that instead three‘resolution accepting the densitv .nS \Publio Li“rtry 24 wr1~ht 3t., Rich" ")1": H.111 . “I am perfectly willing because'llaâ€"storey buildings be located in of the work you did in gettingtthe northeast sector of the site. a day care centre established: Chief opposition has come here. I believe you will not‘from Thornhill Councillors Ro- exceed your authority and I‘m bert Adams and Roy Muldrew for day care centres." _ Who both opposed the plan at transferred to region authority. there was a considerable wait- ing list.“ Councillor Schiller recalled that when the day care centre' located in St. Mary‘s AnglicanI Church was first opened two years ago. "It was not many months until enrolment was up. to capacity. By the time it was The province will pay 1000-? of all work completed on ap- proved day nursery construction' projects between November 1“ and May 31. The grant on any remaining work will be 80%. The capital grant will include the cost of land and equipment if it has been ordered by May} 31. ‘ When approved by council. the recommendations will go on to the Region of York and from there to the provincial department. tirelessly at creating and devâ€" eloping an ecumenical climate in the town with an exchange of ideas between different branches of the Christian ‘ouncillor Lois Hancey. a1- An accnmplished pianist he There will be a lot more water under the bridge, too. The Official Plan for the area has not yet been finalized. Then comes the zoning. Once a plan is approved in princi‘ pal it becomes more difficult to made aware of this phenomenon when an unscheduled delegation of local residents turned out to pso- test a development at the inter- section of Bayview Avenue and John Street. There had been pro- tests during earlier stages of plan- ning. but the wheels grind slowly when it comes to Official Plans and zoning and subdivisions. When the people heard nothing about it for a year or two they thought it had gone away. iOffending Apartments Moved lPainter and Donald Fettes, and four fellow ministers. Rev. Father Clement Schwalm. Rev. Robert Smith. Rev. James Dau- phinee‘ and Rev. David Sproule. Honorary pallbearers were Rev. John Founder; Rev. Neville iBishop of King City; He»: Fred Ongley. Archdeacon of Oshawa: and Rural Dean Canon Reginald Howden. The service was followed by cremation. ‘Conducting the simple ser- vice was Rt. Rev, George Snell. Bishop of Toronto. who was as- sisted by Bishop Fred Wilkin- BayView Plan Opposition Growingi lserved on the committee char- tiged with producing a new E hymn book to be used in both E the Anglican and United Chur- ches. This has been completed ‘ and is now in use at St. Mary's, the first church to be equipped vith the new books which con- ain both words and music. Mr. McGuire seized every op- portunity to extend Christian education in the church and chools and was a member of a committee engaged in prep- : aration of a program of Christ- ian education for public schools. He also had strong views on the ways of developing the liturgy and wrote part of his own ordin- ‘ation service. This has been used at the ordination of other priests of the Anglican Church. Appreciating the value of 1|Christian tradition, Mr. Mc- 1Guire was to preserve and re- furbish the chapel at St. Mary's which had been built in 1872 and was used as the church unâ€" til 1964. Under his leader- ship. it was planned to turn [the chapel into a town museum Ito: the year 1973, when Rich- !mond- Hill will celebrate its Centennial. and then it will bEl arranged so that it can be used‘ by the church and community to best advantage. The body of the laymented and beloved rector was placed in the church at 5 pm Monday and h u n d r e d s of parishioners. friends and acquaintances visi- ted the church between then and the time for the funeral ser- vice at 10:30 am Tuesday. while parishioners kept an all-night vigil in his honor. A busy man. Mr. McGuire was a member of the Diocesan exec- utive. a number of synod and diocesan committees and parti- cipated wherever he could in helping to shape the. future of the church and community. He did not spare. himself as he worked toward all these goals. ‘ The plan for a 50-acre subdivision of condom- inium apartments and townhouses at the south east corner of Bavview Avenue and John Street has been meeting with increasing opposition in recent weeks. Markham Town Council appears to be having second thoughts about its North Bayview Secondary Plan for development in the east Thornhill area. Catalyst is a subdivision plan that was first brought to the municipality in 1968 and is still being kicked around by planners and council. The developers are not the MN ones concerned. When people move into an area they want some assur- ance that they can rely on the municipality to abide by its plan once established. that zom‘ng will not change over night or next year. That is of course the purpose of an Official Plan. At this stage there is still time for a second look. Certain guidelines have been chainge it. however. Developers do not take kindly to having years of work and thousands of dollars in legal and engineering fees washed down the drain. Town councillors do not like having to reverse deci‘ sions taken by previous councils. RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1971 committee level. They support the argument of the ratepayers of the area that the 20 unit per acre density is too high. When the two councillors re- newed their objection in council, planning committee chairman James Jongeneel angrily pointed out that at a council meeting May 25 Adams and Muldre.v were mover and seconder of a resolution accepting the density and asking only that the height of the apartment buildings be subject to study. He said approval does not .mean the development will go Iahead now. it is still subject to :availability of water and sewers.‘ ‘All the committee was asking for said Jongeneei was approval of ‘the site plan with an lhold) subject to services being avail- able. He admitted that a lot of peo-‘ ple do not like the plan, but‘ added that a lot of people he represents have called him about it and a compromise plan .is agreeable to the majority of fpeopie. , The Noith Bayview Secondary: This portion of the North Bay- view Secondary Plan has been approved by council and by the In Remembrance 0f Reverend David McGuire glimpse. We must believe that Spring will come again, That when the saucy daffqdils brave the chilly air And flaunt their lovely'bldomsâ€"we shall be Salary range for the as- sociate director of $26500 minimum, $29,500 maxi- mum, compared with a for- mer range of $26,000 to $28,500. Associate director is Gordon McIntyre. We must have faith that we shall meet again; That by His promise we shall see you there: Your earthly labours have not been in vain. God Bless you David â€" safe in Jesus’ Blessed care. Range for ithe board's superintendent of planning and development. superin- tendent of special education and the four superinten- dents of areas will be from $23,500 to $26,500 from last year's $23,000 minimum to $25.500 maximum. There are six people in this range. For area supefintendents lfourl and one assistantsup- And yet we sensed her presence. She fooled us not. we saw the drooping corn, The brown and gold-tipped leaves Touched by her hand. We knew her early call some chill November morn Would stamp upon the leaves autumnal brand. They fluttered in the chilling breeze awhile, Vainly holding on to that which gave them birth; When almost willingly they loosed themselves, And fluttered down to earth: Each in its turn so we might catch a better there. For with joyous Cries we’ll greet another Spring, And once again dear David we shall hear the robins sing. Education Director Sam Chapman will be getting $34,000 a year. up $1,500 from his present. salary. Senior School Board Staff Get Pay Increase Salary increases of bet- ween four and five per- cent. were approved by York County Board of Ed- ucation November 8 for senior administrative and psychological services staff. (July 22. 1929 a November 13, 1971) Then came the Fall: Not violently, net even turbulently. , Rather did she enter this year almost shyly. As though not wishing to intrude. Reports On High-Rise Leave Many Questions Unanswered in Essentials Unity: in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" LESLIE LAWRANCE, Lay Reader Emeritus. OHC At this point no one seems to really know whether high-rise. high-density development is a gond thing or a bad thing. laid dovm by the province in the Toronto-Centred Plan For Develop« ment. But local councils have some autonomy. and regional council also has a say. And often plans that look good on the drawing board are not so good when they get into the ground. or in the case of high-rise. up in the air. As some metropolitan munim- paljties are finding out. even that lovely assessment does not look so good when costs of services start sKnocket'mg to meet the needs of the increased population. The North Bayview Secondary‘CISb 7-3 to maintain its Plan has been a bone of con- defeated streak at 13 gan tention since 1963. Jongeneel For further details turn (Continued on Page 3) Pages 3 and 13 of this issue Department of Municipal AI- fairs said Regional Councillor Jongeneel. and the 20 unit per acre density is just half what is permissible under the plan. Asked by Muldrew, “What is the rush Ho approve the sub- division plan)?" J o n g e n e el pointed out that there have been four official meetings to con- sider it and many unofficial meetings. ‘ There will. however. be the same number of super- visory personnel with the creation of the new position as there will he only {our area superintendents in- stead of last year‘s five. Salary range of the sup- erintendent of! business will be $20.500 10,323,500. up from last yea)“s range of 520.000 to $22,500. Range for H19 co-ordinator of in- formation becomes $15,500 tn $19000. The npwly created post of superintendent of opera- tions occupied by John Kippen. formerly superin- tendent of Area 3 will have a range of from $26,500 to 328.000. Last year this pos- ition and that of associate director were filled by pres- ent Associate Director Gor don McIntyre.‘ ' erintendent the range will be from $21,500 to $23,500 fmm last year‘s $21,000 to $23,000. GARY CARR iRams Still Undefeated Richmond Hill Ram Goalie Gary Carr is one of the reasons behind the fast start of the loc- als in 1971-72. Carr was brilliant against Digie Beehives Sunday night as the Rams downed that club 7-3 to maintain its un- defeated streak at 13 games. These facts were made known to Richmond Hill Council at its meeting November 1. A letter from North York MP Barney Danson stressed the import- ance of the federal governâ€" ment's announcement. Danson The provincial government on October 7 allocated $25 million to an employment incentive pro- gram to ease the employment situation during the coming months. A major objective of the province's program is to provide employment for em- ployable people on welfare rolls. But other unemployed people won't be excluded. The program is to succeed by creating work in the public sector. In addition Ottawa announced a special loan fund of $160 mil- lion to assist municipalities with capital projects such as sewers. roads. educational facilities, municipal buildings. low rent~ a1 housing and senior citizen} homes. numululmum\i\muuumnuuuuuunmnmuunummummum $I25 Million For Winter Works Available From Sr. Governments The federal government on October 27 made $100 million available to municipalities and local cit- izens’ groups. The money is to be used to support winter works projects of a non-profit nature. Such projects must provide employment and benefit the community. Last- week William Hod}: son MLA York North. an- nounced that the Mennon- ite Home Association of York County has received the final instalment of a pro- vincial capital grant total- ling $245,000 towards the cost of a new addition to Parkview Home for the Aged in Stouffville. The final instalment amounted to $81,732. Parkview is one of the five homes for the aged in Ontario operated by Men- noniies. They are recog- nized charitable institutions and as such are eligible to receive a $5.000 per bed grant toward the capital cast of new approved homes or additions. Parkview was built in 1965 on the outskirts of Stouffville. It is a modern one-storey building and can accommodate 112 residents with the addition. It is home to all people regard- less of creed or nationality. Through this grant the Ontario Government has paid more than two-thirds the capital cost of the new 49-hed unit. estimated at $338.686.55. Provincial Grant $245,000 Parkview Home Redevelopment up Yonge Street in Markham has bfought in the first concentration of apartments, and infilljng will bring in more. So far the apartments are not mak- ing much impact on the com- In the BAIF development south of Markham Road first approved by the former Township of Vaug- han. construction is to be phased from low to high-density. In Richmond Hill, council has agreed that apartment develop- ment will be in the last stages of development in the plan for a com- mercial. industrial and residential subdivision north‘ of Elgin Mills Road between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue. EARLIEST FIRST HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 "‘store front“ services. ; The tenders were referred to' Applications which won't beithe consulting engineers for! considered are: projects whichw'erification and recommenda-l subsidize profit-making enter-'tion. and award of the tender prises; projects which provideuvill be held until receipt of ap-l financial support to employed|provals from all departments. persons; projects which support‘involved and from the devel-: pure leisure activities solely for opers who will assume most of the sponsor. the cost of construction. I MUST ACT FAST she was unaware of the amend- In a staff report. the board - Projects by the municipalities mellt StiPUIating that one Of the learned that cost saving under ‘ should be put into effect quick- "eglonal representatives must the present contract for care- ‘nly and provide at least 30 manybe a FeSident Of the StUdY area. taking services in ‘Nobleton Sen- .months of work in employmentl LEttEI‘S from three 1‘95identsior and Mark 11 Schools have V which would otherwise not nor-’of the study area were appendvitotalled about $3.600 Per year »mally take place this winter. ed to COURCil'S agenda for theIin the two years since these Approved projects will rec- day. A deputatiOD of about 20 schools opened with contracted ‘eiVe federal support hhroughlLake Wilcox - Oak Ridges YES-[caretaking staff. 'an initial payment to enable the idents were in the audience, There has been some dissatis- project to start, A series of in-‘and applauded an impassioned faction. howeyer, as the contract termediate payments will be plea on their behalf from Coun-ifirms do not provide building made to enable the work to cillor Rowe. security after normal working continue and there will be a â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- hours, Community groups using Itinal payment. The maximum B A I F Trunk Sewer the schools have therefore been amount of federal support per charged $5 per hour for board staff called out to supervise the ' ' 500,000. . prg‘Jlfethlesdesral contribution will Low Bld ls schools in the evenings when cover total labor costs. based on local groups such as Scouts, prevailing wages and the skills Definite indication that theiCubs. etc" were meeting. ylchcL in upuuu,uuu. . The federal contribution will Low Bld Is cover total labor costs. based on ' prevailing wages and the skills Definite indication that the krequired in each project. This work on the first phase of the will be to a maximum average BAIF Subdivision is under- of $100 per man-week and 17% way was the opening of tenders lof the total amount of wages at Monday night‘s council meet- to cover other costs. including ing for the North Don Sanitary materials. Trunk Sewer. This sewer will SUGGESTED PROJECTS serve the subdivision, York Cen- Examples of projects which tral Hospital. Don Head Sec- will be considered are: exten- ODdal‘y 5011001 and a seCtiOD 0f sion of winter recreation facil-[the west Side Of the former ities; services for children. the Town Of RiChmond Hi“- elderly or the handicapped; Lowest tender of the 15 rec- ‘projects and studies related to EiVed “’35 from Kilmel‘ Van pollution or ‘general environ-‘Nostrand Limited, 949 Wilson mental improvement; improve-“Avenue. Toronto. in thei iment of substandard housinggamount of $489,722. Highest new day care programs for chi1.:bid submitted was for $1,331,â€"l ‘dren; expansion of community 858. I “store front" services. a The tenders were referred to Applications which won't be’the consulting engineers furl considered are: projects whichwerification and recommenda-| subsidize profit-making enter- timid and award_of the te_rlderI MUST ACT FAST Projects by the municipalities should be put into effect quick- ly and provide at least 30 man- months of work in employment which would otherwise not norâ€" mally take place this winter. Information from the office of Minister of Manpower and Im- migration Otto Lang stressed the need for the development of a wide variety of useful and sat- isfying projects to provide sub- stantial additional employment between now and the end of May 1971. In the York Simcoe Riding which he represents in the House of Commons. John Rob- erts MP convened a meeting. October 30 to discuss the feder- al government's local initiatives program with the mayors of all municipalities enclosed forms so municipal plans could be submitted as soon as possible. Danson said the earliest applications will have the best chance of accept- ance. Hill Reps Reiect Regional Choce At. an August meeting. said At the same meetin; Mayor Lazenby, council hadlthe mayor, Planning C agreed that a _committee of sixatee Chairman Vaughan be set up with three to be ap-[Garnet Williams had ask pointed by the Town of Rich-t0 recommend three pe< mond Hill and three by the‘the committee as region region. An amendment to the resentatives. resolution, he said, stipulated Richmond Hill Coum that one appointee from the subsequently named Vi town and one from the regionjCouncillor Stewart Bel. should he representatives of theiRobert McELhinney ( citizens' committee under study.!Paul‘s United Church Lake Wilcox Study “We was robbed!" screamed representatives of ' Richmond Hill. “It‘s your own fault”, snarled the rest of York Regional Council. At a meeting of council November 11 the Rich- mond Hill trio, Mayor William Lazenby and Coun- ‘ cillors Gordon Rowe and Donald Plaxton, objected to the planning committee's nominees to the Lake ‘ Wilcox Area Special Study Project Committee. None of the three named â€"â€" Aurora Mayor Richard Illingworth, Markham Councillor James J'ong'eneel and Georgina Councillor Robert Pollock 'â€" live in the area under study. ~ l l One sampling is not enough to make a case. however. Too little is known at this point about social implications of apartment living â€"- the human aspect. Apartments are playing a large part in redevelopment in Rich- mond Hill. too. All 11-storey b11110- munity, except for the immediate community. An “After 4" program at Thornhill United Church was designed to accommodate children six to 11 after school two days a week. The response was so great the children were divided into two groups. and the program even at that is oversubscribed. The mainâ€" rity of the children are from the apartments. Lowest tender of the 15 rec- eived was from Kilmer Van Nostrand Limited, 949 Wilson Avenue. Toronto. in the amount of $489,722. Highest bid submitted was for $1,331,â€" 858. a former reeve of Whitchurch Township and a resident of the Istudy area. ' As regional representatives it had recommended Regional Councillor Gordon Rowe. a res- ,ident of Oak Ridges: Robert \Roth. a resident of Lake Wil- Icox, and Aurora Mayor Richard flllingworth. Georgina Mayor Gladys Rollâ€" ing. also a member of the planâ€" ning committee. admitted that she was unaware of the amend- ment stipulating that one of the regional representatives must be a resident of the study area. Mayor Williams protested that since the request for a study had been brought to the planning committee. he felt that a member of the planning committee (Jongeneell should be on the study committee. Mayor Illingworth supported“ Lazenby. "I understood that’ two were to be appointed by‘l the region. two by the town of Richmond Hill. and two were to be from the citizens’ com- mittee." said Illingworth. “I am amazed at the re- port of the planning com- | mittee,“ he continued, of- ‘ | l fering to withdraw from the committee in order to make sure that two citizens‘rep- resentatives were included. “This report is making a mockery of democracy." Illing-I worth charged. At the same meeting. said the mayor, Planning Commit- tee Chairman Vaughan Mayor Garnet Williams had asked him to recommend three people to the committee as regional rep- resentalives. Richmond Hill Council had subsequently named Ward 5 Councillor Stewart Bell. Rev. Robert McELhinney of St. Paul's United Church. Oak Ridges, and Ross Farquharson. l9721eep.. SEE 11' AT AKER’S . (191 9144 Yonge St.. Richmond Hill Phone 889-1189 Well planned apartments have an important place in the community for single people. young couples (Continued on Page 191 There are small apartments on Elizabeth Street. Richmond Street. Essex Avenue and Markham Road. lng of more than 500 suites is planned for the north side of Markham Road by the CNR Tracks to replace a noisy industry. An- other poor industrial development on Essex Avenue is to be replaced by apartments and townhouses. There is also a proposal to amass land on Yonge Street between Wright Street and Benson Avenue for a commercial and apartment complex. (4 WHEEL DRIVE) The staff report informed trustees that qualified contrac- ltors can provide the after hours ‘security staff when the public ;uses school facilities. It recom- 'mended that tenders be called for cleaning services priced on the basis of including and ex- [cluding building security. In addition to the two schools presently served 'by contract staff. four schools under con- struction were on the list ap- proved by the board. They are Aurora High School, Devins Drive School in Aurora, Rogers School in Newmarket and Bay‘ view Fairways School in Thorn- hill. | His presentations to council were' normally restrained, said Rowe, but in view of the ser- iousness of the situation he had ‘seriously considered asking “my ‘good friend the mayor of Aur- ora" to furnish him with a sup- ply of his “ueg pills" for the occasion. This overtime has been char- ged to the users as "recognized additional costs.“ Sponsoring municipal recreation committees have complained that this is dis- criminatory as schools staffed by board employees do not make this extra charge. At a meeting of the board on November 9 trustees authorized staff to draw up specifications and call tenders for contracted caretaking services for two schools now served by contr’act caretakers and for four new schools presently under con- struction. After a twoâ€"year trial run. York County Board of Educa' tion has come to the conclus- ion it is cheaper and more ef- ficient to contract for school caretaking than it is to hire special board staff. MAYOR DICK ILLINGWORTH Both Sides Want Him The people had no quarrel with the appointment of Mayor Illingworth, he said. Because (Continued on Page 3) Expand Contract Caretaker Service SALES & SERVICE (1968) LTD. PRICE 15c PER COPY