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Included in the projects was a workbook for teachers of mathematics prepared by Mas- ter Teacher Mrs. Joan Routâ€" ledge for the summer and fall mathematics workshops, and a core program and workbook for the four-year mathematics program in grades 9 to 12. core program and workbook mittee of Area 1 developed a for the four-year mathematics core science course being tested program in grades 9 to 12. in elementary and secondary The latter was compiled by a schools in the area. Committee committee of Area 2 teacherszlmembers were Roy Wood, June John Campbell, Walter Mac- Hackman and Jim Fitzgerald. Donald and Bob Sanderson oft Teacher Brian Michez of mathematics workshops, and a! The science curriculum com- Mathematics, arts and science King City Secondary School,lWoodbridge High School organ- projects undertaken by teach- Stewart Cole, Ron Crawford and'ized a science unit for the teach- ers through the summer are imâ€" Greg Scott of Dr. G. W. Wil- ing of metrication in gardes 9 proving education standal'dS‘liams Secondary in Aurora. and and 10 and Don Bogle of Thorn- in schools of York Region. Don Hamilton, Charles Roach [ea Secondary school developed A summary of seven project- and Don Sutherland of Stouff- a curriculum aid to study of Ions carried out by individuals ville Secondary School. Canadian IndianS, and groups of teachers was pres- ART HANDBOOK LANGUAGE ARTS A summary of seven project- ions carried out by individuals and groups of teachers was pres- ented to trustees at a meeting of York County Board of Edu- cation November 22. Summer Projects To Benefit Education York Schools zens a little bit about BAIF. This is .to be the biggest resi- dential and commercial pro- ject the town has ever seen and is in its last stages of processing. It is expected that it will be getting off the ground in the spring. The town’s planning de< partment is responsible to council in three fields, he explained. First it must ad- vise council on all motions affecting land development in the present and future and indicate the long and short term effects of any change in land use. When an applicant comes to the planning department, he is invited to make a preâ€" The planning department’s' second responsibility is pre- paration of a long range land use policy in an Official Plan, Rimon said. The ad- vent of regional government has left Richmond Hill with five Official Plans â€" those of the former town and the five annexed areas. he said. “Our major project for next year is to look into pre- paration of a comprehensive Official Plan. This will en- tail an economic study, Popu- lation forecast, transportation and traffic study. survey of recreation facilities, suitabi- lity of land for residential estates and suitability of land for industrial develop- It will set up standards of development. “At present we have to operate in the con- fusion resulting from the creation of the region -â€" we are working with five Official Plans and umpteen dozen by- laws,” Rimon said. The third function of the town’s planning department is to carry out special pro- jects which will assist coun- cil to formulate its day to day policy, Rimon continued. He cited as examples the Lake Wilcox study, and a brief evaluating the Toronto- Centred Plan as it affects Richmond Hill. Richmond Hill is a vital part of the Region of York, recommends on each and every plan of subdivision and through regional council makes recommendations to the Department of Municipal Affairs. The region’s third planning section. area ser‘ vices, provides planning con- sultant services to those six municipalities which do not have their own planning de- partments. The three south- ern municipalities of Vaug- han, Richmond Hill and Markham are the only ones in the region with their own planning departments, said Rimon. “It is becoming more and more apparent in the area of technological innovations that an almost complete apathy on behalf of the electors. “If something was wrong, not only would people vote. but they would revolt and take it to the streets." “I think centralizing the powers of government can be done too quickly and too much. It is apparent it may be more economical, easier to administer, and more ef- ficient. But I'm not too sure, as far as the people are con- cerned that this is a better form of government," Rimon said. “I don’t intend this as a reflection on the Region of York. Reform in this area was long overdue and I beâ€" may bring a great deal of progress to an area. I am in- clined to go along as long as the local identity can be maintained. fl‘his community has those elements inherent in it which give me a great deal of satisfaction to work in it," said Richmond Hill Planner Rimon. “The Toronto-Centred Plan may affect each and every one of us in a very direct way. It was made public in May 1970 and forecast a population with a 90-mile radius of Toronto of eight million by the year 2000 â€" only 30 years away. 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Committee :ommittee of Area 2 teachers: members were Roy Wood, June fohn Campbell, Walter Mac- Hackman and Jim Fitzgerald. Samples of the books and cur- riculum material produced were available for inspection at the board meeting. Trustees were very favorably impressed with the projects. “We congratulate all those in- in doing so much to improve the standards of e’duca- commented Jonald and Bob Sanderson of: Teacher Brian Michez of Trustee John MacKay. volved tion,” Markham This is an interesting trick in itself. Take an apple, mark carefully the eyes, nose and mouth and set it aside to dry. When the apple gets leather in texture but is still moldable, form the features and let dry completely. The body may then be made from wire. Pipe cleaners are excellent to use for the arms and legs. Dress the doll in bits of leather, add hair and headdresses and you have an Indian (Continued on Page 14) as a result of these studies. Commuter service has beer studied to death for some years but the CN which appears t( have some MP’s in its pocket has been able to resist public pressure and deny service or many other lines which aim need it. Citizens groups mas have to take some direct actior to galvanize the federal author. Il'lll“ll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“!l\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllhllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllll'5‘ Because he believes it a bit premature to disclose de- tails about new shopping plazas and retail outlets at this time. Town Plan- ning Director Hessie Rimon in a talk last week attempted instead to enlighten members of Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce on the planning process as carried on in the town and. in the Region of York. He was guest speaker at a meeting at the Summit Golf Country Club November 30. He dealt briefly with the provisions of the Torontoâ€" Centred Plan and told the group of 50 interested citi- zens a little bit about BAIF. This is .to be the biggest resi- dential and commercial proâ€" ject the town has ever seen and is in its last stages of processing. It is expected that it will be getting off the ground in the spring. The town’s planning de- partment is responsible to council in three fields, he explained. First it must ad- vise council on all motions affecting land development in the present and future and indicate the long and short term effects of any change in land use. There Were the usual grumblings from a few regional councillors about the centre corridor getting all the services, and about mothers dumping their childen at the expense of the taxpayers. However the need has been establishd, as is evident by the province’s program to aid municipal- ities in providing them. Those who have to account to the taxpayers have come to recognize the fact that it is cheaper and better for all conâ€" cerned to provide care for these children whose parents cannot afford to pay so that their mothers can get a job and get off the public assist- ance rolls. If the odd person seems to abuse the service it would be that the mother concerned is not emotion- ally able to cope with the care of her child. If she asks for the day care service and still stays on welfare it could be that she is on the verge of an emotional breakdown. And if this did occur the taxpayers would be faced with far bigger bills for hosâ€" pitalization plus care of the child or children. It may seem like looking a gift "horse in the mouth to say, “This is As visualized by Committee Chair- man Georgina Mayor Dr. George Burrows and by Welfare and Social Services Commissioner Dr. Owen Slingerland, the centre will not only have facilities for children two to six. It will also have special quarters for infants and for retarded children. The committee did not stop with its plans for the new centre to be built on land owned by the region at Newmarket. however. It advocated an immediate needs study of the entire region. Richmond Hill council has already come forward with a proposal for a centre to be built on municipally owned land in the Bay- view Avenue and Elgin Mills Road area. Markham is undertaking its own needs study, and Vaughan has decided it does not need a day care centre. Congratulations to regional wel- fare and social service staff and com- mittee members on the speed with which they have come up with plans for a comprehensive day care centre to .be built under the province’s specialsubsidy pla_1_i_. I “A Municipalities will get 100 percent capital grants for building and furn- ishing such facilities up to the end of May. After that the provincial subsidy will drop back to 80 percent. Town’s Planning Department Has T hreefold Responsibility By MARY DAWSON --.. -l-Hvrv-Aw‘vulv .. Vy...J - Lluuuun;uAlvu .‘uuv ‘ 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 Association Published by Richmond Hill Liberal Publishing Co. Ltd. W. S. COOK, Publisher “Second class mail, registration number 0190" Day Care SIiI Inudequule THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Dec. 9, 1971 An Independent Weekly: Established 1878 OWE liberal A handbook for teachers of art in Area 2 was the work of Lloyd White, Olive Komar, Blanche Gordon, Lois Flett, Marg Dummitt and Olga Days. It is now being tested by teach- ers in other areas as well as in Area 2. sentation to council’s plan- ning committee. The commit- tee discusses the proposal and then will recommend a course of action to council. If the proposal is approved by council in principle, the planning department will enter into the design of the project and determine that it is within the confines of the law. Council may then grant its approval and the building permit will be issued. The process is somewhat longer when land division is involv- ed. This is because the ap- plication must also go to the region council and to the province. At a meeting of York Board of Education last month, Markham Trustee Louise Aimone observed that, with schools being used to a greater extent by the community, the time may be at hand when schools will have to be planned with a View to public use, and with storage space for recreation equipment for com- munity use. They suggested that. school facili- ties would be most suitable for such a service, and that the parents pay the cost of providing it. This would entail hiring of a fully qualified person to supervise volunteer moth- ers or students at the centre. There would also be a need for play equip- ment, books, games, craft equipment and the cost of keeping the school open. Perhaps when the regional com- mittee completes its present study, it could co-operate with principals and school attendance personnel in a study of the need for day care for older children. It is not just working mothers who would welcome such a service. There are a lot of fathers filling the role of two parents, too, and they are concerned about what is happening to their children from the time they leave for work in the morning until they get home at night. Competent housekeepers and baby sitters are hard to find, and they usually cost more than the aver- age person can afford. In some rural schools where many children have to take their lunch to school, mothers are going in as vol- unteers to help supervise and to give the teacher a break at noon. And in Richmond Hill a home and school delegation attended a recent meeting of the social planning council asking for support of a plan for before school, noon hour and after school care for children whose parents may be away from home each day from 8 am to 6 pm. More is needed, though. When are the politicos going to realize that we also need day care for school age children The youngsters from six to 11 or 12 years who are left in an empty house to get themselves off to school, who return to an empty house at noon and after school? One Richmond Hill principal recently said he could find at least 60 such child- ren in his own school. How many more of them are there? fine, but let’s have more.” “We congratulate all those in- volved in doing so much to improve the standards of educa- tion,” commented Markham Trustee John MacKay. Miss Jean Swanson compiled material for the language arts seminar now being held for kindergarten to grade 6 teach- ers. Samples of the books and cur- riculum material produced were available for inspection at the board meeting. Trustees were very favorably impressed with the projects. The next step after the Official Plan is a compre- hensive zoning bylaw to im- plement the Official Plan. It will set up standards of development. “At present we have to operate in the con- fusion resulting from the creation of the region â€" we are working with five Official Plans and umpteen dozen by- laws." Rimon said. ment," said Planner Rimon "This will not be just a document. Once approved by the local government and the Department of Municipal Af- fairs. it becomes the formal expression of town council’s policy relative to future land uses within the town â€" an indication of what will hap- pen." he said. The planner pointed out Official Plans have a built- in flexibility. which may be brought about through Offi~ cial Plan amendments. The third function of the town’s planning department is to carry out special pro- jects which will assist coun- cil to formulate its day to day policy, Rimon continued. He cited as examples the Lake Wilcox study, and a brief evaluating the Toronto- Centred Plan as it affects Richmond Hill. Bradford OPP Corporal Served 20 Years Facing me over the stairwell leading down to her workshop was a lampâ€"old English coach styleâ€" in What appeared to be hammered pewter â€" it was made of pottery-clay then glazed before firing, with pewter finish. At the foot of the stairs was a mural of “Trounce Alley” and Burt’s Restaurant. The storefronts lining the short street carried me back in remembrance to Victoria, BC, where London Town lamp standards line the streets and every store and lamp has boxes or hanging pots of colorful summer flowers. This week I had a most enjoyable visit with Joyce Jay, one of our local artists. Actually my visit was planned to see in action one of Joyce’s two weekly pottery classes. But from the moment I entered the door of the Jay’s home on Elmwood Avenue in Richmond Hill I was surrounded by evidence of this artistic woman’s own creative- ness. In the cosy rec-room-come-workshop I felt I had been wafted to the site of “preparation Christ- mas” â€" for arotmd the work table -â€" where Eleanor Marker, Pauline Bickerstaff, Essie McMullen, Muriel Lanaway, Stella Mott and Jean Rasmussen were working on various pieces of pottery â€" the walls and shelves were crowded with an assortment of works of art. Recently Joyce demonstrated clay modelling to Richmond Hill Brownies and I hope her talk may encourage these young girls to work in this ancient art. (Clay modelling dates back at least 6,000 years in history. For example, in the Victoria and Albert Museum in England they have a hand-modelled Egyptian vase which is dated at about 4,000 BC.) Incidentally we saw a little of the Girl Guides’ clay- modelling recently in a display shown in Richmond Hill Public Library. But here in the workshop were: Christmas angels and papier mache dolls; Indian dolls their faces made, of all things, from apples. A meaningful relationship is shaping up with the 2]- man regional planning de- partment. which is composed of three branches, he re- ported. The first branch is charged with coming up with a regional Official Plan by the end of 1974. The develop- ment branch comments and recommends on each and every plan of subdivision and through regional council makes recommendations to the Department of Municipal Affairs. The region's third planning section. area ser‘ vices, provides planning con- sultant services to those six municipalities which do not have their own planning de- partments. The three south- ern municipalities of Vaug- han, Richmond Hill and Markham are the only ones in the region with their own planning departments, said Rimon. he maintained. The regional government setup increased the town’s area from 1,700 acres to 24,000 acres, its population from 19,500 to about 34,000. its taxable as- sessment from $125 million to $220 million. This growth has brought with it grave problems of servicing, he said. In 1119 Spotlight Corporal Parke was born in Gravenhurst and attended public and high schools in that community and in Toronto. He is married and lives in Barrie. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Parke reside at Oak Ridges. In the above picture Corporal Parke is receiving the congratulations of Assistant Commissioner John Needham, who had just pinned on the medal which recognizes 20 years of service. Corporal Francis Parke of No. 7 District Headquarters of the Ontario Provincial Police at Barrie was one of six officers in that district receiving recognition for 20 years of service with the force recently. A member of the force since 1951, Corporal Parke has been stationed at Barrie, Bradford and Wasaga Beach. He was promoted to the rank of corporal in 1964 and posted to the Bradford detachment. By MONA A. ROBERTSON “Take A Gob Of Clay And A Rolling Pin!” we are subject to a great deal of change and the pace of change is so great it has a great impact on society at large in some cases. In other cases men can’t move quickly enough to keep pace.” “For instance a 45-storey apartment building creates problems, for those who live in it, for those living nearby, for the community at large. Some of the changes are coming too fast and are too great for the simple man in the street to cope with them.” Rimon did not agree with the premise that a 25% to 30% turnout at the polls in municipal elections indicates an almost complete apathy on behalf of the electors. “If something was wrong, not only would people vote, but they would revolt and take it to the streets." “I think centralizing the powers of government can be done too quickly and too much. It is apparent it may be more economical, easier to administer, and more ef- ficient. But I’m not too sure, as far as the people are con- cerned that this is a better form of government,” Rimon said. “I don’t intend this as a reflection on the Region of York. Reform in this area was long overdue and I beâ€" The success of the CN service to Stouffville demonstrates the need for proper commuter ser- vice in the Toronto area. Dear Mr. Editor: 11 November 1, the CN ad- de a second coach to its run. This service was started June 28 by order of the federal trans- port commission after private citizens had requested it and the CNR had failed to provide it. The fact that the Stouffville service has been crowded to capacity within four months of its start without even any prov- ision for feeder buses demon- strates the demand for services. It is even puzzling that govern- ments, both provincial and fed- eral. have neglected to take ef- fective action to provide the necessary services. The latest federal study is just a study, and there has been no commit- ment by Ottawa to do anything as a result of these studies. Commuter service has been studied to death for some years. but the CN which appears to have some MP’s in its pocket, has been able to resist public pressure and deny service on many other lines which also need it. Citizens groups may have to take some direct action to galvanize the federal author- To help him to grow up you must remember to feed him what is good for him and at his right time. He must be combed and brushed to make him feel clean. Never must you forget to take him for a walk; it is very important to him. When you plan on going to a hockey or baseball game, then perhaps you will have to take him along sometimes. Play with him when he decides to play and let him rest when he chooses to rest. At first the little p'uppy'is just like a baby. He depends on you. You are his master and his happi- ness consists of being treated as something alive. Now you will have a good, affectionate and con- tent pet, because you treated him so. His love is faithful and will never change. He is yours for a long time and all he wants is love. RAIL COMMUTER SERVICE ,ities into taking the obvioqs There is a wish in every boy and girl to own a dog. Something to hold, to cuddle, something just for me. A dog is a bundle of warm fluff with shiny brown eyes and a tiny red tongue. He has a black wet button nose and a wager tail. This is a picture of a happy and healthy dog. ' “Centralized power is very good and very important and may bring a great deal of progress to an area. I am in- clined to go along as long as the local identity can be maintained. fl‘his community has those elements inherent in it which give me a great deal of satisfaction to work in it," said Richmond Hill Planner Rimon. “The Toronto-Centred Plan may affect each and every one of us in a very direct way. It was made public in May 1970 and forecast a population with a 90-mile radius of Toronto of eight million by the year 2000 â€" only 30 years away. It pro- vides for an urbanized strip, (Continued on Page 14) lieve regional government is a great step in the right direction. I am certain all municipalities will try to make it work.” “When a municipality reaches a population of 25- 30,000 it becomes more im- portant that major control and a great deal of power be vested with the local govern- ment. Elected govern- ment is the most responsible and responsive to the peOple and to the local needs. An elected government can in- stitute projects and be ac- countable to the people liv- ing in the municipality.” A Dog For Christmas . . W‘“““‘l‘nflfl““' Majorettes Set First} WE SPECIALIZE IN WALL T0 WALL :" - : BROADLOOM Appearances In NH" | HIGH QUALITY â€"â€" LOW PRICES I The newly reorganized Rich- mond Hill Majorettes now numâ€" ber 85 and hold regular rehear- sals at Crosby Senior Public School. The juniors and inter- mediates meet Monday and the seniors Wednesdays. Leaders are Valerie Hawkins and Angela Wilson. Both were formerly associated with ma- jorette activities in the town. jorette activities in the town. Resplendent in new uniforms of purple and gold, the senior majorettes will be putting on three displays at Richmond Heights Centre December 18. The whole corps of 85 juniors. intenmediates and seniors will be presenting seven dispays durâ€" ing the three-day Rosetown Peewee Hockey Tournament. sponsored at the local arena by Richmond Hill Lions December 27, 28 and 29. The girls will be appearing on the ice surface be- tween hockey games. BOYS AND GIRLS Make regular ,pocket money on a Liberal paper route. Estab- lished routes may be available in your area. Phone Carrier Circulation, 884-1105. It is hoped that a drum comps and color party will be organiz- ed in the near future, to round out the majorette organization. If you are interested in partici- pating call 884-5738. steps they have 56 far neglected 7 JOHN MEDCOF, In reply to your editorial of November 18, “Where Are We Going?" Barney Danson’s (MP York North) report on the same‘ page covers the subject thoroughly. To suggest that Prime Minister Trudeau is “aligning” our country with Communist Russia or Yugoslavia is nothing short of vicious pro- paganda. President Nixon is planning a trip to Pekinlg and Robert Stanfield recently visited China. Would this mean that they wish to “align” themselves with China? Nonsense! Dear Mr. Editor: NEWMARKET: A company of- ficial says it’s too early to tell whether the S. E. Woods Industrial factory will be re- built. It was razed in a $1,118- 000 fire November 29 which threw 63 employees out of work. The factory manufactured camping. snowmobile, boat and utility trailers and mini-bikes. Most finished products were not inside. In regard to our American neighbor and friend, Ottawa has acted with admirable res- traint, and Mitchell Sharp with his usual aplomb. AUDREY KONING, 48 Roseview Avenue, Richmond Hill. I believe that the federal gov- ernment under Prime Minister Trudeau is unwrapping the mys- teries and superstitions which impede progress. Let us say that Canada is beginning to think “universally.” LYDIA HACHMER, 95 Cartier Crescent, Richmond Hill. Ask for this booklet from our representative, TRUDEAU AND COMMUNISM Mount Albert. RUG S HAM??? I?! 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