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Committee Chairman Mar- garet Coburn of King explain- ed that municipal recreation committees would have diffi- culty shouldering these costs completely this year and the municipalities might possibly want to work for more grants for recreation from the prov- ince before they could assume them. TrUStee Morley Kinnee of Vaughan argued that 100 per- cent of recreation costs should be recovered this year. It was intolerable. he said. that the board should spend this money on recreation when educational programs are threatened by provincial ceilings. Trustees said they recogniz- ed the importance of recrea- tion programs. but that their particular responsibility was the education of their 45.000 students. The responsibility for financing recreation lies elsewhere, the said. Cost figures prepared for a committee of the board, which has drafted a position paper on the matter to send to municipal councils. show tharwith 10.000 separate uses of its 100 schools in 1971. extra costs to the board for maintaining them were close to $100,000. The board stated that. when provincial expenditure ceilings may mean a cuxlailment in edu- cational programs. recreation programs should not be sub- sidized out of education funds The board made its assessâ€" ment while discussing the sub- ject of community use of schools for recreation purposes at its July 10 meeting. York County Board of Edu- cation has decided that. while recreation is fine. it‘s not the responsibility of the educa- tionists. Motorists who had spent the weekend in the northern resort areas were delayed on their re- turn trip to Metro July 16 when heavy rain flooded a .sec- tion of Highway 7. 15 miles north of Markham. Traffic was backed up for miles. when a 200-foot section of the road. 11 n d e 1‘ construction. w a s gummed up with about two feet of water and mud. Provincial Police had to di- rect traffic through the muck The weatherman explained the storm by saying, “Thunder- storms such as these occur dur- ing the hot. humid summer days when the Gulf of Mexico air mass. hitting this area. remains and comes into contact with cold air masses." Recreation Not Board's Problem Education First Sunday's Heavy Rain Flooded Highway N A pedestrian seriously in- jured when struck by a car in Vaughan Town was reported still in intensive care at York- Finch Hospital in Metro the week after he was hurt. Vaughan Pedestrian Seriously Hurt Hit By Car In Concord Other areas should be encouraged to carry He said a “motel-like" structure might be out the detoxication function within the public set up near the hospitals to handle the cases, or hospitals, such as York County Hospital in New- nursing homes could set aside beds. d‘llllllllllllllllllllll“\llllIllmllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllIll“Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllll'llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll[lllllllllllllllllulllll ~F gmum“mum“um1m\111I1lIu1mluluummmluuumummlmuuuumunuuuuuuuul1\xluu\\mm\lmuu1u!1lnl11lm\uuluuuuumuul“I1m“mmumuummuumummmm“HumuImuuumuumuuuumumunmunmnuuIlumnuuuuuumun\ummmmmum 10 THE LIBERAL. Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, July 27, 1972 Alcoholism Problem Everywhere Says Burrows Lamenting Lack Of Centre In York Region, according to Deputy Police Chief William Shimmin, 191 people were charged with the offence in 197]. The Health Minister said that 12 such centres are planned throughout the province in areas with high rates of drunkenness. This included Toronto, which had more than 22,000 arrests for drunkenness last year. Dr. Burrows made his remarks at the July 13 meeting of council following receipt of a letter from Health Minister Dr. Richard Potter in which he turned down a request from council for a detoxication centre for the region. Dr. George Burrows of Georgina, chairman of York Region Council’s health and social serv- ices committee, says alcoholism is a major problem in more places than Toronto. despite preference given to the latter for a detoxication centre. Driver Wilson Westhaver. 60, wasn't hurt and had only an estimated $75 damage, YRP said. The other driver Joan Day. 27. of RR 2. Maple had about 5400 car damage and was charged with following too closely. Both drivers were charged in a 5 pm July 14 collision at Crosby Avenue and Newkirk Road in Richmond Hill. A 72-year-old New Jersey woman. Mae Westhaver, was] taken to York Central HospitaH Richmond Hill, for treatment of injuries suffered in a July 14 crash at 7:45 pm on Bathurst Street and Major Mackenzie Drive. er of the car was Ann McDow- ell, 19. of I Fountainhead Road. Apartment 1707. Downsview. according to York Region Po- lice. The car had about $50 damage. Abdul Khalig, 42, of 180 St. George Street, Toronto, was hurt at 8:13 am July 14 at Keele Street and Doney Cres- cent in the Concord area. Driv- )Zflx/o 34,74/1421/4487. , 16,3; . 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Johnny Yerkic‘ 47, of 170 Dudley Avenue, Apartment 103. Thornhili. had about $150 dam- age and Alfred Cook, 50. of 33 Rockwell Road had about $75 damage, YRP said. There Weren't any charges after a collision at 3:25 pm July 11 opposite 98 Rockwell Road, Langstaff. nouuy nun John Alcock. 51. of 20 Wel- lington Street. Aurora. had about $250 damage and was charged with turning without reasonable opportunity. Daniel MacEwen, 45. of 363 Browndale Crescent. Richmond Hill, had about $650 damage and was charged with making an unsafe turn. )k a: :0- There Weren't any charges after a collision at 3:25 pm July 11 opposite 98 Rockwell A site plan agreement for a proposed shopping plaza on the South side of. Markham Road just east of Cedar Avenue will be prepared. it was decided at ithe July 18 meeting of Rich-; ‘mond Hill Council's Planning ‘Committee. Application on‘ ‘behalf of Wise and McCord. the1 lowners. was made early this‘ year and was discussed by the’ committee. Additional informa- tion was needed from the re- gional engineer about the underpass or overpass which is planned for Markham Road over the CNR tracks. SUMMER LIMITED 884-1062 NYLON ROPE 0 ETC. rs/La Asked if he would continue to push for a detoxication centre in the region, Dr. Burrows said he felt “a centre would be good,” but lthe Minister’s idea of working with the hospitals was also a step in the right direction. He said he didn’t agree with the Health Minister’s figures, which showed a low alcoholism rate in the area. There were many cases which were never even reported, he said. “Alcoholism is the major cause of death in the 40-year-old, middle-aged group," Dr. Burrows said. In an interview with “The Liberal”, Dr. Bur- rows said the provincial gmernment had never done an intensive study of the number of deaths and accidents that were caused by alcohol. market and York Central in Richmond Hill, Dr Potter said. l/ The site is zoned industrial. the town's official plan design- ates it residential and its presâ€" ent use is commercial. The residential designation permits small neighborhood shopping plazas. Planning Director Hesse Rimon told the committee. The plaza will house tenants in the existing buildings on the site and a milk store, it was re- ported. This information has led to a revision in the plan. taking the entrance and exit to Cedar Avenue. Small Shopping Plaza Markham=Cedar Area RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE, RICHMOND HILL Open Thursday 8; Friday Evenings 'til 9 11.111. “dawn You’re milesAahead at: ALL. FOR ONLY We’ve got a Great Deal for §\_I_e_ry motorist! resume STORES “ â€"â€"â€"_â€"-'â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€".‘ 8T0 R E§ Another feature of the official opening of the store, which is well stocked with paint, wallpaper, artists’ materials, brushes, etc., was a lucky draw for $30 worth of paint. In the above picture Store Manager Wayne Candy (left) presents the lucky Winner, Trevor Schiller, young son of Ward 2 Councillor David Schiller and Mrs. Schiller of Markham Road, with his prize. At the beginning of this month a new paint and wallpaper outlet joined the ranks of Richmond Hill's businesses. Sherwin-Williams, the “Covers The Earth” people opened a well-stocked retail store at 79 Yonge Street South and presented free roses to the ladies and free coffee and donuts to all who dropped in to say ‘A‘Hello’f. Torsion bars extra. 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