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Water From Well Number 6 Will Reduce Richmond Hill's Present Shortage Problem Cllul'Cll-filullll"llle, cring- ing the number of major fires in the district to eight since November 12. Chief Walter Smith of Stouffville said that a car had been seen near the first fire and a man was observed in the vicinity of another barn fire Novem- ber 18. d‘llllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllillllllillllllllllll\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll supply or will have to Metro after proper negotia- tion with Metro and the pro- vince. Mr. Rowe also suggests there is more than enough water In this areal Come from the houses Under these to be erected must be supplied with muni- ~ I regulations ccptable to the health unit must be used; and easements along the backs of Lots 2, 3, cipal water «this is available 4._5, 6 and 7 must be 0h- on both Scott Drive and the tallied. east side of Pearson Avenue) , and although sewage disposal department's Richmond Hill engineering requirements water in the Oak Ridges area‘ will be by means of septic are that the roadside ditches to supply all that area in- tanks and tile fields, eluding Lake Wilcox. each! be regraded to prevent pond- Hel house must be pre-seweredl ing or back up of water on would like a complete engin-lto approximately three feet the lots. market. The teachers previ- ously held a large demon- stration in front of the school board offices in Rich- mond Hill. The teachers protestedthe more than six months of in- conclusive negotiation and broke off talks Monday of last week. They had been willing to accept a pay scale vvs- ~...\,, nun." lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll-F The laying of a 12" water main along Vaughan Road is now complete and will con- nect Well 6 to the present town system. The well on Dufferin Street has been lllllmllllll1lllllllllllmlllllllllll“ll\lllllll“\llllllllml‘llllllllllll Fire Marshal To Investigate Local Rider Says Commuter Train Must Stay VOL. 96, NO. 2. Regional Councillor Gordon Rowe who is a member of the regional engineering committee and Mayor William Lazenby, also a member of York Regional Council, announce this week that remedial‘action will be in operation, hopefully, by the end of this year. water, particularly during hot weather, which has necessitated lawn watering restrictions and has each year brought a period of drought to residents in high areas of the town. Of deep concern to residents of Richmond Hill for some years hasrbeen a lack of suffiqignt Another fire the same evening caused $5,000 dam- age to a barn and construc- tion equipment at the farm of John Aschwanben. Whit- church-Stouffville. bring- ing the number of major fires in the district to eight since November 12. According to York Re- gional Police, the fire de~ strayed a barn owned by Dennis Trude], RR 2. Stouffville, and then spread to two tractor trail- ers and a station wagon parked nearby. The blaze was finally put out by the Slouffville and Uxbridge Fire Depart- ments. Chief Walter Smith of Stouffviile said that a car had been seen near the first fire and a man was observed in the vicinity of another barn fire Novem- ber 18. A $30,000 blaze, the latest big fire to occur in the Whitvhurch-Stouffville area in the past two weeks, has prompted an investiga- tion by the Ontario Fire Marshal's Department. Rival mayoralty candidates in Richmond Hill found that they agree on at least one thing â€" the importance offiblood donations. Both Challenger David Schiller (left) and Incumbent Mayor William Lazenby (right) were among the 189 donors at Friday’s Red Cross Clinic in the Lions Hall. They are seen above on adjacent cots as they took time off Finally the service was intro- dUCed for a six-week trial period, with stops at New- market, Aurora and Maple on the morning southbound trip and at the same stations on the return run which leaves Union Station at 5:15 pm. Naylor. who has been travel- ling from Richvale to Bay and Adelaide Streets in Toronto for eight years. estimates that he Citizens committees in York have been trying for years to persuade federal and provincial authorities to run commuter trains on already existing rail lines from York Region to Metro. By MARGARET LADE Since the commuter train service from Barrie to Toronto Union Station started Novem- ber 1, Albert Naylor, 62 Denham Drive, Richvale. has been a very happy man. He is concerned. however, at the pmspect of the service end- ing December 8‘ Fires Ma yora/ty Candidates Make A Gift The town's engineering staff feels that the town is still in dire need of addi- tional storage facilities to maintain adequate pressure at peak periods of use. The two members of regâ€" ional council point out that the region’s engineering committee has engaged the firm of J. F. McLaren to prepare a comprehensive re- port on the water systems of Richmond Hill, Vaughan and Markham and make recom- mendations regarding quant- ity. distribution and storage requirements for the future based on projected popula- tion figures. It is pointed out that the Gore & Storrie Report ad- vises that in a few years all ground water supplies in Richmond Hill will be phas- ed out of operation and the supply of water in thié area will have to come from Metro after proper negotiaâ€" tion with Metro and the pro- Vince. drilled and is now ready for the mechanical equipment and the pumphouse. It is estimated that three-quarters of a million gallons 3 day will augment the present system. It is anticipated that this water supply com- ing at a fixed pressure will feed part of the west section of town and alleviate some of the load on the Newkirk plant. When the G0 bus runs were started Naylor tried it for When the snow was blowing on November 14. Naylor was five minutes late getting home The train had arrived at Maple on schedule. but it took him an extra five minutes to drive to his house. "I can sit back and read the paper and not worry about a thing. It’s the only way to fly," he told "The Liberal". And when the weather is bad. says Naylnr. he and his fellow pass- engers. relaxed and comfortable. meditate on the plight of thou- sands of commuters who are forced to drive through ice and snow. has spent 500 hours a year on the Don Valley Parkway, and traffic conditions have become progressively worse. driving, but he arrives at the nffice relaxed and returns in the evening refreshed. He admits that he spends as much time travelling on a nor- mal day as he did when he was eering and feasibility study to bring the water directly down the Yonge Street cor- ridor to connect to the exist- ing system at Elgin Mills. He feels a storage facility should be provided on the height of land at Bond Lake, Such installation. he feels, would serve present resi- dents and businesses and could provide water to the Plan Seven Lot Subdivision Scott Drive - Pearson Avenue On recommendation of its planning committee Richâ€" mond Hill Council November 20 approved completion of a questionnaire for the Min- istry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Af- fairs on a proposed seven lot subdivision on 1.8 acres on the north side of Scott Drive and the east side of Pearson Avenue in the Richvale area. Recommendations of the parks and recreation com- mittee, health unit and the town's engineering depart- ment \Vlll also be iorwarded to that department. Owner of the lands \is Elsie Laventure. The land is being used as the site of a single dwelling with the remains of a barn and silo occupying a large portion of the remainder. The surrounding properties are residential, with the ex- ception of a library and public school lying to the southwest. Its development is controlled by the Official Plan of the former Township of Vaughan and is designated as residential. Although the number of donors was some- what lower than in the previous clinic, young people from Bayview Secondary School who usually make their donations at the regular clinic were not included since the school’s own clinic is scheduled for early in December. from busy campaign schedules to make their contributions. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1972 People who think that the northward extension of the sub- way to Finch Avenue will help The service should not only be continued. but improved in Naylor's opinions. The trains should stop at King and at Con- cord. and there should be feeder buses to take people from the Richmond Hill area to Maple station. and from Oak Ridges to King station. Many people from Metro would like to move north, he said. but choose Pickering or Clarkson instead because they know the GO train will get them into the city and out again. Everyone he has talked to on the trains shares his enthus- iasm. says Naylor. and he is sure a lot more people would use the train if they knew about the service. "It will be a crying shame if they ever stop it." awhile, but in traffic jams people are as badly off in a bus as in their own car. he said. so he took to driving again. “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” developing industrial area north 0f Elgin Mills Road, as well as providing better fire-fighting ability for the town‘s fire department. It would also be reflected in lower fire insurance rates. Both men give assurance of a continuing search for a permanent solution for Rich- mond Hill’s water supply problems. Richmond Hill engineering department‘s requirements are that the roadside ditches be regraded to prevent pond- ing or back up of water on the lots. The health unit, in a letter, considered the proposal as an tin-filling in a built up area, serviced by municipal water and septic tanks. It set out six conditions to be met: lot one to be retained as a reserve area for any other lot that may develop a sewage disposal system malâ€" function (this lot must not be built cm; a drainage pattern must be provided; soil from basement excavations and tile bed trenches must be re- moved from each lot; private swimming pools will not be allowed; 5' deep trenches with granular backfill acâ€" ceptable to the health unit must be used; and easements along the backs of Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 must be ob- tained The planning committee’s report stated that the pro- posed subdivision is compat- ible with the existing land- use and will probably serve to upgrate the aesthetic ap- pearance of the whole area. outside the front foundation The parks and recreation committee requests the app- licant to provide ca-sh equiv- alent to 5% of the finished land value in lieu of parkâ€" land. (Photo by Stuart’s Studio) Now a confirmed railway booster. Naylor will be very mucn annoyed if the train stops running December 8. "I do less walking now," he said. “than I did when I drove into the city and had to park my car". He does not mind getting to the office early. He has been doing that for years. leav- ing home at 7 am to avoid the rush. commuters from Richmond Hill are kidding' themselves. says Naylor. By the time the sub- way is completed. there will be thousands of new commuters from BAIF and other subdivi- sions to swell the ranks of bus and subway riders, and thou- sands of cars to congest roads leading from York Region to Metro. Naylor‘s office hours are from 9 am to 5 pm, so he has time to spare in the mornings, and can make it back on foot to the station comfortably in time for the 5:15 trip home. Markham Mayor Tony Ro- man told "The Liberal" he is aware of the letter. but that the exact nature of the situation isn't yet entirely clear. Bettie confirmed that a sum of money is said to have been left in a will with the provision the trustees may use it, at their discretion, for a library or park in the Thornhill area. He said the letter came to the region in the form of an inquiry as to whether or not the new reg- ional municipality was the proper jurisdiction with which the trustees should deal, since the Thornhill Village corporation has gone out of existence. (For more news of last week’s all-candid- ates' meeting for Vaugh- an Town see story on Page 30 of this issue). munmummumummummumumumumuummlmuuw The administrator said the1 region does have an author-‘ ity regarding parks. but has none in relation to libraries.‘ He said it is his opinion the! proper jurisdiction is the towns of Markham and Vaughan together, being the‘ municipal heirs of old Thorn- E hill Village. A Negotiation Breaks Deadlock 219 RC Teachers Get 8% Raise Negotiators fur the long deadlocked York County Ro- man Catholic Separate School Board and Unit 21 Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association reached agreement on a wage con- tract here Friday. Then the contract was ratified this week by both teachers and trustees. lic school teachers that the separate 5 c h o o 1 teachers sought. In a secret ballot Novem- ber 14 with 95% of the teach- ers responding, 63% of the teachers favored resignation if a settlement wasn't reach- ed, according to Unit 21 President Jerry Sorochan of 1018 Wildwood Drive, New- market. The teachers previ- ously held a large demon- stration in front of the school board offices in Rich- mond Hill. Illll“lll“lll“ll\lllI\ll“lllilllHlnlllllll“lIllll\\lll\lllll\\lll\\lllw 8‘/( INCREASE The contract provides an 8% general increase for teachers and a 3% increase for principals, but falls slightly over one percent short of the parity with pub- The teachers ratified the settlement Sunday at a meeting originally called at Our Lady Help of Christians School to accept resignation letters from members. These were to be handed to the board in the event no settle- ment was reached. Sealed letters were received anyway Sunday from an unspecified number of members, to be opened in the event the board failed to ratify the settlement at 'a special meet- ing Tuesday night. But on Tuesday night the board also ratified the settlement. $200,000 TO THORNHILL A fund totalling approximately $200,000 has been left to the Thornhill community for purposes including a library, park, bandstand and picnic grounds, according to a letter received from Florida by York Regional Administrator Jack Rettie. Administrator Rettie wouldn’t say who made the bequest, but Vaughan Mayor Garnet Williams told an all-candidates meeting in Lang- staff Wednesday night of last week the money was \left by a person who died without direct heirs. There are 15 kindergart- ners at Holy Name in King. only one being in the young- er age bracket and there are 14 registered in kindergarten in Our Lady of the Annunciaâ€" tion. Oak Ridges. with none from the younger than five group. John XXIII. Unionvill" has an enrolment of 22 in kindergarten, with only our younger child included. In Richmond Hill, there are 33 kindergartners (includ- ing 15 younger children) in Our Lady Help of Christians 18 in St. Joseph's and 41 (in cluding 10 younger children‘ in St. Mary Immaculate. 42 IN THORNHILL St. Luke’s Thornhill. hac 42 kindergarten pupils in- cluding four younger chil dren and St. Anthony’s has 21 including seven younger children. Kindergarten enrolment at the end of September was 430. including 66 children who will not be five until after January 1. The board has a kindergarten in each of the 16 schools in the system. ENROLMENT DOWN This year's enrolment is down 19 from 1971, 51 from 1970 and 49 from 1969. Attendance in York County Roman Catholic School: reached a total of 5.048 pupils at the end of October. This was 31 more pupils than recorded at the end of Sep- tember. with the increase being spread over 12 schools, it was reported at the Novem- ber 21 meeting of the York County R o m a n Catholic School Board. Rettie said the letter has been discussed with Mayors Williams and Roman. A meeting is to be arranged for them with the trustees so the conditions of the trust can fully. Miss Fagan. who lives on Sussex Avenue, Rich- mond Hill will be submit- ting a weekly column on contemporary music under the head, “Jam Session". Through this column she plans to keep her readers up to date on what is hap- pening on the music scene. llllllllllllll“Ill“mullll“\“lll“l“ll“Ill“ll“Illlllllllllllllllllllll‘ Separate Schools Have 5048 Pupils average one percent less than that of the public schools. with $1.000 to $2,000 1055 for principals. 320.000 APART Teacher Negotiating Com- mittee Chairman Larry Tad- man of 86 Elise Terrace. Willowdale, said teachers and board were about $20.- 000 'apart on a $2,000,000 contract before talks were rc-opened Friday. The board modified its position about $15,000 and the teacher neg- (Continuea :v. Page 3) I“l“illl“l\lllllll‘llll““lm“ll“ll\1llHllu\lll\“lfl‘lfllllll‘llllml Record Column By New Writer ADMINISTRATOR RETTIE Need Reference Library Administrator Rettie said the fund isn’t a grant to the municipalities and that the use of the money is in the discretion of the trus- A newmmer to “The Liberal" is Patricia Fagan, a graduate of Bayview Sec- ondary School and third year student at Humber College. Mystery Citizen Leaves Library-Park Trust be determined HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 Mr. Schiller also noted there is a great need to ex- pand parks and recreation facilities and that funds are being built up through cash in lieu of 5% land dedica- tions on small subdivisions to allow the town to begin acquiring land for parks. He lamented the inability to school board to open up schools for public use and suggested that the town would have to subsidize the school board to make this come about. He also pointed out the need for the town to estab- lish a firm policy for instal- lation of sidewalks with pri- ority given to those areas with greatest amount of traf- He pointed out the prob- lems of water supply and sewage treatment facilities and that two corrections are being undertaken. The first is Well 6 “which will take care of the problems of the past but not much more" and the imminent diversion of some sewage into the BAIF sewage disposal plant, "which will be of some ben- efit but will not open the door to great expansion". Mayoralty, Regional Candidates Would Like Controlled Growth “The largest issue is the growth rate. We are in the position now of determining what we are going to become over the next 25 years. I favor the Torontoâ€"Centred Region Plan which calls for a growth to 70,000 people, which I consider a responsi- ble rate." he stated. “This will enable us to absorb the newcomers and maintain the economics of this commun- “Mn Time limits were set at 10 fic; the need for correction minutes for candidates for of storm drainage problems; the mayoralty and the two regional councillor seats and five minutes for the ward councillors and trustees and were rigidly enforced. FOR MAYOR (ONE TO BE ELECTED) William Lazenby, the cumbent mayor with Ivnhha nvnnhunnhn oc- nnII-‘A:I in- the need for a landlord-ten- ant bureau; and the need for a single facility to house the various social services. An- other need he sees is for better communication be- tween the local government and the people, “so that they can tell us their problems before they become criti- cal." FOR MAYOR (ONE TO BE ELECTED) William Lazenby, the in- cumbent mayor with six years experience as council- lor and three as mayor. is seeking reâ€"election‘ By vir- tue of his office he also sits on regional council. The challenging candidate, David Schiller, who has ser- ved on council for the past three years, gave a recapitu- lation of the ideas and polic- ies he has been discussing with groups and individuals during the campaign. “During the past two years the town council has had to take five municipalities. meld them into one and make it work. by the integration of people, policies and serv- ices." he pointed out. “You can tell that progress has been made in the construc- tion around you â€"- Yonge Street, the planned recon- struction of the Maple Side- road and the extension of Bathurst Street from Elgin Mills to the King Sideroad, which will relieve the pres- sure on Yonge Street." “There have been many problems," Mr. Lazenby not- ed. “But they have been dealt with efficiently." He issued an invitation to all concerned individuals to become involved in the 1973 celebration of the 100 years of Richmond Hill’s in- corporation as a municipal- ity â€" “and you people here are the concerned citizens. You have not asked ‘What can this community do for me, but rather what can I do for the community’?” His objective, he said, is to create and preserve a place “where our children can enjdy life and bring up their children." tees. "Somebody should come up with a suggestion. a joint recommendation which is best for the peo- ple of Thornhill, which can be carried out in co- operation with the trus- tees," said Rettie. Twentyâ€"nine of the 31 candidates for the nine seats on Richmond Hill Town Council and the three seats on York County Board of Education were greeted by more than 300 ratepayers at Richmond Hill High School Monday evening. The all-candidates' meeting was sponsored by the town’s Civic Improvement Committee, with Sam Hall presiding and David Fayle as timekeeper. “I would like to see a good reference library built in the Thornhill area. York Region doesn't have one and it would fill a wider need as well as a local need." said Rettie. There has been a tremend- ous demand in Thornhill for library facilities, this being ithe project most favored in “It is a tremendous thing some of our citizens take such an interest in the com- munity welfare that such be- quests as this are possible," said the York Region admin- istrator. “Due to the pressure of your representatives on York Regional Council a new well has been developed and mains laid to service Rich- mond Hill and to alleviate the shortages we have all ex- oerienced." “During the next two years, your elected repre- :entatives will'determine the type of community in which you will live", he continued. “Most candidates are in fa- vor of a reasonable growth rate, but nobody has said anything about the type of growth. Are we going to re- :levelop the core in high- rises'.’ Are we going to allow BAIF to go ahead?” he ask- ed. “It is important where -ach candidate stands on deâ€" “We have been going through the formative stages and many problems have come to light. The amalgam- ation of 14 police forces has not been easy; the taking over of existing sewage treat- ment facilities and water supplies has also brought problems, since the large part of York is not serviced," he said. Incumbent Donald Plax- ton, who has served as coun- cillor, deputy-reeve, reeve and regional councillor of the town, told the assemb- lage that the institution of regional government two years ago in York came about because the province recognized the obsolence of the old county council. “It did not perform a useful function and did not exer- cise the power it had." Mrs. Hancey pointed out that during her nine years on council she has served on every committee of council. many outside boards and committees and will continue to serve the whole town on a full-time basis. “One-third of your mun- icipal tax dollar is spent at Newmarket. It must be spent wisely. I want you to know where it is going â€" you have that right.” Candidate Hancey went on to say. “I expect to improve communications by issuing regular reports to town council and the public on important issues being dealt with at the regional level. At present Richmond Hill Coun- cil only gets the minutes of regional council and com- mittee meeting after policy decisions have been made. There is little â€" or no â€" consultation with the town. And decisions are being made about the future of our town. I believe that you (through your represent- ative) want to be a part of those decisions." A town councillor with nine years experience, Mrs. Lois Hancey, is seeking a seat on regional council. “I feel that the town’s' repre- sentation on regional council can be improved. It's time for a change â€" a change to better communication and better government," 5 h e stated. “I can offer both through full time represen- tation." “works in a drawer COLOR TV 6 FOR REGIONAL COUNCILLOR (TWO TO BE ELECTED) From PETER SMITH Quasar. GET YORK HOME TV a recent survey carried out by the Thornhill Lions Club. Citizens at last week‘s meet- ing pressed the Vaughan Council candidates {or a li- brary more than anything else. Because of the recent an- nouncement by the Ministry of Transportation and Com- wiunications of the start of the design for the reconstruc- tion of Yon-ge Street from ‘1arkham Road to Highway ’8 council accepted the "I‘commendation of Councilâ€" 'nr David Schiller. chairman «f the works committee. to withhold the installation of 37 lights planned for that “ection until more informa- ‘ion is available. However in the northern section installation of the ’our street lights on Yonge Qtreet. the eight for King Sideroad. the eight for other regional roads and the 22 for Iocal streets will proceed. ‘ractically all of these lights *9 at intersections. Approval of the Ministry f Transportation and Com- nunication, the Regional Municipality of York and. the Municipal Board are needed. A program of street light- ing in the outlying areas of Richmond Hill received the green light November 20 when town council awarded a contract to Bedard & Gray Construction Limited, 1251 Britannia Road East. Toronto. ‘or installation of poles. brackets and luminaires for 1lmost 100 street lights. The successful tender was in the amount of $8,950 and was ‘he lowest of three submitted. The highest was $19,599. Markham Town Council, which has about 80% of Thomhill's population, has been under heavy pressure to provide a library and one has been widely promised for inclusion in a library, arena. community centre complex by candidates in the present municipal election campaign. velopment. I have tried to be consistent in my ap- proach. I have tried to reâ€" member I am spending your tax money, since not all of us have the financial re- sources to absorb continued rises in taxes.” Mr. Rowe pointed out that he had led the fight for a $60,000 grant for Blue Hills Academy and $30,000 for YCAMR at the regional coun- cil. He favors citizen partic- ipation and involvement and has always listened with in- terest and respect to the views of all taxpayers. but warned. “If any individual or group has it in mind to har- ass or coerce me into a de- cision in their favor, I re- mind them that that decis- ion is mine and mine alone to make. I will make it in the best interests of all citi- zens.” Stréei lights I For Ward 5 His priorities, he stated, are for decent roads and an adequate supply of water and sewage disposal facilities. Gordon Rowe, who is the other present regional coun- cillor, has served five years on King Township Council and two years as Richmond Hill Regional Councillor. He said, “When Darcy Mc- Keough announced the foun- dations and guidelines for regional government I was suddenly transferred from King Township to Richmond Hill. I found the concept of regional government offered exciting challenges and de- cided to take my experience to the team." He paid trib- ute to the town’s staff and to Mayor William Lazenby who has “.run a first class ship and upheld the dignity of his office." PRICE 15¢ PER COPY He reported that he serv- ed on the region's engineer- ing committce which is charged with the mainten- ance and construction of 475 miles of regional roads; pro- curing, transmission and storage of water and sewage disposal; and maintenance and construction of all reg- ional buildings. This com- mittee's 1972 budget totalled $9,845,800 with $3,000,016 raised by direct taxation. “1 am fully cognizant of the problems of Richmond Hill, particularly in regards to water, and will continue to press for corrective meas- ures," he promised. 889-1646 TM ,5