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these matters and said that “many of us in the munic~ ipal field are trying unceas- ingly to follow your ex- ample." . . . I anticipate that you will experience increased consultation. co-opez'atx‘on and Newly - elected Regional Councillor Lois Hancey of Richmond Hill, also stressed the need for co-operation and communication, as well as "consultation." She paid tribute to the board for its own efforts in those matters and said mm , .......... .4. There could be co-opera- tion in the use of such servâ€" ices as libraries. rinks and day care centres. to name a few. Mr. Hunter said. He said he would also like to see “better communica- tion" with the elected memâ€" bers and the community. Mr. Hunter. in his brief words of acceptance. said that the primary concern of the board was the education of the students. and the granting of an cqual oppor- tunity for students to receive that education. He also thanked his fol- low trustees for their help during his term and said he hoped they would all go on to make the operation “a more rewarding and con- structive experience.“ "I don‘t know if everyone knows the esteem with which he‘s held in the profession," Mr. Jolliffe said. “York County Board of Education would be just another runâ€" of-thc-mill board without him." Mr. Jolliffe also paid trib- ute to Sam Chapman. direc- tor of education. Another problem {or the board was how to obtain the maximum use of school fac- ilities. However. relations with the teaching staff were g0~ ing to get tougher, he said. because of the declining enâ€" rolment picture, teacher re- dundancy and management rights. He said he detected a "lack of trust" on the part of the teachers, and compassion and fairness must be used in dealing with them. “Hardly a week goes by when we're not consulted by the Ministry and other boards." MIX Jolliffe said. This situation had been brought about because of the hard work done by the staff and trustees. That was a “hot potato," (or which there was no pat solution. and the board must guard against subsid- izing school facilities at the expense of education. The York County Board was five years ahead of all boards and 10 years ahead of many of them, Mr. Jolliffo sa‘id. He said that such boards were forcing the Ministry of Education to take over in fiscal matters because of their irre§ponsibility. Mr. Jolliffe, who did in chairman this year, but v trustee, made his remarks of the gavel of office to m Hunter of King. Jolliffe Says Still ‘1 Buggy-Whip Systems Many school boards are still running a buggy- whip- operation and are more concerned with power than with the education of the children, former chairman, Ross Jolliffe of Vaughan, told the inaugural meeting of York County Board of Education Monday night. VOL. 96, NO. 28. w REES ubl did not seek re-election as but who will serve as a June So it came as quite a sur- prise when the school's Vice- principal Robert McDonald, called her to the office and ask- ed her if she would be willing to write “something on pollu- tion“ for “Action Reporter“. The request for contributions from students had come from enmenoem 01 York County’place With 159 votes each,’ The King representatives Roman Catholic school and a fourth contender.‘ were not seated at the Board; former Trustee Ar- Marilyn Magner. trailed with: board‘s inaugural meeting thur Starr. now a councillor 88 votes. The total number of‘ January 2, although it was in Whitchurch - Stouffville;laccepted ballots was 596.: announced that Mr. Besco Councillor Graeme Bales of} In an official recount‘ had topped the polls. Richmond Hill and Mayor,Monday presided over by‘ Former Trustee Peter Van Margaret Britnell of King. ‘County Court Judge Donald‘ Dyke. one of King‘s two REV. LIOYd Driedger. Aur-l Couture. seven ballots \t'hichlrepresentatix'es on the board 01‘8 Gospel Church. gave the apparently had been reject- for four years. did not seek lli‘ab'c‘l‘ 0" anOCfitiOfl- ed in the former count were re-election. :5- lllllllmlllllllllllllllllllmull“mmlllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllllllllllllll“illlll“lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll' lllllllll Janet‘s first published work is an article. “Thoughts About Pollution", which appeared in the December issue of "Action Reporter". a monthly publica- tion dedicated to conservation. A grade 11 student at Rich- mond Hill High School. Janet had never thought seriously of writing for publication. Her activities at school. studies. drama club. and organizer of the school‘s monthly community newspaper collection. have kept her pretty busy. Among the guests were Don Hanson, president of the York County Elementary Teachers Association of Fed- erations; Joseph Hodge, sup- erintendent of York County Roman Catholic School Board; former Trustee Ar- thur Starr, now a councillor in Whitchurch - Stouffville; Councillor Graeme Bales of Richmond Hill and Mayor Margaret Britnell of King. Al Farquharson, president of No. 11, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation, said he was “impressed by the calibre" of the board in the past two years and had enjoyed working with them. "There is a real task ahead," Mr. Storey said. ’Hc said he hoped they Would be able to maintain a system of education “sec- ond to none.“ ' Waste paper collector, camp counsellor. student. Janet Hut- chinson. 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hutchinson. 55 Harding Boulevard, is now a writer. John Storey, acting reg- ional director of education, Region 8. Ontario Ministry of Education. said that the ministry and the board had developed a trust, each real- izing they had a similar ob- jective. And that was the pro- vision of a "sound program of education" for every child in the system. He said he hoped the board would recognize the need for flexibility in its delibera- tions with the province. just as the government must try to remain flexible. too. Donald Deacon MLA, York Centre, told the meeting he hoped to see an increase in funds for education this year. communication from leagues in thé fuifié,“v Hancey said. \uuuuuuuluuuuullulluuullnlllnullullulllulllll Richmond Hill Girl Student 13 Conservationist. (s in his presentation new Chairman Marvm BY MARGARET LADE my col- Following the December 4 municipal elections a new- comer, Frank Besco of Nobleton led the polls with 191 votes. Incumbent Allan Quesnclle and another newâ€" comer. Augustan "Gus" Clarke were tied for second place with 159 votes each, land a fourth contender, Marilyn Magncr. trailed with I 88 votes. The tctal number of [accepted 'ballats was 596. The Township of King now has two new trustees on the l4â€"mombor York County Roman , Catholic School Board. New King RC Trustee? Following Recount ‘ y Longest Period } Half-Mast Flag The flag remained at half mast for Denne Bosâ€" forth. York Region's chief engineer and then for for- mer Premier of Ontario George Drew, who was also leader of the Federal Conservative Party. The flag was first lower- ed for former U.S. Presiâ€" dent Harry Truman, It con- tinued at half-mast for former Canadian Prime Minister Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, who was born in Newtonbrook (now Willowdale) and spent part of his boyhood in Aurora, where his fath- er served as a Methodist Minister. Mr. Pearson vis- ited Richmond Hill in the summer of 1953 when he was Minister of External Affairs and was the key- note speaker at the York North Liberal federal nomination meeting held in Aurora High School. ‘lhe flag in front of the municipal building in Richmond Hill recently flew at half-mast for the longest period in history, Mayor William Lazenby pointed out during Mon- day's inaugural session of Richmond Hill Council. Individually. each pgrrsron can refuse to buy soft drinks in cans or non-returnable bottles aging methods that add to the pollution problem, and boy- cott the company until packag- ing methods are changed. Sho suggests that people write to the manager of the store or the president of the company responsible for pack- “The sooner people are taught about recycling and how they can make a contribution. the sooner a working method to recycle almost anything (with- out adding to pollution prob- lems! can be developed." Janet wrote. "Action Reporter" Editor Eliza- beth Lopianowska. Publisher of the paper is Eric Conroy. a former teacher at RHHS. In addition to Janet's contribution. the December issue of the paper includes numerous stories and pictures concerning conserva- tion and pollution in Metro. in Ontario, Gaspe, the Arctic; In her contribution. Janet zeros in on the individual's con- tribution to pollution control. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSbAY, JANUARY 11, 1973 picked up three votes and Mr. Quosnclle one, giving Mr. Clarke a twoâ€"vote lead and qualifying him for the post as King's second repre- sentative on the Board. A Metro Fireman, Mr. Clarke lives in Schomberg and has four school age chil- dren. Mr. Bosco ls a techni- cian and also has four chil- ;dron of school age. declared valid. Mr. Clarke! l Mrs. Holman presented: the mayor with his chain of) office and William Wagner} presented tho‘gavel to the; mayor. Mr. Wagner. who‘ serves the town as a hydroi ccmmissionor, reported that} allegiance and Rev. Earl Gerber of St. John‘s AnglL can ChurclL Jefferson, in- Vode the bleSSing. DEPUTY CLERK PRESIDES Deputy Clerk Joan Holman presided over the simple but impressive ceremony. admin- istering the oath of office. His Honor Judge James Bui- lor administered lhc oath of “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; Mayor Looks At Past, Future n Impressive Hill Inaugural The first baby‘ born at York Central in 1973 was a boy, Edward James, son of Richard and Karen Whalen of 1274 York Mills Road, Apartment 508, Don Mills. He weighed in at 4400 grams when 1973 was only eight minutes old. Although Ed- ward‘s parents do not live in Richmond Hill, his mother is the former Karen Ann Boyer who lived on Church Street North. The young man will also receive a gift from the town. we have learned. halls and the ground flool'ico‘rfir‘x‘fittee room enabled them to hear what “"45 going on. The accomplishments of the first two years under regional govern- ment and a look at the future of Richmond Hill, particularly in this its Centennial Year, were the highlights of the speech delivered by Mayor William Luzenby at the inaugural session of council Monday morning. Members 01‘ families, former members of council and other guests filled every seat in the crowded council chamber and overflowecl into the halls and the ground floor committee room where a public address system nn-iklnrl +Innvu «A LA“... ...L .L .u . ' Richmond Hill honored the first baby born to parents living in Richmond Hill in 1973. the town's Centennial Year with a cheque for $100 and the title, “Richmond Hill Centennial Baby". Winner of the award was a daughter born to Mrs. Sandra Gamble and her husband John, 60 Laverock Avenue. who greet- ed the New Year at York Central Hospital at 9:45 am. weighing 3425 grams. The wee lassie is seen in the picture on the left with her mother. (Photo by Stuart‘s Studio) Centennial Baby Is A Girl Also. “Remember that each person doing his own part can help. , . . Think about what you‘re doing the next time you go to throw your chocolate bar and take their business else- where Hill JANE'I HL'TCHINSON Waste Paper Collector un- solved. the mayor pointedl IN THE FUTURE ing entity as is the Regional hil"out. ' He pointed out that plans Municipality of York,“ said ’ However. he noted that it are well underway for the Mr. Lazenby as he called on lves is human to make errors and reconstruction of Bathurst citizens of all ages and all the that members of the staff from Elgin Mills to the King areas to help disperse' the ing are human and have made Sideroad. and for recon- imaginary boundaries within Was-errors "I see that members "truction of Vaughan Road the town. ‘ sec of the staff in our big neighâ€" from Yonge to Bathurst. FUTURE PROJECTS bar to the south also haVe This latter work will involve He outlined the steps Jan made costlv mistakes and no installation of a sidewalk‘which have been taken to :\\'0 heads rolledi No heads will from Yenge Street as far asiupgrade services and future ard roll here, either." he said. York Central Hospital. wherelprojects which will include eek ACCOMPLISHMENTS the addition under construe-l a library building and a fire Reviewing the accomplish- tion at present will increase‘ (Continued on Page 3l llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllilllll'llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'3‘ ileurl)‘ in the autumn of 1970 he had made the gavel from a local walnut tree and had presented it to the mayor at the first inaugural under‘ regional government in 1971. Mrs. Dorothy Andrews. secretary of the Town‘s Cen- tennial Committee presented red rose boutonnieres members of council. and Father Francis Robinson of‘ Our Lady of the World R0- ‘man Catholic Church closed lion. l EXPANDED BOUNDARIES Jthe meeting with a benedic-t i In his address Mayor La-_ zenby pointed out that it is now two years since the town ,was elevated into an area municipality. one of nine in ‘the Region of York. with its boundaries expanded until now it Manhattan Island. Its popu- lation leaped from 20,000 to 32,500 and its road mileage from 40 miles to 109 miles. Problems skyrocketed and the council found itself deal- ing with problems with which they had no experiâ€" ence For instance there were five sets of bylaws. one for each of the municipalities represented in the new town. The town staff was augment- ed and problems have been solved, the mayor out. is twice the size of‘ pointed to t ments of the past. the mayor mentioned the reconstruction of Yonge Street, completion of the holding tank to in- crease capacity at the sew- age disposal plant and effect some improvement of the overflow problem. developâ€" ment of Well 6 to alleviate water shortage and pressure problems, construction of the North Don Sewage Treat- ment Plant, installation of street lights on Oxford Street and Lake Wilcox and 'Oak Ridges, repair of sani- tary sewers on Browndale and Gentry Crescent. build- ing of a sidewalk on Crosbyl Avenue. reconstruction of‘ King Sideroad and installa-1 tion of a sidewalk. roofing: the Centennial Swimming‘ Pool, construction of the‘ Bond Lake Arena and its cemmunity room. new ice, surface and other improve-j ments in Arena 23 and con-1 struction of a change house‘ for tennis. softball and soc-t ccr in Crosby Park. ‘ The municipal building is being extended to accommo- date the necessary town staff. Weldrick Road is unâ€"l der reconstruction and peo-; ple in that area are having to do a certain amount of picneering. IN THE FUTURE “a nninOnrl nut H...“ “1...... Falhvr Francis Robinson of Our Lady of the World R0â€" mun Catholic Church closed the meeting with a benedic- lion. Mrs. Dorothy Andrews. socrmzu‘y of the Town‘s Cen- tcnniul Committee presented rcd rose boutonnieres to members of council. and a local walnut tree and had prcwntod it to the mayor at the first inaugural under regional government in 1971. So far. collections have aver- aged seven tons a month, the equivalent of 119 trees. Their main problems is in getting drivers to assist in the pickup. Tall. blond. and very pretty. Janet is one of her school's most ardent conservationists. She and her fellow students conduct a monthly drive. col- lecting newspapers from house to house in Richmond Hill west of Yonge Street from Maple Sidei'oad to Traybom Drive as far west as Plesantville Public School. Janet is not sure what she will do when she finishes high school. She is interested in sports and the outdoors. and last summer was a counsellor at Camp Richaldaca near Kettleby. She enjoyed working with the children. and is considering a career in “some sort of en- vironmental science". wrapper or gum wrapper or potato chip bag away . . . in- stead out it in your pocket until you find the next garbage can. A lot of litter is caused by human laziness". ; in all things Charity” P001. construction of the‘ Bond Lake Arena and its community room. new ice surface and other improve-I. ments in Arena 23 and con~= struction of a change house for tennis. softball and sec- cer in Crosby Park. The municipal building is being extended to accommoâ€" date the necessary town staff. Weldrick Road is unâ€"v der reconstruction and peo- ple in that area are having to do a certain amount of picneering. IN THE FUTURE He pointed out that plans are well underway for the reconstruction of Bathurst from Elgin Mills to the King Sideroad. and for recon- ftruction or Vaughan Road He paid tribute to Vincent Marchione. an employee of the town's works department, who lost his life when struck by a motorist, to the late Alâ€" fred Stong. who built the fire department up to an ‘efficient firefighting unit of 17 permanent men plus vol- unteers. to Rev. David Mcâ€" Guire who served on the Civic Improvement Commit- tee and to Mrs Helen Foun- tain who served on the Li- brary board. “The town is now a work- ing entity as is the Regional Municipality of York," said Mr. Lazenby as he called on citizens of all ages and all areas to help disperse the imaginary boundaries within the town. ‘ HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT éiNEs 1878 “Action Reporter" is publish- ed monthly and is free to teach- ers and non~profit organizaâ€" tions. The editorial and pubâ€" lishing office is at 111 York- ville Avenue. Toronto. The sub- scription rate for students is $1.50 per year, and for others the rate is $3 per year for ten issues. Now that she has taken the plunge. Janet is thinking of writing other stories on her favorite subjectâ€"conservation. Her name appears as one of the two students on “A c t i o n Reporter‘s" editorial board. The other is Billie Leaver of Lanark. since many of the students who want to help do not have axes to a car, or do not have driving licenses. Collections are usually made on the first Monday of each month. but since the first Mon- day of this month was New Year‘s Day. the collection was made January 8 and the next collection will be on February 5. Papers should be securely tied in bundles and placed at the front of the driveway. 1, Author Mayor Lazenby paid trib- ute to the citizens and teams which have brought honor to the town in the past year. to the Curtain Club on their fine now theatre built on land provided by the town and to the Legion which is constructing a new home on Ohio Road. The fire department has also been enlarged both in manpower and in equipment and serves all the expanded area. He noted that a planning department had been set up and staffed and has dealt with a large number of problems on short notice. The five Official Plans have been consolidated into one. Plans have started for the reconstruction of Yonge Street from Markham Road to Highway 7. “This work was not expected to be done for several years. but on the request of this council, it has been advanced," the mayor said. the capacity to some 400 beds. are built along a single route, they will require a swath of land 610 feet wide. This is a width of' a little more than onetent'h of a mile. ! laying out the route. Hewlett at the public meeting showed slides and models of possible power tower designs, but the people in attendance showed little enthusiasm for these. The consultant said other designs will be demonstrated at fur- ther meetings. . EXPLAINS METHOD He explained fully the method he will use in plan- ning the route. Hydro offi- cials outlined the basic re- quirements the power line must meet. Consultant Hewlett said he will prepare maps showing terrain. land uses and values, recreation land, scenic areas, natural resources and other factors that must be taken into account. Superimposed, the maps are expected to re- veal areas to be avoided in laying out the route. "ther areas along the route outside our York Region. STRONG OPPOSITION Hewlett is preparing a recommendation for the SOI- andt Commission, a provin- cial public inquiry ordered by the government after 10- cal citizens especially in King Township. Markham and Richmond Hill strongly opposed the various Hydro propomls. There was com- parable opposition from The former Edmonton city planner. now a New York consultant. said he is seek- ing the maximum public in- put in determining the best arrangement for the high- wltage 140-mile facility. Var- ious routes have been pro- Dosed by Ontario Hydro for the five lines of power tow- ors through our Southern York Region. If all A computer will be used to help select the best overall route or routes for the Nantiâ€" cokc to Pickering electric power linc corridor, Environ- mental Consultant Bruce Hewlett told 75 citizens at- tending his second public meeting held at Queen's Park in Metro Thursday of last week. Hydro Route Plan To Be By Computer, Superimposed Maps Examples of such decen- tralization can be found 10- Canadian Y Associations, once building-centred, are increasingly coming out into their communities to meet <uch problems which. if ig- nored or mishandled, will seriously strain the country's human and financial resourc- es. both national presidents said. One of the major Under- takings of the local Y in the past year was a focus study undertaken to determine the needs of the community and the relevance of the Y in helping to meet these needs. Evidence of this awareness is shown in the Richmond Hill YWCA's overall pro- graming, which includes pro- grams for men and women, boys and girls. Programs and resources range from ski lessons to flower arranging, upholstering, arts and crafts, keep fit and defensive driv- ing. iHiIl Joins National j YWCA -YMCA Week (‘all Doug Hinchcliffe. 88-1-8181 and ask about a Mutual Life RRSP Booklet. “Our continued success in the area of physical fitness over more than 100 yeavs tends to overshadow our in- croasing involvement in modem day social problems." said Holbrook Davis. Mont- real, president of the Nation- al Council of YMCAs of Can- ada. Turn tax dollars into savings. “People - Helping Change Happen" will be the theme of Canadian Y Week. to be jointly marked by YMCA; and YWCAs in 99 communi- ties across Canada next week. Both organizations are the required lines L along a single The Mutual Life of Canada major Under- local Y in the a focus study determine the Mr. Wallace is the first minister in the 156 year his- tory of Richmond Hill Pres- bvterian Church to be ac- corded this high honor. He has been its minister for al- most {our years. i As Moderator of the larg- est Presbytery in Canada. Mr. Wallace will be called upon to visit churches with- in its boundaries, conduct regular and special meeting of presbytery. open new churches and buildings. or- dain and induct ministers into new charges. conduct the licensing of students from Knox College, and offi- ciate at the graduation of students from Ewart College. He will also be called on many times to represent the Presbyterian Church in Can- ada at many special and pub- lic gatherings. Judge Butler went on to explain the magnitude of the task the Moderator under- takes. The boundaries of the Presbytery of East Toronto extend from Bathurst Street to Oshawa and from Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe. Within those boundaries there are 53 Presbyterian congregations. Evangel Hall, Fernie House, Knox College, Ewart College, and the ad- ministrative offices of the Presbyterian Church in Can- ada. Rev. William Wallace of Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church ‘was the unanimous choice of the Presbytery of East Toronto for Moderator for the year 1973. This an- nouncement was made to the congregation at its serv- ice of morning worship last Sunday by Judge James Butler, representative elder of the congregation to the presbytery. New Moderator REV. WILLIAM WALLACE "We believe that Canada's Ys have the resources and skins to help people find the answers, Hence our theme for Canadian Y Week: ‘Peo- ple . . .Helping Change Hap- pen‘." “These problems are too complex to be solved simply by emotional idealism, genu- ine concern and a desire to help, no matter how sin- cere." says the statement of the two national presidents. In this area. the local Y‘s focus study delved deeply in- to the operations and serv- ices available through other organizations and agencies. to search out areas of pos- sible duplication that could be eliminated by co-opera- tion. The “generation gap". so- cial. ethnic and economic fragmentation. all create dis- cord. Problems of pollution. unemployment and poverty demand the combined re- sources of many organiza- tions to identify and solve “hem. cally in establishing of gym~ nastic groups for children in schools in «co-operation with local recreation committees and establishment of craft and discussion groups in var- ious community centres, tak- ing the programs to the peo- plo. PRICE 15¢ PER COPY Doug V flifihclifl'e