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VOL. 97, NO. 15. Holding the threat of re- signations over the heads of the administration, resulted in pay raises for two mem- bers of York Regional plan- ning staff last wevk. The raises for Scott Mc- Millian and Richard Gordon. two junior planners. from $10,222 to $11,250, were ap- proved by council on‘ the re- commendation of Chief Ad- ministrative Officer Jack Vaughan Town Council in se$ion October I agreed to a uniform mill rate over the entire Vaughan Water Area, that will see .700 mills for residential purposes and .823 mills for industrial and comâ€" mercial purposes. At present, the mill rate varies from .200 mills in the lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Formerly 6 Areas Set Uniform Water Rate Vaughan Town York Region Buckles Under When Two Employees Threaten To Leave Further test conducted at Centre of For ces in Toronto The badly-decomposed body of a Toronto woman was found in some bushes at the Langstaff Jail Farm, Highway 7 and Yonge Street, Sunday af- ternoon. by some young boys Who were playing in the area. The woman has been identified as Beryle Elma Wilson. 53. of Tichester Street. York Regional Police said that the woman, who lived on her own, had been reported missing once this summer. but la- ter turned up on her own. Her second disappearance in July wasn‘t reported. So far an autopsy has failed to reveal any cause of death, and no indication of foul play has been found. To keep pace with the expansion now in progress at York Central Hospital, the hospital auxiliary is urgently in need of more volun- teers. Any person with two or three hours or more a week or a month to be helpful to others can find a place in the auxiliary, either deal- ing directly with the patients, or working in such places as the gift shop. However remote their work may seem from the bedside of the patient, the work of the volunteer is important to the patient’s comfort and well-being. Woman’s Body Found In Hill Hospital Auxiliary Appeals For Volunteers tests are being at the Ontario Forensic Scien- McMillian and Gordon have been working on a $162,000 transportation srtu- dy, which ‘is expected to be completed by August. 1974, six months past its origin-a1 Rettie, and Planning Com- missioner Murray Pound. In a report to council they said that the two men were dissatisfied with their salaâ€" ries and were considering leaving the region. Thornhill area to 1.700 mills in the Kleinburg area. The matter of uniform ra- tes was first broached at a council meeting last June, which agreed to the one rate system and with bringing the six different areas in the town under one jurisdic- tion. The proposed rate amend- ments will go into effect Ja- nuary 1, 1974. Under the present system, the water user rate is as follows: 5/8" service, 9.000 gallons per quarter, $11.11 minimum rate per quarter; 12" service, 150.000 gallons per quarter, $339.50 mini- mum rate per quarter. Unpaid water accounts: $11.11 minimum bill with 10 percent discount for prompt payment. In its report council. the works committee headed by Councillor Fred Armstrong said that “the problems re- lated to pre-billing and con- sumer deposits have not been realized and must be Presented at a later date." The next 500,000 gallons at 40 cents per 1,000 gallons. The balance at 33 cents per 1,000 gallons. Recommended: Minimum rate of $10. for the first 10,- 000 gallons. Balance at 60 cents per 1,000 gallons. Unpaid water accounts: $10. minimum bill with 10 percent penalty for late pay- ment date .The two men, who have been reclassified as interâ€" mediate transportation plan- ners, have been with the stuâ€" dy one year‘ Both have mas- ter's degrees in transporta- tion planning and enginee- ring. Messrs. Rettie and Pound said the men wanted raises because of attractive job opportunities available, the fact mhat their jobs are only on a temporary basis, and because of what they felt were their low salaries. The study is being carried out jointly with :the provinâ€" cial Ministry of Transporta- ‘t‘ion and Communication and Replacing ‘mem would be a severe setback 10 the stu- dy, the report said. Mayor Evelyn Buck of Amara gave it a good try. but was unable to get the in- formation she wan-ted when she queried council about conference expenditures. “How much are we spen- ding to send people in all di- rections?" asked Mayor Buck after viewing a recom- mendation of the planning committee to send six of its members to the American Institute of Planners Confe- rence in Atlanta, Georgia. October 22. is 75 percent provincially -;ubsidize~d. . “That was an interesting copy of the minutes . . . that the planning committee ad- journed and met in your (Chairman Garfield Wright's) office, and this was the sole decision it made," Mrs. Buck told the meeting. FLAK AHEAD Mayor Gladys Rolling of East Gwillimbury said she felt the matter would “raise some flak." Councillor Robert Adams of Markham said Planning Commissioner Pound had said previous experience had shown him it would be a worthwhile conference. "Where is the money co- ming from?“ persisted Ma- yor Buck. Mayor Robert rForhan of Newmarket said there had been a re-adjustment in fund; because of [the deci- sion of several people not to attend the Munich Ger- many ‘Roads Convention. Above, Mrs. Ruth Coxford shows other volunteers how to adjust the wheel chair occupied by Tom Studdy, son of Mrs. Joyce Studdy, director of volunteers. Others in the picture (left to right) are Volunteers Ruth Biggin, Martin Stanley, Debbie Coles, Cindy Anderson and Frank Ferguson. Anyone wishing to help the community as a hospital volunteer may get further informa- tion from Mrs. Studdy, 884-1171 local 347. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1973 “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” The Gould vehicle, which was 'proceeding west at the time. was carried 4,868 feet down the tracks before the train came to a stop, York Regional Police said. When Mrs. Buck asked again about the total amount of money spent by council in semdingshaff or council to conventions, C h a i r m a n Wright said rthe figures 'had all been approved in the esâ€" timates. He later ended the matter by s-ay'ing that the figures were available from the treasurer for anyone who wanted them. A check with Regional Treasurer John Hlynski sho- wed ¢ha¢ the total amount budgeted for this yea-r was $68,200, of which $33,824 has so far been spent. How- ever. $8,700 of this was spent on training programs. Members of the planning committee are Chairman Gladys Rolling. and Council- lors Lois Hancey, Richmond Hill, Bob Adams. Markham, Robert Pollock. East Gwil- limbury, and Mayors Robert Forhan, Newmarket and Garnnet Williams, Vaughan. Woman Killed At RR Crossing Mrs. May Gould Funeral services for Mrs. May Gould. 73, of 294 Len- nox Avenue. Richmond Hill, who was killed last week in a railroad crossing accident on Markham Road. were held Saturday at file Mar- shall Funeral Home, 126 Yonge Street North. pm (Photo by Stuart‘s Studio) Interment was in Rich- mond Hill Presbyterian Ce- metery. Mrs. Gould was killed when the car she was dri- ving was in collision with a southbound freight train at the crossing. about 4.50 Mrs. Gould was pro- nounced dead at the scene by Corcner Dr. Bernard Granton. The deceased is survived by her husband, Leonard. two sons, Desmond and Kenneth, and three grand- children. The Maple Against Dumping Committee chairman had just been asked why Vaughan Town Council keeps failing to be effective in its efforts to stop even illegal private garbage dump operations and why council keeps talking with a dump operator who has a history of violating municipal bylaws, provincial laws and agreements. The M.A.D. Committee called the t'neeting to warn citizens t h a t applications have been made to the De- partment of the Environment and town council to extend‘ existing alleged illegal dump- ing north of Teston Road. The applicants want to fill huge worked out gravel pits on Major MacKenzie Drive and Keele Street with 50 million tons of Metro gar- bage, a prOcess expected to take 50 to 100 years and make quiet former Maple Village into what was termed the garbage dump of On- tario. extend over a much longer time," said Becker. He described the two pits as forming a very big site, much larger than the much foughtâ€"over proposed sites in Pickering and Hope Town- ship in Central Ontario. BIG MONEY BACKING "These proposed operations have a fair amount of fin- ancial backing . . . the rail- way lines have a commercial interest . . . the site is ideal- ly located on a CN rail line. This means we have a very large threat. At least the Superior site is sitting on an aquifer that feeds Maple operator involved now an in the past with garbag dumping in the Maple vicii ity. He said it is Norma Goodhead of Disposal Ser ices who appears to be i1 volved also in the new majt dump applications. ILLEGAL DUMPING Connolly said Dispos Services continue to dun in spite of July closing dea< lines set in agreement wil the town. Disposal Servic got an extension to fini: and clean up through Se tember. but haven’t stopp< and still continue to dum in spite of the fact Vaugh: 50 Million Tons Of Metro Garbage Hangs Over Maple CITIZENRY WARNED The meeting was warned the empty pits the owners wish to fill with garbage are sitting on top of the under- ground aquifer or water body which feeds Dufferin and Keele Street municipal wells. These wells supply water to the Maple area of Vaughan and Southwestern Richmond Hill. including York Central Hospital, Rich- vale and BAIF Subdivision. Urging the community or- ganize a tremendous resist- ance to the tide of Metro garbage that threatens to sweep into the Maple area by rail and truck. Tom Con- nolly of 10122 Keele Street. M.A.D. Committee and Rate- payers Association vice-chair- man, half seriously said he was prepared to be civilly disobedient about the whole thing. He indicated he was upset even to the point of taking some rotten apples to Vaughan Town Council meet-‘ ing and heaving them at the municipality’s chosen seven. UNANIMOUS CONFIDENCE The 45 ratepayers in at- tendance unanimously passâ€" ed a vote of confidence in the M.A.D. Committee and declared support for it in the future fight to stop the garbage dumping plans. The meeting also unanimously endorsed a motion approving affiliation of the Maple Rate- payers Association with other Vaughan ratepayer groups to more effectively fight for local good govem- ment. “I don’t know. I can’t answer that. It must have something to do with original sin,” M.A.D. Committees Chairman John Backer of 9901 Keele Street, Maple, told a citizen at the Maple Ratepayers Association meeting_Wednesday of last week at St. Stephen’s» Anglican Church Hall. A church collection plate was passed around and it was filled with donations, mostly paper money. for the committee to use in the gar- bage fight. The meeting was chaired by ratepayers association Chairman Roy Hawkins of 34 Netherford Road. More memberships were sold. WORST HAPPENED M.A.D. Chairman John Becker said his committee met during the summer with various authorities and inter- ested groups to keep inform- ed on the situation. He said town council indicated the committee shouldn’t be alarm- ist and they'd tried to keep quiet, only to find the worst had happened and they had to fight. Becker said the owners of two huge pits, Crawford-On- tario Sand and Gravel Com- oany and Superior Sand. Gravel and Supplies Lim- ited, have applied to the province for landfill permits. He said technical study for the applications is now far advanced within the Min- istry of the Environment. Vice - Chairman Connolly informed the meeting the as- sociation's recent motion ag- ainst dumping of Metro gar- bage had been only received by town council and hadn’t been adopted as appeared to have been the case in news reports in the past. He said most M.A.D. Committee members and active support- ers were already familiar with the situation and were- n't at the meeting, since it was called mainly to provide information to citizens only now aware of the looming threat. “It’s become clear that the quality of sand and gravel now available in the pits is low and not attractive to continued extraction. Most material is now trucked into the Superior site for process- ing. These are two very large sites with a combined capacity of 50 million tons of garbage. Metro is produc- ing about 11/; million tons of domestic and industrial garbage a year. This would mean it would take 25 years to fill the pits if they receiv- ed all Metro‘s garbage, but they will clearly only re- ceive a certain fraction of it. meaning operations would Efihmmfl He described the two pits as forming a very big site, much larger than the much foughtâ€"over proposed sites in Pickering and Hope Town- ship in Central Ontario. BIG MONEY BACKING "These proposed operations have a fair amount of fin- ancial backing . . . the rail- way lines have a commercial interest . . . the site is ideal- 1y located on a CN rail line. This means we have a very large threat. At least the Superior site is sitting on an aquifer that feeds Maple and Richmond Hill (public water supply) pumping sta- tions. This is a hazard, if not properly and thoroughly examined. to local water sources and from methane gas seepage to the surround- ing area," he said. A citizen pointed out to the meeting that it is well known major United States corporations in Illinois and Texas have taken control of most major local private firms with waste disposal operations or potential in the Metro area. These firms are widely involved in such op- erations in the US, he said. Becker agreed that it was known the Maple applica- tions involve railroad and Illinois interests. M.A.D. Vice - Chairman Connolly said Disposal Ser< ice Limited of 55 Fenmar Drive. Weston, is the local Gracie Fields used to sing about “the biggest aspidis- tra in the land". and now some Maple ratepayers are starting to shout about “the biggest garbage dump in the land." That's what members of M.A.D. â€"â€" Maple Against Dumping â€" say Vaughan will become if the town council lets Norm Good- head’s Disposal Landfill Ser- vices move its present oper- ation to the neighboring Av- ondale site. The company‘s lease on Concession 3 expired in June. but it is still there and hopes to get an extension By HAL BLAINE Picketers Tom and Leila Connolly, of Maple, hold up their signs to truckers from Disposal Landfill Services dumping garbage at the landfill site at Concession 3 in Vaughan. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 operator involved now and in the past with garbage dumping in the Maple vicin- ity. He said it is Norman Goodhead of Disposal Serv- ices who appears to be in- volved also in the new major dump applications. ILLEGAL DUMPING Connolly said Disposal Services continue to dump in spite of July closing dead- lines set in agreement with the town. Disposal Services got an extension to finish and clean up through Sep- tember. but haven’t stopped and still continue to dump, in spite of the fact Vaughan Town now owns the dump site. Disposal Services has now applied to continue dumping until December 15 on their private dump. The firm also wants an extension of the Teston Road dumping zone northward into a new area to provide enough space to continue until the Superior and Crawford pit applications are approved Then activity can start on a large scale. “This (the zone extension) is the thin edge of the wedge . . the rate-payers should inform council of their op- position,” said Connolly. on the Disposal operations Friday afternoon about 4 o’clock and waved their cards under the noses of the working men. Becker said the Disposal Services dumping is going on in spite of provincial lic- ense violation. “Much to our alarm, a council which should have until December, after which it would set up permanent operations in Avondale. However, if M.A.D. has its way there'll be no more gar- bage brought in from outside the community. And just to make sure no one mistakes their feelings, a small group of them, armed with plac- ards and children, descended One of the chief picketers was Councillor James Cam- eron â€" the only councillor on hand â€" who claims that Do wn In The Dumps COUNTENANCED BY COUNCIL been shocked (by a further renewed application) is list- ening to Goodhead rather than hurling the applicant out of the council chambers . an operator who has a record of disregarding his written agreement. If this is the council's record, what is going to happen with the major operators?” asked Becker. Becker said it is evident Vaughan Town Council can’t be trusted to hire the re- quired experts and legal ad- vice necessary to fight suc- cessfully. “If it is to be done, the ratepayers are go- ing to have to pay . . . one such recent Kleinburg area action cost private people $6.000. There's a good pos- sibility we're going to drift right into 50 million tons of garbage,” he said. He warned the town coun- cil has an uncommon habit of drifting from one inade- quate agreement to another with the garbage enterpris- ers. MUST ACT NOW “Unless the‘town digs in its heels and stops violations . nips the situation in the bud . . . launches an all out effort to stop it, then the ratepayers will have to pay. “Next week (the week ending this Saturday) is a very crucial week. Council must make sure the dumpers don't find any easy pickings in Vaughan,” said M.A.D’s Becker. noting the town council ordered an injunc- tion to stop illegal dumping. but wavered and didn’t go through with it. Then talkâ€" ing resumed. A citizen said the town council has a long record of favoring garbage dumping by prevaricating, stalling and letting dumping slip through. The only way garbage dump- ing was actually stopped last Disposal Services and assoc- iates have an application in before the Ministry of the Environment for 900 acres of land in Vaughan, which would make it the biggest garbage dump in Canada. He said that, if council allowed the dump to oper- ate, the town would be in for a “mountain of garbage every two years." or some 50,000 tons in the next 25 years. Bill King, an unsuccessful candidate for council last year, said it was his opposi- tion to the dump that got him interested in running for council in the first place. Both members of M.A.D. â€" Maple Against Dumping â€" the Connollys were two of about 35 protestors from the area, who are fighting to keep outside dumping interests from operat- ing in the town. year in nearby Kleinburg area was by decisive legal action by private ratepayers, it was said WEAKEST MINISTER “For that we have to have somebody who can raise $4,000 with 10 telephone calls as was done in Klein- burg.“ said Becker. “We are dealing with James Auld (Minister of the Environ- mentl. probably the weakest member in the Cabinet." he said, pointing out the rate- payers needed to persuade council to oppose the garb- age dumping since the En- vironment Board (formerly chaired by an MLA) and provincial government are always going to depend to a large extent on the position taken by the local council. “If we can't stop this little extension (of the Teston Road dumping zone) and vio- lation, then I'm afraid there'll be no contest at all on the bigger operation. Only if resistance pressure is kept up will the province continue to increase spend- ing on research into, and promotion of, recycling tech- nology. PRICE 15¢ PER COPY “Private interests with this terrible history of ar- rogance and being ‘out for a buck' are making these ap- plications for their own gain, not because of any al- truistic interest in the prob- lems of Metro," said Becker. MAPLE IN JEOPARDY Connolly warned that if the dump applications are successful. they are going to change the nature of the Maple community. “Prop- erty values aren‘t going to keep up. Buyers knowing the situation are already frightened. If this comes. Maple is going to be known as the garbage dump of On- tario," he said. In the past seven years, trucks were going by his place 24 hours a day, Mr. King said. He said the smell from the dump carried for more than a mile on hot days. While the picketers parad- ed, the trucks rolled in and bulldozers covered the gar- bage practically as soon as it was unloaded. And except for a few pap- ers blowing about, it was hard to discern that the vast area was a garbage dump. But the picketers all know what it is without any urg- ing; in fact they call it “Mount Goodhead". (Continued on Page 3) (Photo by Stuart's Studio)