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But the opposition became really obvious Monday night at the Woodbridge hearing where Vaughan Town adver- tised the issue widely and heavily circulated informa- tion to property owners by mail. The Markham Town and Thornhill ratepayer opposi- tion was clear at the hearâ€" ing Thursday night of last week where nearly 70 peo- ple turned out. Large numbers of people were turned away from the hearing at Woodbridge Ar- ena. More than 300 people crowded the arena auditorâ€" ium. Speakers carried the proceedings to the equally crowded lobby and halls. During all the proceedings only one citizen voiced ani Throng Opposes Hydro Route Inside Langstaff Parkway Belt g:lullum\muumuull‘xlmuuuumuuuuu\muuum\uummmmm\unuunmunummmlumlmlllmnmm\uuuuuummuuuuuuuumum1\\u1mx1xlmumumuuumummqummn1x\1mmunuuumumuuummlmumul\m\x\uumuuuumum\a VOL. 97, NO. 23. Vaughan, Markham and Richmond Hill mun- icipal councils, ratepayers associations and cit- izens last week at public hearings in Unionville and Woodbridge made it abundantly clear to the Solandt Commission they don’t want Southern Ontario’s major Hydro corridor through the proposed Parkway Belt here. Fair. In a recorded vote, 75% being required, ‘ * * * * * only Regional and Town Councillor Lois “I can endorse that figure,” stated Mayor Hancey voted in the negative. LMM“!llllll\lllllll“\1\\lllllll\\\ll\\\\lllllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllll\llll\llllllllllilllllllllmll“l“lllllllll\\llllllll\\lllll\llll“ill“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“l“\“lllllllllllllllllllll‘“\lllltlllllllllllllll\lllllllll1lllllll\llllllllllllllll“llll\llllllllllllllllllllllmm g: mum mu r9. 2': “1'18”: Street, Hammond 3111' am" m “M “Biggest Meeting Ever" Imperial Oil Ltd. has made a $10,000 do- nation to the building fund of York Central Hospital which serves the heavily populated area of Southern York Region. Imperial Oil’s Ontario Corporate Manager W. H. Shea (left) is seen presenting the cheque last Friday after- 5 use. 0~9“3"7’6" 5"“3 An ISO-day option to purchase 130-plus- acres at the corner of 18th Avenue and Leslie Street at $5,700 per acre was approved by Richmond Hill Council in special session Mon- day evening. The present owner of the land is Rugged Construction Limited, represented by agent Harrie Wertheim, 3311 Bayview Avenue, Toronto. The expiry date on their offer was 11:59 am Tuesday of this week. A deposit of only $2,000 is required. At the November 26 meeting of council, staff had been instructed to negotiate an option to purchase. Clerk Mack Clement reported that negotiations had begun with the town offering $5,500 per acre, but in order to get the ISO-day option the higher price had been necessary, which would be approximately equal_»to the interest for six months at 9%. The land is being acquired as a new site £101: the town’s works yard and of the Spring alr. NORN GARRIOCK Hill Council Approves 180 - Day 133 -Acre $ 750, 000 Land Option Imperial Oil Dona tes $ I 0, 000 T a Hospital Garriock wanted to be sure Commissioner Solandt understood the seriousness of the Vaughan grass roots opposition. Garriock ex- plained that even when the citizen's water was cut off and even when the biggest‘ [tax increase in years was levied, there'd never before been one-tenth the number of people out to a public meeting in that hall. The Woodbridge hearing was the public inquiry's fourth evening session. There have also been 17 days of hearings since Dr. Solandt's appointment last year after the Cabinet stop- ped Hydro‘s imminent start of construction across King and Whitchurch - Stouffville between Aurora and New- market. Y don't want Southern Town Solicitor Frasar and corridor through the Vaughan Council won’t ac- lere. cept proposed hydro corriâ€" . _ _ dor route “Q” (along the opinion which could be con- Parkway Belt through sidered open to favoring-the Vaughan and Markham) and Idea 0f the hydro corridor insists on the middle route Parkway Belt route. favored by Ontario Hydro UNPRECEDENTED {across King and Whitchurch- TURNOUT .StouffVille. Fraser made a “This is one hell-dammer'verbal submission on the of a meeting,” former Wood- u basis of a detailed written bridge reeve and formerlbrief prepared by the town. “This is one hell-dammeri of a meeting,” former Wood-l bridge reeve and formerl planning board member Norn Garriock told one-man public inquiry Commissioner Dr. Omond Solandt, former chairman of the Science Council of Canada. , The hydro corridor will run 144 miles with up to five rows of towers rising as high as 160 feet from Nanti~ coke on Lake Erie to Picker- ing power station on Lake Ontario at 500,000 volts to begin with. VAUGHAN POSITION Vaughan Solicitor Tom Fraser of the Toronto legal firm of Grant, Grant and Fraser, 12 Richmond Street, made the opening submissâ€" ion on behalf of the town at the Woodbridge herring. vmnmmunummumunummmmmumlnumumuuuumv Criminal Negligence Truck Driver Steven Rufcitti, 25, of Midland Avenue, Toronto, appeared briefly in Rich- mond Hill Provincial Court Friday morning of last week. Mr. Rufcitti was also charged with dan- gerous driving following the two-vehicle crash at 11 am on Concession 5 at 16th Avenue in Markham. York Regional Police said the accident occurred as Mr. Rufcitti was going west on 16th Avenue and was attempting to turn south on Concession 5 when he collided with the Stewart vehicle proceed- ing north on the road. He was remanded by Judge Clare Morrison un- til February 8 to set a trial date. A charge of criminal negligence has been laid against the driver of a truck which struck and fatally injured Richmond Hill Ward 3 Councillor Charles Stewart Tuesday morning of last week. Mr. Stewart was alone in his car at the time. noon to former Board Chairman Graham Walter of Maple while Trustee Mrs. Reginald Howden of Thornhill looks on. hosfiitai hopes to raise a million dol- lars in the next five years as its share towards the cost of constructing the 403 bed addition. William Lazenby. I have information that much higher prices are being asked in that area.” Mr. Clement reported the position of the tenant in the house is covered in the option and his agreement will be honored up to Octo- ber 1974. The tenant on the land has been assured he would be able to get his crop off next year, the clerk reported. Councillor Lou Wainwright wanted to know if there was any chance of getting the option extended. “Not at this price,” replied the clerk. ‘The question of quicksand was raised at the last meeting," stated Councillor Wil- liam Corcoran. “I talked to the man who farmed this land for years and he knew of no quicksand. The only soft spot he knew of was around the spring.” RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1973 “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity” KING ROUTE BETTER The Vaughan solicitor said the middle route through “No route has a minimum of environmental damage. The choice is simply a mat- ter of opinion of the one making the decision,” he said. King is obviously the better one from the point of view of time, since Hydro can start buying land at any time. On the other hand the permanent final location of the Parkway Belt is unde- termined and unknown so Hydro won't be able to start acquiring land on that route for some time. Vaughan actually plans to seek changes in the Parkway Belt propos- al when the time for public hearings on it comes about. Fraser said the cost of the middle route is estimated at $297,800,000 while the cost of going across Vaughan and Markham along route “Q” through Langstaff is estim- ated at $364,000,000. He said there is also no guar- antee the Parkway Belt area reserve is large enough to allow the hydro corridor to be engineered within it. Solicitor Fraser said the $364,000,000 estimate is the cost of regular construction and that the cost of route “Q” will be astronomical if the line must be put under- ground past Malton Airport. He said the engineering feasibility of route “Q” is questionable. DESTROYS PARK BELT If it should prove feasible, it destroys the intended open space and recreation poten- tial of the Parkway Belt, Fraser said. It also shouldn’t be forgotten that Ontario Hydro did have concern for the environment and had the use of very experienced and expert people when it picked the King-Whitchurch route. (Photos by Stuart's Studio) (Continued on Page 27) The agreement recommen- ded to council for approval by its planning committee, meeting in committee of the whole Monday evening pro- vides that, if the capacity is increased 'above 1.4 mgd by means of process improve- ments (by chemicals) and not by an extension, then the re: sidents within the area boun- ded. by Yonge Street, Bat- hurst Street, Vaughan Road and Langsutafi‘ Road at the time of such improvements, other than residents within a plan of subdivision regis- tered subsequent to .the re. gisutration of Plan M-1435 (a previous BAIF plan), shall be entitled to 30% of such increase without any charge by BAIF in respect to the construction of the sewage treatment plant and sanitary trunk sewer. If the capacity is increased by an extension to the plant then the said residents shall be accommo- dated without any charge in respect to the construction of the original plant and trunk or any extension to the plant and any extension must be designed to accom- modate them. RECREATIONAL COMPLEX Also provided for in the agreement are a contribution by the developers of $530,- 000 for a recreational com- munity centre complex, now well in the planning stages; a $100,000 contribution for library purposes; fencing and park improvements to the value of $155,000 to be done within two years; a walkway and bicycle path of asphalt not less than 13 feet in width with a wooden di- viding barrier and three footbridges in the green belt area along the Don River, west branch, from Carrville Road to Weldrick Road, which will be extended even- tually northward to Vaughan Road and perhaps to the south. No site for the building, which is expected to cost $1,500,000, has been selected as yet. Two weeks ago. York Reg- ional Council turned down a joint resolution by Newmar- ket Mayor Robert Forhan and Councillor Ray Twinney offering the board approxim- ately four acres of land on the site of the old York Manor in the Town of New- market for $1. Council felt that a planning study being undertaken for the over-all development of the site, should be completed before any commitments were made for it. York County Board of Edn- cation last week agreed to a recommendation of its fi- nan-ce committee to finance the cost of its proposed 'ad- ministration building with a 10-year debenture issue. SMALL POND Also in the agreement is construction of a small pond cf approximately two acres in area just south of the fork in the river and north of Castle Rock Drive. It is hoped that this pond will offer similar recreational facilities to those at the Mill Pond in the old town, such as open air skating, model boat sailing, a nature walk, Will Issue IO-Year Debenture School Administration Centre Although the Town of Richmond Hill acknowledges that BAIF is entitled to any excess capacity in the present North Don Sewage Treat- ment Plant, for which it paid, the new agree- ment for the land use of the lands between the Don River watercourse and Bathurst Street to be known as Stage 1, Phase 11, provides for servicing of present residents of the area by that plant. The other two called for the building 1:0 be financed over a three-year period, and to pay the total cost from the reserve for working funds. ’i‘he recommendation was one of three submitted by the committee. Trustee Robert Houghton of Richmond Hill, acting chairman of the finance committee for the building, listed five advantages and three disadvantages of the 10-year plan. The advantages: It would provide an interst rate about ‘ré percent less than the board’s present mini- mum borrowing rate, and would be protected for 10 Years against any increase in interest rates. Repayments are fixed at today's dollar value and tend to be less of a burden in future years because of the The assessment will in- crease significantly over the next 10 years, thus spreading the annual levy over more ratepayers and reducing the cost per house. Stage I, Phase II BAIF Plan Recreation Complex, Pond, Richvale Sewers unmumumummmmummu\uuuuum“uummmlmmm etc., Planning Director Hesse Rimon said. The greenbelt itself will be landscaped and trees planted to the satisfac- bion of the Works Commis- sioner. The walkway and bicycle path, pond and foot- bridges are to be completed within one year after the first building permth in Stage I of Phase II is issued. FOUR. PARKS Phase II contains four small parks â€" 2.5 acres, 3.3 acres, 3.1 acres and 3.9 acres, a 3.3 acre commercial site on Bathurst Street, a two acre church site and an eight acre school site. The agreement requires the owner to erect a chain link fence around the school site before occupancy of all ablu‘tvtling buildings or two years after registration of the plan whichever is ear- lier. STAGE I Phase two provides for single family homes and seâ€" miâ€"detached homes. seven Disadvantages: Total d01- la-r cost is 38 percent more than if paid for from levies over the years 1974 'to 1976. In interest rate over the 10-year period, the board would be locked into the higher rate. If funds became available in any year, the board would be unable to pay off any portion of the debenture. llllll“lll“mullllllllllllllllllllllllmllllllllllmllllllfllllllllllllm inflationary effect on the It does not affect the or- dinary expenditure? ceilings: Al White Staying Till Spring dollar‘ Thére -is a uniform cost per yegr. ' A total of 667 resigna- tions have been received by York County Board of Education from its ap- proximately 840 secondary school teachers. The resignations were handed in Friday at the board offices in Aurora by James Bethune, executive assistant of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation. The teachers, in an 89.4 percent vote a week ago, voted 95.6 percent in favor of turning in the resigna- tions. Marvin Hunter, chairman of the county board of education, said that letters of acknowledgement were being prepared for individ- ual teachers, but none of the resignations had been dealt with as yet, as they could only be officially accepted by the board. “The resignations aren’t effective until December 31 and I remain optimistic that the two negotiating teams, which are still meet- ing, will be able to work something out before that time," Mr. Hunter said. Receive Teacher Resignations Richmond Hill Council learned through a report of its fire and personnel committee, chaired by Wil- liam Corcoran, presented at its November 26 meet- ing, that Parks and Recre- ation Administrator A1 White has withdrawn his letter of resignation and will continue in his posi- tion until the spring of 1974. Mr. White tendered his resignation during the summer to become effec- tive this fall and the posi- tion was advertised. It was reported at council meet- ing November 26 that se- veral applications for the post have been receiVed and Chairman Shaun Beggs. Russell Tilt and Glen Philip were named as a committee by the parks and recreation committee to examine the applica- tions and select those to be considered by council’s personnel committee. The committee also re- ported that SecretarY- Treasurer Barry McKin- non of the Committee of Adjustment will continue in his position until early in the _new year. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 quadrexes _and townhouses, and apartment buildings on the Bat-hurst Street frontage. Stage 1 will bring develop- ment of 212 singles, 98 semis and 278 townhouses. Councillor Andy Chateau- \'ert repeated earlier criti- cism of quadrexes he had voiced at planning commit- tee and council, claiming that in at least one case a tool shed and barbecue had been built outside the pri- vacy fence. "I think quadrex- es should be taken out." However, they remained in the plan Since William Schwartz, representing BAIF, said the firm had received no complaints. Councillor Lou Wainwright stated the only complaint he had was that residents in the rear of the quadrex had found they had to leave a parked second car in the drive by the pas- senger door because of the neighbor's privacy fence. The apartment houses planned for the Bathurst Street frontage will not be built until it 'is determined if Ithey can be accommodated in the existing sewage treat- ment plant. Planning Director Hesse Rimon stated that this oc- curred only where two quad- rexes are abutting and could not happen in the proposed development because the quad'rexes are located singly. WIDE VARIETY He went on to comment that the stage un-der discus- sion would provide for as wide a variety of housing as possible. “It is proposed that at least 50% of the town houses should have garages or underground parking.” Name Thornhill Man Hill Personnel Officer Councillor Lou Wain- wright reported that a num- ber of applications had been received and several appli- cants had been interviewed, that these applications had been reviewed by a repre- sentative of Woods, Gordon Co., consultants. and that Mr. Picton had been recom- mended for the position. “He is well qualified and has ex- perience in negotiating with unions and understands la- bor legislation." Mr. Wainwright also re- ported that it was felt that senior staff members were required to spend too much time on personnel work, sometimes for very minor The appointment of Al- fred Picton, 190 Henderson Avenue, South Thornhill, as personnel officer for the Town of Richmond Hill, was approved by council in spec- ial session Monday evening. Regional Councillor Lois Hancey, who chaired the meeting of the planning committee of the whole, pointed out that the inclus- ion nf the quadrexes in the first phase of development had brought about a compen- sating lowering of the den- sity in the proposed apart- ment buildings along Yonge Street. Mr. Rimon confirmed -Santa Claus is coming to town this Saturday at 10 am. In keep- ing with Richmond Hill’s Centennial Year, Santa will arrive at Richmond Heights Centre on a fire truck, the traditional vehicle in this community for more than a quarter of a century. On arrival at the Centre Santa will proceed to his trailer head- quarters where he will welcome young visitors every weekday until Christmas. Monday to Friday he will be on duty from 1-4 and from 6-9 and on Saturdays from 10-5. He will have a free surprise gift for every youngster visiting him and an added feature this year will be his coloring contest which appears in the Centre’s advertising supplement in this issue. All his young visitors are invited to color the picture and take it with them when they "if"; San-ta. Prizes will be awarded for one t-:‘.efforts. ‘ QUADREXES STAY Santa Comes Saturday Rice's Flowers CENTRE 884-1812 Phone 889-1812 this, saying that the highest density permitted under the governing bylaw is 60 per- sons per acre and the BAIF- Cadillac submission is for less that 50 per acre. The BAIF representative notedl 1hat the reason no apartment buildings have been stanted yet is because the demand for apartments has not yet come. Arrest Man Again On Further Weapon, Marijuana Charges He also answered criticism of the appearance of the first town houses built in the BAIF development by reminding council members that these units sold at $10,- 000 less than the amount for which the town houses now RICHMOND HEIGHTS \i A Richmond Hill man out on bail on drug, weapon and counterfeit money charges was arrested here again last week and charged again on drug and weapon charges. Mickey McLennan, 29, who gave York Regional Police his address as being a local hotel, was arrested Tuesday at 301 Markham Road by YRP Detectiyes John Moorhead and Douglas Strong. McLennan appeared in custody Friday at Ridh- mond Hill Provincial Court to face his new charges. These new charges were November 27 possession of 14 pounds of marijuana for the purposes of trafficking and possession of an unre- gistered firearm (a revolver), things. “These types of problems can be settled by the personnel officer. The new appointee will be pre- paring information on which we will negotiate next year, will draw up a comprehens- ive wage and salary schedule, establish job descriptions and job evaluation, recruit- ing candidates for positions, setting up orientation and training programs, negotiate contracts, recomend polic- ies, etc.,” he explained. Senior staff members Clerk Mack Clement, Treasurer William Rice, Planning Diâ€" rector Hesse Rimon and Works Commissioner Bern- ard Toporowski agreed that a personnel officer was nec- essary, and his appointment would save them many hours of time. McLen-nan was previously free on bail awaiting judge and jury Itrial in York Coun- ty Court on a Holland Land- ing charge of having 15 pounds of marijuana and a latr‘r local charge involving counterfeit $50 bills, police said. Mr. Picton’s salary will be $13,000 for 1974 and he will begin his new duties as soon as possible. The accused man is also on ball from a Toronto court -on a prohibited weapon charge. under construction will be marketed. STREET NAMES Streets in the new deve- lopment will be named Shaw Boulevard. Mayvern Cresâ€" cent, Drumern Crescent, Law Crescent, Sanderson Crescent and Ayr Road, names associated with the history of Richmond Hill and of that area. The agreement requires the owners to construct paved roadways with con- crete curb and gutter, street lights, sidewalks and paved walkways provided to give access to the school site and to park areas, sodded boule- vards, watermains, sanitary sewers. storm sewers and drainage. Besides these in- terior works the owners Ihave agreed to contribute to the town $660,000 for repairs and reconstruction to Iboun- dary roads. ALTERNATIVES Meeting of water require- ments is also the responsibi- lity of the owners with t'hree alternatives suggested â€" modifying the Uplands well, developing a new well or connecting into a supply from an outside source or a combination thereof. $500 FEE A fee of $500 for each dwelling unit is required as a contribution for municipal (Continued on Page 27) \lillllll“illllilllllll“l\llllllil“1|lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllm PRICE 15¢ PER COPY Any decision on filling the vacant Ward 3 seat on the Richmond Hill Council will not be made until Jan- uary, council decided on the suggestion of Mayor William Lazenby at a meet- ing Monday evening. The mayor also reported that Town Solicitor Tom Fraser had advised him that council has two altern- atives to fill the vacancy. An election may be held or an appointment may be made. The appointment may be, but does not have to be, a candidate in the most recent election. Ray Gemmill, a resident of the ward, was the runner-up to Charles Stewart in last year's election. Mrs. Hancey suggested that the ratepayers of the ward be given an oppor- tunity to express their opinions by holding public meetings and council agreed to consider this when the matter comes up in Janu- BI‘Y. The mayor asked mem- bers of council to let him know of any possible ap- pointees, so that he may get in contact with them and obtain their written agreement to accept the position if appointed, a necessary step according to the solicitor. In the meantime. Ward 3 ratepayers will not suffer from lack of representation at the council table, the mayor said and suggested that they contact either Regional Councillor Lois Hancey, who formerly rep- resented the ward, or him with their problems. Fill Seat In January We Deliver to Toronto & Surrounding Districts Flowers Wired Anywhere