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$Mi||ions To GO Rail (Continued From Page 1) New Richmond Hill-Thom- hiu area residents are now much more likely to ‘be downtown and central Metro commuters. The location of a North Yorrk station or stations on the new service yet remain to be fixed. ~p: _-._A- Bales says it’s significant rail commuters will be able to work or read newspapers for up to two hours a day on the public transit network, time they now spend devo- ted to driving their cars. The amount of benefit will de- pend on what section of Met- ro may be the local worker‘s destination. It will be es- pecially good for downtown area workers and shoppers. MORE BUSES HERE “We may even [have to have something like dial-ta- ‘bus. The new rail service might fit in well with that. We may have to start Rich- mond Hill local buses earlier in the morning. The service is now mostly for house- wives. We may have to change local bus routes and have early morning express runs to the station on major routes such as Crosby Ave- nue and Markham Road to make it easier for people to get out to the trains," said Bales Hanna. “As the BAIF area of Richvale gets more built up, we may 'have to extend ser- vice in that area. There will‘ be much less need for fami- lies here to have a second car," said the Richmond Hill transportation chairman. MAIN BENEFIT «Bales says the main bene- fit of the new rail service will be to take the expected pressure off the extended Yonge Street subway line, as well 'as reducing bus and automobile traffic. People should also be able to get back and forth a little fas- Rail traffic will relieve the pressure for parking down- town and at subway termi- nal-s. Parking for commuters from this area at the new Finch Avenue terminal will be short starbing in April when the subway extension opens. Parking is now al- most non-existent for cars from here at the York Mills station, new the end of the subway line, Bales said. Markham‘s Muldrew says the rail commuter service will make this area much more desirable to live in and give local parents a break they’ve never had be- fore. They‘ve been stuck with a lot of commuter dri- ving and second oars, while being the chauffeur slaves of their children going to ball games, hockey, etc. THORNHILL'S PROBLEM He says the rail service announcement means the ti- ming of Markham's local transit service last year couldn't have been better. If the area has had a prob- ,lem, it has been getting in and out. The new rail ser- vice. the subway extension to Finch and the new Union Station rail service wi' \re- lieve this problem. The im- proved local transit that can come with the changes will be another factor which can do nothing but make proper- ty values go up. , A) ‘1...â€" Muldrew described Mon- day‘s announcement as ex- citing. another cog in what is being done. When more details are available Ithe town will be able to start designing improvements in its own local bus system to tie into (the rail system. The town is finding there is u: u -. quite a need to connect all of Markham to transit in «the Yonge Street corridor. He says last year's studies didn't show the need to link t'he Old Village and Union- ville areas to Yonge Street T-here‘ll also be other major changes in the existing ~...â€"..°-- Thorn‘hill bus service whenthe Metro subway opens to Finch Avenue. There was a meeting between Markham and the Provincial Depart- ment of Transport and Com- munications for talks on im- provements. ‘he said. EAST-WEST BUSES The Thornhill councillor said discussions are at a Very preliminary stage and staff members are doing feasibili- Ity studies for Linking all of Markham to Yonge Street via transit. Finances also have to be looked at. But in only a few months Markham transit has proven successful. “There are gong to be other major announce- ments regarding transit before the rail commuter service starts.” said Muld- rew. Service has to be im- proved and extended to all areas, while being as convenient and economical as possible. Everything ‘ possible must be done to help get people out of cars and into transit vehicles. Councillor Muldre'w said there are moves afoot to co- ordinate transit on a South- ern Ontario regional basis and the outcome on this de« pends upon the provincial government reactions to .the recommendations of studies being made. “Eac hlocal mu- nicipality has its own tran- sit he MARKHAM SUCCESS The Markham chairman said 'his Itown‘s present local transit is a minimal start on a six-month trial basis and is to be reviewed this year. It has already proven suc- cessful and changes won't be made to bake the service away. Only improvements are to be made. Now residents have really rvi'v systemmand they should related to each other." said. seen the small buses, the at- tractive little vehicles are proving acceptable on local streets. People want them going by their houses and Che town isn’rt having many of the problems encountered at first when citizens were fearful. Now people are cal- iahd Asking to have the buses on their local streets. Muldrew says dial-a-bus‘ would be the ultimate ser- vice -that could be tied in with rail service, but it is also the most expensive. Houswives would probably use it but it is doubtful if businessmen would. since they would have to add on the cost of tmnsit into Met- ro. Right now Markham can’-t really afford it, and to in- terfere with the fixed route service would be taking bus service away from school- children who users. CHANGES IN APRIL Right now the town couldn't afford both fixed route and dial-a-bus service anywhere. If there are to be immediate major changes in Markham transit service, they will come at the end of March when the Finch sub- way station is to open. Talks with the province and Metro are now under way to see how far fares can be in- tegrated with Metro transit. Monday’s announcement of Riahmond Hill-Thornhill commuter train service was made jointly by Transpont Minister Jean Marchand: Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Donald Macdonal-d; Transportation and Commuâ€" nici-ations Minister Gordon Carton; and Metropolitan Toronto Chairman Paul God- frey. A0,: .--_,. Mr. Marchand journeyed from Ottawa to Toronto Ciâ€" ty Hall for the press con- ference. The trains will run about 1%: hours during each morning and evening on week days. The announce- ment follows a series of tri-level discussions over the past year between the Fe- deral and Provincial Govern- ments. and Toronto officials. Marchand said the federal decision arises from ade- monstra'ted need for com- mu-ter rail services in the Richmond Hill-Toronto corâ€" ridor. The federal money is to assist the province to exâ€" tend the heaVily patronized GO Transit rail system. GOOD CO-OPERATION "This decision is a prime example of the increasing degree of coâ€"operation that has been taking place bet- ween vtrhe federal government and the other two levels of government along both of- ficial and informal lines," he said. The transport minister said the provision of railway rolling stock for commuter services of this type will make a significant contribu- tion to energy conservation. It is consistent with the type of transportation desired by the people of Toronto as ex- pressed by Metro Chairman Godfrey. The commuter rail line will help alleviate the stress imposed on the Yong Street subway during peak periods and will be linked to provin- cial GO buses wibh points further north, he said. Re- cent studies vhave shown «hat w e l l-patronized passenger rail services are more than 10 times as efficient in terms of passenger miles per unit. of energy compared to private cars carrying one or two passengers. Energy Minister Mac- donald estimates the rail ser- vice will take 5,000 cars a day off Metro ‘tra‘ff-ic route-s, particularly vthe Don Valley Parkway. AD HOC DECISION Marc‘hand said the money for the service was an ad hoc decision by Obtawa ra- ther than part of a broad new policy. But he said its an indication Iflhe senior go- vernment is recognizing it must become more involved in urban problems. The three government levels agreed the best thing to do for the mo- ment to solve the commuter problem north of Metro was to have ‘the Richmond Hill- Toronto line started as soon as possible, even though it was no complete solution to :lhe traffic problem. Ontario's transportation minister said 'the exact lo- cation of stations and the fare structure will be deter- mined after study. Fares are to be comparable to existing GO fares. A comparable dis- tance now on the Oakville GO service costs $1.10 one way with a package of 10 fares costing $9. The Rich- mond Hill trains will be 30 minutes apart at morning and evening rush hours. The trip will take 48 to 50 minutes if three stops are included on the way. N0 BARBIE PRIORITY Marchand said Last year's 30-day experiment with a Barrie to Toronto commuter train wasn't u sed 'well enough to justify priority launching of such a service. But the Canadian Transport Commission in Ottawa still Says its Railway Transport ‘Commritvtee will still rule on ‘the Barrie service, based on evidence taken during a hearing in July. The provision of federal money for rail commuter service here is a new deâ€"i parture in Ontario. Until now commuter trains, sub- ways, buses and street cars have been financed and ope- rated either by private com- panies or the provincial andy municipal governments. f are now major Ward 4 Talk On Modular Homes‘firi Ward 4 Ratepayers’ Association elected a new slate of officers at a public meeting Monday evening at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, but sel- ection of the chairman and the future of Rich- mond Hill will have to wait for another meeting. Although the meeting was called to discuss some of the problems faced by the growing town, little debate was generated in that area, the group absorbing itself mostly with naming a new executive and trying to decide what constitutes However, it did make some pertinent points, including the following: People on the outskirts of Richmond Hill - Gormley, etc, - don't feel they are being represented, or that they really live in the Hill; the latter was a good argument to control the rate of growth; the as- sooiation should have direct contact with the own 'plan- ning board to keep abreast of future plans for the area; Ward 4. that part of town with the “most character”, a constitution. was the area that developers‘ wanted to hit the hardest with eight-storey buildings; residents of the town should decide whether they wanted to live in Richmond Hill, or- beccme north Willowdale. “RIDICULOUS” Chairman Gordon Mac- Kenzie, who advanced the latter theory, immediately termed it a “ridiculous state- ment", but felt that never- theless, the problem did exist. He said the gnaft could make that i'ts theme at the next meeting, some two months hence. He suggested the election of the chairman could also be left unt-il that time The meeting ‘also learned a few more things about mo- bile, or modular :h-om-es, something it has been con- cerned with la‘tely, following é probosal to pth in such a development on 19th Ave- nue. east of Bayview Avenup. Reviewing the homes in some detail was Robert Sheppard, 225 Lucas Avenue. Mr. Sheppard, an engineer, said he had a “basic interest in the building techniques" and 'had done- considerable research on the homes. ‘ hfiéws’aid the present mobile home parks shouldn't be con- fused wit-h the trailer camps In Beverley Acres IS-Home Subdvision Will Be Processed A planning report on a proposed 15~home subdivi- sion on a continuation of‘ Becker Road in Beverley Acres was ordered 'by Rich- mond Hill Council at its meeting Monday evening. Fred Schacffer, P. Eng, OLS, of Downsview appeared for the owners of the ap. proximate three acre 5, thitec'hnapel Investments Li- ‘mited. He reminded council it is now a ear since this pro- posed p an was presented to council. It was not processed because the 'Ministvy 0f the Environment recommended no f u r th e r development should occur until bath the hospital and Arnold pumping stations were disconnected from the Markham Road sewage treatment plant. He contend-ed that since sewage from the hospital station now flows by gravity to the North Don Sewage Treatment Plant (BAIF), the servicing of 15 new houses could be handled at the Markham Road plant with- out any trouble. He also told council his clients had a ver- bal report from the Ministry of the Environment that this government agency would have no objection. APPLICANTS ARGUMENT _ Mr. 'Schaeffer said this is an “in-filling’ operation, the last piece of undeveloped land in the area, that it will complete the road patten in the area, that municipal ser- vices are right at the door- step, and that it will help the drainage problem on rthe parking lot at St. Gabriel Anglican Church, by instal- ling storm sewers as well as RICHMOND HILL LIONS CLUB JACKPOT $500 MONDAY, JANUARY} filth 106 Centre St. East STARTING TIME -â€" 8 Early Birds 7:40 13.1! 20 REGULAR GAMES â€" 3 SPECI Help Keép Ri'chmond Hill Beautiful lIONS HALI. ART 7] ‘ SUPPLIES of the 305 and 405, Which were located on the fringes of cities and in nonâ€"residen- tial areas without any con- trols. Today’s mobile home was fully modern and had a valid, if limited place in the scheme of things. WAVt" bresenlt, Bne of every five single family» fatarbs in He said their three mo- dels: the 12â€"foot by 65-foot standard model; the expand- able home, which could be e x t e n d e d for additional space; and the double wide, which consists of two sec- tions, but was designed to be put together as one unit. He said there were 23,000 mobile homes in Ontario now, the economies of which were “quite attractive". For example, the .average regular home cost $39,000 and the owner paid taxes 'on his land, While the mobile home sold for $16,000 and the land ‘ wa-s rented for $70 to $90 a \ monit'h. Canaaé This a mébile 'home, Mr. Sheppade _said: SHACK TOWNS? Some of the objections against the homes included their "-s-hackutown image;" the people in them were “just passing through" they were not. real housing and the owners didn‘t pay taxes. The homes also depreci- ated immediately in the man- ner of cars, because of the cons-bani changes. The pre- dicted minimum life was 15 to 20 years. - .. u L ~‘v Mr. Sheppard said that 350,000 people lived in mo- bile homes in Canada and one of «the best such develop- ments was at Sandy Cove, just south of Barrie. He said the Hellyer Task Force on Housing ha-d re- commended whivs form of housing and it had been one sanhtary sewers and water serv'ices Answering questions by Mayor William Lazenby, he stated the lots will have a 50 foot frontage and will comply with‘ the effective zoning by-law and with to- day's standards for servicing. The proposed houses will sell in the $50,000 to $60,- 000 range, it was started, in reply to a question from Councillor William Corcoran. BURNT OLD HOUSE “1 have found Whitec’hapel pretty co-opera/Live." repor- ted Councillor Graeme Bales. "We had calls abourt flhe dangers of an old house on the propertsi and White- chapel gave us permission foo burn it down. Someone could easily have been killed if it lhadn’t been removed." Planning Director Hesse Rixm‘on reminded council the planning department has re- ceived many plans of subdi- visions and just recently has been given the green light by council to process them. “We never completed the planning report on this sub- division beuause of the con-‘ straints on services. Council issued a directive that all excess capacity in the Mark- ham Road plant was 'to be allocated Ibo non-residential development and I didn’t see any sense in processing it further. The land is zoned for this purpose. From the planning point of view I can see no problem if coun- cil makes "the services avail- able." Rimon also told council it could not expect to get (the Ministry of the Environ- ment's sfland on the question in writing, but that it had been given verbally. 40 pm. SPECIAL GAMES â€" 53 No.'s PH 0T0 SUPPLIES 8 P.M. m 884-3221 of the first to receive OMHC approval. In fact, long-term mortgages were now offered mobile homes, just as they were granted regular dwel- lings. Quoting from the Task Force report. he said: “Many Canadians see it as an answer, but wouldn't want their neighbors to live in one . However, a recent Metro survey showed that only four percent of its residents could afford to buy a new home, Mr. Sheppard said. Among m‘he advantages of the mobile homes was the fact that (Jhey didn't tie up land for ever. In 15 or 20 years the land could be used for other purposes. Whehgéi-d‘ Atha-t because the mobile home developments allowed more units per acre Illumination Is Needed Very Badly Yonge-VBAIF Blvd. Immediate installation of illumination at the corner of Yonge Street and BAIF Boul- evard will be sought from the Ministry of Transporta- tion and Communications by Richmond Hill Council. The matter was presented to coun- cil Monday evening by Ward 4 Councillor David Stephen- son who forecast serious traf- fic accidents would occur if this is not done. “In the past we have asked for traffic lights and illumi- nation. Three years ago we had the money in the budget for this, but were requested by the MTC to wait for the reconstruction of Yonge Street," recalled Ward 5 Councillor Lou Wainwright. “You take your life in your hands when you cross Yonge Street anywhere between Highway 7 and Markham Road." “The situation is becoming critical," Mayor William Lazenby noted.‘ “It took a couple of deaths to get traffic lights and illu- mination at the Gormley Sideroad. I hope we don't have to wait for this to hap- pen in the south," stated Councillor Stephenson. “We have had eight deaths in the southern stretch of Yonge Street in a few years, but couldn’t get lights at Garden Avenue (where there is a high sqhool) or at the Dominion Store.‘ a n o t h e r trouble spot," said Councillor Wainwright. _- (Continued From Page 1) working with many friendly ‘ _ and etaâ€"operative people, she: than regular housmg d1d,lsaidl 5| the municipality received as uAS far .as me educationx "men in revenue P‘?‘ acre of the children is concerned‘ from them as they dud from we have co-aperation and'I regular housing deVEIOP- am sure it will continue." menus. REPRESENTS STUDENTS EXECUTIVE NAMED Limiting the discussion, Mr. MacKenzie suggested the members contact Mr. Shep- pard if they wished to pur- sue lth-e matter further. Named to the new execu- tive were: Ron Bordessa, Ingrid Wharton, Richard Hook. Robert Sheppard. Ruth Cook, Bill White, David Wood, Gordon MacKenzie tpast chairman): Fred Do- nald-son and Harvey Street. Thefts, Vanda|ism New BAIF Home Hit A Scarboro man who plans to move to Richmond Hill will have to delay the move for awhile yet. York Regional Police said that Edward‘ Clark's new home at 15 Kitsilano Cres- cent, was broken into some time last week and $1,000 damage done to the interior. Holes were kicked into the bedroom, living and family room walls, windows were broken and drops from the chandelier were removed and smashed on the floor. SCHOOL VANDALISM Police also reported van- dalism at MacKillop Public School, 206 Lucas Street. After breaking in, vandals emptied the contents of three fire extinguishers onto the furnishings, causing $100 damage. Also in Richmond Hill, Robert Cameron, 30 Benson Street. had his car wind- shield and side windows broken. plus the headlights and tail lights smashed in. The car was parked at Yonge Street and Elgin Mills Road, at a private house. between December 26 and January 3. DAMAGE NEW HOUSE In Markham, vandals caused $300 damage to the walls in a house under construction on Captain Ralph Boulevard. Break-ins and thefts in the area included: Seventh Day Adventist Church. 80 Elgin Mills Road. microphone, rec- ord changer and fire extin- guisher, $62; Cornelius Schuy- ler, 10019 Keele Street, Maple, nine lighters, three watches. one radio, $23 cash, $175. ‘ Miss Anne Mullins. a grade 8 pupil in St. Joseph's. Aurora. and a 1973 finalist in the oral communications fes- tival, representated the pu- pils. She expressed gratitute to the board for providing good teachers and adequate school facilities. She Valso expressed the hope for a sepanate high school in the future. PREDICTS EXPANSION Leon Kehoe of St. Mary Immaculate School, Rich- mond Hill, represented the principals and forecast that the board is headn‘g into an- other period of extensive growth. He recalled that 'he was one of the original teachers in Our Lady Help of Christians School when it was only four classrooms. THE LIBERAL, Rlchmond H111, Ontarlo, Thursday, Jan. 10, 197 Roman Catholic Separate School Board's I974 Inaugural “There has been some growth since then," he said. He complimented the board on giving members of its awn teaching staff conside- ration whenever an Opportu- nity for advancement is available. The teachers association membership of 230 was reâ€" presented by its president. Jerry Soroc'han, the board’s physical education consul- taut. He thanked the boand for its co-operation and haflnfi DUPLICATE BRIDGE â€" 3 sessions. Mondays and Fri- days 8 pm, Wednesdays 1 pm. Oak Ridges Plaza. Marie Cole, 773-4280. tfc13 JANUARY 25, 1974 â€"- 92nd Annual Vellore Old Boys' Dance & Euchre. At Vellore Memorial Hall, Fergie Law- son‘s Orchestra. Lunch pro- vided. Admission â€" $2.00. President Fred Constable. Vice-President Henry Casely, Treasurer Jack Williams, Secretary Howard Plunkett. *2w28 CLUB 6-5000 For singles and couples who like to dance. Featuring fam- ous Swing Band Music with latin rhythms at 10:00 pm. Every Sunday 7-11 pm. great music atmosphere and hos- pitality. 180 Eglinton Avenue W. (in Eglinton ' Park N. Toronto). c3w28 Commenting on the speeches, [the new chairman. Mr. McDermott pointed out the board has a «two-year contract with its teachers. “The pupils are the *be- all' and the ‘endaall', the very reason for this board existing." He also offered to show any interested parents what was planned for 'the two professional develop- ment days scheduled for Ja- nuary 3 and 4, The money not expended for teachers' salaries on De cember 18 when teadhers at- LIBRARY BOOK MONEY DOUBLE DEE MASONRY with 50 different designs to choose from [LILILILLE lilil.’ LiLLELLLLLtQ FIREPLACES We Specialize in for library books by unani- mous decision of the board. In attendante were nine parish priests from the areas served by the board, board appointees to library boards and four former trustees (membens of the original county board) â€"â€" June Mal- 1 Ion. Don Ferguson. Robert t Simpson ano John LeClaim, ; who is also the boamd's soli- : citor. tended the rally in protest to Education Minister Thomas Welis' proposed legislation [-0 deal “'ilt'h teacher mass re- signations. w‘as re-allocaJted ‘Pnec'eding the inaugum-l meeting Holy Mass was con- celebrated by members of the clergy of York County in the adjacent St. Mary _Im1.n;a- culate Church Call for Professional Services Free Estimates EVENINGS 881-0766 279-7011 fiomah CaTt'hol‘ic