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VOL. 97, NO. 32.7 BY MARY DAWSON The Canadian Transport Commission has ordered commuter (train service on the Toronto-Barrie CNR line which passes through Maple, King, Aurora, Newmarket, Bradford and Lefroy. This decision, made public Mon- day, was on an application by John Medcof of Railroad Boosters. a Toronto lawyer who lives at Mount Albert; Robert Sfllcox, chairman of t'he GO North Commimtee, who lives in Kin-g Township; and Dawson Laing. chairman of York Centre Commumer Barrie - Maple - Toronto CN ,Train Starts April 1 Committee. Hearfngs on the application were held at Barrie July 10-12. The commission's decision was, "On or before April 1, The proposal, including an increased fee schedule, was approved in a report submit- ted by the health and social services committee to a meeting of council on Janua- ry 17. Council deferred this section of the commimtee's report. however. when a dis- pute arose over fees ¢o be Parents Protest Proposed Day Care Policy Day Care Hike 562 Family 3 An increase in day care centre fees in York Region will now see a family of one paying $25 a week, a family of two $45 weekly, and a family of three $62. The increases were ap- proved at a meeting of York Regional Council 135? week. In announcing the in- creases. which had been pre- sented to council two weeks ago. Mayor William Lazenby of Richmond Hill. chairman of health-and social serv- ices committee, said that those who couldn't afford the hike. could get assist- ance under the Welfare Act. A letter bearing signatures of more than 40 parents of children who attended Richmond Hill Day Care Centre has been sent to York Regional Council protesting a proposed change in the region’s policy regarding vacation time allowed for children enrolled in regionally operated day care centres. He said also that the fees could be deducted for in- come tax purposes. Mayor Evelyn Buck of Aurora said that council should be aware that only 2 percent of mothers in Metro qualified to pay the full rate. Metro provides for those in need. In the opin- Mayor Lazenby said that Metro was considering doub- ling its $5 daily rate. those In need. In the opin- ion of Metro, those who can, pay the full rate. “I like to think we're a hell of a lot closer to the people than Metro." said Mayor Lazenby. Standing before the rapidly growing ad- dition to York Central Hospital, Richmond Hill, the hospital’s new Chief of Staff Dr. Peter Granger is pictured with three candy- stripers, the YCH youth vomnteers. They are (left to right) Allison Stubbins and Gail Iaw Chief 0f Staff Watches Hospital Grow By MARGARET LADE paid to some private nursery schools to subsidize care of children whose parents can- not meet the full cost set by these schools. The fee in- crease was approved by council January 31. PAY FOR. HOLIDAYS The section that amused the ire of -the parents states, “Each child will be allowed two weeks' holiday per year. Payment of fee not re- quired for this period. “Longer 'holidays can be taken. but the weekly fee mustbe paid to hold the child‘s place in the centre." The recommendation 'had come from Regional Oom- missioner of Health and So- cial Services Dr. Owen Slingerland and ‘had been approved in commiMee. It was not discussed in open council. but as part of the proposal concerning fees, was deferred for further con- sideration in committee. In her letter, addressed to Regional Clerk Bob Ver- non, Mrs. Barbara Fleming described herself as a sepa- rated mother of two boys. Copies of the letter were also sent to weekly newspa- pers in the region. It is dated January 25. On January 28 Mrs. Fleming told “The Liberal" that she could probably have collec- ted more signatures. but was anxious to get the letter off to the regional offices in Newmarket in time for con- sideration by council. An office worker, Mrs. Fleming said she receives no separation allowance or child support from her husband. In her letter she wrote: NO LACK OF CHILDREN “My parents take my chil- dren to their home in the summer as an assistance to myself. and Mrs. (Johanna) Kunze. the very capable di- rector of the Richmond Hill Day Care. filled their posi- tions with other children during their absence. so that the day care centre in Rich- mond Hill has not lacked in funds or children. “To my knowledge she has other absen- 1974, the ONE shall provide accommodation b e't w e e n Barrie and Toronto by one train daily Monday to Friday, arriving at Toronto between 8 and 8:30 am; leaving To- ronto between 5 and 5:30 pm with stops at Maple, King, Aurora, Newmarket, Bradford and Lei-toy." The schedule is to be prepared by March 4, service to sbau't by AIer 1. Mr. Medcof initiated the first appeal for the service in 1958 with a letter to the Transpont Minister. In Oc- tober. 1969, he rented his own train for a day, to de- monstrate that «he serVice was feasible, and showed a $305 profit. He was instru- ntario vtee children; also, consider the plight of families who are teachers who remove their children for the sum- mer in order to enjoy some time with them. There are innumerable other reasons why parents feel the necessi- ty to remove their child or children for a period of more than two weeks." She suggests, “Penhaps the honorable members of coun- cil should try sitting on the other side of the fence for awhile to learn of the prob- lems the average working fa- mily of today has due to the constantly rising cost of liv- ing. Obviously this has not been considered. Day Care Centre Costs Unfair To Property Owners â€" Mayor Buck awniie to learn of me prob- lems the average working fa- mily of today has due to the constantly rising cost of liv- ing. Obviously this has not been considered. “Because of the increase of fees and new regulations we feel that an audited state- ment be made public of all day care centres, including the breakdown of cost per child." FEES INCREASE The portion of the com- mittee report approved last week recommended an in- crease from $20 to $25 per week for the first child in a family, from $16 to $20 for U]. [.113 CHILI-FIE“ an: Lllclt 1‘.“ the full day. They need as much time with family as can be arranged. she said in an interview. “How else are they going to know their parents?" If the parent can only get a two-week vacation, she thinks it is good for them to be with relatives. “Two weeks is not 'a big enough break. I feel sorry for a child who has only two weeks." Most of the mothers who leave children in her care are working because they have to to make ends meet, (Continued on Page 3) Saturday will be a day for the whole family with public and high school 'hock- ey, sleigh and snowmobile rides, broo-mball, toboggan races, a log sawing contest, snowshoe races, a tug of war, a merry-go-rounld, clowns and balloons â€" you name it! Later that evening there‘ll be an-old fashioned skating party on the ice, prizes being awarded for the best costumes in various cate- gories. Organ music for the party will be played by Ron Simmons and Dennis Stainer while a six piece German band will entertain in the refreshment tent. Richmond Hill, according to a letter from the TTC received by Richmond Hill Council Monday evening. The reduced bus running time will permit a 10 min- ute rush hour and a 30 minute normal hour serv- ice seven days a week. Extra buses will be on- erated if necessitated by traffic demand, the letter stated. The Yonge Street bus line franchise is owned by the Towns of Richmond Hill, Vaughan and Mark- ham and is operated for them by the TTC accord- ing to an agreement. BAYVIEW SECONDARY At Bayview Secondary School, 12 teachers out of a staff of 82, and about 350 students were on hand Mon- day. The school is offering in- dividual assistance in geog- raphy, math, science. music, art, history, typing and data processing. The gym is open and the resource centre is available. Instruction is also being offered to students in the graduating year in every- thing but shops. If the strike is prolonged, the schedule will be revised. Outlines have also been Assistance is being offered in most subjects from 9 am to 3 pm. The resource centre and cafeteria are available. 31 THORNLEA TEACHERS Thornlea Secondary School had 31 teachers out of 61, and.about 550 students. Of 225 scheduled courses, 211 are now being offered. 12 KCSS TEACHERS At King City Secondary School, 12 teachers out of 58, and about 365 students were on hand. Academic programs are offered for all grades. but no shop, home economics, art or music. ceptea an invnauun no speak to the striking south- ern York Region high school teachers here today (Thursday) at the Rich- mond Hill Legion Hall, Ohio Street at 10 am. He is to air his views about strike-prohibiting Bill 275 and will answer questions. Nixon will also speak to northern York Region teachers at 2 pm in the Legion Hall at Newmarket. Srigley Street. The York County Branch of the On- tario Secondary School Teachers Federation in- vited Nixon to speak to its members. d'llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllll“\llllllllI“llllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllll\llllllllll“\llllllllllllllllllllllllll\llllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“\llllllill“ll1“lilllllllll“llllllilill“lllllmill“lllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllillllllllllilllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllllll'3 “Because of the increase of fees and new regulations we feel that an audited s-tate- ment be made public of all day care centres, including the breakdown of cost per child." By FRED SIMPSON Aurora's outspoken Mayor Evelyn Buck isn’t against day care centres but sh! is against the present system of forcing property owners to subsidize a portion of their deficits. “Every month another chunk is chiselled off the average man’s income and if such serv- ices as day care centres are demanded by the people there should be some other way of financing them without resort- ing to taxing property owners who are already hard-pressed," she said. Mrs. Buck was part of a four-member panel discussion on the extent and financing of social service programs in the Region of York held at the an- nual meeting Thursday night of last week of the Richmond Hill Chamber of Commerce. Other members of the panel were Dr. Frank Fidler, director of Family Life Service; Dr. Owen Slingerland. Medical Of- ficer of Health for the Region of York; and Solicitor Donald Plaxton of Richmond Hill, a former Richmond Hill and Scott of Richmond Hill, plus Wendy Graham of Thornhill. Behind Dr. Granger is a huge thermometer on the building indicating pro- gress of the hospital’s drive for $1 million in private contributions to assist in financing construction and equipping of the new wing. @MIE mmml RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1974 mental ‘in having a service for a seven-week 'trial period being provided in late 1972 by the CN under a Trans- pontation Development Agen- cy grant. He was also in- volved in the successful fight to prevent cancellation of the Toronto-Stouffville and ’I‘orontoâ€"Havelock servi- mes. Mr. Medcof told “The Liberal” Monday, “It's in- teresting that this is the first time service has been ordered on the application of private citizens. All pre- vious hearings have been applications by the rail- ways to discontinue the service. We used Section 262 of the Railway Act to apply for the hearing, "In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" the second child, and from $12 :to $17 for the third child. This means that the increase for a family with three children goes up $14 a week â€" from $48 to $62. Mrs. Kuntze, who has ad- ministered the Richmond Hill Centre since it opened in the fall ‘of 1969, favors extended holidays for the children. The centre operates for aten and one-half hours a day five days a week 52 weeks of the year, and some of the children 'are there for the full day. They need as much time with family as can be arranged, she said in an interview. “How else are they going to know their parents?" If the paren’t can only get a two-week vacation, she thinks it is good for them to be with relatives. “Two weeks is not -a big enough break. I feel sorry for a (Photo by Susan Samila) York Region councillor. Mod- erator of the panel was Mayor William Lazenby who is also chairman of the York Regional Health and Social Services Committee of the region. The meeting also saw the election of Realtor Tom Mur- phy as the new president for 1974 of the chamber. He re- places Donald Plaxton. Mrs. Buck's comments came during a general discussion on various aspects of social serv- ice work. “I've no objection to helping those people who are in diffi- culty." Mrs. Buck emphasized. "I just don't think the burden of financing day care centre deficits should be laid on prop- erty owners." Regional day care centres are presently subsidized for their deficits to the tune of 80 percent by the province, with the remaining 20 percent laid on the shoulders of the region and its property owners. Mrs. Buck‘s main contention is that these people demanding day care centres and who also command salaries in the $20,000 which had never before been applied to passenger service. “I'm purring like a con- tented kitten. The chairman in the decision says 'the ap- plicants 'have demonstrated sufficient demand m0 war- rant a passenger train. It should start off with rail liners and fine service will-l probably start off with about 200 passengers: a day. rI‘hen it will grow to about 600 per day. When I ran my train in 1969, I was able to sell about 800 rtickets and thought at athatt time traffic would be '600 a day." This is the second com- muter radl service announced for this area within a month. The 6th annual Richmond Hill Winter Carnival takes place this week-end at the Mill Pond. With the weather- man's coaop'eration th rpromi- ses to be one of the best yet â€" with all the usual events plus some added attractions. Three of these events are on the Sunday -â€" at 12:30 pm there’ll be two open cross country skiing races (children and adults) at the Richmond Hill Golf and Country Club with trophies for the winners; at 1 pm 12 elementary schools will be competing in a tin can curling bons- piel; and at 3 pm members of the Canadian Parabatlc Skydiving Team will be jumping on the ice. All the snow princesses have been entertained royal- ly. appeared on Channel 10 (-Classicom) and- pictured in the last two issues of "The Liberal". But the big excite- menlt is yet to come. The judging attaine dinner dance is being held at mhe Legion on Thursday night. The judges have all been confirmed and will include Mayor Bill Lazenkby. Ben Wicks, syndicated cartoonist and orginator of “The World of Wicks" on Global TV; Wendy Thatcher, a tallemt‘ed young actress; Fran'ki Ric’h- ard-s. a well known model and Singing sbatr; plus Maple Leaf Hockey Star Brian Glennie. Music for We dance will be provided by the swinging musical group “Olivus”. Tic- kets at $5 each may be ob- tained at rhe door or by cal- ling Evelyn Ruttle at 884- 2371. The name of lime Snow Queen and the three run- ners-up will not be announ- ced umtil 9 pm on Friday at the Mill Pon-d. After the pre- senbation of prizes, there'll be dancing and skating on the Mill Pond featuring a musical §howcase of local talent. SATURDAY EVENTS Wheel! Carnival Fun S/(y Divers Sunday or higher bracket “should very well be made to pay more than just $25 or whatever the rate is in each particular commun- ity. If they can afford it they should pay more. Why should financially hard-pressed prop- erty ovyners on relatively low incomes subsidize these peo- ple Mr. Plaxton dealt with social services in general noting there was a problem in that “the people generally requiring as- sistance are not property own- ers but ones having no roots in the community. This creates a financial problem on property owners who have to foot the cost." He felt there should be a more equitable way of financ- ing social services and having it “at least based on the abil- ity to pay." Mr. Plaxton suggested soc- ial problems were widespread and not generally peculiar to any one type of area. They should perhaps be treated as financial problems for all tax- payers and not just be left up to the homeowners. 9n The federal government an- nounced January 7 a $10 million gnant to initiate a three-train, peak-period GO Transit service b e t w e e n Richmond ‘Hill and Toronto, on the CN line which runs up the east side of Lake Simcoe. This service will not begin until late 1975 or ear- ly 1976. The commission’s de- cision stated, “To postpone a decision on this applica- tion until the institution of a proposed service to Richmond Hill would amount to an abdication of Its duty by the commission. Our decision will be re- viewed within six months of the institution of the Richmond Hill service.” There’ll be luts to eat and drink on the site including hamburgers, hot dogs, sau- sages, coffee, hot chocolate, soup and special warming beverages. A dinner dance and sleigh ride is also being held Sa- turday night at the Rich- mond Hill Golf and Country Club with music by the Peter Randall OomIbo. This is great fun but tickets are of neces- sity limited so don't hesitate to call Anne Winstone at 884â€"4655 today! Dress is ca- suaL SUNDAY PANCAKES On Sunday the men of the Legion ame cooking a pan- cake breakfast and all the winter carnival activities will continue throughout rthe day until closing at 4:30 pm. An added attraction this Year will be an English double decker bus, jointhr subsidized by Travelways and Cadillac BAIF, which will run every hour from Mr. Donut at Richmond Heights Plaza on Saturday starting at 10 am. The route will be as follows â€" to the Mill Pond, east on Major Mackenzie drive to Yonge, south to Weldrick, west to Springhead, south on Avenue Road to Rose- lawn School, east on Carr- ville Road to Yonge. north on Yonge, then west to the Mill Pond. Should be fun and you may flag it down anywhere on the route. A full schedule of events is published on page 10 of this issue so plan .to take the fa- mily to -the Richmond Hill Winter Carnival. Join in the fun and excitement. And ‘of course, buy an Oolcpik! umunuuummuumummuuumu“uumnumuumuuuuw Improved Bus Service The opening of the North Yonge subway ex- tension to Finch Station March 30, will bring im- proved bus service to Richmond Hill, according to a letter from the TTC received by Richmond Hill Council Monday evening. The reduced bus running time will permit a 10 min- ute rush hour and a 30 minute normal hour serv- ice seven days a week. Extra buses will be op- erated if necessitated by traffic demand, the letter stated. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 He noted property owners of the York Region had to pay out $1 million for day centres last year “which is a lot of money." Dr. Fidler commented on several aspects of the work handled by his Family Life Service including the solving of marital problems and fin- ancial ones as well. “We began 10 years ago in Richmond Hill with the aim of assisting families in the munic- ipality confronted with various problems which they seemed unable to work out internally. We try to help them to come to terms with their problems and themselves." There are a number of peo- ple. he said. who were unable to cope with financial problems and continued to sink steadily into debt with no seeming way out. “We discuss the matter with them and try to assist them in bringing these various debts into a proper perspective where they will start paying them off. The family service also pro- “That's an interesting point," commented Medcof. “It means it's a possibility the ’I‘oron~bo~Barvie run could be cancelled. The service has been on twice, off twice and is now on for the third time. But the Richmond Hill ser- vice won‘t ‘have much effect on it. Most of mm: traffic will be from north of Maple and the Richmond Hill service will affect only the Maple station. “One interesting poirnrt is that when I ran my train the service from Maple Ibo Toron- to was approximately 42 minutes, so mhat may be quite a bit fiaster than the service to Richmond Hill, and that may 'have some effect on mhe Richmond Hill line. Wells made his remarks after round-the- clock efforts between the two groups failed to settle their differences. There was a mass resig- nation of the teachers January 31. In a follow-up telegram to Mrs. Colbourne, the minister expressed his disappoint- ment with the two factions, and said that “neither party in the dispute can be proud of the fact that their failure to settle differences has dis- rupted the operation of the schools.’ cause the board had signed an agreement committing it to voluntary binding arbitra- tion at about 6:30 pm, Jan- uary 31. TEACHERS REFUSED ' “I regret that your pres: release does not make cleai that the board committet agreed to sign the 4 am ag Indefinite Strike Ahead As School Talks Falter Mrs. Colbourne, in reply to Mr. Wells, said he had levelled serious charges. be- Strike Effects Vary Schools Close 2 Days By JIM IRVING Education Minister Thomas Wells, who this weekend termed York County Board of Education “irresponsible” for allegedly refusing to submit their current contract dispute with York Sec- ondary School teachers to arbitration, has since said he was “misquoted”, Board Chairman Mema Colbourne told a press conference in Aurora Mon- day afternoon. Appearing with Mrs. Colbourne were Acting Director of Education Ron Hall, Business Administrator George Ford and Super~ intendent of Operations John Kippen. Both elementary and sec- ondary schools in Area 4 â€"- Richmond Hill and Mark- ham â€"- will be closed Thurs- day and Friday of this week for previously scheduled professional development days. At press time the schools were open, but were operat- ing with the very minimum of staff. 2 RHHS TEACHERS At Richmond Hill High. two teachers of a staff of 31. and about 50 pupils turned up Monday. During the teacher walk- out, classrooms and the lib- rary are open, but the gym, shops and science labs are closed. No programs are being offered at this time. BAYVIEW SECONDARY At Bayview Secondary School, 12 teachers out of a staff of 82, and about 350 students were on hand Mon- day. The school is offering in- dividual assistance in geog- raphy, math, science. music, art, history, typing and data processing. The gym is open and the resource centre is available. Instruction is also being offered to students in the graduating year in every- thing but shops. vides training courses for cit- izens to qualify them to help other families with their diffi- culties. “We co-operate with numer- ous other help agencies," he said, “often refer to them with particular problems and they refer to us." The family service is financed by the province and private donations with one third of the bill paid through private dona- tions and the other two thirds by subsidies. Dr. Slingerland thought the family service proved its worth if only “one person a year is rescued by it." He reckoned that in cases where the service would straighten out a poten- tial criminal it could save soc- iety something like $10,000 a year which the community otherwise would have to pay out to keep that person in jail. The regional health and soc- ial services commissioner also favored the work of day care centres pointing out the cost out to keep that person in jail. The regional health and soc- ial services commissioner also favored the work of day care centres pointing out the cost of living today means couples owning a house worth $30,000 “I think this is as good a result as we could have had on the immediame applica- tion," he said. “We got al- most everything we asked for.” Mr. Medcof also pointed out that buildings with wash- rooms are available at all the proposed stops on 'the Bar- rieJI‘oronto run. except at King City. “Seva years ago (before 1969) the CN picked up the depot building there, put it on a flat car and took .it to Pioneer Vil- l-age. Pt sat just sowtih of the King Sid-eroa-d beside the tracks." The CN book a neutral position at last summer's hearing in Barrie but indi- cated that it would ‘be me- by MOTOROLA QA) Make it your fist color TV 306 BAYVIEW PLAZA cause the board had signed an agreement committing it to voluntary binding arbitra- tion at about 6:30 pm, Jan- uary 31. TEACHERS REFUSED ' “I regret that your press release does not make clear that the board committee agreed to sign the 4 am ag- reement which was drafted by your staff and to which your press release referred feachers on future work. DON HEAD OPERATING given to the students by the Don Head Secondary has 38 teachers out of 47 on hand, with some 250 stud- ents. are in operation. 9 LANGSTAFF TEACHERS Langstaff Secondary has nine teachers of their reg- ular 40. and about 40 stud- ents. Instruction is being of- fered in English. math, his- tory, music. art and phys- ical education. 13 THORNHILL TEACHERS At Thornhill Secondary School, 13 teachers out of 57. and about 200 students showed up Monday. Of 225 scheduled courses, 211 are now being offered. 12 KCSS TEACHERS At King City Secondary School, 12 teachers out of 58, and about 365 students were on hand. See Sweetheart Peter’s Ad on Page 27 All programs and classes Quésat: YORK HOME TV to $40,000 “find it necessary for each other to work and day care centres for children be- come vital." The general discussion drift- ed around to the value of the United Appeal in a community with Mayor Buck stating that in her opinion “it's the lazy man's way of raising money.” She said the appeal should take a leaf from the books of community service clubs “who go out and work to get their money. hold draws, dances, etc." She also wondered why more agencies don't hold legal lotteries to raise the money. "Let's give the people a chance to get something for their money," she said. other members of the Rich- mond Hill Chamber of Com- merce executive are: Treas- urer Russ Loan; Corresponding Secretary Bill Mirrlees; and directors Angus Brennan. Stu- art Casement. Jay Chauhan, John Greenwood, Chris Hart, Grant Marshall, John Mac- Diarmid. and Gordon Rowe. Any inquiries should be sent to Box 155. Richmond Hill. pared to operate the service only if a subsidy would be paid on losses. The railway will be eligible for federal govemmen‘t subsidies to cover up to 80% of any los- ses incurred in operation of the route. provided it ope- rates one train in the mor- ning from Barrie and an af- ternoon train leaving Toron- to for Barrie eac'h weekday. The Toronto-Barrie line is also used by the CN’s daily transcontinental ser- vice which operates at times not suitable for com- muter use. According to the CN the equipment will not be new but standard cars and the commuter ser- vice will provide five ad- ditional jobs. and that it was the teachers who refused to sign," Mrs. Colbourne said. PRICE 15¢ PER COPY munmunmmll“mmmumumul\mlumuummmmuum Negotiation talks have broken down between York County Board of Educa- tion trustees and striking teachers, it was disclosed Wednesday. She said also the board was still prepared to honor either agreement. Main issues of conten- tion. according to Norman Matheson, chairman of the teachers' negotiating com- mittee. are pupil-teacher ratio, salary grid and cost- of-living increase. the num- ber of positions of respon- sibility, tenure. a griev- ance procedure, a say in determining some board policies, fringe benefits and a controversial plan by Education Director Sam Chapman to pay teachers based on how much instruction they do in areas of specialization. |\l\l\l1\l\l“llllllll\lllllllllllllilll“llllllllllllllllillllmlllllllililm Members of York Coun- ty Board of Education’s negotiating committee and representatives of the teachers’ negotiating com- mittee met with Education Minister Wells Monday (Continued on page 3) i“mmnmmmullnnmuumunnunuuuumuuununnum Nixon Meets Teachers Today The end came after an eight-hour session at the Royal York Hotel. during which nothing further was resolved. Education Min- ister Thomas Wells and several Education Ministry officials checked out of the hotel. No further talks have been scheduled and a news blackout on the entire sit- uation has been imposed by the Ontario govern- ment. ' Ontario Opposition Lea- der Robert Nixon has ac- cepted an invitation to speak to the striking south- ern York Region high school teachers here today (Thursday) at the Rich. mond Hill Legion Hall, Ohio Street at 10 am. He is to air his views about strike-prohibiting Bill 275 and will answer questions. Nixon will also speak to northern York Region teachers at 2 pm in the Legion Hall at Newmarket. Srigiey Street. The York County Branch of the On- tario Secondary School Teachers Federation in- vited Nixon to speak to its members. 884-4165