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The Liberal, 14 Feb 1974, p. 14

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T.V. ANTENNAS INSTALLED T.V. ANTENNAS INSTALLED NORTH YORK: Council has supported the idea of a new civic centre but will wait another year before seriously consdering plans. Tentative plans put the centre's core north of the present board of education building and in- clude a community cultural centre. a central library and separate buildings for the borough's administration and office facilities and the council chamber and com- mittee rooms. Estimates of the centre's cost are around $10 million. (A year ago the company was in court charged with a violation of the town's anti- The firm's representative, Al Chapman, told the com- mittee the company is instal~ ling a prototype automated cubing machine, something new to the industry. The blocks would be coming out to the yard through this small addition. He assured Regional Councillor Lois Hancey the plant will be ope- rating the same hours as now. "We can‘t operate 24 hours a day â€" because we don’t have the kiln space. We don’t elevate after 10 pm," he said. An application for a site plan agreement with General Concrete of Gormley which would permit the firm to close in a 14x20-foot over- hang was up for discussion formally during the February 7 meeting of Richmond Hill Council’s Planning Commit- tee. It was also discussed in- formally afterwards. Concrete Firm Wants Addition for treating alcoholics. “I think the whole idea is to take alcoholics away from a police environment and into a medical one." said Chief Bruce Crawford. Commissioner Ray Twin- ney said he din't think it Gormley Woman Objects Con'sens-us of the meeting, however, was that a police station didn’t provide the right kind of environment The request was fn'ade by James Hepburn, executive director of the hospital, in a letter to the board. A request 'by York Central Hospital that space for a de- toxification centre be inclu- ded in the plans for York Regional Police's new police station in Richmond Hill, re- ceived little encouragement from a meeting of York Re- gional Board of Police Com- mis‘si-on'ers, February 5. 14 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Feb. 14, 1974 York Central Hospital Request Suggest Detoxification Centre Regional Police Station Here YflBK HOME 306 BAYVIEW AVE. (PLAZA) RICHMOND mu. 889-1646 - 884-4165 NOT POLICE MATTER We don’t ’ he said. company “If it is indeed a legal non- conforming use, then this ap- plication should not go to council; It should go to the Mrs. Gold said the General Concrete property was a de- signated area under a Mark“ ham bylaw which amended Bylaw 2325-68. She main~ tained that its zoning re- mained agriculture and that the building had been erec- ted originally as a granary and that the current use is a legal non-conforming one. Planning Director Hessie Rimon contended it is a legal use under Markham Bylaw 14-42 an earlier document. Mrs. Anne Gold, who lives across the road from the plant, asked, “As this is a legal non-conforming use, how can this committee even consider this application? We have watched the plant being expanded in the past under the guise of repairs. The land is zoned agricultural. The purposes of your Bylaw 103 73, which will amend Mark- ham Bylaw Number 2325-68, passed November 12. is to prohibit- the erection or addition to a building â€" if it results in a contravention of the zoning bylawf' noise bylaw which prohibits disturbing noises between 11 pm and 7 am, and found guilty.) Chairman David Stephenson gave permission for public discussion. although this is not normally the practice of the committee. Said Mr. Twinney: “if they (the hospital) think it's such a necessity. maybe they could set aside a couple of At the same time. both York County and York Cen- tral Hospi'tals said they were too crowded to undertake such a venture. Hospital Question Judge William Lyon chair- man of the board, said he wondered if the hospital would be providing the me- dical staff for such a centre. The Health and Social Ser- vices Committee suggested such a centre be installed in nursing homes, but under the Liquor Control Act, nursing homes are ruled out. was a matter for the board. Also, York Regional Council had looked into the prospect of setting one up, but had abandoned the idea in De- cember of 1972. 25" QUASAR II 599.00 1973 26" QUASAR SOLID STATE FROM 729.00 ASKS QUESTIONS WAS GRANARY 25” QUASAR 11 599.00 Commissioner T win n e y said the minister “objected strenuously" to the fact three plain clothes'men would enter the church during a religious The two bridegrooms; Wayne Taylor, 21, and Arthur Burgin. 23, both of Willowdale. were whisked off to jail by police in connec- tion with a break and enter charge in Richmond Hill November 30. STRENUOUS OBJECTION ‘Commissoner Ray T-winney told a meeting of the Police Commission Tuesday night he was informed by New- market Mayor, Robert For- han, that Reverend Bruce Suit‘or, of Trinity United Church, had taken exception to the way police apprehen- dcd two men outside Trinity Church, just after they had participated in a double wedding ceremony. Scme York Region-a1 detec- tives, who went to church in Newmarket a couple of weeks ago, have incurred the wrath of the minister. Newmarket Minister Objects To YRP Double Wedding Arrest However, committee mem- bers agreed to have the site plan agreement prepared and placed directly before council February 18 with a request to the mayor that the public be permitted to comment. committee of adjustment," said Regional Councillor Lois Hancey. York Police have been looking after the meters in every place in the region, but Newmarket. The meters previously were covered by the bylaw enforcement officer. How- ever, it was felt the job required additional super- vision. The board also received a letter from the Town of Newmarket saying it was asking the police department to enforce the parking meter bylaw in Newmarke-t, as of February 5. Said Judge Lyon: “On the face of it, it’s not a proper function of ours, but fit puz- zles me why they ask" He suggested Chief CE'aMord leak into the matter and re- port back to the board at the next meeting. beds for it." AND 4 CHANNEL SOUND SYSTEMS Judge William Lyon, chair- man, suggested the chief look into the matter and re- port back to the commission. The meeting agreed. He said ‘the “town wasn’t happy" about the incident, and if it were felt Mr. ‘Suit‘or had been trated badly, an apology should be forthcom- mg, TOWN UNHAPPY Twinney said the minister was poorly treated once and didn't want a repeat of the matter. ceremony, sit there while the ceremony was going on and then apprehend the princi- p-a'ls outside the church of- terwards. ~ He said ReV. Suiltor since called at the police station to see Clhief Bruce Crawford abOut the matter, but had beeninformed that the chief was too busy to see him. "Why doesn't he come to us, or write us a letter?” asked Commissioner Stewart Rumble. 500 PEOPLE LIMIT The solicitor said the com- pany was in accord with the other recommendations -â€" that the outlines of the de- velopment be clearly defined on the map, that the develop- ment be limited to a maxi- mum of 500 persloms, that the rural appearanca along Bat- hurst Street be maintained and that Richmond Hill be a party to the subdivision agreement. “This recommendation ne- gates the approval you have given and prevents the deve- lopment for at least three years,” he charged. “We are in a position to start as soon as final approval is granted and would like to aim for some development in 1974: All financing has been lined u up. Hitch said the company was in accord with all but one of the recommendations of the committee, gh-at one being that the development not proceed until the Region of Ycrk Official Plan has been prepared. ‘He said in- formation received from the region's planning staff is that the master plan will not be ready by the end of this year, but probably by the end of next year. Then a year could well be consumed by public hearings and another year in necessary revisions. Cam Milani of Mrillview Investments of Thornhill and his solicitor, Ross Hitch, appeared before Richmond Hill Council Monday eve- nting, asking for.a reversal of a committee of the whole recommendation on the pro. posed Amendment 39 to Vaughan's Official Plan Milani Says Council Action Delays Development 3 Years “As far as we are concer II From-Mounlzd Cnnuoh O [mum Bum-In Slde Carry Hlndle Golden M Picture Sound Guiâ€"Front lulernlcd Chen“ Solid Shite )lltle Plant: Con trul Pennmenu: medial Clrculu Solid Stale 10 Dcltnl “Clint UHF finer Solid Sm: VHF Tuzr Solid 5m: Components 12” CADET} Black & White Personal Portable TV Mast Picture Huh VHF Ind Sound Voluzt Autumn Tube STEREO Raunul 128 NEW HOMES The proposal is for 128 single family homes on 153 acres located on the north- west corner of Bathurst and the Elgin Mills Sideroad in the Town of Vaughan‘ Milani had the last word as he told council their de- cision “made it much more difficult for us. We have been negotiating with Vaug- han for the ‘past five years and now have won their ap- proval." ONLY A REQUEST Mayor Lazenby summed up by explaining to the deve- loper and his solicitor the clause in question was only a request and means only until the end of 1974. “I think council should support it. We haven't ‘had time yet to assess the full impact of this proposal on our municipali- ty," 'he said. Council decided to retain the clause in their approval of 'the committee of the whole recommendations. Regional Councillor Lois Hancey said: the regional planning department’s inte- rim report on rural residen- tial development had not been supported by some mu- nicipalities, including Rich- mond Hill. “However, all rural residential applications are being assessed again-9t it at present and has been ever since it was adopted.” she said. of the planning department. Ihe motion requires all mu- nicipalities to examine all proposed developments in the Oak Ridges Moraine in the light of this policy. “Ac- cordu'ng to the map we re- ceived this subdivision is in- cluded in the Oak Ridges Moraine.” Councillor David Stephen- son said he had no objection to the last clause being de- leted and Councillor William Corcoran 521de it did not mean a freeze. Mayor William Lazenby said that as a regional coun- cillor he wished the region’s planning staff “would give us the same information they gave you. We have not had that information." OAK RIDGES MORAINE Regional Councillor Gordon ROWe brought to the atten- tion of council that a motion was passed 'by the regional council January 24 adopting the rural residential policy ned, we have further hold- mgs we would like to deVe- lop on the same basis but would 'be willing to hold back on them until the re- gional plan is ready. It is our submission nothing would appear to be gained by waiting three years.” ants. 0f the overall lease plan it is our desire that at least three of these locations be leased by area ladies’ fashion merch- of its leasing plans for Upper Canada Mall. A limited number of prime retail locations are still available. In view flipper Canada Mall Cambridge Leaseholds Limited is nearing completion Attention Area Fashion Merchants! For more information please call Mr. George Poupard (416)-895-1961 or write P.0. Box 179, Newmarket

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