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Second Boy, Several Others Die In Accidents George Hutcheon, 14, son of George and Arlene Hut- cheon, 6 Leonard Avenue, KeepLangstaff Jail Farm Green â€" â€" MP Danson Richmond Hill Council in a meeting called after the committee of the whole meeting Monday night gave approval to a site plan agreement with Richmond Hill Profession- al Association for an ex- tension to its office build- ing at 10348 Yonge Street. This is a Well-designed four-storey addition to the old home which houses the Allen, Brown & Sher- riff architectural offices and other offices. A site plan agreement for an addition to the Scholas- tic Tab Building at the corner of Newkirk Road and Crosby Avenue was also approved. This means that building permits may now be issued for these extensions. A 14-year-old Metro boy was killed, and three other people, including a resident of King City, were injured when this car and another one were in collision at Dufferin Street and the King-Vaughan Line, August 15. nr__1 1.x.“ 7 “no... . _ _,,,‘_,, bMauriceusgixzevs’, 22, of Silverstome Road, Rexdale, driver of the above car, was unhurt, s-mu“\m1\uuuuuummm\uuuummmmunmmmmm Two readings were given to a bylaw to rezone a res- idential property on the south side of Arnold Cres- cent to commercial so that it may be converted into offices. The bylaw will now be advertised be- fore a third reading. A third site plan agree- ment for an extension to an industrial building on Centre Street East applied for by William McCord was not available Monday night. Since the prospec- tive tenants, United Flex- ible. are under pressure to meet a delivery date for their product, -a telephone poll of the council will be taken by Mayor William I Lazenby, he promised.‘ soon as the agreement My available. ‘ A long list of complaints against the parks and recre- ation operation and the new parks bylaw as it applies to parking was brought to Rich- mond Hill Council Monday evening August 12 by Tom Graham, former president of the Richmdnd Hill Hockey As- sociation. Mr. Graham told council he was appearing as a spokesman for theirhockey as- sociation, but also on his own behalf. He was accompanied by Claude Henderson. N0 PAY "I am in a high state of cri- ticism of things parks and re- creation are doing now and highly suspect as to what their point is,” he stated. “Let me take you back to Richmond Hill day at the ONE last year. The pool was c108ed for the day and the staff was promised Site Plan Agreements TOM GRAHAM Parks, Recreation Complaints ObjectsiTo Charges F or Arena Hall, Pool Staff Policies An accident 'near Cobo- conk, about 35 miles east of Orillia, claimed the life of Mary Margaret Cameron, 57, of Gormley, on the weekend. was killed August 16 when the car he was riding in, was in collision with another vehicle at Major Mackenzie Drive and Bathurst Street, about 11 pm. It was one of two motor fatalities in the area last week. An accident east of Sault Ste. Marie, August 15, claimed the life of another area resident, Gordon Com- missiong, 24, of Newmarket. He was one of four people killed when the car he was riding in, was involved in a collision ,with another veh- icle. The deceased had hitch- ed a ride in one of the cars. The other fatality occurr- red on Dufferin Street at the King-Vaughan Line, Au- gust 15. Paul Anderson, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson. Chalk Farm Road, North York, was the victim in the two-car crash. In the first accident, the Hutcheon boy was a passen- ger in a car driven by David Gillibrand, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Gillibrand, 129 Elmwood Avenue. Richmond Hill. . L4G ullVlllB. The Hutcheon boy had to be cut from the car by mem- bers of Richmond Hill Fire Department, following the accident. The Gillibrand youth was treated at York Central Hos- pital for injuries. Funeral services for the Hutcheon youth were held Monday, August 19, at Mar- ‘5 tall Funeral Home, with \JvAu-I- -v-..'___. It has a‘ fleet of about 95 helicopters and contracts on an international basis. Last week's announcement said it would be providing manage- ment services to ‘Dominion- Pegasus until the option to purchase has been exercised about October 1. Former president of Dom- inion-Pegasus was James Plaxton of Richmond Hill. ior sion of the Blue Hills Acad- emy, which will be providing the program for adolescents, is scheduled to open in Sep- tember. Located just off Yonge Street in northern Richmond Hill, it will be a treatment centre for emo- tionally disturbed teenagers. Linda Conner is the sen- chlld care worker in The need at present is for furniture, and it is hoped to secure as much second- hand furniture as possible. Beds, chests, chesterfields, chairs, to help furnish a five- bedroom house are needed. If you would like to donate any of these. please call Linda at 884-0354 or Mrs. Child at 773â€"4323. A van is available for pickup. owed to lease the house and a quarter acre with the municipality being res- ponsible for the taxes and building insurance. The property was owned by Mr. Prokopetz’s son. This decision was rati- fied in an open meeting of council which imme- diately followed the clos- ed session. in“imam“mu!ummumuummuumummmmmuuumuumummummuummmummmmumiimm“mumiumuimuuuuiniluumlmllunumm\uuuummumu“muummummmmmum“imunumummumummn1i\u1miiuuliuluiumminn“ummllmmi\\mmmunlimiinu1mmummmnumiuma Driver of the other vehi- cle. was John Schiebelhos- ser, 42, of 384 Wenlock Ave- nue, Richmond Hill, who faces a charge of dangerous driving. The Hutcheon boy had to be cut from the car by mem- bers of Richmond Hill Fire Department, following the accident. Crash Talles Boy's life L1+C 4A1 they would be paid, and they haven't been.” Mayor William Lazenby poin- ted out to Mr. Graham that this omission had been correc- ted at the last meeting of council. “But the pool is closed seve- ral times a year for various events, and they are not paid for the days they miss,” con- tinued Mr. Graham. “Besides most town employees sent away to take courses have their tuition, expenses and time paid and this is not done with the pool employees. RENTAL UP “I come now to a matter of particular interest to the hockey association. The parks and re- creation have taken over the downstairs room in the arena and have set a schedule of fees. In the past we had an agreement with the arena board to use this room, which was satisfactory to both of us. But the new rate now in effect makes our position untenable," stated Mr, Graham. “We are registering young hockey play- ers in early September in that room and have alreacbz receiv- ed a bill for $30 for its use. That is one registration wiped out. We are trying to provide hockey for the boys of this town at the lowest possible cost. The day may come when parks and recreation will have to take over hockey and this new policy is only hastening that day. Besides. when we have to call a meeting in a hurry there is no staff avail- able in the parks and. recre- ation department on the week- end when most of these meet- ings must be held." NO PARKING Mr. Graham then turned his B.C. Firm Buying King - Based Co. interment at Richmond Hill Cemetery. Six of his fellow students at McConaghy Public School acted as pallbearers. They were: Jon Gwillam, Bruce Street, Steve Price, Albert Rhule, Ted Huffman and Jeff Brownlee. , iiiesides his parents, the deceased is survived by four sisters, Sharon, Cindy, Tam- my arid Kathy; and a bro- ther, Joey. York Regional Police also reported another fatality last week. Announcement was made last week that Okanagan Helicopters of Vancouver holds an option to purchase on Charterways Co. Ltd., an Ontario bus and truck transportation company. Included in the Charter- ways’ holding are the Dom- inion - Pegasus Helicopter Company Ltd. of Toronto, which operates from an RR 1, King address. It has a fleet of 60 helicopters and a 70 - truck, Toronto-based freight operation. Okanagan. Canada's larg- est helicopter operating com- pany has bases from British Columbia to Newfoundland. It has a‘ fleet of about 95 helicopters and contracts on an international basis. Last week‘s announcement said it would be providing manage- ment services to Dominion- Pegasus until the option to purchase has been exercised about October 1. but his passenger, Paul Anderson, 14, of Chalk Farm Road, North York, was killed. Driver of the other car, Douglas East, of King City, was badly bruised. Two other passengers in the Spires’ automobile, Alex Ninnons, 18, and John Todd, 16, both of Gosford Drive, North York, received cuts and a broken arm, respectively. kified Was Terrence Van EICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, WEDNEsâ€"IflfflUGUST 21, 1974 attention to the prohibition by bylaw of parking in town parks between 11 pm and 7 am or 1 and 7 am. “If you take your son to the arena for a 6:30 am hockey practice you would not be allowed to park your car. Many times I am out of town with our hockey teams and if we have a long way to travel we cannot be back in the town park before 11 pm, or #17 am. N0 DOGS On another tack, Mr. Graham charged that when he drives his young son to the arena he can't take his dog in the car with him because of the pro- visions of the new bylaw. He pointed out that all animals are prohibited, so the rabbits and coons which live there under the protection of the town do so illegally. He also noted that even though a town paI‘K might provide the shop test way home for some citizens it would be illegal for them to walk through during the pros- cribed hours. "I think this was passed without much thought. It reminds me of something Etobicoke might have dreamed up.’ 1y.” Another section of the bylaw came in for attack which pro- hibits the use of waterwings, rubber tubes, etc. in the swim- ming pool. “The staff use flut- ter boards in the pool and they‘re not approved, so there- fore are illegal." NOT ADVERTISED Mr. Graham then attacked the appointment of a head in- structor at the pool. “I thought it was the policy of the town to advertise all jobs. But this [one wasn't advertised and was not offered to the present staff, our cars are fiarked illegal‘ “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" Dyke, 17, of RR 2, Newâ€" market, who was pronounced dead at York County Hospi- tal, Newmarket, where he was taken after the crane he was working, touched an 8.000-volt power line at King City, The youth was loading roof trusses on to the crane when the accident occurred. ml\u\1mm\1\\\\\ulmuum1nu\ulmm“\ummuummumuu Summit House, an exten- sion of the Blue Hills Acad- emy, which will be providing the program for adolescents, is scheduled to open in Sep- tember. Located just off Yonge Street in northern Richmond Hill, it will be a treatment centre for emo- tionally disturbed teenagers. Need Used Furniture The Thornhill Softball League executive will try out its prowess on the diamond against Markham Town Council again this year. Council has accepted a challenge to play the Thomhill stalwarts on September 7, the day of the league’s big softball parade. The league’s annual par- ade starts that day at 11 am at Baythorn Public School, moves to Bay- thom Drive, south on In- verlochy Boulevard and east on Royal Orchard Boulevard to end up at Royal Orchard Public School. all in North Thom- hill. The council-executive game will be played at the north diamond. Council Plays Thornhill Exec He went on to state that as a director of “The Rams", the town's Junior A hockey club, the new policies could add se- veral hundred dollars to an’ al- ready heavy debt “We are not looking for a grant, but we don’t want a lot of niggledy little things hindering us from doing our job, which is to pro- vide hockey for the young people of this town and enter- tainment for hockey fans." PUBLIC PROTECTION “We don't pretend to be per- fect," admitted Mayor Lazenby, “or that we have a perfect staff or perfect bylaws. In the new parks bylaw we have tried to provide protection to the pub- lic from overnight parking and animals in our parks. In effect, in the past the arena board has subsidized you. The new rates are quite legitimate although they could be adjust- ed for local users. As for the parking ban, it was introduced for the protection of the vehic- les and of people both of which have been of concern to the arena board for some years. They were looking for a break in the day so that cars parked there overnight could legitima- tely be tagged and/or towed away. I know it is an irritation to you and it will no doubt hasten the day when you will have to ask us for money, Parks and recreation will work out something for you." as far as I can ascertain.” Councillor Andy Chateauvert, who sits on the parks and re- creation committee, said the committee recognized t h a t there will be times when staff and leaders of organizations ;viil have to leave their cars in the Town Park after 1 am. Back in his home constitu- ency Monday of last week for a cable TV conference with the local press only few days after being appointed Minister of Urban Affairs was Barney Danson MP, York North. He’s 53 now and a veteran of six years in the House of Commons. “Keeping contact with ,the grass roots . . . for very healthy political reasons,” local federal representative Danson went on this week to meet all the heads of the municipalities in his consti- tuency before proceeding to similar meetings in Metro, across Ontario and then coast to coast. While answering questions from reporters. Danson waded strongly into a num- ber of what are certainly the most controversial local government urban planning issues. And his opinions were very clearly at odds with those of local municipal and provincial politicians on most imatters. Danson wondered at the choice of the proposed in- ternational airport site, the provincial housing Ministry’s apparent sup- port of a 30,000-resident Metro annex in Markham east of Thornhill. the pro- posal to develop the Lang- staff jail farm property in- stead of keeping it open space. and at municipal policies which provide nnly for high revenue large homes and keep out small dwellings for young fami- lies and retired seniors. The local MP said the main thrust of the Ministry under his leadership will be to provide more options in housing, emphasizing the great need for small units on small lots. Danson said he didn’t know yet exactly how the supply of smaller resi- dential properties would be increased, but he mentioned factory built (modular or mobile) homes as one of the Fastest ways in view, thus hitting on another of the most controvergjal I. local issues hem .and- in. Whit- church-Stou’ffville Town. SMALL HOME GRANTS The new urban affairs minister also mentioned specific grants and public land ownership as possible tools in the fight to bring back lowâ€"assessment small- sized residential properties. MP Danson worried hard about the danger of Metro continuing the tidal wave of its development right across southern York Region here, all the way north to Lake Simcoe. He called for high calibre and top quality muni- lcipal representatiOn to see For Summit House charge of arrangements “This problem may be solved by a sticker affixed to the windshield. The real problem is that occupants of cars park- ed into the morning hours in the Town Park are causing dis- turbance to people living in the area. This bylaw is an at- tempt to control it as much as we can. We also have an im- mense number of complaints from residents in the area of the pool and tennis courts and they have a right to protection. A. - _ __--_.~oâ€"â€" en», ..v. . . BACK TO COMMITTEE “As far as the staff of the pool is concerned, this matter has been referred back to the committee for study. If they are part time employees (work- ing less than 25 hours,'a week) they are not entitled to pay when the pool is closed. The same criteria should be used for a member of the perma- nent pool staff taking a course which would help him in per- forming his duties for his mu- nicipality as are used for other town employees." "-r*~ .. “Our pool sees fit to register people for instruction from out- side the municipality’s bounda- ries â€" and this should be stop- ped â€" at least they should not be accepted at the same fee,” stated Mr. Graham. “That has been rectified," reported Ma- yor Lazenby. He also reported that the parks and recreation committee has been asked to take another look at the dog ban Mr. Graham was asked to take his complaints to the parks and recreation commit- tee at its next meeting. “They can explain what has already happened and help you solve your problems. The policing of overnight parking is our main concern.” that Metro sprawl is con- trolled. The York Region-Willow- dale Member came out strongly in favor of the crea- tion of green space here in every conceivable way and the protection and preserva- tion of all open space now in public ownership. ’ Questioned as to whether anything short of something like a “Toronto Greenbelt National Park" would be capable of stopping the northward flow of Metro asphalt and concrete, Dan- son indicated no such major action is contemplated. In- stead he called for stopping sprawl by expanding existing efforts to create green space. “Every little bit helps," he said‘ mentioning such things as the Parkway Belt plan and power line rights of way. LANGSTAFF JAIL FARM Saying “I don’t think gov- ernment held land should ever be sold . . . it should be recycled," Danson called for the creation of something like an agricultural demon- stration farm on the munici- nally-owned Langstaff jail farm property where a huge sports - industrial - residen- tial development is being talked about in council ses- sions and public meetings. Danson said it might be all right to put some housing on the corners of the Lang- staff jail farm. even some high rise. but there must be lots and lots of open space around. He said open space and good planning can make areas very attractive, even *hough density is relatively high. . . . bring development all the way up from Toronto. the town swallowed up,” said Danson. “That’s why I want. to see the Langstaff jail farm developed for something less than high density.” He said the “problems re- volve around good, dedicated (Continued on Page 23) mulnum1mnuIm1m\mmunImummmummunmuumm “I’m really worried, the Richmond Hill commuter (rail) run (announced earli- er this year) will make Richmond Hill a magnet After years Of fruitless negotiation to purchase the Prokopetz property on Crosby Avenue to com- plete Crosby Park, Rich- mond Hill Council last year decided to expropri- ate the property. At an in camera meet- ing held following the July 29 council meeting, council agreed with the figure of $90,000 as com- pensation for this proper- ty. It also agreed that Mr. Michael Prokopetz be all- owed to lease the house and a quarter acre with the municipality being res- ponsible for the taxes and building insurance. The property was owned by Mr. Prokopetz’s son. Prokopetz Land Costs $90,000 This decision was rati- fied in an open meeting of council which imme- diately followed the clos- ed session. E 1W, HOME'PAPER OF THE DfiRICT SINCE 1878 94,600 Markham People 51,000 In Richmond Hill Then what about the fate of our infant Region of York? The region’s population will hit 305,000 in 1981 at the end of the same seven years. PUBLIC APATHY ‘ That's the kind of critical and almost frightening infor- mation 'York Regional Coun- cil and Planning Commis- sioner Murray Pound are trying to give an apathetic public a slap in the face with. Their latest gimmick to try to make John Q. Citi- zen wake up and take part in the preparation of the reg- ional and local Official Plans is a display trailer. It was ‘unveiled to the press and municipal officials last week. And did you know Markham Town’s popula- tion will most certainly more than double in the same seven years to 94,600? This after explod- ing to over 45,000 from about 30,000 in a much shorter time period. The York Region Official Plan trailer is going to be hauled around to the various communities, to shopping centres, fairs, etc. The above population figures are the kind of information ‘the maps, displays and literature will try to get across to people. Region planning staff experts in many tech- nical fields â€" geology. geog- raphy, engineering, housing, economics, etc. â€" are giving freely of their time on des- ignated evenings to really give interested citizens an ‘earful at the trailer. TIME IS SHORT And people better -'get- in- terested. The regional 0f- ficial Plan by the Legisla- ture's Region of York Act only a few years ago was to be completed for minister- ial approval at the end of this year. For various good reasons it is somewhat be- hind the deadline and will By HAL BLAINE Did you know it’s a foregone conclusion now that Richmond Hill’s population is going to almost double in the next seven years to a total of 51.000? Already it’s fate: Fourteen-year-old David Abbott of 211 Beechy Drive, Richmond Hill enjoyed a real thrill Thursday afternoon when he landed an 18-pound muskalonge on an eight pound test Spinning line. The 40-inch long “Whopper” was taken from the Trent River at Healy Falls in the Camp- bellford area. David is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Abbott. Fisherman '5 Dream Ca tc/1 go to region councillors for consideration in a few months. The hope is it will get to the Ministry of Treas- ury. Economics and Inter- governmental Affairs by mid-1975. By *hen it will be decided what is going to happen af- ter 1981, the date to which already concluded pre-reg- ional planning has fixed the fate of our communities. The Official Plan will de- termine whether York Reg- ion has a projected minimum population in the year 2001 of 350.000 souls or maximum of 750,000. Some difference! And it depends on what today's cit- izens want, or what the 14 regional councillors decide if the residents don't bother to tell them. Projections show the reg- ion’s population in the year 1991 could be a minimum of 280,000 or a mamixum of 550,000. And the Official Plan shows whose backyards the added people should oc- cupy, and much. much more. MANY FACTORS Industry, hard services like sewer and water, transporta- tion an d communications patterns. soft services like welfare and health. econ- 0mics of the region and how much what will burden the property taxpayer. It's to be all there by year’s end in about a dozen publications. each one a volume in itself. Two books just printed and now available are. the first of the dozen. They're entitled “A Summary of the Historical Development of York Region" and “Physical Base of York Region". THE OLD ENGLISH ROAST BEEF R00 welcomes you for Dinner anytime. We cater to groups and parties. Dinner-dancing Friday and Saturday. Reservations 881-2121 Hwy. '7, 1 mile east of Bayview Ave. King’s Club Discotheque dancing every night PARKWAY HOTEL PRICE 15¢ PER COPY VAUGHAN AND KING Back to that information caravan people will be see- ing in their communities in the coming weeks. It tells how Vaughan Town in year 1981 will have almost as many workers as popula- tion â€" 26,850 jobs and 34.- 500 people â€" making it a castle of industry admitting very few new residents. But still Markham will have more jobs in year 1981 to go with its huge popula- tion growth. There will be 35,650 workers in Markham. Richmond Hill will have 16,- 150 jobs while King Town- shi} will have a tiny 4,000 workers with a population of just 16,400 after the next seven years. One Ratepayer At Ward I Meeting The meeting called by Richmond Hill Council’s Planning Department for public input into the work- ing goals and objectives of the town’s new Official Plan for Ward I last Thursday night drewâ€"two members of the planning staff, two poli- tici.ins, one member of the press and one Ward I rate- payer. The reporter and the ratepayer decided to attend the Ward 2 meeting Tuesday night of this week and the politicians left for the Ward 5 meeting \in the Lake Wil- cox Public School. The story in the town's northern ward was different with about 40 ratepayers in attendance. Their main con- cerns. however. were about the adoption and implemen- tation of the Lake Wilcox Study and Report and the clearing of Sunset Beach Park. Since these matters were not subjects to be dis- cussed at this meeting, the concerned ratepayers were referred to a parks and rec- reation meeting of council as a whole on Monday evening, we are informed. (Photo by Susan Samila)